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Genealogy
Genealogy
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GenealogyBank
America's GenealogyBank provides access to millions of genealogical records from 1652 to the present day. Find and browse digital images of American obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements, casualty lists, military and government documents and other primary sources.
Databases
Access Newspaper Archive
NewspaperARCHIVE.com is the world's largest online newspaper database featuring over 120 million newspaper pages. The newspaper archive dates back from 1609 to the present. No matter if you are looking for historical data for a novel you are penning or if you want to explore the genealogy of your family, NewspaperARCHIVE will connect those in need to hundreds of years of community news, family history, world news, national news and more.
Ancestry - Library Edition
Genealogy research tool, including census records, military records, probate records, directories, and more.
Chicago Tribune Obituaries and Death Notices
Find obituaries and death notices for individuals within the last 150 years. (1860 - Current).
GenealogyBank
America's GenealogyBank provides access to millions of genealogical records from 1652 to the present day. Find and browse digital images of American obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements, casualty lists, military and government documents and other primary sources.
HeritageQuest Online
Resource for census data, family records, and local histories.
In the Library
Web Sites
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.
Chronology of Harold Washington Library Center microfilm holdings.
Search for birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates in Cook County.
A huge list of over 40,150 links categorized & cross-references in over 90 categories. Awarded the "Best Genealogy Site on the Web."
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.
Search for information about your ancestors. This site is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
A free resource to find graves of famous people and ancestors.
The Illinois State Archives serves by law as the depository of public records of Illinois state and local governmental agencies.
Focus is on the history and genealogy of Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights and surrounding suburbs. Our major purposes were, and still are, to: promote the study of genealogy and history, conduct programs and workshops, encourage preservations of private and public records and assist members in the study of family history.
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.