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Library of Congress - Search results for Illinois

National Archives and Records Administration

Newberry Library - Illinois Genealogy

North Suburban Library System (NSLS)

Northwestern University Library - Digitized Collections

Located in Evanston, Illinois. The Digitized Collections include: archival and manuscript collection finding aids, photograph collections, maps, books and more.

Online Schools - Libraries in Illinois

The University of Illinois library has one of the largest resources for genealogy information. The library finder tool allows you to search for other library locations in Illinois. The tool provides information like library address, phone number, and website address for over 650 libraries in Illinois. It also integrates the listings into Google Maps so you can easily get driving directions.

Public Libraries in the United States - Illinois

A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

PublicLibraries.com - Illinois

Regional History Center - NIU - University Libraries

The Regional History Center is a unique component of Northern Illinois University

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - Illinois (Wayback Machine)

Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago

Established in 1968, the Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago (SAAGC) collects and makes available the rich documentary record of the Swedish-American experience in Chicago. Manuscript collections include organizational records of local Swedish-American groups and personal papers of Swedish-Americans. A library of Swedish and English language periodicals and books, largely Chicago imprints, complements the archival collection. Much of the SAAGC holdings are in the Swedish language.

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

Located at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. This is a national archives and research institute for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. Holdings are extensive, including materials from all sectors of the Swedish immigrant community in the USA and Canada, including immigration studies, settlement histories, immigrant literature and arts, Swedish-American biography and genealogy, as well as Swedish-American church life and social organizations.

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive

Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, an online visual collection of historic images showcasing the Mississippi River region along the Iowa/Illinois border.

Vasa Order of America Archives

Located in Bishop Hill, Illinois. The main purpose is to preserve the records of the Vasa Order of America and its members. We have set up a family register where all Vasa members and their families will be chronicled. The register is an important phase of our archival activities by assisting researchers find their ancestors. We aim at making the contents of the building interesting to all visitors. Therefore we have accepted a number of artifacts which relate to Swedish and Scandinavian immigrant history. These items provide visual and physical connections to past generations.

Wabash Valley Visions & Voices Digital Memory Project

Wabash Visions & Voices focuses on the Wabash Valley region in west central Indiana and east central Illinois. The digital collection contains artifacts, administrative and personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, texts, yearbooks, maps, oral histories, and other audio/video files. Genealogical resources are not included.

Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Archives

WorldCat: The World's Largest Library Catalog

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Special features include the ability for you to create lists of library items and build biblilographies.