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Research requests

Please use the form below to send an inquiry to the library.

One person, event or topic per request - do not send others until reply received.

Do not ask a Lincoln question using this form....go to Ask a Lincoln question.

Required information

Genealogical Inquiry

• Do Not include obituaries, see below
• Family name (One per request, do not send others until reply received.)
• Illinois City or County
• Time Period

Historical Inquiry

Historical Inquiries are from books or printed material only.

• Individual(s)/Name, Topic, or Event
• Location (city, county, state, if known)
• Time period of date, if known

Newspaper Inquiry

Obituary

• Name
• Date of death
• Place of death (City, township, county, state, if known)
• Newspaper citation, if known

Topic or Event

• Name or topic of event
• Place occurred (City, county, state, if known)
• Date occurred
• Newspaper if known

Note that  means: "Required field"