For the Record: newsletter of the Illinois State Archives, & the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board, Secretary of State & State Archivist

              For the
Spring 2005
Newsletter
of the
Illinois
State
Archives
&
The Illinois
State Historical
Records
Advisory Board
Jesse White
Secretary of State
&
State Archivist
Volume 19
Number 2
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Archives receives accolades from genealogy magazine
In the February 2005 issue of Family Tree Magazine, the
readers voted the Illinois State Archives’ page on the
Secretary of State’s Web site as one of the “25
absolutely best family history Web sites.”
Since 2000, the magazine has pointed genealogists to
the Internet’s best family history resource sites through
its annual 101 Best Web Sites list. The Archives site
has been in the top 101 every year.
The State Archives received another mention in the
February issue as well. In the article “Back to the
Future,” which describes how technology has
revolutionized genealogy and changed the way
genealogists conduct their family histories, the State
Archives is listed as one of the trend-setting states
posting genealogical data on the Internet.
“With our ever-changing world of technology, Web-based
research has become a mainstay for
genealogists and historians,” said Secretary of State
and State Archivist Jesse White. “I am proud of what
the State Archives site has to offer and that with the
help of committed staff and volunteers the Archives
continues to be at the forefront of America’s genealogy
trend.” @ Records in the Illinois State Archives
Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Database of Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records
Databases of Illinois Veterans
Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
Illinois Winnebago War Veterans
Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
Illinois Mexican War Veterans
Illinois Civil War Veterans
Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units
Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans
1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Residents
Illinois Statewide Vital Records Databases
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900
Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916
Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916–1950)
Records in the Illinois Regional Archives
Depositories (IRAD)
Local Governmental Records in the IRAD System
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments
Records at Eastern Illinois University
Arthur Local Registrar’s Birth Certificates Index (1868–1925)
Mattoon Death Certificate Registers Index (1899–1918)
Mattoon Court of Common Pleas Case Files Index
(1869–1873)
Shelby County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1828–1871)
Wayne County Coroner’s Inquest Record Index (1888–1960)
Records at Illinois State University
DeWitt County Coroner’s Inquest Files Index (1924–1977)
Livingston County Probate Case Files Index (1837–1958)
Logan County Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index
(1857–1945)
McLean County Probate Record Index (1834–1934)
McLean County Will Record Index (1838–1940)
Vermilion County Coroner’s Inquest Files Index (1908–1956)
Woodford County Almshouse Registers Index (1868–1957)
Records at Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833–1871
Cook County Coroner’s Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911
Chicago Police Department Homicide Record, 1870–1930
Records at Northern Illinois University
Carroll County Birth Certificates Index (1877–1913)
JoDaviess County Almshouse Registers Index (1846–1938)
Kane County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1836–1870)
Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1840–1898)
Ogle County Almshouse Register Index (1878–1933)
Ogle County Naturalization Papers (County Court) Index
(1872–1906)
Records at Southern Illinois University
East St. Louis City Court Naturalization Papers Index
(1874–1906)
Madison County Probate Case Files Index (1813–1903)
St. Clair County Circuit Court Chancery Case Files Index
(1815–1870)
St. Clair County Farm Board Record Index (1874–1879)
Records at the University of Illinois at Springfield
Macon County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1829–1861)
Macoupin County Coroner’s Inquest Files Index (1835–1928)
Morgan County Poor Farm Records Index (1850–1932)
Sangamon County Guardian’s Case Files Index (1825–1901)
Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821–1885)
Records at Western Illinois University
Adams County Almshouse Register Index (1873–1898)
Brown County Almshouse Registers Index (1882–1963)
Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1825–1876)
Mercer County Almshouse Register Index (1859–1948)
Peoria County Probate Case Files Index (1825–1887)
Rock Island Probate Case Files Index (1834–1899)
Stark County Almshouse Register Index (1868–1941)
Genealogy on the Web