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Cass County Historical and Genealogical Society
Virginia, Illinois


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Office hours beginning in March will be Fridays from 1-4 p.m. April hours will be Friday 1-4 p.m. and Saturday 10a.m. to noon. May hours will be Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and Saturday form 10 a.m.-noon. You may Email cchgs@casscomm.com or call 217 452-7977 or 473-9080 for appointments at other times.


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We have several file cabinets of deeds from the Mills Law Offices. You may look through and obtain the records after April 1, 2012 and until July 1, 2012. There will be a postage and research fee if you want the society to do a search for these records. These records are not indexed, but filed by town.

We have a new publication available - Marriage book, 1934-1938 for sale for $15.00 plus $3.00 postage.

You may still pre-order the new Cass County History book. The books are $54.95 for leatherette and $89.95 for leather cover. If you wish it mailed to you please add $6.00 and also if you wish your name embossed on it in gold add $6.00. The books will be a dark green with a gold embossed picture of the courthouse on the front.
It will include the history of Cass county along with pictures - History of businesses, churches and organization, tribute, and 500 plus biographies of Cass county persons.
Mail your book order to CCHGS - 109 S. Front St - Virginia, Il 62691 along with your check.



Our Cass County History book will be available in May 2012.



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These photos were taken of the exterior of Cass Country Historical and Genealogical Society building and the interior showing the artifacts
in the museum room and some of the resources available to the public. Those identified in the second photo from left to right are
Janice Kruse, Joanne Anderson, Carol Orwig, Karen Walle, Mary Jane Stock and Janet Bell.


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Cass County Historical and Genealogical Society
109 S. Front St., Virginia, IL 217 452-7977
The office will be closed December 18 and reopen in March 2011.

If you have questions or need information, please call us at
 217-452-7977 to leave a message or call 473-9080.

Email and U.S. mail will be checked and responded to on a regular basis.
Email at cchgs@casscomm.com

Provide old photos for our Old Cass County Photos page
Email photos to the Society cchgs@casscomm.com

About Cass County
Area Genealogical and Historical Societies

Rootsweb Social Security Death Index
Illinois Statewide Death Database: Pre-1916
Illinois Death Certificates Database: 1916-1950
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales
Database of Servitude and Emancipation Records, 1722-1863
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database
Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
Database of Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans
Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans
Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans


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Cass County Resources




State & County
Research Aids

Genealogy
Terms


Surnames


Obituaries


Virginia and Beardstown 1800s Newspaper Obituaries


Contributed Biographies


The Illinois
Biography Project
Cass County,
Illinois Biographies


Early Cass
County Town
Histories


1892 - Biographical
Review of Cass,
Schuyler
and Brown
Counties, Illinois

1907 Historical Sketches
Virginia, Illinois

1915 History of
Cass County

1882 History of
Cass County

1917 Farmer's
Directory of Cass,
Mason, Menard
and Sangamon Counties


1850 Cass County,
Illinois Census



1850 Cass County,
Illinois
Mortality Schedule



1860 Cass County, Illinois Mortality Schedule


1880 Cass County, Illinois Mortality Schedule


1870 Cass County Industrial Census



Cass County
Civil War Dead
and Missing Soldiers


Cass County
Civil War Soldiers
Co. A - 14th IL Vol


Civil War
Pensions - 1883



Miscellaneous Articles and Stories



Arenzville Township Cemeteries Surname List


Ashland Cemeteries Surname List


Beardstown City
Cemetery Surname List


Beardstown
Township Cemeteries
Surname List


Bluff Springs
and Hagener Twp.
Cemetery Surname List


Chandlerville & Sangamon Valley Township Cemeteries Surnames List


Newmansville & Panther Creek Cemetery Surname List


Philadelphia and Virginia Township Cemeteries Surname List


Walnut Ridge
Cemetery Surname
List


Beardstown Area
Burials with
tombstones


Cass County,
Illinois Burials
No records
or tombstones


Veteran Burials Beardstown Cemeteries


Walnut Ridge Cemetery Burials with no tombstones


First
Congregational
Church of
Beardstown
Membership
1866-1899


First
Congregational
Church of
Chandlerville
Membership
1841-1890


Beardstown
German Methodist
Church Membership
List


Pontiac Primitive
Baptist Church
Puncheon Grove/
Little Flock
Church Records


St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Arenzville, 1908 Directory


St. Peter's Lutheran Church Arenzville Membership 1850-1874, Confirmations 1851-1929


Beardstown German Methodist Church Baptismal Records


First Evangelical
Lutheran Church
of Beardstown,
Marriage Records


Ashland High
School Alumni


A-C Central
High School
1990-2010



Arenzville Alumni 1890-1959



Beardstown High School Alumni 1875-2011 and Beardstown Charter School Graduates 2011



Chandlerville High School Alumni 1886-1989


Triopia High
School Alumni
2007-2010


Virginia High
School Alumni
1875-2010


Insane Asylum,
Jacksonville, Illinois
Cass County
Patients


Miscellaneous Cass County Divorces



Cass County, Illinois
Probate Book A,
1837-1848


Cass County, Illinois
Probate Book B,
1848-1849


Cass County,
Illinois
Probate Book C,
1849-1852


Cass County,
llinois
Probate Book D,
Dec 1853-July 1858


Cass County,
llinois
Probate Book E,
Feb. 1858-Aug. 1861


Cass County, Illinois
Probate Book F,
Aug. 1861-Sept. 1864


Cass County, Illinois Guardianship
Book A-1


Cass County, Illinois
Court Cases 1873


Cass County,
Illinois
Court Cases
1893-1898

Cass County,
Illinois Sheriffs
1837-1986


Cass County
Court Session
Adoptions and
Foster Care Cases

Atlas Map of
Cass County,
Illinois

Cass County Historical and Genealogical Society Museum Photos
Cass County Newspapers on Microfilm
Lookups


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