Illinois Facts Sheet - Illinois State Archives
Getting Started in Genealogy
Researching your ancestors and the history of your community
can be fun and rewarding. By learning more about your family's history, you will
have a better understanding of who you are and your heritage. You can begin by
viewing, printing, and entering information on the Record of
Ancestry chart.
The ancestry chart is provided in a PDF (Portable Document
Format) file, which can be viewed or printed using your Web browser and Adobe
Acrobat Reader software. Macintosh and Windows versions of Acrobat Reader may be
downloaded free of charge from Adobe.
Remember, you eventually will need to verify your entries by
consulting the original records of these events. This careful documentation of
family history marks the work of a good genealogist.
Your local library can provide you with any number of books
from which you can learn the fundamentals of genealogy. Your local librarian can
often provide the names and addresses of local genealogical and historical
societies. The people in these organizations are more than happy to encourage
you in your new hobby and offer helpful advice. For suggestions from the
professionals on beginning your family history search, try the National
Genealogical Society.
Contact the Illinois
State Genealogical Society for information on membership, society,
projects and activities.
The Illinois
Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD), a unit of the Illinois State
Archives, maintains local governmental records at seven sites throughout the
state.
The Illinois
State Archives in Springfield maintains state and related federal
governmental records.
Illinois
GenWeb focuses on resources for Illinois research.
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