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=== Obtaining the Records === | === Obtaining the Records === | ||
'''State Repositories''' | |||
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[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories] includes some online Illinois probate indexes. | [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories] includes some online Illinois probate indexes. | ||
'''National''' | '''National Repositories''' | ||
The Family History Library has microfilmed many Illinois probate records, generally from the date of the county’s creation until the early 1900s. Probate records may include such documents as wills, letters of administration, guardianships, probate journals, probate packets, and adoptions. The probate packets, which contain all documents pertaining to a probate case, have the most genealogical information, but are not always available at the Family History Library. Probate records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | The Family History Library has microfilmed many Illinois probate records, generally from the date of the county’s creation until the early 1900s. Probate records may include such documents as wills, letters of administration, guardianships, probate journals, probate packets, and adoptions. The probate packets, which contain all documents pertaining to a probate case, have the most genealogical information, but are not always available at the Family History Library. Probate records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
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ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- GUARDIANSHIP | ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- GUARDIANSHIP | ||
'''Web Sites''' | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/index.html DeathIndexes.com] provides links to several Illinois probate records. | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/index.html DeathIndexes.com] provides links to several Illinois probate records. | ||
*[http:// | *[http://ilgenweb.net/ USGenWeb, Illinois] A cooperative volunteer effort with links to resources in the state and counties. | ||
=== Learn More === | |||
*Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010. | |||
*Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Third Edition. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004. (See page 185.) | |||
*Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. | |||
Click on the following links to wiki articles for additional information on probate records: | |||
*[[United States Probate Records|United States Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Probate Process|Probate Process]] | |||
[[Category:Illinois|Probate]] | [[Category:Illinois|Probate]] | ||