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* ''The ACPL is the foremost repository for '''city directories'''''. I can research hard cover city directories found in the [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/ ACPL Genealogy Catalog] or microfiche and microfilm city directories found in the [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_microtext.php ACPL microtext catalog]. ('''Please specify city, date range needed, and person(s) of interest'''.)
 
* ''The ACPL is the foremost repository for '''city directories'''''. I can research hard cover city directories found in the [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/ ACPL Genealogy Catalog] or microfiche and microfilm city directories found in the [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_microtext.php ACPL microtext catalog]. ('''Please specify city, date range needed, and person(s) of interest'''.)
 
'''Note:''' I do '''not''' live in Illinois ... ''I live in Allen Co., IN''.
 
'''Note:''' I do '''not''' live in Illinois ... ''I live in Allen Co., IN''.
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Illinois

This wiki page provides the following links to basic Illinois information:

Find Volunteers in Illinois counties, starting with:

A thru C   D thru J   L thru L   M thru P   Q thru Z    

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  • Volunteer Services: (Describe your services -- i.e., tombstone photos, obituaries, public records lookups, etc.)
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Find Volunteers in Illinois counties, starting with:
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ILLINOIS Volunteers

The Volunteer table below provides a list of Illinois volunteers who will provide research assistance in the specified counties.
Note: The list below reflects the volunteers appearing on the RAOGK site, as of the Way Back Machine Snapshot on 06 Aug 2010.

County Volunteer's Name Volunteer Services
ALL Art Suever CITY DIRECTORIES & FAMILY HISTORIES
  • Can help with family histories listed in the Allen Co. Public Library Genealogy Catalog (ACPL). If there is a listing for a book, provide me with a list of titles/call numbers, family surname(s), and what family information you're looking for. (Also check the availability of ACPL microtext records (microfilm and microfiche).)
  • The ACPL is the foremost repository for city directories. I can research hard cover city directories found in the ACPL Genealogy Catalog or microfiche and microfilm city directories found in the ACPL microtext catalog. (Please specify city, date range needed, and person(s) of interest.)

Note: I do not live in Illinois ... I live in Allen Co., IN.

ALL Shelli Steedman I can give you a link to check marriages 1763-1900 and deaths pre 1916-1950 for most counties in IL. I can also lookup censuses in any state.
ALL Jerry ILLINOIS MINING ACCIDENTS, fatal (1885-1948) and non-fatal (1889-1925); can provide date, usually miner’s age, residence, and reference source.
ALL Kathy Ramirez Online lookup of federal census records for the following years: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910 and 1920. Please send me as much info as possible.
ALL Tanya Foltz Will do any courthouse, society, or cemetery lookup. will also do cemetery photos. Location: JoDaviess, Carroll, Whiteside, Stephenson
Alexander Angela DiBlasi I can do lookups in: 1820, 1840, 1855 State Census; 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 Federal Census; 1850 & 1860 Mortality Schedule; 1850 & 1860 Agricultural Census.
Boone Richard Johnson Gravestone pictures.
Boone Cidney Engberg Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Co.'s before 1841. Names indexed. I do not live in these counties, no obit. lookups.
Brown John Liggett Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Will photograph in all cemeteries of Brown County and several in the adjoining counties
Carroll Donna Baumann I will look for closed wills/probate cases in Carroll Co only
Carroll Pat Ely Still photos of tombstones, driving directions to cemeteries, references to who is buried in most cemeteries. Obits from local papers.
Cass Ginger Weston 1934 Tiger Yearbook and the First Evangelical Lutheran Parish Records Book 1835-1900. I can scan photos from the yearbook if you find your surname listing which I posted in Illinois Roots.
Champaign Sharon Hansen Public Records lookups and copying. Take pictures of tombstones only in Champaign,IL
Champaign Carol Potts Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. any Champaign County,Illinois, cemeteries
Champaign Russell Kasper Gravestone pictures. Will photograph any headstones in Champaign and Ford Counties.
Christian Sharon Tate I have CD's for the county of Christian for the years of 1860, 1870, partial 1880, 1900 partial, 1910 and 1920. Do not live in the county now but will do lookups on these CD's.
Clark Karen Vackert I will do look-ups for 1870 and 1880 cenus. I will also do 1860 if township is known since I do not have this year indexed.
Clark Eleanor Macke I will do obituary lookups in the Marshall newspapers for people who lived in the eastern area of Clark County.
Clay Linda Lents Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying.
Coles Marybeth Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures. I have a scanner and a digital camera, so there shouldn't be any kind of reimbursement needed. For actual cert. or licenses, I would just fill out the application and email the application to the person requesting the info and they can mail it in themselves with payment.
Cook Elizabeth Will do address look-ups in 1947 Chicago telephone book. If more than 5 of one surname is found, I will need a first name. Results returned by email. Also, 1955 Chicago reverse directory. Give me an address, I'll tell you who lived there in '55. I can't look up names in the reverse directory and cannot photocopy pages of either book as they are huge and fragile. City of Chicago only, no suburbs.
Cook Dan Klute Obituaries from Cook County newspapers
Cook Barbara Rohde I have a copy of the Echos yearbook from New Trier High School in Winnetka Illinois for 1946. I will be happy to look up and send a copy of the photo in the yearbook. I do not live in Illinois anymore so please no other requests.
Cook Melissa Brown Obituaries., Gravestone pictures. Gravestone pictures from Mt. Carmel Cemetery and Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, IL. Please provide as much information as you know. If you do not know the exact location, there is a kiosk, but I need to know full name and approximate date of death. I can also take pictures at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Hillside, but need exact location/section. Obituary look-up in Historical Chicago Tribune (before 1988)
Cook Kay Nolan Will do address look-ups in 1947 Chicago telephone book. No telephone numbers. If more than 5 of one surname is found, I will need a first name. Results returned by email. Also, 1955 Chicago reverse directory. Give me an address, I'll tell you who lived there in '55. I can't look up names and cannot photocopy pages as the book is huge and fragile. City of Chicago only, no suburbs.
Cook Shelli I can check Cook Co. marriages 1930-1960, Cook Co. deaths 1908-1988, and Cook Co. births 1916-1935. I can give you a link for free Cook Co. marriage cert. 1871-1920.,
Cook William Wheeler Digital photographs of headstones in cemeteries located in the NW suburbs of Cook County as well as headstones in the counties of Lake and McHenry. Please be sure to include name of cemetery, full name of individual and lot location.
Cook Tami I have a copy of the 1930-1931 Park Ridge/Des Plaines, IL phone directory. Please put in subject line "lookup" and in body of message put which town (Park Ridge or Des Plaines) and names.
Cook Jim Heckenbach Obituaries. Online lookups of articles in Chicago Tribune archives 1855-1985 through HeritageQuest. Sometimes I can find non-obituaries, or articles after 1985, or from the suburbs. Other times there are no articles at all. These are copyrighted, so no republication is allowed.
Cook Audrey B Florentine Still photos of tombstones in Town of Maine Cemetery/Park Ridge, Forest Home Cemetery/Forest Park, Oak Ridge and Glen Oaks Cemeteries/Hillside. No winter visits. Name of deceased, date of death and lot location.
Cook Cidney Engberg Cook Co. IL early birth index starts in 1871 and ends in 1916. Index is on microfich and I can do limited lookups. First name needed on common surnames.
Cook Joyce Woods Complete only online searches of up to two obituaries from The Chicago Tribune. The exact Date of Death (DOD) is required and it should be noted that the listing of obituaries after 1986 is very limited. I do not do searches on microfilm of the Chicago Tribune.
Cook Joshua Roma Obituaries. Reimbursement may be required.
Cook Shawn Hattendorf Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Reimbursement may be required.
Cook(Northfield Twp.) Leslye Winslow Northfield Twp. genealogy questions. Digital photos or lookups for cemeteries in Northbrook/Shermerville and Glenview (IL) ONLY (these are NOT in Chicago): North Northfield, Northfield Union, St. Peter, Sacred Heart, St. Mary at Techny, Northfield Oakwoods, St. John, Immanuel Lutheran, Russell-Techny Cemeteries.
Crawford Judy Hudson Will do census look-up for Crawford County, IL area ONLY.

Note: I do not do marriages, births, and/or death searches.

Crawford Sue Jones All courthouse records before 1920. Obits: if name, and at least month and year are given. amily file folders and/or books at library, cemetery index look up, all census records up to 1910.
Cumberland Donna Rohwedder Still photos of tombstones.

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