The mission of the Batavia
Depot Museum is to collect, preserve, study, interpret, and exhibit
materials which explain and document the history of Batavia and
its relationship to state and local history. All items collected
should relate to the purpose of increasing and enriching public
knowledge and provide leisure and educational opportunities for
the community.
COLLECTIONS
AT THE
GUSTAFSON RESEARCH CENTER
The following materials are available for researchers
to use to study the history of Batavia or a Batavia family.
The Batavia Historian
The newsletter of the historical society. Issues are available for
the years 1960-2000. Indexed
Bethany Lutheran Church Records
(Microfilm)
History of Church, Family Information.
Biographical file
with over 800 family histories
Books,
papers, photographs, and museum displays about Batavia
history, including Military, School, Churches, Clubs and Organizations,
Businesses and Industries, Bernard Cigrand and Flag Day, Special
Events, Athletic Groups, Medical, Miscellaneous Topics
Circuit Court Records
for Batavia and Batavia Township 1860-1960. Original. Indexed
City Directories
Assorted years. Earliest is 1857
Batavia City Directory, 1859-60
Civil War Histories
Books and letters from soldiers Family Diaries and Histories, including
Newton genalogy and Papers, and others. Miscellaneous family trees.
Fermilab History
Index of 50 scrapbooks.
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1900-1995. Contains many obituaries,
wedding announcements, wedding anniversaries, and profiles of servicemen
during World War II.
Kane County Directory
on CD.
Kane County History,
including other county cities
Kane County Census Records
(Federal) -some indexes and all microfilm from 1840 to 1920
Kane County Marriages Indexes
1840-1900
Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Todd
assorted materials. Some records of Mary's stay at Bellevue. Other
Bellevue information.
Microfilm of Indexes of Kane County
Genealogical Society These are name indexes of data
bases compiled by the KCGS
Microfilm of Illinois
Census 1855 and 1865
Probate Records for Batavia
and Batavia Township.
1860-1960. Original. Indexed
Railroad History
Books and miscellaneous pamphlets and documents
Structure History
Miscellaneous records of business buildings and residences
in the city. Some abstracts
Township and City documents
Assorted miscellaneous
Telephone Directories
City phone directories for various years particularly the 1920s
and assorted others
Windmill Herald
(Batavia Newspaper)
Microfilm and CD (Indexed) July 1982-August 1998
Windmill History Books,
catalogs, advertisements, and miscellaneous information about the
big three manufacturers, Appleton Company, Challenge Company, U.
S. Wind Engine and Pump Company
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