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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 | *Check [http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital Archive] for relevant collections.There is currently no way to search by county, but will be in an upcoming (2012?) software upgrade. Browse collections and look at city names, figure out which county, then incorporate into county page content, 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)] on the Ogle, Lee, Caroll, and Whiteside County pages.<br> | ||
*Cross link to information on ILGenWeb pages. | *Cross link to information on ILGenWeb pages. | ||
*For each county, identify probate record books available through [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1834344 Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1970]. | *For each county, identify probate record books available through [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1834344 Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1970]. | ||