Libraries

Regional Historical Societies, Collections, and historic sites


Adams County
Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
425 South 12th Street
Quincy, IL 62301-4303
(217) 222-1835
http://www.hsqac.org/

Augustana College Archives/Special Collections
Thomas Tredway Library
639 38th St.
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 794-7643
Archives / Special Collections

Bishop Hill State Historic Site
P.O. Box 104
Bishop Hill, IL 61419-0104
(309) 927-3345

Black Hawk State Historic Site
1510 46th Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 788-0177

Bradley University
Special Collections Center
Cullom Davis Library
1501 West Bradley
Peoria, IL 61625
(309) 677-2822
https://www.bradley.edu/academic/lib/collections-centers/special-collections/

Brown County
Brown County Historical Society
310 North Jefferson Street
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
(217) 773-2803

Calhoun County
Calhoun County Historical Society
Farm Bureau Bldg.
204 N. County Rd.
P.O. Box 46
Hardin, IL 62047-0046
(618) 576-2660

Campbell's Island State Memorial
Campell's Island
Island Drive
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 788-0177

Carl Sandburg State Historic Site
313 East 3rd Street
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 342-2361

Fulton County
Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 583
Canton, IL 61520-0583
(309) 647-8817
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilfchgs

Hancock County
Hancock County Historical Society
306 Walnut Street
Carthage, IL 62321
(217) 357-0043
http://www.hancockcountyhistory.com/

Henderson County
Henderson County Historical Society Museum
310 East Main Street, Raritan
RR #1
Kirkwood, IL 61447
(309) 746-6103

Henry County
Henry County Historical Society
202 South Park Street
P.O. Box 48
Bishop Hill, IL 61419-0048
(309) 927-3528

Knox County
Knox County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1757
Galesburg, IL 61402-1757

McDonough County
McDonough County Historical Society
P.O. Box 83
Macomb, IL 61455
http://mcdhistsociety.jimdo.com

McDonough County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 202
Macomb, IL 61455
http://mcdcgs.com/

Mercer County
Mercer County Historical Society
1406 SE 2nd Avenue
Aledo, IL 61231-2504
(309) 582-2280

Peoria County
Peoria Historical Society
611 SW Washington Street
Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 674-1921
http://www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org

Rock Island County
Rock Island County Historical Society
822 11th Avenue
Moline, IL 61266
(309) 764-8590
http://www.richs.cc

Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society and Museum
Building 60, Rock Island Arsenal
ATTN: SMARI-CFS-M
1 Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island, IL 61288-5000
(309) 782-5021

Schuyler County
Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center
200 S. Congress Street
Rushville, IL 62681
(217) 322-6975

Stark County
Stark County Historical Society
318 West Jefferson
P.O. Box 524
Toulon, IL 61483-0524
(309) 286-3104

Warren County
Warren County History Museum
238 S. Sunny Lane
Monmouth, IL 61462
http://www.wchistorymuseum.com/