Thank you for the Illinois info. I used to belong to the Morgan Co. list but got overwhelmed and had to cut back. I see Mary Ann is still doing a top-notch job. Elizabeth in Texas eperiman@1starnet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: John Charles Tippet <JohnDoeTippet@csi.com> To: <BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 5:24 PM Subject: Fw: [ILMORGAN-L] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index on Archives Web Site > Fellow Behymer researchers (and anyone else with ties to Illinois), you must > check this site out!!! > > John Charles Tippet > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> > To: <ILMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 3:28 PM > Subject: [ILMORGAN-L] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index on Archives Web Site > > > > > > Here's a new Search Engine on the IL State Archives sight: > > > > > > >> > > >>> GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES: > > >>> > > >>> Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short > > >>> time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so > > >>> many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary > > >>> of State Information Systems Services Department is now > > >>> available on the Secretary of State web site. > > >>> > > >>> There is now a link to the marriage database on the > > >>> Archives' homepage which may be reached at the > > >>> following address: > > >>> www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html > > >>> Look under the "Search Our Online Databases." > > >>> > > >>> An official announcement concerning the database will > > >>> be pending until more formal arrangements can be made. > > >>> In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a > > >>> test run and report any problems you might experience. > > >>> > > >>> There are currently a little over one million records > > >>> in the online database. Plans are to update the > > >>> database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are > > >>> represented in the online database. Data entry is > > >>> complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the > > >>> supplemental information that is reached by links on > > >>> the introductory page and the search entry and search > > >>> results pages. > > >>> > > >>> We have tried to make it as clear as possible what > > >>> records are included in the database and how to obtain > > >>> copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks. > > >>> IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 > > >>> counties represented in the database and we will soon > > >>> accession marriage records from several others. > > >>> > > >>> Karl Moore > > >>> Illinois State Archives > > >>> 217-785-1266 > > >>> kmoore@ccgate.sos.state.il.us > > >> > > http://www.usgenweb.org/census/states.htm > > > > Mary Ann > > > > > > > Mary Ann Kaylor > > Morgan County ILGenWeb Coordinator & Mail List > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm > > Sangamon County ILGenWeb Coordinator, Mail List & GenConnect Cluster > Boards > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/sangamon.htm > > Menard County ILGenWeb Mail List > > MENARD-L-request@rootsweb.com > > -------------------------------------------------- > > KAYLOR-L-request@rootsweb.com & GenConnect Cluster Boards > > KALER-L-request@rootsweb.com > > TEDROW-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== > > > > Come search our Morgan County ILGenWeb Pages! We have a > > Search Engine to help you find your ancestor! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > Picklesimer webpage: Shawna's Genealogy Page > http://www.concentric.net/~shahall/ > Thanks, Shawna! > >