ALHN ILLINOIS - LINKS TO ONLINE DATA
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ONLINE DATABASES
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ONLINE BOOKs FROM MOA: |
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ONLINE SPEECH FROM MOA: THE HONORABLE STEPHEN DOUGLAS |
ONLINE FROM MOA: A LIST OF POST OFFICES IN THE US IN 1859 |
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FIND IT ILLINOIS | HISTORICAL UNITED STATES CENSUS BROWSER - Want to know how many 10-15 year olds were enumerated in the 1800 census? By state? By county? Here's the place to find out that and just about anything else census-related. |
IBEX ARCHIVE - Data on the E. St. Louis Area (warning: "hi-tech" site with flash and other slow-loading graphics) | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - Here you can search for inmates, read histories of each prison and view historic photos |
ILLINOIS NEWSPAPER PROJECT - Their Search form for their database is here. Find your newspaper and what library holds it, and from there you can order the microfilm of it via interlibrary loan. | ILLINOIS STATE
ARCHIVES - Online
databases!! ILLINOIS LAND SALES |
ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY - General research policy is explained here | ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY - Newspaper Research Policy is explained here |
ILLINOIS STATE SYMBOLS | ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM |
ILLINOIS PERIODICALS ONLINE - A Digital Imaging project of the Northern Illinois University Libraries | ILLINOIS REGIONAL ARCHIVES DEPOSITORIES (IRAD) |
THE LEWIS AND CLARK HISTORIC TRAIL | The Restoration Movement
in Illinois -- This is a site regarding the history of the Christian Church THE MOVEMENT SPREADS Illinois and the Stone-Campbell Movement: A Background Sketch |
Researching your roots in Central Illinois | STATE HISTORIC SITES AND MEMORIALS |
SECRETARY OF STATE GATEWAY |
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1673-1800 |
1800-1850 |
1850-1890 |
1890-1920 |
1920-1950 |
IL Trails 1920's
History Page |
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Bureau of Indian Affairs | Native American - Illinois History - Histories of all Illinois tribes. Lots of info!! |
Native American Schools | Native American Genealogy |
The Indian Circle Web Ring run by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Search here for more Native American Sites | Illini Confederation: Lords of the Mississippi Valley The 5 largest tribes of Illinois. |
The Piasa Bird - Near Alton, Madison County, IL | Cahokia Mounds - State Historic Site (experiencing budget cutbacks which force them to close to the public on certain days. Call before you travel) |
Kaskaskia Indians - presented by CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA | |
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Illinois African-American
Genealogy - presented by AccessGenealogy.com Oral Histories from the Bloomington-Normal Black History Project National Underground Railroad Freedom Center |
If you are researching in Cook County (well-known for its ethnic diversity), make sure to visit our IL Trails Cook County website and especially its Link to Online Data page. |
CZECH & SLOVAK American Genealogy Society of Illinois (new url) | The Italian Genealogy Homepage |
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ILLINOIS EARTHQUAKE HISTORY - Because when we have them, we really have them! |
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The Legend of Tecumseh - He predicted the 1811 Quake to the day! | The 1811/1812 New Madrid Earthquake - Very comprehensive site. Photos, eyewitness accounts, etc. |
EARTHQUAKE HISTORY OF ILLINOIS | Another 1811 Earthquake site, from Arkansas - Informative, includes info on more recent quakes |
Response to Iben Browning's 1990 Prediction - Here you can order the 248 page publication for FREE | The November 9, 1968 Earthquake in Illinois - damage photos, newspaper accounts |
USGS Mapping Service - GNIS QUERY FORM - Locate towns, cemeteries, schools, etc. Make sure to check Yes on the "Query Variant Name?" box to bring up places no longer existing. | |
The Tornado Climatology of the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area. Tornadoes that have hit in the St. Louis/southwestern Illinois area. Illinois counties (clickable map) include Greene, Montgomery, Macoupin, Bond, Fayette, Marion, Clinton, Washington, Randolph, Monroe, St. Clair, Madison and Jersey. Gives a short synopsis of each storm throughout the years and its effects on the communities. From the National Weather Service office in St. Louis. |
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Little Egypt | |
Early History of East St. Louis and Cahokia |
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AL CAPONE | ST. LOUIS WALK OF FAME-JAMES EADS - built the Eads Bridge in St. Louis, MO. |
THE BIRGER GANG | FIGURES IN ILLINOIS HISTORY |
ULYSSES S. GRANT | THE GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS |
ELIOT NESS...the man behind the myth | SEARCH FOR BIOGRAPHIES AT BIOGRAPHY.COM |
ROBERT PERSHING WADLOW...THE ALTON GIANT | Tribal Pages - [ok, not really biographies, but a collection of researcher-submitted family trees] |
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MR. LINCOLN'S VIRTUAL LIBRARY | MARY TODD LINCOLN |
LINCOLN DOCUMENTS - in the Illinois State Archives | LINCOLN/DOUGLAS DEBATES |
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ILLINOIS LABOR HISTORY SOCIETY - List of Available Labor History Articles |
The Information Train Station Railroad Links Directory |
Illinois Railroads 1850-1860 | Railroad Genealogical Society |
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board | The National Railroad Museum |
ILLINOIS RAILROADS IN 1901 (IL Trails Cook Co. website) | Railroad Map Collection - From the Library of Congress. Browse by "Geographic Collection" to find Illinois' maps. |
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Mississippi River Project | Bridgeport Canal |
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Interment.Net - Cemeteries Online | The Illinois Political Graveyard |
Kimberly Beecher Englehardt's U.S. Cemetery Index | Illinois State Genealogical Society Cemetery Project |
VA's Nationwide Gravesite Locator |
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