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==== How to Use IRAD ==== | ==== How to Use IRAD ==== | ||
There are three ways: | |||
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*Records held at [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/eiumap.html IRAD–EIU] <br>Discover what county records are held there. | |||
#Click on the "IRAD Holdings" in the blue bar above. | |||
#Click on “IRAD Local Governmental Records Database”. | #Click on “IRAD Local Governmental Records Database”. | ||
#Click on “Search the Local Governmental Records Database”. | #Click on “Search the Local Governmental Records Holdings Database”. | ||
#Select your county of interest and submit. | #Select your county of interest and submit query. | ||
#Results are records held by IRAD for your county. | #Results are records held by IRAD-EIU for your county. | ||
*Databases extracted from records at [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/eiumap.html IRAD– EIU] <br>Discover what records are extracted and included in local, county or statewide databases. | |||
#Click on your county of interest. | #Click on your county of interest. | ||
#Scroll to the bottom of the page to view databases pertinent to your county. | #Scroll to the bottom of the page to view databases pertinent to your town, county, or state. | ||
*[http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Acrobat Reader] required: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad.pdf IRAD PDF] | |||
IRAD ''welcomes'' mail and telephone requests for research help. No e-mail requests are available at this time. There is no charge for research help, except for photocopy costs. You will be informed if your copies exceed $5. Otherwise you will be billed for your copy requests. IRAD requests that you limit your request to 2 names at a time and that you wait for that response before submitting additional requests. Send your request directly to the IRAD regional depository holding the county records of interest. You may send requests to up to 5 different depositories at a time. | IRAD ''welcomes'' mail and telephone requests for research help. No e-mail requests are available at this time. There is no charge for research help, except for photocopy costs. You will be informed if your copies exceed $5. Otherwise you will be billed for your copy requests. IRAD requests that you limit your request to 2 names at a time and that you wait for that response before submitting additional requests. Send your request directly to the IRAD regional depository holding the county records of interest. You may send requests to up to 5 different depositories at a time. | ||