Toni The illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) has the following records for wills for Cook County. You can write a letter asking for a lookup giving them the title of the record, approximate date & name, and film number. If they find what you request they will send the copies to you for a very reasonable cost - when they sent me the 4 pages of my grandfather's naturalization papers they only charged me $1.00. PROBATE WILL RECORD 1879-1928 (7/0045/31 film #) PROBATE WILL RECORD INDEX 1850-1919 (7/0042/03 film #) Illinois Regional Archives Depository Ronald Williams Library Northeastern Illinois University 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue Chicago, IL 60625-4699 Telephone: (773) 442-4506 Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The records held at IRAD at the Northeastern Illinois University are for Cook County and the City of Chicago. Here is the url for the IRAD at NEIU: www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/IllinoisRegionalArchivesServlet Hope this helps you out. Naomi in Illinois USA > --- toni evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I wonder if someone could tell me if I am missing > > something, wrote to Cook Co Court House to see if > > there were two wills 1896 and 1907, they have > > replied by saying ... > > > > "For a probate search from before 1976, visit the > > Archives link at our > > website www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org " > > > > did this and could find no Indexes only info that > > they were on microfilm, have I read it right ??? if > > so my arms will not reach that far !! which is why I > > wrote. > > > > Regards Toni > > > > > >