Mar 1, 2022 | Library Highlights
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!...
Nov 16, 2021 | Library Highlights
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,...
Sep 23, 2021 | Library Highlights
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...
Sep 21, 2021 | 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....
Sep 7, 2021 | 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...
Apr 9, 2021 | Library Highlights
Branching Out webinars available here: Immigration and Citizenship Research (January 10, 2022) U.S. Military Research (November 29, 2021) Cemetery Research (November 15, 2021) Property Research (October 18, 2021) Newspaper Research (September 20, 2021) Courthouse...