The genealogical records of Madison County will be available online soon. The Edwardsville Public Library has received a $6,200 digitization grant from the Illinois State Library to make the records of the Madison County Genealogical Society available online. The materials cannot be checked out, so putting them online will allow more people to research their family trees You cab read more about this future online offering in the Belleville News-Democrat web site at http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/224869.html.