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        Genealogy and Local History

The Charleston Public Library has one room devoted to the historical/genealogical collection. This collection concentrates on local history materials of Coles County and surrounding counties: Edgar, Clark, Cumberland, Shelby, Moultrie and Douglas.
The Genealogy Room is open the same hours as the
Library. Please call for staff availability.

217-345-4913
E-mail:  crngenealogy@yahoo.com

Cemetery records, Prairie Sleeps, four volumes, indexed.

Coles County History Books:
Coles County History Book, 1879, separate index.
Portraits and Biographical Album of Coles, 1887, indexed
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Coles County History, 1906.
Coles County History, 1876-1976, Separate index.

Microfilm/microfiche reader/printer.

Federal Census, Coles County, 1840,1850,1860,1870,1880,1900,1910,
1920
Coles County marriage indexes, 1830-1929
Coles County birth and death records, 1878-1915, in addition to delayed birth records and coroner's.

City Directories for Charleston and Mattoon.
Various years.

Family files and family books.

Charleston Newspapers 1895 to current and some earlier misc. Mattoon 1860 to Aug. 1949 and
Oakland May 1896 to July 1951 and Lena March
1918 to Dec. 1946.

GENEALOGY  LINKS

Family Search

U.S. Gen Web

Illinois Civil War

Illinois Genealogy & History

Genealogy Classes

IL Marriage Search

Coles County Genealogy

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