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

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You may navigate easily using the following links:

BASIC INFORMATION RESEARCH
        About SSGHS         Pullman Car Co. Employee Records - (Free Lookups)
        Membership         Research Policy
        Towns We Cover         Research Sources at SSGHS
        Calendar of Events - (Meetings, Hours)         SSGHS Forum - (Online Message Board)
        Join our Email List         Free Genealogy Search
        Contact Us DATABASES
        People Like Us         Cemetery Census Series - (Free Lookups Offered)
LIBRARY         Queries - (1999 thru 2003)
        Location and Hours         World War II Harvey, Illinois Letters
        Photos of Library         Able-Bodied Men Military Census 1861 - 1862
        Research Sources at SSGHS       Data Gateway (Surname index to selected WTTC)
EDUCATION  STORE
        Beginner's Hints        Cemetery Photo Service
        Internet Links         Pioneer Certificate
FUND RAISING         Publications
        Make a Donation (PayPal)         Pullman Patent Documents
        Legacy Fund       Pullman Stock Certificates
      Recycle Ink Cartridges and Cell Phones
      Jewel-Osco Shop & Share Days

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What's
at SSGHS

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Jewel-Osco Shop & Share Days
Yes, it's that time again.
Please print the coupon and use it on Aug. 25, 26, or 27.
SSGHS receives a percentage of the purchase price.
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SSGHS now affiliated with Heritage Books.
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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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SSGHS HAS Wi-Fi
We now have Wi-Fi capability at the Library.
You may connect your laptop computer to the Internet from anywhere in the Library.
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General Meeting
No Membership meetings in July and August.  
Have a nice summer!!!  See you in September.
The library remains open.

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Legacy Fund
Please consider donating to our new Legacy Fund.  The Fund was established to provide
a perpetual source of monies for the continuation of SSGHS.
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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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Recycle Computer Ink Cartridges and Cell Phones
We are now able to recycle cell phones.
Help SSGHS by recycling your empty ink cartridges and cell phones.

Click here for more information.  
We hope that you will do what you can to participate in this effort.
Members and non-members alike, here is your opportunity to help carry the load. 
This has turned out to be a very effective fund raiser. 
Please help.
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Towns and Townships covered by SSGHS

Southern Cook County:

 Bloom Twp.  East Chicago Heights  Markham  Park Forest
 Blue Island  Evergreen Park  Merrionette Park  Posen
 Bremen Twp.  Flossmoor   Midlothian  Rich Twp.  
 Burnham   Ford Heights    Oak Forest   Richton Park  
 Calumet Twp.  Glenwood  Oak Lawn  Riverdale  
 Calumet City  Harvey   Olympia Fields  Robbins  
 Calumet Park   Hazel Crest  Orland Twp.  Sauk Village  
 Chicago  Hickory Hills  Orland Hills  South Chicago Heights
 Chicago Heights    Hometown   Orland Park  South Holland
 Chicago Ridge  Homewood  Palos Twp.  Thornton Twp.
 Country Club Hills  Lansing  Palos Heights  Tinley Park
 Crestwood  Lemont   Palos Hills   Westhaven
 Dixmoor   Lemont Twp.  Palos Park  Worth
 Dolton  Lynwood .  Worth Twp.

Eastern Will County:

 Beecher  Green Garden  Monee Twp.  Steger
 Crete   Green Garden Twp.  New Lenox   University Park
 Crete Twp.  Homer Twp.  New Lenox Twp.  Washington Twp.
 Frankfort   Manhattan   Park Forest   Wilton Center  
 Frankfort Twp.  Manhattan Twp.  Park Forest South  Wilton Twp.
 Goodenow  Mokena   Peotone  
 Goodings Grove  Monee   Peotone Twp.  

Cemetery Census

Cook County:

 Batchelor's Grove   Hazelgreen  Orland Memorial Park    St. Paul-Seiden Prairie
 Bell / Kelsy Family  Immanuel Evangelical  Palos Oak Hill   Thornton Township
 Berger  Lemont Methodist  Sacred Heart   Tinley Memorial
 Bloom Presbyterian   Mount Forest  Sauerbier Family   Tinley Park Mental Health 
  Hospital     
 Bloomvale  Mount Holland   Smith Burying Ground   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
 Christ Lutheran  Munch Family  St. Anne  Vogt
 Doepp Estate   Oak Glen Lutheran  St. Benedict  Vogt End
 Ebenezer Lutheran    Oak Ridge-Lansing  St. James   Wagner Family
 Elliott   Oakland Memory Lane   St. James of the Sag  Washington Memory Gardens
 First Reformed Lansing  Old Blue Island  St. John's-Coopers Grove  Worth Township
 Fremont Holbrook / Oak Ridge  Old German Methodist  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran  Zion Lutheran
 Funk's     St. Paul's E & R  

       Will County:

 Adams  Kile / Seehausen / Hub  St. John's United Church of 
 Christ
 Trinity (Beebe Grove)
 Barnet / Barnett   Klingler  St. Joseph's  Trinity (Black Walnut)
 Beecher Mausoleum   Manhattan Center  St. Luke's United Church of 
 Christ
 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
 Brooks  Maple Wood  St. Mary's  Twining
 Crete  Marshall   St. Michael Catholic   Union Burial Society Cemetery
 Frankfort Township Cemetery  Peotone   St. Patrick's  West Peotone Presbyterian
 Green Garden Methodist  Pioneer Memorial  St. Paul Lutheran  Will Presbyterian
 Hadley  Pleasant Hill   St. Paul's United Church of  
 Christ
 Wilton Center
 Hewesburg  Rose Hill  St. Peter's German Evangelical   Zion Lutheran
 Huyck's Grove  St. John Evangelical Lutheran  Starr Grove  
 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran  St. John-Eagle Lake   Stellwagen  

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  Copyright 2008, 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
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Last update 24 July 2008

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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