Hello Listers, I am looking for the best places to do research in Whiteside Co. My dad and I will be in Illinois (from California), 30 June - 7 July and will have only 2 - 3 days during that time to do research. We would like to make the best use of our time. The surname is KIER / KEIR. We already have many of the birth, marriage, and death dates and would like to fill in gaps with other information (newspaper articles, business ads, city directories, County histories, school, church, military info...) Towns that we know our relatives lived in include: Union Grove, Unionville, Sterling, Morrison, and, for a short time, Chicago. Time frame is early 1850's to early 1900's. Where would be the best places to look and how can I find out the days and times they would be open (given the holiday weekend)? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Debbie

Hi, I have had much success at the Sterling Public Library. Their phone # is 815-625-1370. I would call for holiday hours. Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: <DKGENTRY@aol.com> To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Genealogical Resources in Whiteside Co. > Hello Listers, > > I am looking for the best places to do research in Whiteside Co. My dad and > I will be in Illinois (from California), 30 June - 7 July and will have only 2 > - 3 days during that time to do research. We would like to make the best use > of our time. The surname is KIER / KEIR. We already have many of the birth, > marriage, and death dates and would like to fill in gaps with other > information (newspaper articles, business ads, > city directories, County histories, school, church, military info...) Towns > that we know our relatives lived in include: Union Grove, Unionville, > Sterling, Morrison, and, for a short time, Chicago. Time frame is early 1850's to > early 1900's. > > Where would be the best places to look and how can I find out the days and > times they would be open (given the holiday weekend)? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Debbie >

The best place to start is at the Sterling Library which is in the old section of Sterling right next to County Market Grocery Store off Locust Street.. They have all the Histories of Whiteside County - several books of obits/weddings etc and Marilyn Anderson is the Genealogist on staff and is there every day.. She also can lead you to the Historical and Genealogical societies. They are open regularly 6 days a weeks but will probably be closed either Friday or Monday following the 4th.. ON my website http://www.iltrails.org/whiteside/ is the link to their website - you can email them and ask the hours.. The Morrison Library is also linked from that page - they too have regular hours daily -but check for the 4th closing. Morrison also has good resources for Whiteside County and also has obit collections.. After that - try the courthouse in Morrison for anything else. I just got home from their myself.. Christine Walters --- DKGENTRY@aol.com wrote: > Hello Listers, > > I am looking for the best places to do research in Whiteside Co. My dad and > I will be in Illinois (from California), 30 June - 7 July and will have only 2 > - 3 days during that time to do research. We would like to make the best use > of our time. The surname is KIER / KEIR. We already have many of the birth, > marriage, and death dates and would like to fill in gaps with other > information (newspaper articles, business ads, > city directories, County histories, school, church, military info...) Towns > that we know our relatives lived in include: Union Grove, Unionville, > Sterling, Morrison, and, for a short time, Chicago. Time frame is early 1850's to > early 1900's. > > Where would be the best places to look and how can I find out the days and > times they would be open (given the holiday weekend)? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Debbie > > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/