ChicagoAncestors.org
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Find the answers to questions such as:
· What churches were near my grandparents’ home?
· How can I find out more about Hyde Park?
· Where can I find old school yearbooks?
About ChicagoAncestors.org
ChicagoAncestors.org is a project produced by the Genealogy and Local History Section of the Newberry Library. It is intended to help genealogists and local historians discover and share historical information about Chicago. Use of the site is free, but registration is required to contribute material to the site.
What Can You Do At ChicagoAncestors.org?
· Browse the collections
· Search by address, intersection or keyword
· Add your own family information, historical research, queries and photographs to the site
· Tag information of interest
· Submit comments
· Contact other users with similar interests
Data collections include:
· Locations for Synagogues, Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, along with information on where to access their records
· Locations of schools whose yearbooks are held by The Newberry Library or the Chicago History Museum
· Bibliographies for each of Chicago’s 77 community areas
· Homicide records covering 1912-1917 (will grow to include 1910 -1930)
· Images of Chicago from Jazz Age Chicago, ChicagoPC Postcards, the Charles W. Cushman Photograph collection and more
· Chicago Tribute Markers commemorating notable Chicagoans
· Information on locations such as: public housing, historic restaurants and cemeteries
· Submissions from other users of ChicagoAncestors – locations where their ancestors lived, worked and played.
Future data collections will include:
· Additional religious institutions
· Historic events
· Historic places – venues for the arts, settlement houses, etc.
· The ideas are endless!
Questions? Contact us at genealogy@newberry.org or call 312-255-3512
http://www.ChicagoAncestors.org
Funding for ChicagoAncestors.org was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Additional funding for bibliographic elements of the project came from a Carnegie-Whitney Award from the American Library Association.
