For the Record: newsletter of the Illinois State Archives, & the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board, Secretary of State & State Archivist

              The Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State
Genealogical Society (ISGS) have enjoyed a long and
beneficial relationship. In May 2004, the ISGS estab-lished
the Angel Project to assist the State Archives in
making more local government records accessible to
the public. Through the project, the ISGS accepts dona-tions
and uses the funds to purchase Illinois county
records on microfilm from the Genealogical Society of
Utah. The microfilmed records are then deposited into
the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system.
Records targeted for purchase include vital records of
births, deaths and marriages. To date, the ISGS has
purchased more than 1,000 reels of microfilm contain-ing
vital records for nearly all 102 counties in Illinois.
The records are available for use at the seven IRAD
facilities housed at state universities across the state.
The regional depositories maintain and preserve local
government records that have permanent administra-tive,
legal or historical research value and have been
transferred to the Archives’ custody. Anyone can
donate to the ISGS Angel Project. For more information,
visit www.rootsweb.com.
The Society of American Archivists designated
October as American Archives Month. As part of the
national celebration, Secretary of State and State
Archivist Jesse White and the Illinois State Archives,
together with the Illinois State Historical Records
Advisory Board and the Chicago Area Archivists, are
promoting Illinois Archives Month throughout
October.
Posters featuring photographs and documents from
various Illinois archives were sent to archival institu-tions
throughout the state. For additional posters,
please call 217-782-2226.
For a calendar of events through the end of the
month, go to www.cyberdriveillinois.com.
For the
Fall 2007
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Newsletter
of the
Illinois
State
Archives
&
The Illinois
State Historical
Records
Advisory Board
Jesse White
Secretary of State
&
State Archivist
Volume 21
Number 3
  
  
Illinois Archives Month
October 2007
ISGS Angel Project benefits regional archives
Secretary of State Jesse White (right) recently met with Illinois
State Genealogical Society President Robert Tenuta to thank the
society for its help in purchasing microfilm of local records for the
Illinois Regional Archives Depository system.