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The attached information is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the MCGS of any products or services offered. www.cookctyclerk.com - COOK CO. ILL. birth, death, marriage indexes go online in first week of july 2008.
BELOW ARE FREE U.S. WEBSITES. IF A WEBSITE ADDRESS WONT GO THRU, TAKE OFF END/ AND INF. & DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. THEN GO TO DROPPED DEPTS.. PASS THIS LIST ONTO OTHER RESEARCHERS & NEWSLETTERS ETC.. THERE ARE ALSO HUNDREDS OF FOREIGN COUNTRY WEBSITES. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THE COUNTRY NAME & GENEALOGY DATABASES. OTHER STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARIES & STATE ARCHIVES HAVE GENEALOGICAL DATABASES ONLINE. SOME STATE VITAL RECORDS OFFICES HAVE ONLINE B.D.M. INDEXES. www.rootsweb.com/~ilwbcgs - CLICK ON LINK. = WINNEBAGO & BOONE COUNTY ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE. PLEASE JOIN AS A MEMBER & ATTEND MEETINGS. THIS IS THE LAST OF THE THREE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS TWO COUNTIES. http://idapubliclibrary.org/index.htm - BELVIDERE, BOONE CO., ILLINOIS PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEN DATABASES, THEN HERITAGE QUEST. (A MASSIVE DATABASE WEBSITE - CENSUS INDEXES & IMAGES. ENTER BELVIDERE LIBRARY CARD NUMBER) www.cherryvalley.lib.il.us - CLICK ON LOCAL HISTORY. IT HAS WINNEBAGO CO., ILL. BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE INDEXES A-Z. ALSO WINNEBAGO & BOONE CO., ILL. OLD MAPS ONLINE . www.sos.state.il.us - CLICK ON DEPTS., THEN ARCHIVES, THEN DATABASES. IT HAS ILL. MARRIAGE INDEX THRU 1900. ILL. DEATH INDEX 1916-1950. (ASK THEM TO PUT A UPDATE ON LINE). ILL. CIVIL WAR MUSTER ROLLS INF. WITH MANY BIRTH PLACES ETC.. ALSO LAND SALES FROM THE GOVT.. ALSO I.R.A.D. CATALOG OF ILLINOIS COUNTY RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTY www.mcigs.org/indices - GOES TO MCHENRY CO., ILL. GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. IT HAS INDEXES TO ITS 1880 CENSUS & NEWSPAPER OBITUARY & MARRIAGE INDEXES, ETC.. www.mchsonline.org - MCHENRY CO., ILL. AT UNION, ILL. (NOT ONE AT CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL.) HAS A MASSIVE OBITUARY INDEX ONLINE. http://usgwarchives.org - THEN PICK A STATE, THEN A COUNTY. IT HAS MANY ONLINE INDEXES. IT HAS BOONE CO., ILL. CEMETERIES & SOME WINNEBAGO CO., ILL. CEMETERIES ONLINE. EACH CEMETERY IS ALL OF A CEMETERY & A-Z. http://www.usgenweb.org - THEN PICK A STATE, THEN A COUNTY. THESE HAVE QUERIES SUBMITED ON ANCESTORS. ALSO MANY ONLINE RECORDS. (THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ARCHIVES COUNTY WEBSITES). www.boonecountyhistoricalmuseum.org - IT HAS A NEWSPAPER OBITUARY INDEX. SOME LETTER OF A SURNAME HAVE NOT YET BEEN INDEXED. ALSO A ONLINE MAP SECTION, WITH OLD MAPS & OLD MAP INDEXES. http://usgwarchives.org/il/boone/boone.html - IT HAS BOONE CO., ILL. CEMETERIES & OLD MAP INDEXES & SOME MARRIAGE & DEATH INDEXES ETC. http://usgwarchives.org/il/winnebago/winnebago.html - IT HAS SEVERAL WINNEBAGO CO., ILL. CEMETERIES ONLINE. www.worldgenweb.org - THEN PICK A COUNTRY, THEN A STATE, THEN A COUNTY. SOME HAVE SURNAME LISTS BEING RESEARCHED, WITH A E-MAIL ADDRESS. LOTS OF GOOD INF. & LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES. www.alplm.org/library - NEW ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. (PREVIOUSLY ILL. STATE LIBRARY. THEY HAVE ILLINOIS NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM. ETC.... www.idaillinois.org - THEN BROWSE. = ILL. DIGITALIZATION PROJECT. http://dig.lib.niu.edu - ILLINOIS HISTORICAL DIGITALIZATION PROJECT. www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb - DEKALB CO., ILL. GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. LOTS OF CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS & A GOOD PAST QUERIES SEARCH BOX, ETC.. www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle - OGLE CO., ILL. GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane - KANE CO., ILL. GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. www.rootsweb.com/~ - SCROLL DOWN TO SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX. CLICK ON ADVANCED SEARCH. www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs - ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE. www.rootsweb.com/~wiwalwor - WALWORTH CO., WISCONSIN GEN. SOC. WEBSITE . www.rootsweb.com/~wircgs - ROCK CO. WISCONSIN GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. www.dodgejeffgen.com - DODGE & JEFFERSON CO. WISCONSIN GEN. SOC. WEBSITE. IT HAS MANY RESEARCH ITEMS. http://wsgs.org/delayedbirthindex - WISCONSIN DELAYED BIRTH INDEX. BY WISCONSIN STATE GEN. SOC.. http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/index.html - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN & WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CATALOG. CLICK ON BASIC SEARCH. www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp - WISCONSIN PRE 1907 BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE INDEXES. ALSO WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR INDEX & CIVIL WAR VETERANS PICTURES INDEX. THIS LIBRARY COLLECTION STARTED IN 1849 & COVERS THE WHOLE U.S.A. http://iowagravestones.org/search.php?search=index - IOWA CEMETERY SEARCH FOR WHOLE STATE. http://people.mnhs.org - MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY DEATH & BIRTH INDEXES. DEATH CERTS. LISTED ARE ON MICROFILM THERE. www.sos.mo.gov/archives - MISSOURI DEATH INDEXES PRE 1910, 1910-1938, 1945-1956. AND CIVIL WAR INDEX FOR MO.. www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery - TOMBSTONE CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTIONS PROJECT . www.interment.net - U.S. CEMETERY RECORDS ONLINE. http://gravelocator.cem.va - VETERANS GRAVES IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES. A-Z IN ONE INDEX. www.glorecords.blm.gov/patentsearch - ACTUAL U.S. LAND RECORDS FROM U.S. GOVT.. http://catalog.loc.gov - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ONLINE CATALOG. www.archives.gov/genealogy - NATIONAL ARCHIVES ONLINE CATALOG. www.itd.nps.gov/cwss - CIVIL WAR ENLISTMENTS INDEX & GRAVES. www.dar.org.library - DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WEBSITE. D.A.R. www.newberry.org - NEWBERRY LIBRARY IN NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. CATALOG ONLINE. A VERY OLD PRIVATE COLLECTION, OF OLD BOOKS, RECORDS, MAPS ETC... OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. www.publiclibraries.com - ALL U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARIES INDEX. www.ckfswebservices.com/churchdata/search - HISTORY & ARCHIVES OF ALL RELIGIONS. www.augustana.edu/swenson/archives - SWEDISH - U.S. & SWEDEN CHURCH RECORDS ETC.. www.lutheransonline.com/lutheransonline/genealogy - SEARCH & SUBMIT INFORMATION. www.accessgenealogy.com - MANY FREE DATABASES & WEBSITES. www.familysearch.org - THEN LIBRARY, THEN CATALOG, THEN PLACE SEARCH. THIS IS SALT LAKE CITY GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY CATALOG. PUT A COUNTY NAME IN TOP BOX & STATE OR PROVINCE IN BOTTOM BOX, IN A SEARCH FOR RECORDS. DON'T USE WORDS LIKE COUNTY ETC. IN BOXES. EACH BLUE ITEM TAKES YOU TO A SEPARATE LIST OF ITEMS, WITH A TOP RIGHT CLICK ON BOX FOR BOOK OR FILM OR FICHE NUMBERS. THEY ALSO HAVE A BETTER 1880 U.S. CENSUS SEARCH ENGINE. MCHENRY CO. = MC HENRY, DEKALB CO. = DE KALB. ETC.... www.gencircles.com - SEARCH OR SUBMIT ANCESTOR INFORMATION. www.classmates.com - SUBMIT YOUR FREE HIGH SCHOOL ETC. POST BIOGRAPHY. REGISTER OR SEARCH BY TOWN & THEN SCHOOL NAME. www.ellisisland.org - PASSENGER ARRIVAL INDEX& DETAILED SHIP MANIFEST TWO PAGE QUESTIONS IMAGES ONLINE FREE. REGISTER TO LOG IN FIRST TIME. www.castlegarden.org - 1820 - 1913 PASSENGER ARRIVALS TO N.Y. INDEX. = PRE ELLIS ISLAND. A FIRE DESTROYED SOME RECORDS. www.cyndislist.com - THOUSANDS OF GENEALOGY DATABASES.
The following are some of the most useful Genealogy Internet Websites.
Ancestry Home Page www.ancestry.com This is a mega-database some of which is free but a fee is required to access the biggest and some say the best parts. All US census years are available through 1930.
RootsWeb Home Page www.rootsweb.com This free database is a genealogical cooperative with volunteers serving as coordinators for the individual functions as well as supplying much of the information.
US GenWeb Home Page www.usgenweb.org Another free, volunteer organization. It is organized by category and by U.S. state with each state having its own web page. There are census records, bible and marriage records, cemetery lists and much, much more.
United States Vital Records info http://vitalrec.com/index.html Organized by state, then county, this site give instructions on making inquiries concerning vital records.
Library of Congress Catalog http://catalog.loc.gov Find out the records available in the holdings of this largest of all libraries.
National Archives www.nara.gov Click on the research room to discover the NARA’s holdings.
Genealogy.com Home Page www.genealogy.com This is an alter ego to ancestry.com. It offers many of the same things plus it has an excellent Message Board which is free. Like Ancestry.com, access to much of this site is an a fee basis. Access the message forum through the Community drop down. This can be very beneficial because you can read what others are doing on surnames you are researching. You can submit responses to inquiries and specify to be notified by email when someone responds to yours.
FamilySearch www.familysearch.org This is the Latter Day Saints site. It contains a lot of information on the vast holdings in their “World’s Largest Genealogy Library” located in Salt Lake city, Utah. By searching on a surname you can get a listing of their holdings about it including, where available, the microfilm or fiche reference number. With that number you can go to a local Family history Center and for a mailing fee get the film sent to the local site where you can use their machines to read the film.
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://istg.rootsweb.com This is a “compass site” which has links to sites for researching emigration, immigration and naturalization. There more than 100 passenger lists and images of ships.
Ellis Island Records www.ellisislandrecords.org Provides a search of passengers who came to America through Ellis Island 1892-1924
Cyndi’s list www.cyndislist.com The biggest “compass site”. This covers all the genealogy websites on the internet. The sites are organized by category on a fully searchable page.
Google www.google.com This search engine can be surprisingly useful, when used properly, for your genealogy research. One of our club members found a picture of a family member born in 1789 in Ireland who lived long enough to be photographed.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System www.itd.nps.gov/cwss A database containing basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides. Lists of regiments, battle descriptions and more.
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