Hi Listers! Got this on another list I'm on. Thought it would help somebody. There are a bunch of Garrigans listed. Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://start.at/WilcoxWebDesign USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL (Temp CC) Iron Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiron/ Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm SpamHunt! -- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1616/ > >> 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: > >> http://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