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Check our Government
Information: Genealogy section for more links & information on obtaining official records.
At the Library
Use WorldCat to do genealogy research! Use their genealogy research tutorial,
get answers to
common questions.
Chicago Area Links
Illinois Links
- Family
History Research in Illinois by Melissa Calhoun of Infobahn Outfitters,
Inc. (Macomb, IL). How and where to do research in and about Illinois, includes libraries,
archives, addresses for genealogy societies, special topics (Military Tract,
Illinois & the American Civil War, Quakers in Illinois, Land Sales in
Illinois) and lists of other resources.
- Genealogical
Sources in Illinois from Infobahn Outfitters, Inc.
- Illinois
State Genealogical Society Listings of Genealogical,
Historical or Lineage Societies in Illinois.
National Links
- American
Family Immigration History Center of the Ellis Island Foundation Search
Ellis Island passenger records!
- Civil
War Era Genealogy Research Links to several sites.
- Cyndi's
List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet by Cyndi Howells. One-stop shopping for genealogy sites on the Web! If you only go to one
site, this should be it!
- Genealogy.com
Search for ancestors, learn how to research, and more!
- Genealogy.org
Many links for information and other sources.
- Genealogy
Toolbox Many links for information.
- National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA): Genealogy
Look here for information on NARA's three most important genealogical holdings--census,
military, immigration and passenger records--and NARA's 12 regional
archives.
- One Great Family
A shared internet database to help you connect with other genealogists'
findings!
- U.S.
Bureau of the Census Genealogy F.A.Q. from the Census Bureau.
Frequently asked questions about finding historical census data for
genealogical and/or historical research. Unfortunately, the kind of data
requested by genealogists about individuals is not currently available on
the Internet and the Census Bureau has no plans to scan the data into files
to be put online, but here's the U.S.
Bureau of the Census for you to see what they do have!
- U.S. Gen Web Project
Includes state pages, tombstone archives and more!
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The Valley Forge Muster Roll About 30,000 men spent all or part of the winter of 1777-1778 with General Washington at the Valley Forge encampment. This database from the National Park
Service attempts to list all those men. In addition to the
searchable Muster Roll, this site contains an organizational chart
of the Continental Army at Valley Forge and brief biographical information on Washington, his generals, and his aides-de-camp.
Go to more links at Government Information: Genealogy
and Vital Records!!
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