More Genealogy Links on the Web

Getting Started

Before you begin: Fraud in genealogical records This is a good place to visit when you get started as knowing this information can help prevent alot of problems down the line!
Another great place to look is Genealogical Web Site Watchdog Listing Web sites which provide misleading or inaccurate genealogical information. added March 2002

TIPS FOR BEGINNERS: Visit the Web Site of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Download a pedigree chart and research log. Read their "How Do I Begin" brochure.

IN MY OPINION: Anyone seriously researching a family with strong roots in Iroquois County should run-not-walk to the nearest library and get their hands on a copy of Beckwith's History of Iroquois County. This is an OLD book, full of names, places, and events.

Sharpen Your Research Skills Whether you are a beginner or an already skilled genealogist you will find something of interest here.

Iroquois County

Patricia Goff , compiler of:
1) List of resources for Onarga Cemeteries and Mortality Lists and the Lehigh Cemetery, as well as information on German Mennonites from Russia (The Ratzlaff Project).
2) Original Essay on Allan Pinkerton, the detective, and his summer home in Onarga.
3) Russell Palmer Manuscript regarding Allan Pinkerton, Myths and Truths about The Larches.

Contact Patricia or me if you would like to download the full text of the Pinkerton Material.

OBITUARIES ON LINE Although The Daily Journal is in Kankakee County, it carries obituaries for a wide area. They are posted daily and archived since sometime in 1996. I do not know if they plan to publish any earlier archives.
Also check out US Newspaper Links for links to each state and the newspaper online for those states. added March 2002
And the Illinois Newspaper Project for more links to information on Newpapers in Illinois. added March 2002

General Genealogical Interest

International Internet Genealogical Society - Established May 16, 1997 This is the first on-line society to offer a 24-hour IRC.

Lutheran Genealogy, sponsored by Aid Association for Lutherans

Eastman's Genealogy Forum and Newsletter - Dick Eastman reviews the latest software, among other things.

Genealogy's Most Wanted - Enter that elusive ancestor here.

if logo I Found It! is a searchable database of genealogy web sites.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites - Cyndi Howell's page carries the distinction of being called "The Best Genealogy Site" by a syndicated Web Site Reviewer

Census Finder - indexes of all currently available census, this link specific for Illinois counties.

The List Lady - Pam Mardos Rietsch has lists and lists and lists, including her latest project, Atlases from 1895. Can't find your Illinois town? She has completed the transcription of the Illinois Atlas for 1895. Need something else? Ask her. She tells me there has been only one request she has been unable to fill.

Join a Genealogy Mailing List - Terri Lamb's Mining Co. Guide to Genealogy has one of the most comprehensive lists of mailing lists I have seen recently. Give her pages a try. Maybe there's even a Surname Mailing List for your family.

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