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Welcome to the '''[[Illinois]] [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject|WikiProject]] | Welcome to the '''[[Illinois]] [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject|WikiProject]]'''! We're delighted you found this page, and hope you'll be part of our team! | ||
There are 102counties in Illinois currently, and one defunct county - Dane County - which no longer exist. Pages have already been created for every county, and headings for a basic outline of record types have been added. | |||
Please add whatever you know about the records available for counties and/or communities and cities in Illinois. Working together, we can all benefit from the knowledge of community members on the Wiki. | |||
If you have questions, or need some guidance on what to add or how to do so, feel free to contact the project leader or other team members. | If you have questions, or need some guidance on what to add or how to do so, feel free to contact the project leader or other team members. | ||
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*Public Library addresses and website links | *Public Library addresses and website links | ||
*Family History Center addresses | *Family History Center addresses | ||
*[[Wiki Project -- Idaho -- Tasks -- Town Halls|Town or city halls]] -- The Illinois State Archives web site has location and contact information about each county in Illinois tied to a [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradregn.html Region Map] of [[ | *[[Wiki Project -- Idaho -- Tasks -- Town Halls|Town or city halls]] -- The Illinois State Archives web site has location and contact information about each county in Illinois tied to a [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradregn.html Region Map] of [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|IRAD]]. The site also provides a basic historical timeline for the county, and links to Illinois State Archive databases relevant to that county.<br> | ||
*[[Wiki Project -- Idaho -- Tasks -- Churches in Cities|Churches in the towns and cities of IIllinois]] -- This is a Google Task -- We need to identify churches, current and historical, in the towns and cities of Illinois.. | *[[Wiki Project -- Idaho -- Tasks -- Churches in Cities|Churches in the towns and cities of IIllinois]] -- This is a Google Task -- We need to identify churches, current and historical, in the towns and cities of Illinois.. | ||
*[[WikiProject -- Idaho -- Tasks -- County History Resources|Counties]] -- Add a list of known publications or links about the history of each county. See [[Owyhee County, Idaho|Owyhee County]] or [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]] as examples. | *[[WikiProject -- Idaho -- Tasks -- County History Resources|Counties]] -- Add a list of known publications or links about the history of each county. See [[Owyhee County, Idaho|Owyhee County]] or [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]] as examples. | ||
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Focus for this sprint will be on continuing to add content to the County pages. We will also continue to add internal links between counties, state, city, and topics pages. | Focus for this sprint will be on continuing to add content to the County pages. We will also continue to add internal links between counties, state, city, and topics pages. | ||
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