Illinois Church History and Records


 * &lt;a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~itappcnc/pipcnchicagochurches.htm"&gt;Chicago Catholic Churches&lt;/a&gt; This list, published by POINTERS in Person, includes information on location, date of founding, and ethnicity of Chicago's Catholic parishes; links to Family History Library Catalog entries are provided for parishes that have records are available on microfilm
 * &lt;a href="http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/churchcontents.html"&gt;Guide to Chicago Church and Synagogue Records&lt;/a&gt; This Newberry Library guide provides information on how to find records from Chicago's churches and synagogues. It can be sorted by denomination, name, or ethnicity.
 * &lt;a href="http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives/Genealogy-and-Microfilm.aspx"&gt;Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America&lt;/a&gt;