This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eh.2ADI/268 Message Board Post: I suggest researchers download this free Illinois directory of research resources which can easily be applied to genealogy. It has a cross-referenced town name index as well hyperlinked versions which can be used as the basis for a simple database. http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/esa/esa8.htm