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[Churches]
Church records may give birth, death and marriage information. It is usually best to locate church records with a search at a local level such as the city, town, or village.


 * Find Kane County church records and resources available at many libraries (WorldCat).


 * Table of historical churches in Elgin (Kane County GenWeb)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Aurora Branch (Illinois). Record of Members, 1936–1942; Annual Genealogical Report, Form E, 1937–1948. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. The Aurora Branch included members living in Cook, DeKalb and Kane Counties, Illinois.
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Batavia Branch (Illinois). Record of Members, 1936–1948; Annual Genealogical Report, Form E, 1937–1948. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. The Batavia Branch, which was discontinued in 1957, included members living in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties, Illinois.

[Family History Centers]
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy.

You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site.

Currently there are no Family History Centers located directly in Kane County. The following centers are located in surrounding counties. Their wiki pages may supply hours and other information.


 * Naperville Illinois Family History Center 1320 Ridgeland Road Naperville, Illinois Telephone:(630) 505-0233


 * Westchester Illinois Family History Center 1550 S Haase Road Westchester,Illinois Telephone: (708) 409-8412


 * Schaumburg Illinois Family History Center 1320 W. Schaumburg Road Schaumburg, Illinois 60194 Telephone: (847) 885-4130


 * Dekalb Illinois Family History Center 675 Fox Avenue Sycamore, Illinois 60178 Telephone: (815) 895–0702

[IRAD]
The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD), managed by the Illinois State Archives, houses the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois.

The Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU) holds the records for Kane County. Learn more about finding and using their records.


 * Illinois Regional Archives Depository c/o Regional History Center Founders Memorial Library, Room 400 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Telephone: (815) 753-1807

[Public Libraries]
Although there are several public libraries in Kane County, the following have collections of specific interest to genealogists:


 * Aurora Public Library
 * Aurora Genealogy Index
 * Now and Then Index includes Name and Subject searches for the "Now and Then" collection of newspaper clippings from the Beacon-News (held in the Main Library)
 * Beacon News Obituary Index
 * Main Library 1 E. Benton St. Aurora, IL 60505 Telephone: (630) 264-4100


 * Gail Borden Public Library District
 * Main Library 200 N. Grove Ave. Elgin, Illinois 60120 Telephone: (847) 742-2411 Their genealogy collection concentrates on Elgin and Kane County, Illinois, but contains materials for other localities.