to all interested parties Chelle2032@aol.com wrote: > > I am forwarding this good news to all of you. Spent several hours writing > down marriages last night. A good Illinois resource. > > Michelle Bley > > 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: > >> 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 -- Bryan Visit My Web Page: http://www.gate.net/~bwl/ Mason County ILGenWeb County Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmason/ Let's Link ... You Scratch my Link and I'll Scratch Yours! Web Page Created: March 15, 1997 Web Page Last Updated: April 18, 1998