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Finding Your Genealogical Roots: Research Centers In Springfield Illinois, R Philip Reynolds

Librarian and Staff Publications

As the Capital of Illinois, Springfield is the home of a wide variety of genealogical collections. Illinois land offered as a bounty for service in the war of 1812 Stimulated early settlement. Farmers from overworked Eastern states migrated to the rich prairies of Illinois. Later immigrants from Europe reached Illinois through lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. Following the Civil War, Illinois became the starting point for many in the westward migration.

Visitors to Springfield can find records left by their ancestors whether they setled in Illinois or used it as a jumping off point to the West. Research Facilities …

Swenson Center News, 1996, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College

Newsletter: Swenson Center News

No abstract provided.

Columns, Senior Yearbook 1996, Anderson College Yearbook Staff

Yearbooks

The 1996 yearbook of Anderson College's senior class and community.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Miscellaneous." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 35 No. 2 (Winter 1996): 18-24, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Newspaper articles about miscellaneous activities in Tyler and Smith County, Texas, during the Civil War and Reconstruction, gleaned from regional papers.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Historical Fiction About The American Frontier From 1840-1899 For Children And Young Adults, Karen Keller

Graduate Research Papers

This project was to produce a bibliography of historical fiction requested by teachers in Johnston Middle School, Johnston, Iowa, that can be used by the eighth-grade classes so that students may choose from a selected list of historical fiction books about the American West that will encompass both their literature theme of the will to survive and the historical setting of the American frontier as it moves West between 1840 and 1899. The fifty books annotated were chosen through criteria selected so as to produce a list of books that would meet the needs of the teachers of this unit. …

Hi-O-Hi 1996, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Gvsu Press Releases, 1996, Grand Valley State University

University Press Releases, 1961-Present

A compilation of press releases for the year 1996 submitted by University Communications (formerly News & Information Services) to news agencies concerning the people, places, and events related to Grand Valley State University.

William G. Jackson: Enterprising Scientist, Gordon L. Olson

Grand Valley Reports and Histories

Biography of Michigan scientist William G. Jackson. Jackson was a supporter of the Water Resources Institute. A GVSU research vessel is named for Jackson.

Gvsu Graduate Bulletin, 1996-1997, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State University 1996-1997 graduate bulletin published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.

Gvsu Undergraduate And Graduate Bulletin, 1996-1997, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State University 1996-1997 undergraduate and/or graduate bulletin published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 21, December 18, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 16, December 14, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 20, December 11, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 15, December 7, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 19, December 4, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 14, November 30, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 18, November 27, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 17, November 20, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 13, November 16, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 16, November 13, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 12, November 9, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 15, November 6, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 11, November 2, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Review Of The Book Encyclopedia Of American Family Names, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Encyclopedia of American Family Names.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 14, October 30, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Introduction Of Gaylen Byker, Delivered On October 30, 1995, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Introduction of Gaylen Byker, delivered on October 30, 1995 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 10, October 26, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 13, October 23, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 09, October 19, 1995, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 12, October 16, 1995, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.