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*The [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/globsrch.html Global Database Search] created by the [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives] allows all index databases on their website to be searched by name (free).  
*The [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/globsrch.html Global Database Search] created by the [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives] allows all index databases on their website to be searched by name (free).  
**You must click on a database from the list of results and enter the name again to search for the record in that database. The search field is at the bottom of the webpage.
**Click on a database from the list of results and enter the name again to search for the record in that database. The search field is at the bottom of the webpage.
**The database includes a few birth records and is strong for marriage and death information.
**The database is strong for birth, marriage and death information.


=== Birth Records  ===
=== Birth Records  ===
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In many cases, children were raised by relatives or interested families without a formal adoption taking place and no official adoption records being created. <br>  
In many cases, children were raised by relatives or interested families without a formal adoption taking place and no official adoption records being created. <br>  


For more information, see [[Adoption Research|Adoption Research]] for additional resources and strategies.  
For more information, see [[Adoption Research|Adoption Research]] for additional resources and strategies.


== Start with Vital Records  ==
== Start with Vital Records  ==
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