Illinois State Archives – County Fact Sheets: View an Illinois county fact sheet by clicking the region of the state in which the county is located, and then by clicking the individual county. Fact sheets contain contact information for the county offices, record types held, record types lost and a history of the county. (more…)
A frequent complaint in genealogy research is “I would love to learn about my family tree but I can’t afford professional help or the fees all these websites charge”. The amount of money you can spend is inversely proportional to the combined volume of time you’re able to spend doing it AND how resourceful you are. Money and time must be spent and that is just a fact. Play it smart, however, and there are some great things that can be accomplished with relatively little money. (more…)
Genealogy How To:
It can make the task of building your family tree much easier if you know where to find certain specific information. We have compiled a list of places where you should be able to locate specific pieces of genealogical information on an ancestor.
Do you own any old pictures that were taken of famous people, taken at historic events, or snapshots of groups or individuals being honored for something special? Please forward scans or other electronic copies. A clear digital photo of the old documents works nicely too.
The Shoot ‘Em Up project also aims to collect and exhibit the names of those honored for just about anything, including plaques on walls and building faces, monuments, and inscriptions found anywhere. Names engraved or on plaques at the police department, fire department, schools, churches, clubs, at the lodge or anywhere individuals were recognized. Any old group photographs complete with names. Old bulletins, leaflets, books, booklets, pamphlets are also welcome but must include the cover and the copyright page so that we can obtain permission to use them. Any publication submitted must be dated in some way, and should be of antiquity. Shoot it with your camera, your phone; It doesn’t matter as long as the names are legible. If you don’t see anything like this on any regular basis and want to join the fun, do a cemetery drive-by and capture a few headstones. Show that you’re outgoing and drive through rattling off a handful of pictures.
All pictures submitted must include the location, anything additional you can tell us about the picture and a date taken. Be as specific as possible. Capture the entire inscription so that we know what the names are being displayed for.
Correspondence should be sent to “shootem” at geneosity.com
Please forward electronic files to the email address with the descriptions and other information and we will post it to the site as soon as possible.
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Post below includes photos and the names listed of a Civil War Memorial located at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Sidney, Illinois.
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