I ran across these research links on the Legacy Site and I wanted to share them with you. Hopefully you will find something useful to your research. Can't guarantee that all links work since I have yet to try them all Good Searching Sandie FAVORITE WEB SITES · Illinois Genealogy Databases Online at State Archives Web Site If you're doing genealogy research in Illinois, you should check the online databases, new and old, of the Illinois State Archives: Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html This database provides listings of death certificates filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health between 1916 and 1950. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-900 -- Updated: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html Since 1985 the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) has cooperated with the Illinois State Archives to create an index to Illinois marriages occurring prior to 1901. Today more than one million marriages, or two million names, are included in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. This is an ongoing project. Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/data_lan.html The database contains information about nearly 550,000 land sales from the 54,740 square miles of the public domain sold within Illinois. Database of Servitude and Emancipation Records, 1722-1863 - Updated: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/servant.html This database includes approximately 3,400 names found in governmental records involving the servitude and emancipation of Africans and, occasionally, Indians in the French and English eras of colonial Illinois (1722-1790) and African-Americans in the American period of Illinois (1790-1863). Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/ilnavy.html. Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/missouri.html. Some 5,610 Illinois citizens appearing on the rosters of Missouri's Federal Civil War units. Database of Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/spanam.html -- About 11,000 names divided into ten regiments. Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor: www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/honorroll.html -- The 1929 version of a list of the burial places of soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses who served in any of the wars of the United States and are buried in Illinois. More than 72,000 names. Database of Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887-1916): www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/quincyhome.html -- More than 14,000 entries. There are also several county databases (such as Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911) which you can learn more about at www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html. · California Death Certificates http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950 http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Kentucky Death Records http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ky/death/search.cgi http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Maine Death Records http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/death/search.cgi ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System, through 1897 http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendisx/search2.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Minnesota Death Certificates http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Missouri Birth and Death Records Database http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/resources/birthdeath/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · Ohio Death Certificates, 1913-1937 http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/ · Oregon Historical Records Index http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/genlist.htm · Texas Death Records http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi Manitoba Vital Records on the Web http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Query.php . Historic Pittsburgh Project Online http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh . National Archives Records Online through AAD System For more information on AAD, please point your browser to: http://www.archives.gov/aad/ . To search ADD online, please point your browser to: http://216.54.96.55/aad/title_list.jsp?fdny=Tr3dEz7q . American Geographical Society Collection - http://leardo.lib.uwm.edu/ · Atlas of Population & Environment - http://www.ourplanet.com/aaas/pages/aaasindex.html · Columbia Gazetteer of North America - http://www.bartleby.com/69/ · Geographic Names Information System (USGS) - http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/index.html · Maps.com - http://www.maps.com/ · Maps Useful to Genealogists (Cyndi's List) - http://www.cyndislist.com/maps.htm · Odden's Bookmarks - http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html · Online Map Creation - http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/omc_intro.html · Yahoo! Maps - http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Geography/Cartography/Maps · Bodleian Library Map Room - http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/herefrme.htm · Canada Online Learning Project - http://mercator.geog.utoronto.ca/hacddp/page1.htm · Early U.S. Maps (Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library) - http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html · Huxley Library's Selected Internet Links for Historical Maps - http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~maplib/HistMapWebPages.html · Library of Congress (American Memory) - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html · North American and South American Maps (The David Rumsey Collection) - http://www.davidrumsey.com/ · US, Continent, & World Maps (Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection) - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ · US Railroad Maps 1828-1920 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html Australian Resources on the Internet http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/introduction.htm http://www.esmp.nsw.gov.au/ (large cemetery in Eastern Suburbs of Sydney Online Search) http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd/history/FirstFleet.html (First Fleet to Australia) http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/index.html (Ned Kelly our favourite bush ranger -- he was hanged but we treat him like a hero) http://www.users.on.net/proformat/auspass1s.html (Online Australia/New Zealand Passenger Lists) http://www.sag.org.au/services/sagtolret.htm (Society of Australian Genealogists - go to search engine for Tickets of Leave given to convicts allowing them to live in the community) http://www.awm.gov.au/database/133/index.asp (WW1 Honour Roll) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ (WW2 data base) http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ (Public Records Office Victoria) http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexSrch.cgi? http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/index1844-59/search.htm http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/index1860-79 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/indexpphillip/search.asp/search.htm http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/indexmbay/search.htm http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/immigration/indexpphillip/search.asp The Ontario Vital Statistics Pro http://www.rootsweb.com/~onvsr/ ject Irish Resources on the Internet IrishGenealogy.com: http://www.irishgenealogy.com - Over 200 MB of useful information and databases for Irish researchers. GENUK: UK and Ireland Genealogy: http://www.genuki.org.uk - A large collection of genealogical information England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. Genealogical Society of Ireland: http://www.dun-laoghaire.com/genealogy - Articles and publications for Irish researchers. North of Ireland Family History Society: http://www.nifhs.org - Geared to families with roots in Northern Ireland. Ulster Historical Foundation: http://www.uhf.org.uk - Research services and databases (for members). The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA): http://tiara.ie - Searchable databases Irish Origins: http://irishorigins.com/ - An Irish genealogy search engine service Western States Marriage Record Index http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbsearch.htm. Pioneer Diary Manuscripts Online http://overlandtrails.byu.edu. Identifying the Archaic Occupations of Our Ancestors http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html http://members.ozemail.com.au/~tonylangham/Occupa.htm http://olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/occupations.shtml Federation of East European Family History Societies http://feefhs.org/ http://feefhs.org/cgi-bin/w4ais http://feefhs.org/webm/webtools.html US World War II Casualties Online http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/. http://www.genuki.org.uk/ About Movable Easter Sundays and other Calendrical Conundrums For some fascinating and useful information on calendars and dating, please point your browsers to: http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/guide/chron.shtml http://www.polysyllabic.com/CalHist.html http://www.albion.edu/english/calendar/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/easter/ FreeBMD for English and Welsh Ancestry http://www.freebmd.org.uk/iindex.shtml. Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp, then enter your Zip Code or Postal Code and click Continue. Ellis Island on the Web http://www.ellisisland.org/ USCityDirectories.com http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ Helpful Sites Re: US City Directories http://www.uscitydirectories.com/learn.html http://www.uscitydirectories.com/census.html http://1930census.archives.gov/searchStrategiesResources.html The Canadian Digital Atlas Project http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/projectoverview.html Swedish roots at www.genealogi.se/roots/. The Mayflower Web Pages http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.htm. JewishGen and the Foundation www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ Cemetery Junction: www.daddezio.com/cemetery/index.html Commonwealth War Graves Commission: www.cwgc.org British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid: www.islandnet.com/bccfa/homepage.html Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid: www.islandnet.com/ocfa Interment.Net: www.interment.net Find A Grave: http://findagrave.com The Tombstone Transcription Project: www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery The Scottish Genealogy Society: Family History Index http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/fhi/fhi.htm. The 1901 Census for England and Wales www.census.pro.gov.uk/index.html World War I Soldiers 1914-1918 (Canadian Expeditionary Force) www.archives.ca/02/020106_e.html Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp? Enter your postal code and at the next screen, click on Search Land Patents. New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexSrch.cgi?sessionID=698038 IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America Web Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm USGenWeb State Pages: www.usgenweb.com/thestates.html The USGenWeb Digital Library (Archives - searchable): http://searches.rootsweb.com/htdig/search.html (nationwide) /www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm (by state) Census Projects: www.us-census.org/ www.rootsweb.com/~census/ The USGW Tombstone Project: www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ What to Do If the Courthouse Burned www.uftree.com/bin/fg_auth?/GenealogyNewsstand/ShakingTree/Court/880331 www.gregathcompany.com/burns.html www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/courthouses.htm (see tips at bottom of Web page) www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/lost.htm Indexes to Civil Registration in England and Wales http://www.1837online.com. Uncovering Your WWII Aussie Ancestors http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ Family History Radio http://www.familyhistoryradio.com/