Research Links

                  They're Just A Mouse Click Away.   
Cemeteries
Cemetery Transcription Library
 Obituary Central - Obits on the Web 
Birth Calculator
Tombstone Transcription Project - Illinois online data
Association for Gravestone Studies


Census
 USGenWeb Census Project - online data
Census Online - online data


General
 Access Genealogy
Ancestral Findings
Ancestry.com
Church of the Latter Day Saints Family Search (LDS)
 City Directories of the US
 Cyndi's List - links to online data

Dar Library
Diseases and Medical Terms for Genealogists
 Family Tree Maker.com
Distant Cousin Website
Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records
GeneaSearch -- Free Genealogy Data to help find your Ancestor
GeneaLinks -- Free marriage records dasebase
Genlookups -- Directory of Genealogy Lookup Volunteers
Genealogy.com -- GenForm
Genealogy-Geneology.net
GenealogyToday
GenSource
Lutheran Genealogy
National Archives
National Archives Genealogist/Family Searchable Databases
National Archives and Records Administration
Olive Tree Genealogy
RAND Genealogy Club -- Genealogy resources on internet
Rootsweb WorldConnect -- Searchable Family Trees
Surname Web
United States Internet Genealogical Society
United States Railroad Retirment Board Website
Vietnam Casualty Search

Illinois - General
 Cyndi's List - Illinois links to online data
Illinois State Archives - online data
Illinois State Genealogical Society - online data
Illinois State Historical Library
Illinois Alive! - historical data
Illinois Naturalization Indexes Onlline
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900
Illinois Statewide Death Index Pre - 1916
Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916 - 1950
Primitive Baptist Church In Illinois

Illinois - Schuyler County
 Illinois City - County Search
GenForum - Schuyler County - threaded forum
Illinois Trails - Schuyler County - website
Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum & Genealogical Society


Immigration/Emigration
 Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records
 Passenger Lists - online data
Ship Lists
Ports of Arrival


Land and Property
 Illinois Public Domain Land Sales - online data
Official Federal Land Patent Records - online data
U. S. Land & Property Research - tutorial


LDS and Related Sites
 Family Search - online IGI, Ancestral File, FHL Catalogue
 LDS 1880 Federal US Census- online
Find a LDS Family History Center Near You


Maps and Locators
 USGenWeb Digital Map Library - online data
1895 Schuyler County, Illinois Map
TopoZone - search
Illinois County Formation Maps
GenMaps - Old Maps of England, Wales & Scotland
Phelps' Travellers Guide to The United States - Railroad, Stagecoach, Canal & Steamboat routes from 1850 with maps


Military
 USGenWeb Pension Project - online data
Illinois in the Civil War - online data
National Archives -- Request or Prove Military Service
The American War Library
Korean War Project


Newspapers
 Schuyler County Illinois Trails - Schuyler County Old Newspaper Articles
Schuyler County Newspaper Abstracts - website
Quincy Public Library - Reference Services - Newspaper Archive 1835-1900 - online


Photographs, Postcards, Treasures
 Vintage Postcards


Genealogy Hints & Helps Sources 
Deciphering Old Handwriting - tutorial
Definitions and Abbreviations
Diseases and Medical Terms
Foreign Language Translation
Nicknames of the Past
Old Style Abbreviations for Proper Names
 Rootsweb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees - tutorial
Vital Records Information - Pick a state


USGenWeb - ILGenWeb
 Illinois Ancestor Registry
Lineage Researchers
Special Collections - online data

Mailing Lists
**** Note -- These mailing list are not linked. Please copy & paste

IL-OBITS - A mailing list for the posting of obituaries from Illinois newspapers. Volunteers for some IL Counties upon request for Obits Look Ups. Place the County and surname in the subject line. In body of the email type the Full name, and exact date (at least the month and year). If there is a volunteer for that county they will email back.
To Post: IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com
To Subcribe & Unsubscribe: IL-OBITS-L-request@rootsweb.com

IL-WESTERN. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the western region of Illinois encompassing the counties of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jersey, Knox, Macoupin, McDonough, Madison, Mercer, Morgan, Pike, Rock Island, St. Clair, Schuyler, Scott, and Warren. To subscribe send "subscribe" to il-western-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or il-western-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
 
IL-OLD-NEWS. A mailing list for the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Illinois newspapers published prior to 1931. Newspapers contain much of the information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, etc. They also provide community news and many fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. Additional information can be found on the Illinois Newspaper Abstracts website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to il-old-news-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or il-old-news-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).


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