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Alton Catholic Churches

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Re: Alton Catholic Churches

Posted: 22 Jul 2005 7:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hayner Public Library which happens to sit on Belle Street between 3rd and 4th Streets (or is it 3rd and Front) does have old city directories. They are located in the Illinois Room - where you can have peace and quiet. This library tries to keep to the Alton and Godfrey area as far as good research books are concerned.

The Edwardsville Public Library has a history room which houses not only what the library owns but also what the Madison Co Genealogical Society owns. This combined library collection tries to get anything on the entire county as well as surrounding counties and whatever is donated or considered a good general research/resource book (ex: Germans to America immigration ship lists series). It's 2 blocks from the courthouse.

One thing you should be aware of is that for many many years, the city of Alton thought it was asking too much or beneath its dignity to send vital records to Edwardsville for county filing in and some cases the state as well. Therefore some of the early vital records may only be available in a small tidbit item in the newspaper or in church records if such still exist.

Do you know the address number on Belle? I might be able to figure out from the house number if the it's safe to drive there or even if the house is still in existence for you.

One thing that my father was good at was driving around town even into neighborhoods that my mother didn't care for. Sometimes it was to show us where family lived at some time in their life and other times it was to get from one place to another with the shortest route possible.


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dageer 22 Jul 2005 1:27PM GMT 
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