Thanks for the good advice, Cynthia. Always good to know ... the REST of the story. Mary ChicagoGenealogy wrote: > Yes, renting films can be a good way to go. But, if you're going to > order in Chicago or Cook County death record films and the deaths are > before 1916, email me using the Wilmette FHC email address below and > I'll give you some help. > > il_wilmette@ldsmail.net (Put "FHC Question" in the subject line) > > Before 1916, the certificate numbers can repeat 2, 3, or 4 times in a > given year and the last time I checked, the Family History Library > catalog didn't make it clear which months are on which films. There's a > pattern, but it doesn't always hold true. > > Quite frankly, though, it will cost at least $5.50 to order in a film > and it will take at least couple of weeks for it to arrive so unless > you're in a place where the films are immediately available (Wilmette or > Salt Lake, for example) it's not necessarily the cheapest or most > efficient way to get the records. > > Cynthia > > Mary Snow wrote: > >> You can rent the microfilm of the Cook County death records for the >> required time period from your local Family History Center; if you live >> in Cook County, the Family History Center may already have the film. >> The Washington library in Chicago would also have the microfilm. This >> is how to locate your nearest FHC. >> >> http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp >> >> This is the place search to search for Cook County death records: >> http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp >> >> Mary >> >> jackie mccarty wrote: >> >> >>> I would like to thank you for all the help that i got from all of yous. >>> >>> I was wondering if any one found out how any of them died? or how i could find out without buying their death certificate. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Jackie McCarty >>> Happiness keeps you Sweet, >>> Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, >>> Failures keeps you Humble, >>> Success keeps you Glowing, >>> But Only God keeps you Goin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com 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 IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com 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 IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >