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CENSUS RETURNS |
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| The 1850 Federal Census of Grundy County, IL | More than 3,000 entries, with surnames, ages, occupation, birthplace, as shown on the 1850 Federal Census microfilm. Also includes mortality schedules listing deaths in Grundy County for the year ended June 1, 1850. Every-name index, soft cover, 135 pages. | $18 +s/h |
CEMETERY RECORDS |
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| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 1 - OAKWOOD Wilmington - Part 1, Revised edition. | Burials from 1830's to 1995. Many early burials from a large surrounding area, including some Grundy County residents. Includes names of persons who originally purchased the lots. Also includes burials of residents of Soldiers' Widows Home (Wilmington) which are actually in a newer portion of the cemetery, but where stones are rapidly deteriorating. Every-name index, maps, soft cover. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $16.50 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No.2 - OLD CATHOLIC, Wilmington. |
Many early Irish (and other) settlers from surrounding area are buried in Old Catholic, which is the oldest of the Catholic Cemeteries in Wilmington. Every-name index, maps, soft cover, 70 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. |
$11 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 3 - BOHEMIAN NATIONAL, Braidwood. | An ethnic cemetery located in Reed Township. Inventory of monuments, personal profiles. Every-name index, maps, soft cover, 210 pages. Researched, compiled and edited by Shirline Yedlicka Skuban. | $28 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 4 - BARNET, Homer Township. Formerly Mound Hawley. | One of the earliest cemeteries in Will County and still in use. Inventory of monuments, with historical background and information regarding families represented. Every-name index, maps, soft cover, 80 pages. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly and Monna Milton Rowley. |
$10.50 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 5 - LOCKPORT CEMETERY | An inventory of monuments and markers, with historical information, illustrations and photographs. Every-name index, maps, soft cover, 195 pages. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly. |
$23 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 6 - THE ARSENAL CEMETERIES | An inventory of gravestones and monuments in six small cemeteries which were inside the boundaries of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant and inaccessible for almost sixty years. Included are German Evangelical (sometimes called Chicago Road or Little German), Klingler, McCune (also known as Jackson Creek or Asparagus Road), Newton, Reed/Reed's Grove and Starr's Grove. The historical introduction gives background as well as current information for these cemeteries. Every-name index, maps, illustrations and photographs. Soft cover, 65 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale | $12 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 7 - ST. DENNIS & CALVARY CEMETERIES | This publication is an inventory of gravestones and monuments in two Catholic cemeteries in Lockport, Illinois. Every-name index, maps, photographs and historical background. Soft cover, 87 pages. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly and Shirline Skuban. |
$12 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 8 - DuPAGE TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES | This publication is an inventory of monuments and markers in the Alexander, Barbers Corners/Hillcrest, and Boardman cemeteries. Every-name index, maps, photographs and historical information. Soft cover, 74 pages. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly, Shirline Skuban and D. Andrew Bale. |
$12 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 9 - OAKWOOD CEMETERY - Joliet, Illinois - VOL 1 | This publication is an inventory of monuments and markers on the WEST half of the Oakwood Cemetery of Joliet, Illinois. Every-name index, maps, photographs and historical information. Soft cover. Compiled by members of the Will/Grundy Genealogical Society. |
$35 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 9 - OAKWOOD CEMETERY - Joliet, Illinois - VOL 2 | This publication is an inventory of monuments and markers on the EAST half of the Oakwood Cemetery of Joliet, Illinois. Every-name index, maps, photographs and historical information. Soft cover. Compiled by members of the Will/Grundy Genealogical Society. |
$35 +s/h |
| Cemeteries of Will County, IL No. 9 - OAKWOOD CEMETERY - Joliet, Illinois - SET | One copy of each volume | $60 +s/h |
CHURCH RECORDS |
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| The Combined Parish Registers of Christ Episcopal Church, Joliet, IL and St. John's Episcopal Church, Lockport, IL, 1838 - 1856. | Baptisms, burials, marriages, communion lists, etc., with index, area map, and additional information from Christ Church memorabilia. Soft cover, 90 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $13 +s/h |
| Morris Presbyterian Church Records | Morris Presbyterian Church - Nov 7, 1856 - Feb 26, 1875 Morris Presbyterian Church - Nov 7, 1856 - Dec 20, 1905 First Congregational Church of Morris - Oct 1, 1900 - Mar 14, 1937 On May 29, 1919, the First Congregational Church of Morris and the Morris Presbyterian Church merged to form what is now known as the First Presbyterian Church of Morris. Early records of these churches, including communion rolls, membership rolls, baptisms and marriages. Every name index, soft cover, 110 pages. Transcribed by Patricia Dewey Sanders. |
$14.50 +s/h |
| St. Mary's Catholic Church, Minooka, IL 1869 - 1919.. |
Marriage and baptismal records, transcribed from Parish registers. Area map, history, names of Pastors, and index. Soft cover, 48 pages. Edited by Betty Steffes Kinsella. | $8.50 +s/h |
| Lockport Baptist Church Lockport, IL 1872-1915. |
The transcript includes minutes of church meetings, notations of members received and a catalogue of members with dates of baptisms and other church actions, notations of some marriages and deaths, a list of ministers, and a newspapers article pertaining to the church. The records end with disposition of church property in 1915. An every-name index has been added to the transcript. Soft cover, 120 pages. Compiled and edited by Sue Kratsch. | $17.00 +s/h |
PIONEER RECORDS |
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| Register of Pioneers, Will County Pioneers Association | Transcribed from the sign-in book for meetings of the Will County Pioneers Association. Gives birth dates, birthplaces of many members of the Association who came to Will County prior to 1870. Historical supplement, every-name index, soft cover, 50 pages. Edited by Millie Y. Allott. | $10 +s/h |
DEATH RECORDS |
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| At each annual meeting of the Pioneers Association (usually in September), a report was given on deaths of members and early residents of Will County which had occurred since the last meeting. Sometimes listing only a name and a date, more often the reports included biographical material. Many deaths reported are of persons who died away from the Will County area, but who had been early residents of the county. | ||
| A NECROLOGY, 1886 - 1890 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 85 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $13 +s/h |
| A NECROLOGY, 1890 - 1897 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 82 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $13 +s/h |
| A NECROLOGY, 1897 - 1902 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 94 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $14 +s/h |
| A NECROLOGY, 1902 - 1907 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 101 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $14 +s/h |
| A NECROLOGY, 1907 - 1911 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 104 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $14.50 +s/h |
| A NECROLOGY, 1911 - 1921 |
Every-name index, soft cover. 125 pages. Edited by D. Andrew Bale. | $17 +s/h |
NEWSPAPERS |
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| Selections from early Will County, IL newspapers containing items of genealogical, historical and general interest. Originally published in Lockport (now privately owned, not on microfilm). Most items from that area, but regular reports from Homer, Plainfield, Peotone, Lemont, Frankfort and frequent items from Spencer, Braidwood, Wilmington, Elwood, Minooka, DuPage and New Lenox. | ||
| The Lockport Standard, 1877 - 1878 and The Will County Commercial Advertiser, 1878 - 1880. |
Soft cover, 127 pages including index. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly. | $17 +s/h |
| The Will County Commercial Advertiser, 1880 - 1882. |
Soft cover, 105 pages including index. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly. | $14.50 +s/h |
| The Will County Commercial Advertiser, June 1882 - December 1883. |
Soft cover, 127 pages including index. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly. | $16.50 +s/h |
| The Will County Commercial Advertiser, January 3, 1884 - May 21, 1885. |
Soft cover, 120 pages including index. Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly. | $16.50 +s/h |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Off The Beaten Path in Grundy County, Illinois | Thumb-nail histories of each township and some towns appeared in the first six years of the WGGS Quarterly. Written by members of the Society and not intended as full or definitive histories, the reports list many of the early settlers and events in each area, especially as seen by descendants of those pioneers. Now collected into soft cover 8 1/2 x 11 books with maps, illustrations and every-name index. 67 pages. | $12 +s/h |
| Off The Beaten Path in Will County, Illinois | Thumb-nail histories of each township and some towns appeared in the first six years of the WGGS Quarterly. Written by members of the Society and not intended as full or definitive histories, the reports list many of the early settlers and events in each area, especially as seen by descendants of those pioneers. Now collected into soft cover 8 1/2 x 11 books with maps, illustrations and every-name index. 74 pages. | $13 +s/h |
| Off The Beaten Path - SET | One copy of each book | $24 +s/h |
| A Coal-Field Collection | Mine-related articles, including reports on the Diamond Mine Disaster. Includes 1872-73 Reed Township (Braidwood) Directory of residents. Maps, illustrations, soft cover. | $6 +s/h |
QUARTERLIES |
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| Index to WGGS Quarterly, Vol. I - V (1982 - 1987) | Will/Grundy Counties (IL) Genealogical Society has issued four Quarterlies each year, beginning in Autumn 1982. A five-year index has been prepared for each completed five year period. | $3.50 +s/h |
| Index to WGGS Quarterly, Vol. VI - X (1987 - 1992) | $3.50 +s/h |
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| Index to WGGS Quarterly, Vol. XI - XV (1992 - 1997) | $5 +s/h |
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| Index to WGGS Quarterly, Vol. XVI - XX (1997 - 2002) | $5 +s/h |