Madison County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 631
Edwardsville,
IL 62025-0631
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LIBRARY
The Society maintains a
genealogical library in the Edwardsville Public Library which contains over
2,500 volumes of genealogical and historical material, including family
histories, an indexed obituary file, printed census records, marriage records
through 1882, cemetery records including inventories and computer printouts,
and quarterlies from genealogical societies within Illinois and several other
states.
A Microfilm reader/printer is
available for use in the genealogical room, along with microfilmed census
records and Edwardsville newspapers from the early 1800s to the present. A
microfiche reader with microfiche of Illinois marriages, early Illinois land
records, 1860 St. Louis Census, and other indices are available.
Edwardsville Public Library
112 S. Kansas
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Hours: Mon - Thurs: 9 am - 8 pm
Fri: 9 am - 6 pm
Sat: 9 am - 5 pm
Sun: 1 pm - 5 pm
Closed Holidays
The library catalog can be searched
online, including the MCGS collection. The search includes all libraries
in the Lewis and Clark Library System which includes
many other local libraries in Illinois.
Instructions for
Searching the Library Catalog
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