- Postcards from the Past: A Brief History of Elgin, Illinois
History of local landmarks and buildings.
elginpostcards.tripod.com
- Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois (1889-1909)
Walking tours and overviews of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings and houses in the village of Oak Park.
www.oprf.com/flw
- LDS: Family History Center
www.rootsweb.com/~ilwinneb/famhistc.htm
- Clarke House Museum@
Read about Clarke House, the oldest surviving building in Chicago. Sites offer historical background, architecture style, museum archive, and pictures of the 1836 Greek Revival style house located in the Prairie Avenue Historical District, Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Buildings_and_Monuments/Clarke_House
- George Rogers Clark Papers - Illinois Regiment
Index to the George Rogers Clark Papers at the Virginia State Library and Archives.
my.execpc.com/~sril/clark
- Daley, Richard J.
1976 obituary from the New York Times. Registration required.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0515.html
- South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
Founded to collect, preserve, and publish historical and genealogical materials and records.
www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs
- Barony of Shattered Crystal - Society for Creative Anachronism
Educational society dedicated to the recreation of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
www.shatteredcrystal.org/index.html
- Glenwood Cemetery
Established 1822. Searchable burial records, maps, pictures, and personal profiles.
www.glenwoodcemetery.com
- Lemont Area Historical Society
Find out about area history.
www.township.com/lemont/historical
- Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society
Encourages and perpetuates an interest in the history of our communities through research, education and preservation.
www.wecaretoo.com/Organizations/IL/rpwrhs.html
- American Experience: Chicago: City of the Century
Companion site to the film chronicling Chicago's transformation from a swampy frontier town to the quintessential American city of the 19th Century.
www.pbs.org/amex/chicago
- Seven Rare Canal Boats Found
On Chicago's southwestern suburbs.
www.archaeology.org/online/features/canal/mansberger.html
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society
www.glen-ellyn.com/historical
- Quincy Museum
Historic home of Richard Newcomb. Features dinosaur era and early American Indian displays.
www.quincymuseum.com
- Shire of Rokkehealden
Chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a nonprofit organization that selectively recreates the Middle Ages.
www.midrealm.org/rokkehealden
- Chicago Historical Society's History Files
With information on Al Capone, the Chicago Fire, and the Black Sox.
www.chicagohs.org/history
- Bataan was Hell!
Tribute to Emmett Gibson and the 192nd Tank Battalion. Includes articles he published in 1942, as well as information on Maywood and the Maywood Tank Corps before and after the war.
www.192nd.com
- Historic Pullman
Focuses on education and information concerning the Historic Pullman District including museum hours, events, tour schedules, etc.
members.aol.com/PullmanIL/index.html
- Galva in the Past
Historical details and photographs of Galva's main streets and school buildings.
galvaillinois.tripod.com
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