Genealogy @ the Algonquin Area Public Library

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State of Illinois

Illinois State Archives
A plethora of genealogical information, featuring vital record indexes, veterans information, and land records.

Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804-1891)
From the Illinois State Archives.

Local Governmental Records Holdings Database
Find out what records/microfilm are available at each Regional Depository.

Illinois State Databases
Search free online birth, marriage, and death indexes from the Illinois State Archives.

Chicago

*New* Encyclopedia of Chicago
Online companion to the reference book compiled by the Newberry Library, Chicago Public Library and Northwestern University. Features online maps, articles, and other special features.

A Look at Cook
Ward and Enumeration District Boundaries 1870 – 1930 Censuses for Cook county.

Chicago Address Conversions
In 1909, the City of Chicago adopted a new street numbering system. Use this web site to convert a pre-1909 street address to a current number.

Index to Death Notices in Dziennik Chicagoski, 1890-1920
The Dziennik Chicagoski was a Polish-language newspaper which served Chicago's Polish community. This database was compiled by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.

Index to Death Notices in Dziennik Chicagoski, 1930-1971
The Dziennik Chicagoski was a Polish-language newspaper which served Chicago's Polish community. This database was compiled by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.

Polish Marriages in Chicago through 1915
This index of marriages in Catholic Parishes in Chicago was also created by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.

Suburban Chicago

Algonquin Area Obituary Index
This database indexes obituaries appearing in the Northwest Herald and Algonquin Countryside from January 1, 2005 - Present. Selected obituaries mentioning Algonquin or Lake in the Hills from the Daily Herald and Elgin Courier News are also included.

Barrington Courier Review Index
Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1890-2003.

Barrington Review
Digitized images from the Barrington Review 1914-1921 and April 1925-November 13, 1930.

Digital Past
This collection features books and pamphlets, photographs, and maps related to the history of Algonquin, Lake in the Hills and McHenry County. Each book includes a text transcription and is fully searchable by keyword. All featured titles are held in the possession of the Algonquin Area Public Library.

McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society Newspaper Indexes
Online indexes for the following publications:

• Crystal Lake Herald Newspaper Death Notices, 1880 through 1979
• Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper Death Notices, 1856 through 1889
• Marengo Republican Newspaper Death Notices, 1872-1874; 1881-1888; 1890-1939; 1970-1989
• McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper Death Notices Index, 1875-1877
• Crystal Lake (Nunda) Herald Marriages July 1880 - 1979

McHenry County Historical Society
Includes an online county-wide obituary index.

Wilmette Newspaper Index
News 2005 to 1991 and scattered earlier issues from 1898; Obituaries 2005-1978, 1923-1929.