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

 

People Like Us
They really, really like us.


As a long time member, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and all the other volunteers who make SSGHS so important to those of us who live far away. I live in New Hampshire and although we have been to IL researching, many years ago, we can hardly wait to see your readings of First Lutheran. On our brief visit there, we found dozens of graves of our family members. Please take an extra photo of the tombstone of Christoph _______ and Therese _______, my husband's g g grandparents ,as we lost the one that we took.

Once again, thanks to all of you, 

Louella - New Hampshire

Thanks for all your service with the SSGHS. This organization is a godsend for the genealogy of the south suburban area and then some.  The records they've kept from the trash dump are pure gold.  Those not presently into genealogy might consider supporting now, because family members down the road will certainly appreciate. 

Carl - Illinois

I have to second Carl's comments - you have some unexpected surprises.  I was more than thrilled to receive a copy of a thank you letter 
(WWII HarveyLetters) my father wrote from the south pacific during World War II.  He said he was really happy to get the Christmas package from the Harvey committee which included a real American candy bar.  I've been wondering what kind it was.  I also found a history of the Methodist church on Lexington Ave. which mentioned my great grandparents.  I hope to be able to explore your shelves again in the near future.  Thanks for being there.

Jan

Received the photos yesterday. I was very impressed by the details and quantity of pictures, which made it feel as though I had taken the trip myself. Besides the excitement of finally seeing the family headstone, the dates on the tombstones have helped my research a great deal and brought me that much closer to my family that was scattered during the Depression.

Although I did not recognize any names on the other headstones you photographed, it still made the place more real for me. I expect that I may need your services again as I uncover more family history down the road. In fact if you are able to take photos of actual landmarks like houses or churches, I'm almost certain I will need your help again.

Thank you again!

Jason in California

I am sorry to bother you but my name is Bridget and I run a summer day-care facility. I am always looking for fun new projects to keep the kids busy. We have just started a family tree project and I wanted to take a second and let you know that your page http://ssghs.org/ssgslink.htm was very helpful. Thank you so much.

I thought I could share another resource, http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-big-list-of-genealogy-links.aspx which has a really great collection of resources and I thought you might want to add it as an additional resource. 

Brudget

Thank you very much for locating the obituary for Jane _______ and her brother.  The information was very helpful.  I have found "Cook County" a very difficult resource to work with.

Again, many thanks.

Susan in Florida

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 3000 West 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL.  60429 - 1174
Telephone: (708) 335-3340
 E-mail to: ssghs@usa.net

   Last update 7 August 2010