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Illinois Genealogy Research

Find genealogy records: vital records of birth, marriage, and death, census, cemeteries, probate, land, libraries, societies, churches, newspapers, etc. for Illinois, the Land of Lincoln.

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Your Ideas and Wish List for Illinois


This is a "wish list" of sorts—ideas you have for a new page or to improve an existing Illinois Wiki page. Please feel free to add or to act upon an idea.


 * If you'd like a mentor to get you started, click here.

Illinois "Wish List"

 * The Illinois Migration page needs a brief intro, and a map or two. It could use some idea of the value of knowing these migration routes. AdkinsWH 17:04, 1 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The Illinois Genealogy Records with Birth Information page could use an Illinois researcher to edit it to be sure no user is mislead in years or birth info covered. Also if there are additional records. AdkinsWH 00:05, 9 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The Illinois County Creation Dates and Parent Counties page. Click here for details of the how to do these fixes.
 * Question: Would the page be more helpful if the "proposed, extinct, and non-county areas" mentioned in Boundary Changes at Newberry Library site were added? Would the dates these [failed] counties were proposed be helpful if YOUR ancestor's lived in that area?

Beginner Projects

 * Some examples of beginner projects might be checking for broken links or adding categories to pages.


 * Adding Categories
 * Repair Broken Links
 * Add information to your county and/or city pages.
 * Prepare county histories - county section of each state.
 * Repositories - what's in a repository of genealogical interest ... U.S. Canada.
 * Write about Migration Trails - Which Counties and Towns they went through in both the U.S. and Canada.

Stub Pages

 * A "Stub" is a page containing a limited amount of information. If you need help learning about stub pages and how to add information to them, review the article FamilySearch Wiki:Stub. Follow a link below to help fill out pages that need more information:


 * Brownsville, Illinois
 * Knox (1790-1809) County, Illinois
 * Illinois County
 * Illinois River
 * For more Illinois Stub Pages Go to Illinois stubs

Wanted Pages

 * A "Wanted Page" is a page that doesn't yet exist, but someone created a link to it, showing that they want a page on that topic created. For online classes to learn how to create a new page or wiki article click here: Creating a Wiki Article Searching for and Creating Articles.


 * Follow the red links below to create a requested Wanted page:


 * Illinois and Michigan Canal
 * Illinois Introduction
 * Liberty, Illinois
 * Honey Creek, Illinois
 * Concord, Illinois
 * Kingston, Illinois
 * Bloomfield, Illinois
 * Spring Valley, Illinois
 * Riverside, Illinois
 * Melrose, Illinois
 * Meyer,Illinois
 * Mill Creek,Illinois
 * Hickory, Illinois
 * Ursa, Illinois
 * Lima, Illinois
 * Loraine, Illinois
 * Marblehead, Illinois
 * Marcelline, Illinois
 * McKee, Illinois
 * Mendon, Illinois
 * Millville, Illinois
 * Richfield, Illinois
 * Rock Creek, Illinois
 * North Quincy, Illinois
 * Northeast, Illinois
 * Paloma, Illinois
 * Plainville, Illinois
 * Woodville, Illinois
 * Keene, Illinois
 * Kellerville, Illinois
 * La Prairie, Illinois
 * Adams, Illinois
 * Beverly, Illinois
 * Blacks, Illinois
 * Calftown, Illinois
 * Chatton, Illinois
 * Chestline, Illinois
 * Coatsburg, Illinois
 * Ellington, Illinois
 * Ewbanks, Illinois
 * Fall Creek, Illinois
 * Fowler, Illinois
 * Gilmer, Illinois
 * Golden, Illinois
 * Centralia, Illinois
 * Edgewood, Illinois
 * Flora, Illinois
 * Hunter, Illinois
 * Bargerville,Illinois\Bargerville, Illinois
 * New Liberty, Illinois
 * Round Knob, Illinois
 * Unionville, Illinois
 * Washington Park, Illinois
 * Look through the list of wanted pages

Maintaining Existing Pages

 * Check and fix broken links
 * Patrolling
 * Patrolling New Pages
 * Patrolling Recent Changes
 * Add Catagories to pages
 * How to Make Your First Edit

Specific Needs for Your Area

 * 1. State, county, and town histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families.
 * 2. If you are interested in being a moderator for a state or country, please contact the [mailto:support@familysearch.org Support Team]

Other Help Wanted Projects

 * If there are other areas of the FamilySearch Wiki you would like to volunteer for, we have a Wiki Help Wanted page that lists additional projects and areas where help is needed.

Illinois Topics 
 * African Americans
 * American Indians
 * Archives and Libraries
 * Bible Records
 * Biography
 * Cemeteries
 * Census
 * Church Records
 * Court Records
 * Directories
 * Emigration and Immigration
 * Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
 * Funeral Homes
 * Gazetteers
 * Genealogy
 * History
 * Land and Property
 * Maps
 * Military Records
 * Naturalization and Citizenship
 * Newspapers
 * Obituaries
 * Occupations
 * Online Records
 * Periodicals
 * Probate Records
 * Public Records
 * Societies
 * Taxation
 * Vital Records
 * Voting Registers
 * Other Records
 * For Further Reading