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Chicago Genealogical Society

The Chicago Genealogical Society was begun in 1967 as a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and perpetuating the records of our ancestors, and to stimulate an interest in all people who contributed in any way to the establishment of Chicago and its surrounding area.

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Using Railroad Records in Family History Research

Using Railroad Records in Family History Research

As the Age of Canals absorbed huge numbers of Irish and other laborers in that time, such was also true to an even greater extent in the “Age of Railroads.” Rights of way, cuts and fills, and ditches and tunnels

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The Newberry Library: Genealogy Collections and Tools

The Chicago Genealogical Society’s next program will be on Saturday April 7th at 1:30pm. Our program – The Newberry Library:  Genealogy Collections and Tools. The Newberry acquires and preserves a broad array of books, manuscripts, maps, and other materials relating to the

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The Chicago Genealogical Society Meets South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society

Our next program is March 3rd and we are on the road. We will be visiting the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (SSGHS) at Hazel Crest Municipal Center, 3000 West 170th Place, Hazel Crest, and having a joint program.

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