Val - Thanks! It was very easy to find an Uncle who died in WWII. The display of this information is also new! Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: .... valentine53179 To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:44 PM Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] revisit this.. a new searching method is in play now revisit this.. a new searching method is in play now http://www.archives.gov/aad/ goodluck!

revisit this.. a new searching method is in play now http://www.archives.gov/aad/ goodluck!

godfrey.org is but 35 a year and there are other papers in their collections and lots and lots of other things as well..... for the price of the gas in order to register for the remote, i think that th 35 bucks will be well spent... and you can do it on line and be ready to go after a cup of coffee.... it was nice to be able to get tot he archives and perhaps again we will be able to but..... On 12/15/05, ChicagoGenealogy <[email protected]> wrote: > If you live in the Chicago area, you can get access to the Historical > Archives by driving out to the Arlington Heights Library and signing up for > remote access to their subscription databases. (You have to register once a > year) > > Hats off to them for providing such a great service to their genealogy (and > other) patrons! > > Info: http://www.ahml.info/about/remoteaccess.asp > Form: http://www.ahml.info/about/remoteaccess_registration.pdf > > Cynthia > [email protected] > www.chicagogenealogy.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Well, guys, it looks like they have finally caught up with us on those. > > There are now only two ways you can get this information. > > > > The obituaries under the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives are available > > under the Newsbank Obituaries database with a subscription to the Godfrey > > Memorial Library. > > > > The Chicago Tribune (PROQUEST) for news stories and some obituaries is > > also > > available as a database with the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston > > Globe, and a couple of others, also under the Godfrey Memorial Library. I > > have a subscription to Godfrey, and I think many others on this list and > > the > > other Cook county list have one as well. > > > > Pat Hansen > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I just got locked out of the Trib. I used it last night, from the 8q58y > > bookmark I have, but can't today. I also tried Dave's 9beug url, but that > > won't work either. > > > > Does anyone have a new one? > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Shopping > > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to > [email protected] > that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

If you live in the Chicago area, you can get access to the Historical Archives by driving out to the Arlington Heights Library and signing up for remote access to their subscription databases. (You have to register once a year) Hats off to them for providing such a great service to their genealogy (and other) patrons! Info: http://www.ahml.info/about/remoteaccess.asp Form: http://www.ahml.info/about/remoteaccess_registration.pdf Cynthia [email protected] www.chicagogenealogy.com ----- Original Message ----- > Well, guys, it looks like they have finally caught up with us on those. > There are now only two ways you can get this information. > > The obituaries under the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives are available > under the Newsbank Obituaries database with a subscription to the Godfrey > Memorial Library. > > The Chicago Tribune (PROQUEST) for news stories and some obituaries is > also > available as a database with the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston > Globe, and a couple of others, also under the Godfrey Memorial Library. I > have a subscription to Godfrey, and I think many others on this list and > the > other Cook county list have one as well. > > Pat Hansen > > > Hi Everyone, > > I just got locked out of the Trib. I used it last night, from the 8q58y > bookmark I have, but can't today. I also tried Dave's 9beug url, but that > won't work either. > > Does anyone have a new one? > > Cheryl > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

Well, guys, it looks like they have finally caught up with us on those. There are now only two ways you can get this information. The obituaries under the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives are available under the Newsbank Obituaries database with a subscription to the Godfrey Memorial Library. The Chicago Tribune (PROQUEST) for news stories and some obituaries is also available as a database with the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, and a couple of others, also under the Godfrey Memorial Library. I have a subscription to Godfrey, and I think many others on this list and the other Cook county list have one as well. Pat Hansen -----Original Message----- From: cheryl kale [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] CHICAGO TRIB TINY URL Hi Everyone, I just got locked out of the Trib. I used it last night, from the 8q58y bookmark I have, but can't today. I also tried Dave's 9beug url, but that won't work either. Does anyone have a new one? Cheryl --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html http://patsabin.com/illinois/ http://patsabin.com/VintagePostcards/ try this one and then skim thru the sublinks... http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Collecting/Postcards/Themed_Collections/ and this one http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Collecting/Postcards/Collections/ http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AK/JuneauB/images/ http://www2.macomb.k12.mi.us/mich/photos/phsearch.htm click on SEARCH FOR PHOTOGRAPHS for search page... nice michigan page... slide tophotographs and postcards http://www.michcouncilss.org/resources/miweek.htm want to see more? go to google enter in "penny postcards" +STATEofINTEREST -rootsweb.com or "penny postcards" +PLACEofNTEREST -rootsweb.com and see what you get......

Hi Everyone, I just got locked out of the Trib. I used it last night, from the 8q58y bookmark I have, but can't today. I also tried Dave's 9beug url, but that won't work either. Does anyone have a new one? Cheryl --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

Ellen, What a wonderful resource you have given us! Thanks so much for taking the time to share this. Cheryl --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

This was on the Newberry Library site over the weekend: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/news/default.asp?id=119&action=single 12/9/2005 Social Security Death Index: Who's In It and Who's Not? The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is one of the most useful tools for searching for 20th century ancestors. It can also be one of the most frustrating. In order to use it to its maximum advantage, we need to know who's in the SSDI, how they got there, and what an entry in the SSDI can tell us. Since the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935, over 370 million Social Security (SS) cards have been issued. The original intent was for SS numbers to be used only within the SS Administration, but their value as unique identifiers have caused them to be used in a variety of ways. Knowing an ancestor's SS number can lead to death certificates, military service records (after 1967), pension files, funeral home records, life insurance claims, drivers license records, and of course, their SS-5's (Social Security application forms). As part of its enormous record-keeping process, the SS Administration began to keep track of individuals reported to them as deceased. This file began in electronic format in 1962, and is now what is commonly referred to as the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). The actual title is "Social Security Death Master File," and it contains over 50 million entries. The 1962 date is important to remember, as the vast majority (over 90%) of records in the SSDI are from individuals who died after 1962. Although there are occasional rumors that the SS Adminstration will add pre-1962 records, to date, there is no indication they are doing so. When searching for ancestors in the SSDI, it's important to know who was eligible and when. When SS cards were first issued in 1936-37, over 35 million working U.S. citizens received them. But not everyone was included. Notably, teachers, doctors, and lawyers were initially excluded, as were farmers, government employees, and everyone who was self-employed. Others, such as housewives and retirees, would have had no reason to enroll in SS, because they weren't working and/or weren't benefit-eligible. Over the years, though, the SS system has moved toward greater inclusion. Keeping the following dates in mind will aid in the search. In 1951, workers in U.S territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, were added. Self-employed farmers became eligible in 1955. Lawyers, dentists, and medical professionals (excluding doctors) became eligible in 1956, and self-employed doctors finally were added to the program in 1965. Medicare was signed into law in 1965, and many citizens over the age of 65 received SS cards for the first time. SS cards were required to be issued by law to any legally admitted alien beginning in 1972. In 1984, federal government employees and employees of non-profit organizations were admitted to the system. Since 1989, newborn infants whose births are registered with the state are automatically issued SS numbers. It's also important to remember that the SSDI is only an index of reported deaths. These means that only deaths directly reported to the Administration will appear in the Index. Because deaths are likely to be reported only if benefits are involved, many deaths of SS cardholders were never reported. A death was likely to be reported only if the decedent was receiving benefits that needed to be stopped, or if a survivor were to apply for survivor's benefits. Currently, many funeral homes will report deaths to the SS Administration as part of their service, but this has not always been the case. Certainly the deaths of many SS cardholders not yet benefit-eligible were never reported to the Administration, and thus won't appear in the SSDI. Of course, as with every electronic database, it's important to try alternate spellings of the name, and it's important to remember that the original information may have been recorded incorrectly. Many times the "Last Residence" column can seem incorrect, so it's valuable to know that that is the last address to which the benefit checks were mailed, not necessarily where the deceased lived. In fact, if a survivor collects/collected survivor benefits, the residence that appears will be where the checks are/were mailed to the survivor. The SSDI is available through Ancestry.com, to which the Newberry subscribes. If you visit us in Local and Family History, we'll help you apply these tips to your SSDI search. If you aren't able to visit us or to access Ancestry.com, free versions of the SSDI are offered by: Family Search and RootsWeb. Ellen Plourde http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~opindex/

While we're talking about Illinois marriages, the IGI at www.familysearch.org seems to pick up quite a few of the Cook County marriages from the late 1890s/early 1900s, and if you find entries there, you've got a great chance of being able to find the license numbers using the microfilm indexes (available through Family History Centers) and you're pretty much assured that licenses will be on the license films because I think (but don't know for sure) that they are the source for the IGI entries. Cynthia [email protected]

time for mollySPRINGFIELD to the rescue....I think ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Hansen<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:16 PM Subject: RE: [IL-CHICAGO] IRAD costs for somebody out of State No difference for residents vs. non-residents in IRAD; that only applies to the Illinios State Archives. Pat Hansen -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:08 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] IRAD costs for somebody out of State I may be wrong and thinking about something else, but does it cost more for people living out of state to get copies from IRAD than it does for Illinois residents, or is the cost the same for all? Bonnie -- Bonnie J. Selig, RAOGK Volunteer, JoDaviess Co. IL; Find A Grave contributor Researching B l a c k b u r n, D e p p m a n, G r o s s m a n, H e r b s t, S e l i g and G o d f r e y Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z<http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z> ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: Send a message to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: Send a message to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx>

Thanks Pat - I was not sure - I knew there was someplace that charged more for out of state, but could not remember who it was. Bonnie -- Bonnie J. Selig, RAOGK Volunteer, JoDaviess Co. IL; Find A Grave contributor Researching B l a c k b u r n, D e p p m a n, G r o s s m a n, H e r b s t, S e l i g and G o d f r e y Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z

No difference for residents vs. non-residents in IRAD; that only applies to the Illinios State Archives. Pat Hansen -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] IRAD costs for somebody out of State I may be wrong and thinking about something else, but does it cost more for people living out of state to get copies from IRAD than it does for Illinois residents, or is the cost the same for all? Bonnie -- Bonnie J. Selig, RAOGK Volunteer, JoDaviess Co. IL; Find A Grave contributor Researching B l a c k b u r n, D e p p m a n, G r o s s m a n, H e r b s t, S e l i g and G o d f r e y Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I may be wrong and thinking about something else, but does it cost more for people living out of state to get copies from IRAD than it does for Illinois residents, or is the cost the same for all? Bonnie -- Bonnie J. Selig, RAOGK Volunteer, JoDaviess Co. IL; Find A Grave contributor Researching B l a c k b u r n, D e p p m a n, G r o s s m a n, H e r b s t, S e l i g and G o d f r e y Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z

Your computer may require the http: http://www.accessgenealogy.com Try again. Elaine I think the world is run by C students. --Al McGuire Hello terri On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, you wrote > ______________________________Date: Sat, > 3 Dec 2005 23:03:12 -0600 > From: ".... valentine53179" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: ancestry 1900 census for free at HOME >>From now until December 14th, you can access the 1900 census on > Ancestry.com for free. > via www.accessgenealogy.com > you have to register with an EMAIL ADDRESS > do NOT give a credit card... > is it just me or is anyone else having a > problem with this? i keep getting cannot find > server when i click the link and on all the > other links too. i would really like to use > this feature, is there anything i can do to fix > it? > thanks, > terri

really!!!!.... oh yuck! they are claiming the presentation as THEIRS....! Source: Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900. Family Tree Legends Records Collection (Online Database). Pearl Street Software, 2004-2005. I think i would RATHER go to the source that is CONTROLLING it.... and the SOURCEis a FREE, no registration required on line index as well! michael, just how would such a group go about GETTING this info from the state.... do you think htat they actually did some code work to GET it.. or do you think that they purchased it(? hummmmm) i dont doubt YOUR analysis for one single minute... i DO however, doubt secondary sources when they do not state clearly that they are REMANUFACTURING information from another more authoritarian site... i think that http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ (and then click DEPARTMENTS for their great! options! THANK YOU JESSE WHITE!) would be the better, more dependable way to go and then if i needed further details i would ask aliceF or SPRINGFIELDmolly www.mollx.com to GET me MY STUFF... Onl12/7/05, Michael Neill <[email protected]> wrote: > This is great (and thanks for passing it along), but it is incomplete > and there is no source listed. I am guessing that it is the same data > as is on the Illinois State Archives site. That site includes what > counties and years are covered in the database, and there are counties > not in the database and years not included. The site listed above does > offer some search options that are not allowed at the Illinois State > Archives site. However, I could NOT get the soundex to work just now. > > Just my 2 cents worth. > Michael > > > On 12/7/05, Elaine J <[email protected]> wrote: > > New free database on line. > > http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ilmarriages > > -- > > E l a i n e J. > > T h e O t h e r E l a i n e > > S u m n e r, W as h i n g t o n U S A > >

I just did it again.... and then when on the page, click on free 1900 census in right column (box) try this one... http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ but you will have to correct for duplicating urls... ----- Original Message ----- From: terri mcdowell<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:39 AM Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] 1900 census for free ______________________________Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 23:03:12 -0600 From: ".... valentine53179" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: ancestry 1900 census for free at HOME >From now until December 14th, you can access the 1900 census on Ancestry.com for free. via www.accessgenealogy.com<http://www.accessgenealogy.com/> you have to register with an EMAIL ADDRESS do NOT give a credit card... is it just me or is anyone else having a problem with this? i keep getting cannot find server when i click the link and on all the other links too. i would really like to use this feature, is there anything i can do to fix it? thanks, terri --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx>

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______________________________Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 23:03:12 -0600 From: ".... valentine53179" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: ancestry 1900 census for free at HOME From now until December 14th, you can access the 1900 census on Ancestry.com for free. via www.accessgenealogy.com you have to register with an EMAIL ADDRESS do NOT give a credit card... is it just me or is anyone else having a problem with this? i keep getting cannot find server when i click the link and on all the other links too. i would really like to use this feature, is there anything i can do to fix it? thanks, terri --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

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