This is an excellent book. I've also contacted Prof. Duis with general questions about Chicago history, and he was very gracious to answer. Linda in Boston --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Sandra <[email protected]> wrote: From: Sandra <[email protected]> Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Chicago History/book To: "Cook List" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 8:14 PM The very best book I've read to understand conditions in Chicago "back in the day" is "Challenging Chicago - coping with everyday life, 1837-1920", by Perry R. Duis, (1998 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.                  Sandra ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi The family I am finishing up (for now: ) were all buried at Bohemian National They were "Renter's Graves" so the cemetery has no information on them. How do I find "Burial Permits" I'm missing some family members and that may help Thanks! Linda in Lemont

Hi Linda, The burial permits are not available.  It is only an 1871 - 1933 index available on film through the LDS Family History Centers and also at the Newberry library here in Chicago.  The index gives name, date and place of death....that's all.  If you should look at this index, there are a number of codes that no one seems to know along with a burial permit number, not a death certificate number.    Although not much information on the index, it can be helpful if the person died out of state or out of the county and for place of death.  I've used it to locate other family members who died at the same address.....especially babies. Hope this helps. Judie Mason Chicago  

Is there anyone who takes photos of burial places/tombstones in the Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, IL? What I am looking for is: DONOVAN and WILSON James W. Wilson 07 Feb 1870 - 11 Apr 1935 (my great-grandfather) his wife: Alice E. Donovan Wilson 1874 - 11 Feb 1900 their children (twins) Grace Wilson - 1895 - Sep 1895 Stanley Wilson - 1895 - Jul 1895 Alice's parents (large stone, I believe) John Donovan 1841 - Jan 1890 Catherine Donovan Jun 1852 - Mar 1908 There was a note on the cemetery records for John Donovan - "moved to 15-42-Y". I would very much appreciate photos of the tombstone and headstones. You may e-mail to me direct at [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Thank you so very much. Sincerely, Sharon Nordman Ogle (formerly of Ogle Co., IL)

Cooksters, Is there a contact at St. Mary's that would check burial records? I can't see the kiosk from here! Mike McDermott, San Jose, CA

Hi I'm wondering if any of you remember the name of a book that was mentioned some time ago that was good on the history of Chicago. I wrote the name down, but NOW can't find it. I'd like to read about how families lived in Chicago in the 1860's on I just recently read an article in the Trib Archives about 10 families sharing a privie! And the filthy conditions they lived in. I just never really thought about that! Thanks Linda in Lemont

The very best book I've read to understand conditions in Chicago "back in the day" is "Challenging Chicago - coping with everyday life, 1837-1920", by Perry R. Duis, (1998 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Sandra

Is it? History of Cook County Illinois >From the Earliest Period to the Present Time By A.T. Andreas Chicago A.T. Andreas, Publisher. 1884 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Book about Chicago History Hi I'm wondering if any of you remember the name of a book that was mentioned some time ago that was good on the history of Chicago. I wrote the name down, but NOW can't find it. I'd like to read about how families lived in Chicago in the 1860's on I just recently read an article in the Trib Archives about 10 families sharing a privie! And the filthy conditions they lived in. I just never really thought about that! Thanks Linda in Lemont ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The two books I like are:  "The Encyclopedia of Chicago" by Editors Reiff, Durkin Keating and Grossman which is also on-line at http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/and "Chicago:  A Biography" by Dominic Pacyga.   Kathleen Brennan Mammoser Researching BRENNAN, BRETT,GALLAGHER & KENNEDY in CO MAYO> CHICAGO and BRENNAN in CO SLIGO> CHICAGO HOWARD in CO CORK> HARVARD , IL > CHICAGO MAMMOSER in Schoenenbourg , FRANCE > CHICAGO   http://www.mammoser.com

For Listers with Remote Access through the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, you may have noticed that the website changed as of last Friday.   If you've been having a hard time finding the genealogy links, as I did initially, here is the new address to take you there:   http://www.ahml.info/databases/genealogy   Just save to your Favorites, and you'll be good to go.....until the next time they change it!   Ruth  

Judie, I tried logging on to the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives, the Chicago Tribune Archives from 1985 to the present, and the Sun-Times/Southtown links at the Chicago Public Library. My home computer kept trying to connect to each database but it could not connect to any of the three databases. For each database that I tried to access I would see information that Internet Explorer was trying to connect. Then it was being redirected. The there would be a message about connecting manually. IE kept running through these three or four messages in a loop. I think there must be something wrong with the servers at CPL. Thomas Mackowiak MACKOWIAK/SERWATKIEWICZ/WANATOWICZ/JANUSZEWSKI/LESCZYNSKI/ORLIKOWSKI/MROZ/MU NO/HARNEY/McKAY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judith Mason Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Abraham Van Page Hi Cooksters, Please help!!  Have been trying unsuccessfully to access the Chicago Tribune Archives online at the Harold Washington Library.  A message tells me this is no longer available........surely this can't be!! I am trying to determine the name of the Chicago church Rev. Abraham Van Pierce was associated with in approximately 1911.  The church location could be 1901 S. Lawndale Ave. Thanks for any help! Judie Mason Chicago

Great job, Patti.  I'm sure this is the same Rev. Van Page I am looking for.  I now know the religious denomination and can look at the city directory for a church name.  I'm getting closer  thanks to all. Judie ________________________________ From: patricia meyers <[email protected]> To: Judith Mason <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 1:52:25 PM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Abraham Van Page Found a Rev A J Van Page of Clement Presbyterian church in Cicero who died in 1941... Seems to me that Lawndale address is familiar.  Could be someone else on the Cook list was looking for the church too some time ago. Patti ________________________________ From: Judith Mason <[email protected]> To: THOMAS MACKOWIAK <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 1:40:47 PM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Abraham Van Page Thomas, I spoke with the reference librarian at CPL - Harold Washington.....online databases are in the process of a contract renewal and can sometimes prevent access until contracts finalized.  She walked me through and I finally gained access to the Trib archives.  However, no info Abraham Van Page that I could find, but I'm far from an expert Tribune researcher and could still use some help. Thanks! Judie Mason ________________________________ From: THOMAS MACKOWIAK <[email protected]> To: Judith Mason <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 1:21:23 PM Subject: RE: [COOK-CO-IL] Abraham Van Page Judie, I tried logging on to the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives, the Chicago Tribune Archives from 1985 to the present, and the Sun-Times/Southtown links at the Chicago Public Library. My home computer kept trying to connect to each database but it could not connect to any of the three databases. For each database that I tried to access I would see information that Internet Explorer was trying to connect. Then it was being redirected. The there would be a message about connecting manually. IE kept running through these three or four messages in a loop. I think there must be something wrong with the servers at CPL. Thomas Mackowiak ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thomas, I spoke with the reference librarian at CPL - Harold Washington.....online databases are in the process of a contract renewal and can sometimes prevent access until contracts finalized.  She walked me through and I finally gained access to the Trib archives.  However, no info Abraham Van Page that I could find, but I'm far from an expert Tribune researcher and could still use some help. Thanks! Judie Mason ________________________________ From: THOMAS MACKOWIAK <[email protected]> To: Judith Mason <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 1:21:23 PM Subject: RE: [COOK-CO-IL] Abraham Van Page Judie, I tried logging on to the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives, the Chicago Tribune Archives from 1985 to the present, and the Sun-Times/Southtown links at the Chicago Public Library. My home computer kept trying to connect to each database but it could not connect to any of the three databases. For each database that I tried to access I would see information that Internet Explorer was trying to connect. Then it was being redirected. The there would be a message about connecting manually. IE kept running through these three or four messages in a loop. I think there must be something wrong with the servers at CPL. Thomas Mackowiak

Hi Cooksters, Please help!!  Have been trying unsuccessfully to access the Chicago Tribune Archives online at the Harold Washington Library.  A message tells me this is no longer available........surely this can't be!! I am trying to determine the name of the Chicago church Rev. Abraham Van Pierce was associated with in approximately 1911.  The church location could be 1901 S. Lawndale Ave. Thanks for any help! Judie Mason Chicago

This list is the greatest. A special thank you to Masugu for his search & results. I'm overwhelmed by the amount of info he sent that is possibly related to my Sykora family, for which I had only names & approx. dates from a passenger list. This was a brick wall sent by a newly found Sykora relative (whose family migrated from Czech Repub. to Hungary in 1800s & eventually to Canada) who found me thru a message board post on Rootsweb. Rootsweb, in all its phases, really works - what a great resource. Thanks again, Cook list & Masugu. You are a treasure. Judy in Alaska

Hi fellow listers, I am looking for any one who is researching the name Wenzel, who originated in Pomerania and came to the United States in the late 1800s. Particularly someone who may be related to Friedrich, d. 1907, or August Wenzel, d. 1933 in Chicago, Cook Co. area, I would love to exchange information regarding my possible connection to my ancestors from Belgard, Pomerania. Thanks for any help. Erna Wenzel Bosley

Need an obit for Nancy Rasor also burial place She died 1974-5 Chicago Thank You Ellen Jordan

Hello Listers, I'm hoping someone with access to the Trib or Daily News obits can search for this family. Here's what a relative told me. Vaclav (Wenceslaus or James) Sykora, b. 1872 Sec, Bohemia, emigrated on 17 Oct 1905 (I have that passenger list) with his wife & 2 kids: Maria (probably abt same age as Vaclav) Josef or Joseph, b. abt 1900 Sec, Bohemia Maria, b. abt 1902 Sec Bohemia According to the passenger list, they were going to Chicago to the home of his uncle Josef Misek of 1076 Troy St. I cannot find the Sykora family in any census. I'm guessing they probably just never bothered with the census, or perhaps moved on to another state. No other records. I don't have death dates on any of them, either. An obit might tell me if there were other children or what happened to the family. Thanks in advance for any obits you can find. Judy in Alaska

Hey Mike; The 1930 Census results were in that stuff I sent you the other day. Cheers, Masugu [email protected]

Dear Cook Listers, Would any Cookster be able to find the James Michael McKinley family in the 1930 census in Chicago? James b.ca 1874 Ireland, Margaret b.ca. 1879 Ireland, Anne Alicia b.ca. 1904 Ireland, Mary b.ca. 1911 Ireland, Margaret Rita b. Jan 1915 Chicago, James b. Dec 1916 Chicago, Hugh Francis b. Aug 1919 Chicago. Thank you, Mike McDermott, San Jose, CA