Frequently Used Sources

Because most of my people are local, a lot of these are Chicago-specific. A dollar sign indicates a paywall.

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Genealogy

• Ancestry.com $
• Cook County Genealogy
• FamilySearch.com
• Illinois Statewide Vital Records Databases

Newspapers

• GenealogyBank.com $
• Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
• NewspaperArchive.com $
• Newspapers.com $

Local Cemeteries

• Bohemian National Cemetery
• Graceland Cemetery
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery
• Rosehill Cemetery

Maps

• Chicago in Maps
• Library of Congress Sanborn Maps (not just Chicago)
• U. Of Chicago Digital Map Collection

Other

• Plan of Re-Numbering, City of Chicago (1909 Street renumbering guide)
• CARLI Digital Collections
• Chicago History Museum Images
• UIC Image Collections