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


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
        Search the Library Catalog

EDUCATION

        Beginner's Hints
        Internet Links
         

FUND RAISING 

        Legacy Fund
        Make a Donation - PayPal
        Recycle Ink Cartridges
        Supper Club

RESEARCH 

        Research Policy
        Area Sources
        Library Card Catalog 
        Oak Forest Hospital Cemetery  
        Park Forest, IL Research Project 
        Pullman Car Co. Employee Records - Free Lookups
        Research Sources at SSGHS

DATABASES

        Able-Bodied Men Military Census 1861 - 1862
        Blue Island Sun-Standard Obits 1919-1969  
        Burial-Transit Permits (Calumet City, Illinois)
        Calumet City Burial Permits Index
        Cemetery Master Index by Township  
        Dutch Research   
        German Research
        Irish Research  
        Polish Research (Updated) 
        Queries - (1999 thru 2003)
        Roseland Civil Defense - WWII  
        Roseland Research  
        Search the Library Catalog
        Will County Estates 1902 - 1903 
        World War II Harvey, Illinois Letters
        WTTC Surname Index 1970-2001 

 STORE     

        Acme Steel Newsletter Collections 
        Cemetery Photo Service
        Membership Gift Certificate
        Pioneer Certificate
        Publications
        Pullman Patent Documents
        Pullman Stock Certificates

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If you appreciate the fact that SSGHS exists and our volunteers work to have material such as cemetery records available, you might consider joining our society or making a donation.  A one year membership is $25.00 and includes a monthly newsletter, a quarterly publication, discounts on most of our publications and free access to the library.




What's
at SSGHS

Next regular monthly meeting

Saturday February 11, 2012

10:00 a.m.

Hazel Crest Municipal/Police Building Board Room

3000 West 170th Place (east end of complex)

Program:  "Show and Tell"

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SSGHS Card Catalog is now on-line
You may now search our library catalog on-line.
Take this opportunity to uncover some hidden gems in our library.
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Acme Steel Newsletter Collections
Two volumes of the Acme Steel Newsletter Collections are now available.
Volume 1 1959-1961
Volume 2  1926-1932
Click here for more information. 
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New Internet Links

Swedish Roots Blog

Federation of Genealogical Societies

Kankakee County Clerk

The above link is especially for online genealogy inquiries.

Genealogy Trails (Free Cook County information)
Genealogy Trails (Free Will County information)

Census of 1940 Enumeration Districts

Mocavo Search Engine

 


Why Join a Genealogical Society? 

Order a Membership Gift Certificate
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Intermediate Genealogy Class
Would you be interested in an
  intermediate genealogy class?
Please let us know.
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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.
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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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  Copyright 2011, 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
  Peter B. Irvine/Webmaster

Last update 1 February 2012

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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