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Projects

• Illinois - American History and Genealogy Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Illinois Genealogy & History  The ILGenWeb Project     (Source: USGenWeb)
• Illinois Genealogy and History      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Illinois Genealogy Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Illinois Welcomes You!      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Bible Records

• Bible records  compiled by Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1968-1969     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Genealogies and Bible records gathered by the Illinois Society  D.A.R.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Biographies Of Governors Of Illinois 
• Illinois Biographical Sketches  From the 1876 Warner & Beers Atlas     (Source: Historical Maps of Illinois and the Northwest Territory)
• Illinois Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Illinois Family Group Sheet Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Illinois GEDCOM Index 
• Illinois Society of the S.A.R. Yearbook, 1896      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Past Voices: Letters Home from Illinois 

Blogs

• Genealogy Blog Archive for Illinois 
• Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog  Genealogy and family history in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and neighbor and feeder states

Cemeteries

• Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In Illinois      (Source: The Restoration Movement)
• Illinois African American Cemeteries      (Source: African American Cemeteries Online)
• Illinois Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• Illinois Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Illinois cemetery records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Saving Graves  Endangered cemeteries, tombstone photos, cemeteries listings, in 102 counties in IL     (Source: Saving Graves)

Census Records and Indexes (21)

Church Records

• Early U. S. French Catholic Church Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Quaker Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Quaker Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in Illinois, 1917      (Source: Judy's Stuff)
• Transcriptions of The Joliet, Illinois Prison Convict Registers      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Directories

• Illinois Blue Books      (Source: Illinois Digital Archives)
• Montague's Illinois and Missouri state directory for 1854-5 ...  to which is appended, a new and complete business directory of the city of St. Louis     (Source: Internet Archive)

Estate Records

• Wills and family histories  Illinois Society of the Daughters of the Revolution     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic (16)

History (38)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956  Illinois     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Illinois Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• Kentuckians in Illinois      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Online Illinois Naturalization Indexes & Finding Aids      (Source: German Roots)

Introduction and Guides

• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• Cyndi's List of Illinois links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• A Guide to county records in the Illinois Regional Archives  (c1983)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Illinois      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Illinois Research Outline      (Source: Family History Library)
• Illinois, United States Genealogy Links & Chat      (Source: Looking 4 Kin Links & Chat)
• ROOTS-L Illinois Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Websites: Illinois      (Source: RootsWeb)

• Miscellaneous Data

  • ILGenWeb Unknown County Web Site  Information on searching for genealogy information in Illinois     (Source: USGenWeb)

Land Records (17)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (10)

Lookups

• Illinois Free Genealogy Look Ups      (Source: GeneaSearch)
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Great Lakes, & Canada Indian Queries  Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Manitoba
• H-Illinois  Illinois History and Culture
• Illinois in the Civil War  Message Board
• Norwegians in Illinois      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS-L For anyone with a genealogical interest in Norwegians who immigrated to Chicago or elsewhere in Illinois

  • IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IL-HISTORY-L Illinois History

  • IL-HISTORY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-HISTORY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-HISTORY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IL-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Illinois

  • IL-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IL-Traces-L A place to an obituary, marriage, will, deed, etc. of your Illinois Ancestors, but not for queries

  • IL-Traces-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-Traces-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-Traces-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ILROOTS-L Illinois Genealogy

  • ILROOTS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ILROOTS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ILROOTS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (69)

Military Records and Histories (53)

Miscellaneous Data

• Genealogical records, Illinois, 1938-1939      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Genealogy Surnames in Illinois      (Source: Surnames By Town)
• Heritage Books      ($)
• Illinois Materials      (Source: Quintin Publications)     ($)
• Witchcraft in Illinois      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  Illinois     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Illinois Civil War Newspapers 
• Illinois Newspaper Project 
• Old Illinois Genealogy, History & News      (Source: The Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Illinois Obituary Project      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Illinois Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• National Hall of Records  The National Repository for Online Obituaries
• Obituaries 101  Links to newspapers with obituaries

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Illinois 1895      (Source: Color Landform Atlas of the United States)
• Illinois Old Photos  FamilyOldPhotos.com
• Illinois Panoramic Photos  1871-1938     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Photographs - People      (Source: DeadFred: The Original Online Genealogy Photo Archive)
• Illinois Unknown Photo's 
• Penny Postcards from Illinois      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Slices of Time  Reuniting lost family photographs with their families     ($)
• U. S. Historical Postcards  1901-1960     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Family Photo Collection  c. 1850-2000     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• USGenNet Illinois Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• Database of Servitude and Emancipation Records (1722-1863)      (Source: Illinois State Archives)
• Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records  1720-1865     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies (14)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname

• Clan MacLeod USA  Great Lakes Region
• Mount surname Marriages      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Vaughan and Vaughn in Illinois      (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

Tax Lists

• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, Illinois  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Ensign & Thayer's Travellers' Guide  Through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Illinois Lincoln Highway 
• Illinois Windmills  Dedicated to the history of the Dutch windmills in Illinois
• Stone Quarries and Beyond 

Vital Records (14)

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