Links
LOCAL
Deerfield Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 520, Deerfield, IL 60015
847-948-0680
Historic Village, exhibits, objects, archival materials, clipping files.
Caspar Ott Log House Restoration
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10451.shtml
Digital Past
The local Digital Past project is a joint venture of the Deerfield Area Historical Society and the Deerfield Public Library. The Historical Society collects photographs and other items of historic interest and makes them available through this website. http://www.digitalpast.org/
Lake County Discovery Museum/ Lake County History Archives
Located in the Lakewood Forest Preserve on Route 176, just west of Fairfield Road 847-968-3381 This popular museum houses Lake County objects and archival materials and is home to the Curt Teich Postcard Archives, the largest public collection of postcards in the world.
http://www.lakecountydiscoverymuseum.org
CHICAGO
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614 312-642-4600 Formerly the Chicago Historical Society. A major museum and research center for Chicago and American History.
http://www.chicagohistory.org
Chicago Landmarks
Information about Chicago buildings, architects, architectural styles, tours and maps.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/
ILLINOIS
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Information about 60 state-owned historic sites and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The sites range from the earth mounds of a prehistoric Native American city at Cahokia Mounds to Springfieldís Dana-Thomas House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/sites.html
Illinois Railway Museum
7000 Olson Road, Union, IL, 60180.
800-BIG-RAIL.
America's largest railroad museum.
http://www.irm.org/
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/127liho/
Milwaukee Road Historical Society
http://www.mrha.com/
FAMILY
HISTORY
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
This database contains basic facts about 6.3 million servicemen who served
on both sides during the Civil War drawn from records in the National
Archives.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
Ellis Island Records
An excellent site for researchers, if their ancestors were among the 22
million immigrants who came through Ellis Island.
http://www.ellisisland.org
Illinois State Archives
Margaret Cross Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62756
217-782-4682
Online searchable indexes including: the Marriage Index 1763-1900, Death
Index 1916-1950, and 10 databases relating to Illinois veterans. It includes
the Illinois Civil War Muster, a new database that allows you to search
the names and personal information of Illinois soldiers who fought in
the Civil War.
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/serv_sta.html
National Archives and Records Administration
7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629-5898
The National Archives branch in Chicago has copies of the census, immigration
records, draft cards, and other useful documents for genealogists. This
website provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools
that can prepare you for a visit to its facilities or for requesting records
from NARA.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html
