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Web Resources for Chicago and Illinois

---Arcadia Publishing/History Press Histories of Chicagoland and Illinois

            -Includes dozens of full-text books about the history of Chicago, its suburbs, and Illinois.

---Birth, Death, Other Records for Illinois

            -Contact the Illinois Department of Public Health for help in obtaining records.

---Chicago Public Library Digital Collection

            -Search the digital collections of the Chicago Public Library.

---Chicago Tribune (1980s-present)

            -A library resource. Search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which date back into the 1980s.

--- Cook County Assessor’s Office

            -Search properties in Cook County.

---CookViewer: Cook County Map Application

            -Search a recent map of Cook County.

---DuPage County Assessor’s Office

            -Search properties in DuPage County.

---DuPage County Parcel Viewer Map

            -Search a recent map of DuPage County.

---Encyclopedia of Chicago

            -Search entries for the history of Chicago and its suburbs.

---Explore Chicago Collections

          -Search photographs and documents about the history of Chicago.

---Hanover Park Agenda Center

           -Search past Board of Trustees minutes and other committee minutes and agendas.

---Hanover Park Archive

            -Search past Hi-Lighters, annual budgets, and other forms.

---Hanover Park Historic Committee

            -Contact the Hanover Park Historic Committee if you would like to help preserve Hanover Park’s past.

---Illinois Digital Archives

            -Search historical records for anywhere in Illinois.

---Illinois Historical Aerial Photography 1937-1947

            -Click on the "Viewer" tab to view historic aerial photographs of Illinois from 1937-1947.

---Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales

             -Search properties in Illinois.

---Illinois Statewide Death Index, pre-1916

             -Search an index of death records in Illinois before 1916.

---Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950

             -Search an index of death records in Illinois from 1916-1950.

---Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

              -Search an index of marriage records in Illinois.

---LDS Genealogy-Streamwood

            -Lists online locations of Streamwood genealogical records (most of which can be found on our library databases).

---NewspaperArchive

              -A library resource. A database with access to historical issues of hundreds of Illinois newspapers, including the Daily Herald.

---Streamwood Newsletters

               -Search past Streamwood Village newsletters, and explore the Streamwood homepage for more documents.

---Wayne Township Assessor’s Office

            -Search properties in Wayne Township.

 

General Web Resources

---Ancestry Library Edition

            -A library resource (in library use only). Research census information, yearbooks, military records, grave photos, birth and death records, and more.

---Black Freedom Struggle

                -Search primary sources to learn about Black history in the United States.

---Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records

             -Search land records from the 18th and 19th centuries.

---Census Records Online

             -Search census records from 1790-1950 through the National Archives.

---Digital Public Library of America

                -Search historical records for anywhere in the United States.

---FamilySearch

            -A library resource. Create your own account and use in the library or in your home. In-library access provides more resources. Search for your ancestors, create and contribute to family trees, post family photos, and more. Search records such as "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998."

---Heritage Quest

            -A library resource. Create your own account and use in the library or in your home. Research census information, city directories, military records, immigration records, Indian census rolls, birth and death records, and more.

---Historic Aerials

          -Historical topographical maps from the 20th and 21st centuries (with watermarks).

---Historical Topographical Maps

               -Historical topographical maps provided by the United States Geological Survey.

---Library of Congress

                -Search historical documents including land plats.

---National Archives (NARA)

                -The National Archives and Records Administration has census data, military records, land records, and more.

---Native Land

                -A website dedicated to helping people across the world learn more about their local Indigenous history.

---Newspapers from ProQuest

            -A library resource. Full-text articles from hundreds of U.S. and international newspapers.

---U.S. Census Data for Social, Economic, and Health Research

        -From IPUMS USA, another resource besides census.gov to research census data.

Gravesites Web Resources

---BillionGraves

---Find a Grave

---Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator

 

Physical Items (located within the main library building)

Newspapers

---Hanover Park Examiner (1997, 2002-2004, 2007-present)

            -Collection does not include every issue of the Hanover Park Examiner. Ask a librarian to retrieve an issue.

---Streamwood Park Examiner (1997-present)

              -Collection does not include every issue of the Streamwood Examiner. Ask a librarian to retrieve an issue.

Local History Books

---100th Anniversary : Immanuel Evangelical & Reformed Church, Hanover Township [also available in full in our Digital History Collection]

---The Dedication : Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church : July 5, 1964

---Forward Through the Ages: a History of Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1852-2002 [also available in full in our Digital History Collection]

---From Camelot to Metropolis: a Chronicle of Ontarioville and Hanover Park, Illinois

---Hanover Harvesters

                  -a history of Hanover Township

---Hanover Township: Rural Past to Urban Present

---Historical Chronology of the Village of Streamwood [also available in full in our Digital History Collection]

---Ontarioville: Its Past & Its People

Genealogy Books

Histories and records of local counties or townships such as DuPage, Cook, Wayne, McHenry, and Lake such as:

---Family Maps of Cook County, Illinois

---History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the present time

---Index to the Roll of Honor, Cook County, Illinois

---Kane County Illinois Cemetery Compendium

Maps

Search our maps of Streamwood, Hanover Park, Hanover Township and local counties. A list of oversize maps in our collection can be found by clicking here.

Other Physical Resources (located within the main library building)

---Streamwood and Hanover Park community newsletters

---Board meeting minutes from Hanover Park, Hanover Township, and Streamwood

---U-46 and school records

---Streamwood High School yearbooks [also available in the Digital History Collection]

---Yearbooks from U-46 schools

       -Tefft Junior High yearbooks from 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, and 1979-1980 can be viewed on the computer in the Genealogy/Local History room.

---Newspaper clippings

---Illinois Blue Book [many editions available online through the Illinois Digital Archives]

---Various microfilm scans can be viewed on the computer in the Genealogy/Local History room.

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