Hello Mary; Have you ever ordered anything from Chicagogenealogy.com? Well those are the same folks, they've just expanded their services to include other resources. They're very dependable. Cheers, Masugu [email protected]

Elaine, What is Dad's name?   Relatively speaking, Laura Searching for my Schmitt ancestors and their descendants in Lorriane France, Ohio, and Illinois http://livinginthepastlane.com and a volunteer for RAOGK at http://www.raogk.org/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Elaine Sharp <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 5:09:21 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] birth, marriage info I have a George T. Shields who, according to his WWII records, was born in Chicago, Jan. 9, 1891.  His father died in Chicago Jun 1891 and his certificate of death says he is married but there is no space for his wife's name nor does it give an informant's name.  I am trying to find out who the mother of George 1891 is?  I gather I will have no luck with a birth record from Cook County.  I am assuming his parents married in Cook Co.  Any possibility of finding a marriage record when I have no wife's name and no exact date of marriage only an educated guess?  He did serve during WWI according to his obit. Any possibility of WWI records having this info?  The one on Ancestry does not have it.  The death record says the undertaker is Sheldon.  Any creative ideas of how to get the name of this mother?  This family originally came from Lockport, Will Co. IL.  Thank you. Elaine Sacramento CA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a George T. Shields who, according to his WWII records, was born in Chicago, Jan. 9, 1891. His father died in Chicago Jun 1891 and his certificate of death says he is married but there is no space for his wife's name nor does it give an informant's name. I am trying to find out who the mother of George 1891 is? I gather I will have no luck with a birth record from Cook County. I am assuming his parents married in Cook Co. Any possibility of finding a marriage record when I have no wife's name and no exact date of marriage only an educated guess? He did serve during WWI according to his obit. Any possibility of WWI records having this info? The one on Ancestry does not have it. The death record says the undertaker is Sheldon. Any creative ideas of how to get the name of this mother? This family originally came from Lockport, Will Co. IL. Thank you. Elaine Sacramento CA

Hi Everyone, Thought you'd be interested in this wonderful research library located in the T.G. Masaryk School at 5701 W. 22nd. Place, Cicero, IL.  This is the last Saturday (opens again in September) the Paul M. Nemecek Genealogy Research Library will be open.  Hours are 10:00 until 2:00 and staff will be available for help. This is the CSAGSI (Czech & Slovak Am. Genealogy Soc. of IL).  www.csagsi.org No need to be Czech or Slovak.....there's more Chicago and Illinois information than you could possibly imagine! Hope to see you there. Judie Mason Chicago

Morning I believe Cynthia Richardson (from Chicagogenealogy) and her husband run that web page. Linda in Lemont

Cynthia Richardson operates the web site through ChicagoGenealogy. It used to be JUST her doing lookups etc and I would highly recommend her. She is thorough, knowledgeable, and very professional. However, Genlighten employs (for lack of a better word) the services of many others, each providing a different lookup service. I'm not sure how their results are overseen by Genlighten, other than through a customer rating service. Maybe speaking with Cynthia would give you a better idea of the qualifications of the person doing this adoption-related work. Just MHO. Relatively speaking, Laura Searching for my Schmitt ancestors and their descendants in Lorriane France, Ohio, and Illinois http://livinginthepastlane.com and a volunteer for RAOGK at http://www.raogk.org/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Mary Lynn Fuller <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 9:34:44 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Genlighten http://www.genlighten.com/provider_lookups/illinois-adoption-lookup-for-cook-county-chicago/lookups/new?country_id=24&county_id=597&record_type_id=4&state_id=16 Anyone know anything about the person operating this place of business? - Mary

http://www.genlighten.com/provider_lookups/illinois-adoption-lookup-for-cook-county-chicago/lookups/new?country_id=24&county_id=597&record_type_id=4&state_id=16 Anyone know anything about the person operating this place of business? - Mary

But...not all have been indexed yet. Call it a Mother's Day present and order the death certificate. : ) Mary [email protected] wrote: > I didn't mean that the Cook County site had been on line for 20 years, but > that the death occurred 20 years ago. The site says deaths are posted after > 20 years. (The familysearch Cook County deaths end in 1922.) > > Diane > >

I didn't mean that the Cook County site had been on line for 20 years, but that the death occurred 20 years ago. The site says deaths are posted after 20 years. (The familysearch Cook County deaths end in 1922.) Diane

Has anyone had experience with Cook County death records not getting onto the county site after 20 years? The 20th anniversary of my aunt's death passed recently and I looked for her death record on the site, but it wasn't listed. I asked why this was and received the following response: Not all records are online and may need to be ordered thru the mail. Please go to www.cookctyclerk.com for order information and fees. Have others had this experience? Should I give it more time or just go with snail mail? Diane

Try defraging and rebooting and maybe if she still gets a blank page "reload" it. She might still have the blank page in her cache. Eliz On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have any idea why Sharon cannot  the LDS pilot site does not > load for Sharon?  I'm not having a problem.  Restart her computer? > > Mary > > ------- Original Message -------- > Subject:     Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... > Date:     Sun, 2 May 2010 21:18:13 -0400 > From:     Sharon Coyne <[email protected]> > >  From Sharon: > I have now waiting a few minutes and nothing is happening. > familysearch.com opens but even when I tried opening this site from > there I got the blank screen too. I guess I'll just keep trying. > > Sharon > > On 5/2/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: >  > When the site is being updated a blank page comes up. This could be >  > good news for more records! >  > >  > Mary >  > >  > Carol Holmbeck wrote: >  >> It worked great last night. This morning, the two times that I have >  >> opened >  >> it, it took a few seconds of a blank page, then got a 'loading' sign and >  >> then it finally opened up. Don't give up - wait at least a few > seconds to >  >> >  >> see what happens. >  >> >  >> Carol in WI >  >> >  >> ----- Original Message ----- >  >> From: "Mary Snow" <[email protected]> >  >> To: "cook county" <[email protected]> >  >> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:10 AM >  >> Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... >  >> >  >> >  >> >  >>> Does this work? >  >>> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home >  >>> >  >>> Sharon Coyne wrote: >  >>> >  >>>> When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You can also clear that page from the cache by holding down the SHIFT key while clicking on the REFRESH button. Luke -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 11:04 AM To: Mary Snow Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] [Fwd: Re: LDS death certificates...] Try defraging and rebooting and maybe if she still gets a blank page "reload" it. She might still have the blank page in her cache. Eliz On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have any idea why Sharon cannot  the LDS pilot site does not > load for Sharon?  I'm not having a problem.  Restart her computer? > > Mary > > ------- Original Message -------- > Subject:     Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... > Date:     Sun, 2 May 2010 21:18:13 -0400 > From:     Sharon Coyne <[email protected]> > >  From Sharon: > I have now waiting a few minutes and nothing is happening. > familysearch.com opens but even when I tried opening this site from > there I got the blank screen too. I guess I'll just keep trying. > > Sharon > > On 5/2/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: >  > When the site is being updated a blank page comes up. This could be >  > good news for more records! >  > >  > Mary >  > >  > Carol Holmbeck wrote: >  >> It worked great last night. This morning, the two times that I have >  >> opened >  >> it, it took a few seconds of a blank page, then got a 'loading' sign and >  >> then it finally opened up. Don't give up - wait at least a few > seconds to >  >> >  >> see what happens. >  >> >  >> Carol in WI >  >> >  >> ----- Original Message ----- >  >> From: "Mary Snow" <[email protected]> >  >> To: "cook county" <[email protected]> >  >> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:10 AM >  >> Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... >  >> >  >> >  >> >  >>> Does this work? >  >>> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home >  >>> >  >>> Sharon Coyne wrote: >  >>> >  >>>> When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone have any idea why Sharon cannot the LDS pilot site does not load for Sharon? I'm not having a problem. Restart her computer? Mary ------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 21:18:13 -0400 From: Sharon Coyne <[email protected]> From Sharon: I have now waiting a few minutes and nothing is happening. familysearch.com opens but even when I tried opening this site from there I got the blank screen too. I guess I'll just keep trying. Sharon On 5/2/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > When the site is being updated a blank page comes up. This could be > good news for more records! > > Mary > > Carol Holmbeck wrote: >> It worked great last night. This morning, the two times that I have >> opened >> it, it took a few seconds of a blank page, then got a 'loading' sign and >> then it finally opened up. Don't give up - wait at least a few seconds to >> >> see what happens. >> >> Carol in WI >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary Snow" <[email protected]> >> To: "cook county" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... >> >> >> >>> Does this work? >>> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home >>> >>> Sharon Coyne wrote: >>> >>>> When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8.

When the site is being updated a blank page comes up. This could be good news for more records! Mary Carol Holmbeck wrote: > It worked great last night. This morning, the two times that I have opened > it, it took a few seconds of a blank page, then got a 'loading' sign and > then it finally opened up. Don't give up - wait at least a few seconds to > see what happens. > > Carol in WI > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Snow" <[email protected]> > To: "cook county" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... > > > >> Does this work? >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home >> >> Sharon Coyne wrote: >> >>> When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. >>> >

Does this work? http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home Sharon Coyne wrote: > When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. > > Sharon > > On 5/1/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Correct. All death certificates are not yet digitized. We look forward >> to updates. Thanks to the many volunteers who are helping in this >> wonderful enterprise! >> >> Mary >> >> patricia meyers wrote: >> >>> There must still be death certificates not included for whatever reason. >>> I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in the >>> beta program. Wish there were a way to search by #. >>> >

It worked great last night. This morning, the two times that I have opened it, it took a few seconds of a blank page, then got a 'loading' sign and then it finally opened up. Don't give up - wait at least a few seconds to see what happens. Carol in WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Snow" <[email protected]> To: "cook county" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS death certificates... > Does this work? > http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home > > Sharon Coyne wrote: >> When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. >> >> Sharon >> >> On 5/1/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Correct. All death certificates are not yet digitized. We look forward >>> to updates. Thanks to the many volunteers who are helping in this >>> wonderful enterprise! >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> patricia meyers wrote: >>> >>>> There must still be death certificates not included for whatever >>>> reason. >>>> I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in >>>> the >>>> beta program. Wish there were a way to search by #. >>>> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When I try to open that page I get a blank screen. I'm using IE 8. Sharon On 5/1/10, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > Correct. All death certificates are not yet digitized. We look forward > to updates. Thanks to the many volunteers who are helping in this > wonderful enterprise! > > Mary > > patricia meyers wrote: >> There must still be death certificates not included for whatever reason. >> I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in the >> beta program. Wish there were a way to search by #. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is the 'Collection Description' "Name index and images of deaths recorded at Cook County, Illinois - including the City of Chicago. Deaths for Cook County (excluding the City of Chicago) are missing for the years 1910-1915." Source: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1463134&p=collectionDetails We can still order them from Cook County Clerk, mollx.com, or chicagogenealogy.com. Mary Mary Snow wrote: > Correct. All death certificates are not yet digitized. We look forward > to updates. Thanks to the many volunteers who are helping in this > wonderful enterprise! > > Mary > > patricia meyers wrote: > >> There must still be death certificates not included for whatever reason. I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in the beta program. Wish there were a way to search by #. >> >

Correct. All death certificates are not yet digitized. We look forward to updates. Thanks to the many volunteers who are helping in this wonderful enterprise! Mary patricia meyers wrote: > There must still be death certificates not included for whatever reason. I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in the beta program. Wish there were a way to search by #. > >

I usually put the year in both boxes of the year range; could be the name you seek is not digitized yet. http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1462519&p=collectionDetails You can find the birth records collection by looking at all the collections. You can also search directly from whatever page you are on by using the 'New Search' on the upper right. This will take you to a blank search page. http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Search all records using: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home Mary Linda Johnson wrote: > Does anyone know how to search the LDS Pilot Site for Cook County birth certificates by year? I was lucky enough to find four death certificates in the new LDS pilot. However, I can't find the birth certificates. Thank you for any help you can give me. > >