Hayner Library logo

State Genealogy Research Guides

State Genealogy Research Guides compiled by the staff of the Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library. If you click on a link, the file (PDF) will automatically open or download, depending on your computer settings. Please let us know if you have any questions!...

Elijah P. Lovejoy Bibliography

Alton Observer Newspaper 1836-1838. NewspaperArchive database Beecher, Edward. Narrative of Riots at Alton in Connection with the Death of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy. Alton, Illinois: G. Holton, 1838. IR 977.3 BEE Dedication of the Lovejoy Monument, Alton, Illinois,...

How Did Our Immigrant Ancestors Get Here?

HOW DID OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS GET HERE? Family historians look for an immigrant’s arrival record to establish when they put down roots in North America. But some immigrants are tougher to trace than others. Here are three strategies to help: 1. Search multiple...

Previous Displays

WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY DISPLAY RAILROAD DISPLAY LOCAL COOKBOOK DISPLAY VINTAGE VOICES DISPLAY THE NATURE INSTITUTE DISPLAY JOHN M. OLIN DISPLAY LINCOLN DEBATE DRESS DISPLAY HANDMADE CHRISTMAS TOY DISPLAY WALNUT GROVE DAIRY DISPLAY ABRAHAM LINCOLN DISPLAY ERWIN A....

Current Displays

HAYNER LIBRARY HISTORY DISPLAY MONTICELLO SEMINARY DISPLAY FIFE AND DRUM DISPLAY ALTON POSTCARDS DISPLAY HASKELL PLAYHOUSE DISPLAY AGNES MILLEN RICHMOND DISPLAY ILLINOIS GLASS COMPANY DISPLAY ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY...