AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
Premier African American genealogy website. Transcriptions, databases, message boards, chats, and much more

African American Cemeteries Online
Oldest and largest African American cemetery transcription site

Cemeteries - Digital Documentation

Farm Weeklies - browseable

Illinois High School Glory Days
Variety of information, including names and pictures, of Illinois high schools no longer in existence.

Old Directory Search
Scroll to the botoom and see listing of all.

Google Books Search
Variety of subjects, including county history books. Easy to search.

WorldCat
Find items in Libraries near you--1st, look at Quick Reference Guide

Illinois Genealogy Book Links
Google Books specific to Illinois.

Illinois State Archives
Starting point to search for records of Illinois ancestors--births, deaths, marriages, military, land, court files, and more

Illinois Digital Archives (IDA)
Access to primary sources materials in Illinois libraries, archives, museums, historical societies and other cultural institutions.

Springfield Newspaper Index, 1831-1860

Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Search 50 years of the journal by year or topic.

Inflation Calculator
Figure present day value of old money.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Search engine starting point

Migrations
Search for ancestors' migrations and general migration patterns

Ancient Faces
Another search for photographs of ancestors put online by other researchers

Dead Fred
Another search for photographs of ancestors put online by other researchers

Family Old Photos
Search for photographs of ancestors put online by other researchers

7-generation relationship chart
Chart to help figure out ousin or 2nd cousin or 3rd cousin once removed relationships