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Will County: Preserving History's Heritage |
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The Plainfield Public Library District, in conjunction with the Plainfield Historical Society, Shorewood-Troy Public Library and the Will County Recorder of Deeds are pleased to present Will County: Preserving History’s Heritage. This project is sponsored by the Illinois State Library under the Library Services Technology Act. The Plainfield Public Library received $20,000 to digitize, preserve and index historical books, newsletters and photographs important to Will County Illinois history. The following organizations and collections have been digitized: Plainfield Public Library District The Combination Atlas Map of Will County Illinois by Thompson Bros. and Burr of Elgin Illinois 1873 Plainfield Historical Society Miles V. Hartong Glass Plate Negative Collection Shorewood-Troy Public Library Shorewood Sentinel newspapers 1961-1963 The Combination Atlas Map of Will County Illinois by Geo. A. Ogle and Co. 1909 Will County Recorder of Deeds Office Three Volume Grantor/Grantee Index to all property transactions in Will County 1836-1889 Once these collections were digitized they were cleaned and properly re-housed in acid-free folders, binders and boxes. The information was then hand-keyed by a team of indexers into a searchable database hosted by the Plainfield Public Library. The database will also act as a portal providing links to various Will County history and genealogy resource in one location. Will County has several prominent historical and genealogical societies with valuable resources widely unknown to researchers. This project will make these webpages available to a wider audience than any of the participants may have reached individually and help collate ideas and information often overlooked in web browser searches. Pages to be represented include the Will-Grundy Genealogical Society, Will County Heritage Alliance and the Will County Historic Preservation Committee. Will County: Preserving History’s Heritage will be available here beginning September 1, 2009. It will also be available beginning August 15, 2009 through the Illinois Digital Archives webpage www.idaillinois.org. |
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