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 >