1: Research
2: Archives and Libraries
3: Vital and Census Records
4: Church and Cemetery Records
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Military Records
7: Probate, Land and Court
8: Maps and Gazetteers
9: Newspapers
10: Get Help
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Goal 1: Learn about research in Illinois.
AGet started with research for your Illinois ancestors.
Class Outlines: Basic
Summary
- Learn successful research strategies for Illinois ancestors.
- Record Finder: Use the Record Finder to determine priorities for Illinois research.
- Introduction: Learn about basic Illinois research strategies.
FS—Illinois Research Tips and Strategies
AR—Places to Discover Your Illinois Ancestors - Follow this research study for Illinois ancestors, from 1880 to the present.
FS—Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present - Get an overview of Illinois research in these videos.
FS—Illinois Overview—3:10
AAC—Researching in the Prairie State—Video series - Ancestry: Explore resources for Illinois research on Ancestry.
AC—Illinois Resources
AC—Illinois State Research Guide, 5 pgs. - Record Finder: Use the Illinois Record Finder to decide on records to search.
FS—Illinois Record Selection Table - Explore a variety of records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
- Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Additional Records
Ethnic
- African American: Learn about African Americans in Illinois in these FamilySearch Wiki articles.
FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Illinois
FS—Wiki: Illinois Minorities - Learn about African American records in this article.
AG—Illinois African American Records - Explore the African American Gateway for Illinois.
- Native American: Learn about American Indians in Illinois in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Indians of Illinois
B Learn about Illinois state history.
- Explore Illinois historical resources on FamilySearch.
FS—Illinois History - Explore Illinois history on Wikipedia.
History
History of Illinois - 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.