The Chicago and North Western Historical Society is truly becoming more known as a trailblazer in the preservation of a variety of records, maps, and equipment. Its new building is at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, McHenry County, Illinois. A 14 March 2025 press release tells of how the C&NWHS organization is preserving much of its collection. It has already worked with Ancestry.com to share “Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970.” I discuss this collection in some of my presentations about genealogy and railroad records, especially because it includes some of my relatives who worked for the “Omaha” railroad (Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, later a part of the C&NWR) in Wisconsin and Minnesota. For dates when I am doing a railroad presentation online, check my Upcoming Presentations under the Speaking tab above.

This part of the press release is a teaser to read more about the scanning equipment and what is being done already. https://whattheythink.com/news/123227-digitizing-railroads-rich-history/

 

 

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