ILLINOIS GENEALOGY
Illinois became a state on Dec. 3, 1818
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Articles
Online Books
CDs
Illinois & Indiana, 1790-1850 Marriage Index

Illinois, 1851-1900 Marriage Index

Cemetery Records
Census Records
1850 LaMoille Twp., Buearu County Illinois Free search
1790 United States Federal Census
1800 United States Federal Census
1810 United States Federal Census
1820 United States Federal Census
1830 United States Federal Census
1840 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
1890 U.S. Federal Census Fragment
1920 United States Federal Census
Illinois Census, 1810-90
USGenWeb Illinois Census Project
Court Records
Court, Land & Probate Records for all states
Searchable Databases
City Directories
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Funeral Homes
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Land Records
Legal Land Descriptions in the USA
USGS Land Mapping System
Rootsweb Article - How to Find Land Records
Illinois Public Domain Land searchable database (includes an explanation of the land survey system)
Bounty Land Grants in Illinois Names of each of the soldiers to whom patents were issued for land lying
in the military bounty land district in the State of Illinois,
Libraries
Illinois State Library
Links
Cyndis List: Illinois
Mailing Lists
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Maps
Message Boards
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Military Records
Military Resources all states at Olive Tree Genealogy
Database of Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans
Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans
Database of Illinois Winnebago War Veterans 1827
Searchable Database of Illinois Black Hawk Veterans
Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
Newspapers

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Obituaries
Organizations
Posters
Chicago; Convention Hall 1886
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Chicago; Scenes in 1873
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Worlds Fair Chicago
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