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Ackerson, Ginny - A Survey of Midwest Records

Ginny Ackerson groovifamily@msn.com 801-489-4994

Illinois Records:

Family Research Files. These family research files (referred to as the Local and Family History Vertical Files) have been donated to the Newberry Library by genealogists or their families. They include an eclectic mix of materials such as copies of original records, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal diaries, and bibliographies. The surname indexes are online at: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/verticalfiles.html

Illinois Genealogical Databases online: a) IRAD: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/home.html

b) Elgin/Kane County newspaper index: http://innovative.gailborden.info:82/

c) Pape Funeral Home records in Danville; this database has over 275,000 records. The employees at Pape's are constantly adding new records to the database as well as updating existing records. http://www.papemortuary.com/

d) Death records from all over Illinois: http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/

e) Illinois Newspaper Project http://www.library.uiuc.edu/inp/database.php All microfilm produced for INP is made available through interlibrary loan. ) f) Gravestone pictures in Illinois: http://illinoisgravestones.org/ g) Federal Township Plats of Il 1804-1891: http://landplats.ilsos.net/ h) Many websites for Illinois: https://www.genealoger.com/

Indiana Records

Indiana State Library has many online indexes including the state’s largest newspaper collection. They have many newspapers on microfilm and an index of names and obituaries in Indianapolis newspapers since 1898. Their newspaper microfilms are available through interlibrary loan. http://www.in.gov/library/2306.htm

Some Indiana deaths and obituaries: http://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/

Indiana Naturalization records from before 1951 are indexed at: https://www.in.gov/serv/iara_naturalization

The Allen County Public Library has a collection second only to the Family History Library with many databases online: http://www.genealogycenter.org/ Many records online: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Indiana_Online_Genealogy_Records

Iowa Records

Iowa Biographies Project-- This is a single-entry point to Iowa biographies. There are currently over 16,900 biographies available at this site and links to over 12,000 biographies located at other Iowa project sites. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/

Iowa Gravestone Photo Project: Browse over 362,000 gravestone photo records from across the state of Iowa. http://iowagravestones.org/search.php?search=index

Iowa Genealogical Society database: http://www.iowagenealogy.org/research_resources/index.htm

IaGenWeb Genealogy Message Boards: http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm

WPA grave registration: 654,155 records within 82 Iowa counties http://iowawpagraves.org/

Kansas Records

Kansas State Historical Society (great databases: http://www.kshs.org/ ) has an almost complete set of newspapers available through interlibrary loan: http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm

Kansas Biographies: https://kansasgenealogy.com/

Kansas deaths and obituaries: http://www.deathindexes.com/kansas/index.html Kansas GenWeb… excellent databases and some online books http://www.ksgenweb.org/

In 2014 the excellent Kansas website, Blue Skyways, shut down. Many of their collections are still available at http://mhgswichita.org/skyways.html

Kansas Cemeteries: http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm

Michigan Records

1894 Michigan State Census; This document lists the names by ward, township, and county of United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/michigan/1894_state_census.htm

The Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library began life as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. Realizing that Detroit’s history was inextricably connected to that of Michigan and the Old Northwest and those histories to that of Canada and New France, he assembled a collection that was one of the most important private historical collections in the country. https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/research/burton-historical-collection Michigan Biographical Index: https://michlist.com/

Michigan Cemeteries: http://www.interment.net/us/mi/index.htm

Michigan Naturalization Index: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Michigan_Naturalization_and_Citizenship

Michigan births 1867-1902, marriages 1868-1925, deaths 1867-1897 indexed and digitized: https://www.familysearch.org/

Michigan Death Indexes: http://www.deathindexes.com/michigan/

Western Michigan Genealogical Databases: http://data.wmgs.org/ GENDIS has over 460,000 deaths from 1867-1897: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/gendisx/index.asp

Minnesota Records

Minnesota Historical Society: http://www.mnhs.org/search/about.

Naturalization records from district courts in all of Minnesota’s remaining counties have been transferred to the Minnesota Historical Society Library. As records are microfilmed there, the films become available from the Minnesota Historical Society through interlibrary loan to public libraries.

Minnesota Biographies Project: http://www.usbiographies.org/index.php/21-minnesota

A list of Minnesota newspapers available online and through interlibrary loan is at: http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers

Minnesota Tombstone Transcription Project: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/minnesota/

Dalby Database: Lots of information on Southern Minnesota families: http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=history Minnesota Obituaries Project: http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/mn/obitsmn.htm

Missouri Records

Dictionary of Missouri Biography: http://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC&dq=missouri+biography&pg=PP1&ots=D8Oorvm7bY&source=citation&sig=BVvKN2QsqQPYpdLRH6_wtSEykM4&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dmissouri%2Bbiography&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1&cad=bottom-3results#PPP1,M1

Missouri Naturalization Records: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/naturalization/

Missouri Death and Obituary Indexes: http://www.deathindexes.com/missouri/

Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/

Missouri Newspapers: http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/index.shtml

Missouri Probate Records: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/stlprobate/

Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1957: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Mo. https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy

Nebraska Records

Some online Nebraska records are at: http://www.deathindexes.com/nebraska/index.html

Some online cemetery records and gravestone pictures: http://nebraskagravestones.org/

Some Nebraska marriages arranged by county online at: http://www.idreamof.com/marriage/ne.html

The Nebraska State Historical Society has more than 35,000 rolls of Nebraska newspapers on microfilm dating from the territorial period to the present. https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/nebraska-newspaper-inventory

Some of the early and Territorial censuses for Nebraska are online at: http://www.censusfinder.com/nebraska.htm

Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Comp_NE/index.htm#Table%20of%20Contents

North Dakota Records

The North Dakota Naturalization Records index database is complete for all North Dakota Counties and contains over 212,000 entries. It includes information regarding name; country of emigration; dates of "first papers" (declaration of intent) and "second papers" (naturalization) and the county district court where the proceedings occurred. https://library.ndsu.edu/db/naturalization/

The State Historical Society of N.D. has an extensive newspaper collection which is available through interlibrary loan or ChroniclingAmerica http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatnewspapers.html .

They also have many genealogical records including pre-1925 marriages: http://history.nd.gov/archives/marriage.html North Dakota Biographies database: https://library.ndsu.edu/db/biography/

The North Dakota Public Death Index 1881-present. You must search in 10-year increments or less; 1881-c.1924 is incomplete.

https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm

Ohio Records

Digitized and indexed Ohio records at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/43?region=Ohio

Ohio Newspaper Index…The OHS contains the largest collection of Ohio's newspapers in existence-- 4,500 titles, 20,000 volumes, and almost 48,000 rolls of microfilm of Ohio titles. They are available for use at the Reading Room or through interlibrary loan. A complete list, including both filmed and un-filmed (original paper) titles available for use at the Ohio Historical Society's Archives/Library can be accessed at: http://catalog.ohiohistory.org/Presto/home/home.aspx?ssid=Newspapers

The Ohio State Library recently transferred their genealogical collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Many wonderful resources are now available through them. https://www.columbuslibrary.org/research/local-history-genealogy

The Cleveland Public Library has several databases including a necrology file and obituary file that cover 1833 to the present. https://cpl.org/research-learning/genealogy/

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. An index to over 3,500,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day. Actual obits may be ordered from over 60 partner libraries. https://www.rbhayes.org/main/ohio-obituary-index/

South Dakota Records

South Dakota Birth Records Search Site for dates over 100 years ago: https://apps.sd.gov/PH14Over100BirthRec/index.aspx

The SD Tombstone transcription and gravestones projects : http://www.usgwtombstones.org/southdakota/sdakota.html and https://southdakotagravestones.org/ The South Dakota State Historical Society collections: https://history.sd.gov/archives/collectionindexes.aspx

Wisconsin Records

The Wisconsin Historical Society has a fabulous website with several online databases that are searchable including births, marriages, deaths and obituaries. They have the second-largest collection of newspapers in the United States. Many, including all Wisconsin newspapers, are on microfilm and can be loaned to public libraries through interlibrary loan. Newspapers produced by German and other ethnic groups are especially valuable for research on residents of the state.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/

Wisconsin Pioneer and Century Certificate Project. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society issues pioneer certificates to anyone whose ancestors settled in Wisconsin by 1850 and century certificates to those who can document pre-1876 Wisconsin ancestry. The applications contain detailed family history information. https://archive.org/details/SomePioneerFamiliesOfWisconsin

Browse the 1855, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905 Wisconsin State censuses digitized and indexed: https://www.familysearch.org/ Many websites for Wisconsin: https://www.genealoger.com/

Some general websites and collections that may be helpful in Midwest research:

The premier website for research advice: https://wiki.familysearch.org

Always check the County and State USGENWEB sites as the most amazing collections can be found there.

Example: http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/

Check the State Archives, State Libraries and State Historical and Genealogical Societies https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/state-archives.html https://www.statearchivists.org/connect/resources-state/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_libraries_and_archives https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Societies

www.footnote.com $ https://www.ancestry.com/ $ https://www.familysearch.org/ https://www.cyndislist.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/ https://billiongraves.com/ https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx

https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy http://usgenweb.org/ https://stevemorse.org/ https://www.myheritage.com/ http://interment.net. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.deathindexes.com/