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Illinois


Goal 1: Research and Records


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Goal 1: Learn about research in Illinois.



AGet started with research for your Illinois ancestors.


Summary
  1. Introduction: Learn about basic Illinois research strategies.

    FS—Illinois Research Tips and Strategies
    AR—Places to Discover Your Illinois Ancestors

  2. Follow this research study for Illinois ancestors, from 1880 to the present.

    FS—Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present

  3. Get an overview of Illinois research in these videos.

    FS—Illinois Overview—3:10
    AAC—Researching in the Prairie State—Video series

  4. Ancestry: Explore resources for Illinois research on Ancestry.

    AC—Illinois Resources
    AC—Illinois State Research Guide, 5 pgs.

  5. Record Finder: Use the Illinois Record Finder to decide on records to search.

    FS—Illinois Record Selection Table

  6. Additional Records
    1. Explore a variety of records on the LDSGenealogy site.
    2. Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
    3. Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.


Ethnic
  1. African American: Learn about African Americans in Illinois in these FamilySearch Wiki articles.

    FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Illinois
    FS—Wiki: Illinois Minorities

  2. Learn about African American records in this article.

    AG—Illinois African American Records

  3. Explore the African American Gateway for Illinois.
  4. Native American: Learn about American Indians in Illinois in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: Indians of Illinois


B Learn about Illinois state history.


  1. Explore Illinois historical resources on FamilySearch.

    FS—Illinois History

  2. Explore Illinois history on Wikipedia.

    History
    History of Illinois

  3. Learn about Illinois history on InfoPlease.com.

    Illinois History






Illinois Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; T=GenealogyTrails; U = USGenWeb


Get a printable map of counties.

Get an interactive map of counties.