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U.S. States - Illinois, More Records

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Class Outline: Goals 5-9

Speaker Notes: Click the down-arrow next to Slideshow and select Presenter View. Then click the link on the main slide. For each item in quotes below, open the similar link in The Family History Guide. Last updated: 2024-01-26 Home Page

GOAL 5: Emigration / Immigration

Choice A:

“FS: Illinois Emigration and Immigration”

- In Online Resources briefly review each of the bullet points for online immigration records by time period. These record collections are good for learners to explore later.

- Scroll down to Background and briefly review the bullets as a historical framework for immigration.

- Scroll down to Immigration Records and briefly review the information in “Passenger Lists” and “Passports.”

- In In-country Migration briefly review the bullet points for migration routes in Illinois.

QUIKLink:

- Open the link for “FS: Illinois, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1870-1944” and enter “Antonio Garcia” as the name. Then click View Record to see naturalization details.

GOAL 6: Military

Choice A:

“FS: Illinois Military Records”

- In Online Resources briefly review each of the bullet points for online military records by time period. These record collections are good for learners to explore later.

- Briefly scroll through the sections for various wars that are listed. These may contain state-specific and general information about military records and conflicts.

- Scroll down to Cemetery Records and show one of the links to highlight cemetery record for veterans in the FamilySearch Catalog.

“... AccessGenealogy site”

- Scroll down to Illinois Military Records (quite a ways down the page) and then open Illinois World War 2 Casualties, Army Air Force. Click More Details for one of the names in the list.

“... Linkpendium site”

- Scroll down the page and explain that the links point to collections from a number of different sites.

QUIKLink:

- Open the link for “FS: Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945” and enter “Eson Freeman” as the name. Then click View Record to see details.

Goal 7: Probate, Land, and Court - Choice A:

“FS: Illinois Probate Records”

- In Online Resources and in Websites briefly review each of the bullet points for probate records by time period and counties. These record collections are good for learners to explore later.

“FS: Illinois Land and Property”

- In Online Resources briefly review each of the bullet points for land records by time period. These record collections are good for learners to explore later.

- In Illinois Land Records summarize the second paragraph to explain federal land states (such as Illinois) vs. state land states.

- In Government Land Transfers summarize the first sentence to highlight the links to a variety of land records.

- In Individual Land Transfers summarize the first paragraph to review the type of genealogical information that may be captured.

Bureau of Land Management Site:

- Choose Illinois in the search box and enter “Johnson” as the surname for the search. Then browse one of the land records.

QUIKLink:

- Open the link for “AC: Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999” and enter “Liverius Barker” as the name. Then click View Record to see details.

Choice B:

“FS: Illinois Court Records”

- In the first section, summarize the bullet to illustrate the various types of Illinois courts and the types of information they dealt with.

Goal 8: Maps and Gazetteers - Choice A:

“FS: Illinois Maps”

- Summarize the first paragraph to describe the types of features, buildings, and landmarks often included in maps.

- Briefly review the first two bullets in the Statewide Atlases list to highlight county boundary changes in Illinois.

“FS: Illinois Gazetteers”

- In Why Use Gazetteers summarize the first paragraph to describe the purpose of gazetteers.

- In Gazetteer Contents briefly review the bullet list items to show the types of information contained in gazetteers.

“Explore FamilySearch Places …”

- Click the link to see descriptions and map locations for places in the state. Zoom in to see additional pins, and scroll down the list a bit.

“Maps of US” site

- Scroll down to the Interactive Map section and click several of the year links to illustrate county formations in the state.

Choice B:

“ … historical Illinois maps …” link (HistoricMapWorks.com)

- In the Illinois maps page, click the first available map. This shows towns and locations in the state for the year 1876. Zoom in (scroll wheel) to view more details. The left panel has filters you can use to refine your search. You can also click the “View all images in …” link just below the to see related Illinois maps.

“ … Old Maps of Illinois (Wikipedia) …” link

- In Subcategories mention the links to see maps by centuries.

- Open any of the maps in the Media section and zoom in for details.

GOAL 9: Newspapers

Choice A:

“FS: Illinois Newspapers”

- In Online Resources briefly review each of the bullet points for newspapers. These record collections are good for learners to explore later.

- Briefly summarize the content in the paragraphs after the list, to highlight useful genealogy information in newspapers and to illustrate useful historical newspapers in the state.

- In Inventory on Internet briefly review each of the bullet points for newspaper collections in Illinois.

Choice B:

“ … Illinois Historical Newspapers …” link

- Explain how to use the features in the blue search bar near the top of the Chronicling America page.

- Open one of the results to display a digitized newspaper. (These results were preselected by doing a search on the homepage for the current state.)