- NewsHour Online: Retrospective on the 1968 Democratic Convention
Includes Terry Southern's first-hand account of the events.
www.pbs.org/newshour/convention96/retro/chicago.html
- Rock Island County Historical Society
Preserving the history of Rock Island County. Includes directions, overview of genealogy and library holdings and services, and membership information.
www.richs.cc
- Adams County Illinois Genealogy
Part of the USGenWeb Project.
www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/adams.htm
- Chillicothe Historical Society
Maintains the Fourth Street Museum with its document document and genealogy library and the Railroad Museum.
www.chillicothehistorical.org
- Randolph County
Offers history, census, births, deaths, marriages, biographies, historical places, genealogy, and statistics.
www.randolphcountyillinois.net
- Belgian Museum of the Quad Cities, IL
Also known as the Center for Belgian Culture.
www.belgianmuseumquadcities.org
- Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery
Provides historical information, including rosters, essays and more about this Civil War unit.
www.grapevine.net/~battg2/BattGhom.html
- History of Moultrie and Shelby Counties
Including web published books relating to these counties and townships.
www.edenmartin.com
- Maxwell Street Market@
Find your way to Maxwell Street Market, the flea market in Chicago, Illinois, which is considered as one of the oldest open air markets in the U.S. Sites include background information, articles, and pictures of the Chicago marketplace associated with the music band Chicago Blues.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Maxwell_Street_Market
- Hidden Truths
Explores the history of the Chicago City Cemetery and how it evolved into today's Lincoln Park.
hiddentruths.northwestern.edu
- Robert Wadlow
Born and raised in Alton, IL, Robert Wadlow remains the tallest person in the world, standing 8'11.1", as recorded by the Guinness World Records.
www.altonweb.com/history/wadlow
- Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago (UASC)
Volunteer organization dedicated to the study and preservation of Lake Michigan shipwrecks.
www.chicagosite.org/uasc.htm
- Powell Archaeological Research Center
Established by individuals interested in the purchase and study of the Marie Fingerhut house located on the western periphery of the large Mississippian Cahokia site.
www.powellarchaeology.org
- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Collecting, preserving, interpreting, and communicating the diverse heritage of Illinois and educating the public by providing access to historic resources.
www.state.il.us/HPA
- Sangamon County Historical Society
Works to perpetuate and create interest in the history of Springfield and Sangamon County, Illinois.
www.sancohis.org
- Historic McPike Mansion
Information on the Alton, Illinois, landmark that is reputed to be haunted.
mcpikemansion.com
- 2nd Panzer Division
WWII reenactors.
members.aol.com/gruppen/panzer.htm
- Iroquois Theater Fire@
Find sites about the Iroquois Theater fire, the most deadly fire which occurred in Chicago on December 30, 1903. Sites offer background information, event details, list of victims, pictures, and news excerpts about one of the worst disasters in the history of Chicago, Illinois.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Iroquois_Theater_Fire
- Shire of Vanished Wood
Dedicated to the study and celebration of the Middle Ages the way they should have been-ie: no plague, religious persecution, or lack of flush toilets.
www.vanishedwood.org
- GenWeb@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Genealogy/Illinois_GenWeb_Project
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