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American Civil
War Homepage |
Access military rosters and
regimental histories. |
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Behind the Name |
The etymology and history of
first names. |
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Cemeteries, Graveyards,
Burying Grounds |
Links to resources on
cemetery history and preservation. |
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Cemetery Records Online
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Provides searchable burial
records and tombstone inscriptions from over 1200 cemeteries worldwide.
Two cemeteries from Cook County are listed. |
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ChicagoAncestors.org |
From the Newberry Library.
Find historical information about addresses in Chicago, including
churches, past crimes, tribute markers, historic buildings, and more.
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Chicago Census Records
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Search Chicago census
records. There are maps of the city for 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920,
and 1930 including boundary descriptions for wards, townships, and
enumeration districts. |
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Chicago Newspapers |
Chronology of Harold
Washington Library Center microfilm holdings. |
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on
the Internet |
A huge list of over 40,150
links categorized & cross-references in over 90 categories. Awarded the
"Best Genealogy Site on the Web." |
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Ellis Island Records |
Explore your family history
at Ellis Island. You can search for your ancestors using this database
of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924. |
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Family Search |
Search for information about
your ancestors. This site is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints. |
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Genealogy.com |
Start your family tree,
search for ancestors, and share your discoveries with family and
friends. Part of this site is free and part is membership only. |
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Genealogy Home Page |
Access Internet genealogy
guides, genealogy-related websites, newsgroups, and more. |
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How to
Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates |
Where to write for vital
records. |
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Illinois State Archives Databases |
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Lineages, Inc |
A genealogy and family
history site for beginners and experienced family historians. |
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National Archives
and Records |
Search U.S. census records
for family clues. |
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National Genealogical Society
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An organization with more
than 14,000 members nationwide. |
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National Obituary Archive |
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Numbering Systems in
Genealogy |
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Olive Tree Genealogy |
Information about
researching Irish, Dutch, and German/Palatine ancestors. |
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Online Searchable Death Indexes &
Records |
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People Finder
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Search
for people in 10 databases and over 2 billion records. A fee is required
for detailed reports |
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RootsWeb |
Internet project whose
mission is to make large volumes of data available to the online
genealogical community at a minimal cost, and to provide support
services to online genealogical activities such as USENET newsgroup
moderation, mailing list maintenance, etc. |
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StateGenSites |
State genealogical sites. |
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Surname Springboard
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Site's purpose is to compile
a comprehensive listing of surname genealogy sites which have "Indexed"
Family Trees on them. |
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Vital Records Information
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Site contains information
about where to obtain vital records from each state, territory, and
county in the United States. |
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USGenWeb Project |
Volunteer group dedicated to
providing Internet web sites for genealogical research in every county
and every state of the United States. |
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