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(Henry) Nathan ROBB 1872 Diary

Fully transcribed 1872 diary of Henry Nathan ROBB (1856-1934), Munson Township, Henry County, Illinois.

African American Genealogy Resources: States/Illinois

From Christine's Genealogy Website.

AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Illinois

Ancestry.com - Search Family & Local History Records

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Early Illinois Women & Other Unsung Heroes

GEDCOM Index .com - Illinois

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

Midwest Adoption Center

This entity delivers free post-adoption service to former wards, adoptees and birthfamily members who were involved with IDCFS (1964-now) including non-identifying information and search FREE of charge.

Online County and Town Histories - Illinois

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

Southern Illinois People

Swedish America Heritage Online - Illinois, New York, Massachusetts

The purpose of this website is for educational and historical research. It digitally preserves the genealogy data and images of Swedish American emigrants, their ancestors and descendants. If you find a match on our data base with one of your ancestors, please assist us by becoming a registered user and update the appropriate branch that includes your family. There is no fee for this service.

The Illinois Biographies Project

The Search for the Parents of Franciska TRAUTVETTER Continues - A Study in Downstate Illinois Resources

Article by Michael John Neill.

Tillie's Tales — a southern Illinois farm girl's 1930s diaries

From 1930 through 1939, my grandmother Bertille BRAND kept a journal of her daily life in the small farming community of Hecker, Illnois. Over the course of these ten years, she names countless births, marriages and deaths. Some names frequently cited are BIRKNER, EICHENSEER, GREGSON, REHEIS, MENG, GOEDDEL and many more. She mentions numerous localities as well in both Monroe and St. Clair Counties.

Tribes and Villages of Illinois

White Oak Foundation

Illinois adoption search information.

WPA Life Histories from Illinois

Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.