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*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information includes a GS microfilm number you can request the digital image using the [[Photoduplication Services|Photoduplication request]] process, or [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|order]] the microfilm from the Family History Library. <br> | *FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information includes a GS microfilm number you can request the digital image using the [[Photoduplication Services|Photoduplication request]] process, or [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|order]] the microfilm from the Family History Library. <br> | ||
*Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) - many Illinois vital records are available at low or no cost via IRAD. Check the IRAD [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradholdings.html Local Government Records Database] to see if birth records are available for the county for that date range. Select the county from the list and search for the word "Birth". IRAD accepts requests by phone.<br> | *[[Illinois_Regional_Archives_Depository_(IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]] - many Illinois vital records are available at low or no cost via IRAD. Check the IRAD [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradholdings.html Local Government Records Database] to see if birth records are available for the county for that date range. Select the county from the list and search for the word "Birth". IRAD accepts requests by phone.<br> | ||
*Individual County Clerks - If there is no GS microfilm number available and the records aren't available via IRAD, [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/countylisting.htm contact] the county clerk where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record. Some Illinois counties have digitized their records and made them available online for a fee. <br> | *Individual County Clerks - If there is no GS microfilm number available and the records aren't available via IRAD, [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/countylisting.htm contact] the county clerk where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record. Some Illinois counties have digitized their records and made them available online for a fee. <br> | ||
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