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*County Histories -- Add a list of known publications or links about the history of each county. See [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson County, Illinois]] as an examples. Sources to check for counties histories include [http://books.google.com/ Google Books], [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books HeritageQuest], [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archive], and [http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive]. (others?)<br> | *County Histories -- Add a list of known publications or links about the history of each county. See [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson County, Illinois]] as an examples. Sources to check for counties histories include [http://books.google.com/ Google Books], [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books HeritageQuest], [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archive], and [http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive]. (others?)<br> | ||
*Check [http://www.lookatillinois.info/ LookAtIllinois] web site for digitital galleries from Illinois public libraries. Collections often include publications of interest to genealogists. | *Check [http://www.lookatillinois.info/ LookAtIllinois] web site for digitital galleries from Illinois public libraries. Collections often include publications of interest to genealogists. | ||
*Check [http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital Archive] for digital collections. | *Check [http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital Archive] for digital collections.There is currently no way to search by county, but will be in an upcoming (2012?) software upgrade. Browse collections and look for city names and match them to county pages, e.g., [http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Flinl3 Oak Ridge Cemetery Internment Records] on the Sangamon County page, [http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fppld Polo Area Cemetery Records of Ogle, Lee, Carroll, and Whiteside County)] for the counties listed in the title.<br> | ||
*Counties -- Cross link to information on ILGenWeb pages. | *Counties -- Cross link to information on ILGenWeb pages. | ||
*Newspapers in the towns and cities of Illinois -- Locating and copying the list of newspapers available in the [http://www.library.illinois.edu/inp/participant_results.php?location=Abraham+Lincoln+Presidential+Library Illinois Newspaper Project] for each city or town to their respective page, then adding links to the microfilm numbers and/or digital versions. | *Newspapers in the towns and cities of Illinois -- Locating and copying the list of newspapers available in the [http://www.library.illinois.edu/inp/participant_results.php?location=Abraham+Lincoln+Presidential+Library Illinois Newspaper Project] for each city or town to their respective page, then adding links to the microfilm numbers and/or digital versions. | ||
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== Contributors == | == Contributors == | ||