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Research Facilities in the Great Lakes States Column published: 17 May 2007 By: Shirley Gage Hodges Biography & Archived Articles 
With summer approaching I would like to encourage our Canadian friends to come to the Great Lakes states to research some of their ancestors from the United States. We are truly blessed in the Great Lakes States with some wonderful research facilities. However, before you make your trip to one of these there are some things that we need to do first.There are several things to consider doing before you leave home. Do your home work.
I would encourage you to think about visiting some of the following facilities if you have ancestors from those areas. Be sure and check their web pages. Some of them have some wonderful on-line databases.  Illinois
Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, IL 62756 Illinois State Historical Library The Old State Capitol at 6th and Adams, Springfield, IL Illinois State Library Gwendolyn Brooks Building 300 South 2nd Street Springfield, IL 62701-1796 The Newberry Library 60 West Walton Chicago, IL 60610-3305 Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Augustana College 639 38th Street Rock Island IL 61201-2296 Illinois Trails History and Genealogy Tips
900 Library Plaza Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Indiana State Archives 6440 E. 30th St. Indianapolis, IN 46219 Indiana State Library 140 N. Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204
Michigan Library and Historical Center 717 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48909 Bentley Historical Library, Genealogy Department University of Michigan 1150 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113 The Detroit Public Library Burton Historical Collection 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202 Library of Michigan 717 West Allegan Street PO Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Michigan State University Libraries 100 Library, East Lansing, MI 48824
713 South Main Street Mansfield, OH 44907-1644 Ohio Historical Society 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 State Library of Ohio 274 E. First Ave. Columbus, OH 43201 Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library Spiegel Grove Fremont, Ohio 43420
816 State Street, 2nd Floor Madison, WI 53706 Wisconsin Historical Society Archives and Library 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706 University of Wisconsin Madison Memorial Library 728 State Street, Madison, WI USA 53706 Milwaukee Public Library, Genealogy Department 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53233 (Great Lakes Marine Collection housed there) Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St. Madison, WI 53703 Until next time :) Shirley Hodges, biography & genealogy lectures; email: genealogyshirl@hotmail.com Editor's Note: Shirley Hodges is the author of the popular Guide to United States Census, 1790-1930 Browse the resources at GlobalGenealogy.com:
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