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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | |||
<center>''The Illinois Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Illinois. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | |||
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Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Illinois<br> | == Illinois Research Strategies == | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Illinois:<br> | |||
===Finding Illinois Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Illinois|Finding Illinois Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
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=== Illinois | ===Finding Illinois Records=== | ||
*[[Illinois Record Finder]] | |||
===Illinois Statewide Databases=== | |||
*[[Illinois Online Genealogy Records|Illinois Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
* | ===Illinois Research Process=== | ||
* | *[[Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present]] | ||
* | *[[Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1850-1910]] | ||
*[[Illinois Descendancy Research]] | |||
*[[How to Find Illinois Birth Records|How to find Illinois Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Illinois Marriage Records|How to find Illinois Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Illinois Death Records|How to find Illinois Death Records]] | |||
== Illinois Research Tips == | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Illinois. <br> | |||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1916, with full compliance for births by 1922 and for deaths in 1919. | |||
*'''''County regististration:''''' County health office began recording births and death records in 1877 until the state board took over in 1916. | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Illinois Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Illinois. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Illinois Substitute Records|Illinois Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1877 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Illinois Newspapers]] and [[Illinois Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Illinois Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Illinois Census|Illinois Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | |||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | |||
== Further Illinois Research == | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Illinois.pdf Illinois Family History Research Outline] | |||
*[https://illinoisgenweb.org/#gsc.tab=0 ILGenWeb] - Illinois GenWeb Project | |||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/ Illinois Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Illinois | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/il/ Cyndi's List] - Illinois genealogy sites on the internet | |||
*[http://www.raogk.org/illinois-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Illinois Records Guide | |||
*"Genealogical Research in Illinois," by Diane Renner Walsh, ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly.'' no. 94 #1 (March 2006):38-67. {{FSC|1290411|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B2ng}} | |||
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