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Government Sites[edit | edit source]
Illinois State Archives | Free | links to IL military, IL vital records, and IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depositories) databases |
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library And Museum | Free | searchable surname index, IL ethnic bibliographies, IL Military Directories & Guides. (A division of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency) |
Illinois Digital Archives | Free | Includes a variety of photographs, oral histories, newspapers, maps, and more. |
Illinois Circuit Court Clerks | Free | list of clerks' contact information by District & Circuit |
GenealogyInc | Free | Links to County and City government sites (scroll to lower part of page) |
Illinois Department of Health: Births, Marriages 1962-present, Deaths, and Uncertified Births and Deaths for genealogical research | $ | How to obtain the records. |
Online Record Collections[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch.org | Free | Illinois Historical Collections. Search indexes or browse images of original documents |
Ancestry.com | $ | Illinois records, indexes and/or images of original documents |
ILGenWeb | Free | Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions |
IL Genealogy Trails | Free | Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions |
USGenWeb Archives Project | Free | Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions |
Internet "link finders"[edit | edit source]
Linkpendium | Free | Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($) |
CyndisList | Free | Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($) |
Illinois Genealogy | Free | Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($) |
Major Catalogs[edit | edit source]
Books, microfilm, or manuscripts of genealogical records | |
FamilySearch catalog | Select topics. To select towns, add a comma to the search box. |
WorldCat | To find nearby libraries that have specific items, see WorldCat Online Catalog. |
Allen County Public Library | One of the largest collections for genealogy research. Located in Indiana. |