South Suburban Genealogical
and Historical Society
Hazel Crest, Illinois

Serving south Cook and east Will counties, Illinois
    including Chicago's Roseland/Pullman neighborhoods

Established 1968

Welcome to the Society's Home Page



Calumet River, Harvey, IL. - 1908
My father told stories of swimming and fishing here.
We've come a long way baby?
Submitted by Robert P. Roach

This is our Photo of the Month.
Members are invited to submit photos
of interesting scenes from our area of interest.
Guidelines and Archive

You may navigate easily using the following links:

BASIC INFORMATION

        About SSGHS
        Membership
        Towns We Cover
        Calendar of Events - (Meetings, Hours)
        Join our Email List
        Contact Us
        People Like Us
        Publicity
        Why Join a Genealogical Society?

LIBRARY

        Location and Hours
        Photos of Library
        Research Sources at SSGHS

EDUCATION

        Beginner's Hints
        Internet Links

FUND RAISING 

        Legacy Fund
        Make a Donation (PayPal)
        Recycle Ink Cartridges

RESEARCH 

        Pullman Car Co. Employee Records - (Free Lookups)
        Research Policy
        Research Sources at SSGHS
        Free Genealogy Search

DATABASES

        Able-Bodied Men Military Census 1861 - 1862
        Cemetery Master Index by Township  
        German Research  
        Queries - (1999 thru 2003)
        Roseland Research 
        World War II Harvey, Illinois Letters
        WTTC Surname Index 1970-2001 

 STORE     

       Cemetery Photo Service
        Pioneer Certificate
        Publications
        Pullman Patent Documents
        Pullman Stock Certificates

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What's
at SSGHS
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No General meetings in July or August.
Have a nice summer and see you in September.
The library will have it's usual hours.

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New Books Available
Pictorial Roseland
A reprint of Pictorial Roseland, which was originally published by 
the South End Business Men’s Association in 1907.
Purchase your copy today.

Assumption BVM 25th Anniversary - 1928
History of the Polish Catholic Church in West Pullman, Illinois.
Purchase your copy today.
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German Research
What's available in the SSGHS library
to help you in your German research?

Roseland Research
What's available in the SSGHS library
to help you in your Roseland research?
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Coming Soon!!!!
SSGHS Card Catalog on-line
We have found a way to post our Library Card Catalog on-line.
Volunteers are working hard to convert the data for this process.
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Why Join a Genealogical Society? 

Order a Membership Gift Certificate
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Recycle Computer Ink Cartridges 
Help SSGHS by recycling your empty ink cartridges. 
Click here for more information.  
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SSGHS now affiliated with
Heritage Books.
Explore Your Roots with Heritage Books
Over 3,000 titles and growing every month!
SSGHS will receive 10% of your purchase.
You need to access their On-line Store through this link
for us to receive credit for your purchase.
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World Vital Records Update
 World Vital Records is now up and running on our library computers.  
If you have a chance, come in and give it a try.  
Directions for connecting to the site are posted by the computers. 
There are free databases and information there.
If you like it, and would like to have it for use at home, you can subscribe (at a discount) and SSGHS will get a 15% rebate.  
A good deal for both you and your society.
Here's the link for SSGHS members subscription information: 

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             Make a donation to SSGHS
                           For those of you that really appreciate SSGHS, we have made it easy to send a donation.
                  Just click for  information. 

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  Copyright 2009, South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
 3000 West 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL.  60429-1174
Telephone: (708) 335-3340
E-mail to: ssghs@usa.net
Robert P. Roach/Webmaster

Last update
1 July 2009

Thanks to Family Tree Magazine for including this web site in their list of 101 Best Web Sites
for Tracing Your Roots.
  Our Pullman Collection was featured on page 17 of the August 2005 edition.
Also, our Society is mentioned in the July 2008 issue, pp.62 and 64.

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