Institutions with St. Clair County Records
| St. Clair County Courthouse 10 Public Square Belleville, IL 62220 (618)277-6600 | Mail correspondence to the attention of a particular office. County Clerk (birth, marriages, deaths); Circuit Clerk--Probate Division (wills, estates); Recorder of Deeds (land, military discharges). See general information about other St. Clair County government offices at www.co.st-clair.il.us/
The Belleville Public Library has microfilm copies of records from these offices, courtesy SCCGS, its volunteers, and donors. |
| Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) c/o - Special Collections - Morris Library - 6632 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 (618) 453-3040 | The official depository for St. Clair documents and records released for public use and research (some births, great marriage licenses and certificates, deed indexes, probate case files, jail records.)
Free research by interns in historical disciplines. Copies are billed at cost. St. Clair's county and municipal record groups are oulined in the site's Database of IRAD Holdings, as are detailed record group descriptions, the IRAD Depository contact information, and Research Policy. Pre-statehood (1818) records for St. Clair County are at the Illinois State Archives (ISA). The ISA manages IRAD. The websites look very similar and some St. Clair vital records are indexed on the ISA site (read more below). IRAD handles county and municipal records. |
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Belleville Public Library
| The official depository for ALL SCCGS holdings and acquisitions. |
| Illinois State Archives Norton Building Springfield, IL 62756 (217) 782-4866 | St. Clair County marriage index 1763 to 1905, Chancery Court Index 1815–1870 (divorce, land division among heirs) and the Servitude and Emancipation Record databases are on this ISA site. Pre-statehood St. Clair County records and the Perrin Collection are also stored at the ISA.
Statewide databases include Illinois Soldiers in various wars, marriage index, death certificates index 1916 - 1950, and 19th Century Illinois Public Domain Land Sales. The Illinois State Genealogical Society offers a copy service for death certificates at a reduced fee. |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 112 North Sixth Street, Springfield, IL 62701 | Telephone for
Reference Desk: 217.524.6358. Manuscripts: 217.558.8855. Newspaper microfilm interlibrary loan. 217.785.7941. |
| Illinois State Library 300 South Second St. Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 782-7596 | Great source for maps on interlibrary loan. |
| NARA National Archives Records Administration | See the Genealogy Page for often used and requested records. |
| BLM Bureau of Land Management | Online Public Domain land purchase database for several states after 1820 (but for Illinois also includes Military Tract purchases from 1817-forward). Dates reflect patent issued date. The Illinois State Archives' database is more comprehensive. |
| FamilySearch | Free 1880 federal census online. Search the Family History Library Catalog for microfilm available on interlibrary loan to the Family History Center near you. |
| FamilySearch Pilot | Free U.S. census (various) and southern Illinois Catholic parish registers. For access, follow directions on the left column of our Catholic parish registers page. |
| Missouri History Museum
P.O. Box 11940 St. Louis MO 63112-0040 (314) 746-4510 |
Search the Genealogy and Local History Index by name and subject.
About 1,000 Illinois soldiers died in St. Louis military hospitals and camps 13 October 1861 to 22 May 1865. Search this list. (314) 746-4548 fax |
| St. Clair County Historical Society 701 E. Washington St., Belleville, IL 62220 (618) 234-0600 | Belleville Public Library
Belleville Historical Society P.O. Box 23682 Belleville, IL 62223. Great Belleville Photos |
| O'Fallon Historical Society 101 West State, O'Fallon, IL 62269. Custodians of the Progress Obituary Index 1898 - present. Index online as .pdf. | O'Fallon Public Library 120 Civic Plaza, O'Fallon, IL 62269 (618) 632-3783 |
| Cahokia Public Library 140 Cahokia Park Dr., Cahokia, IL 62206 (618) 332-1491 | Caseyville Public Library 419 S. Second St., Caseyville, IL 62232 (618) 345-5848 |
| Collinsville Public Library 408 W. Main, Collinsville, IL 62234 (618) 344-1112 | E. St. Louis Public Library 405 N. Ninth St., E. St. Louis, IL 62201 (618) 271-3875 - Good black history collection |
| Fairview Heights Public Library 10017 Bunkum Rd., Fairview Heights, IL 62208 (618) 398-6586 | Freeburg Public Library 407 S. Belleville St., Freeburg, IL 62243 (618) 539-5454 - Home of the Freeburg Historical Society collection. |
| Mascoutah Heritage Museum 306 West Main, Mascoutah, IL 62258 (618)566-9774 | Mascoutah Public Library 3 W. Church St., Mascoutah, IL 62258 (618) 566-2562 |
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Millstadt Public Library 115 W. Laurel, Millstadt, IL 62260
Millstadt Historical Society, 210 W. Mill, P.O. Box 129, Millstadt, Illinois 62260 | New Athens District Library 201 N. Van Buren, New Athens, IL 62264 (618) 475-3255 |
National and Regional Societies
| APG Association for Professional Genealogists
Tips for hiring professionals. Annual Conference | FGS Federation of Genealogical Societies
Annual, national conferences each fall. Coming to Springfield, Illinois, August 7, 8, 9, 10 in 2011 Stop by St. Clair County before or after the conference. |
| NGS National Genealogical Society
See their accredited online course for beginners and take the first lesson FREE! Annual Conferences held on the National and Regional level.
| ISGS Illinois State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195. Site provides links to Illinois county and U.S. State genealogical society web sites, offers death certificates 1916-1948 for a fee, orphan train children to Illinois, statewide cemetery locations, topical index to their quarterly. |
| BCG Board for Certification of Genealogists
Apply for certification or obtain a list of certified researchers. Online: Skillbuilding exercises for producing will abstracts, transcribing documents, narrative genealogies, narrative lineages, proof arguments, and kinship-determination projects. | StLGS St. Louis Genealogical Society
Just across the Mississippi River. StLGS Collections and the NGS Library Collection are at the St. Louis County Library |
| Marissa H and GS, P.O. Box 47, Marissa, Illinois 62257 | Clinton | GSSI (Southern Illinois) | Monroe CGS | Perry County | Randolph County Gen Soc | other Randolph County site | Washington County | The Illinois State Historical Society
The ISHS Journal 1979 - 2006 online. Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS) members have access to all Journal volumes published since 1909 for an additional $10 fee. More about ISHS membership . |
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Belleville
Belleville area web site
Belleville High School Yearbooks
Gustave Koerner House Restoration
The Greater Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois ... an illustrated sequel to Belleville, Illinois, Illustrated. (1910). Original author J. A. Reid, (James Allan Reid), hosted by The Internet Archive, U of I. (Offsite; free download).
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East St. Louis
City Directories: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1912, 1916, 1924, 1926.
1920 census - Lithuanians and Russians / St. Clair County Compiled by: Nichole Yakstis |
Cahokia
Holy Family Parish Burials 1783–c1812 Searchable database of correspondence between/about Catholic French Missions in the Provence of Louisiana and Illinois Country preserved at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. |
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Mascoutah
Mascoutah Obit Index Note: Dates are not the newspaper issue date, but derived from information in the obituary to arrive at this date.
Summerfield
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Millstadt
Millstadt Resources: An online bibliography and links including church records by Robert Buecher
Genealogical Research in Millstadt, Illinois Zion Evangelical, Millstadt: Confirmations 1866-1916. Most of the 1700 entries give the birthdate of the person being confirmed. Trinity Lutheran Church, Millstadt, IL; Confirmation Index 1850-1921 |
Miscellaneous
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. One of the best sites indexing genealogy pages on the net. See the Beginners Section for online courses, charts, and forms. Understand the Northwest Ordinances of 1785 & 1787 Index, Men Who Served Under George Rogers Clark 1840 Census of Pensioners – Revolutionary or Military Services German and American Sources for German Emigration Germans to America (vol. 1-9) book review Sons Of Spanish American War Veterans - Nelson A. Miles Camp No. 610 in St. Clair |
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Newspapers
Biographical sketch index, St. John's Orphanage Edition of The Messenger - History of the Diocese of Belleville [1919]). Illinois Newspaper Finding Aid St. Clair County Newspapers on hand and indexed at the Belleville Public Library |
Photos
Old Photograph Identification
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Query Links
St. Clair County families. Let's collaborate!
St. Clair County Query Pages hosted on the GenWeb site.
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St. Louis St. Louis Obit Index Some St. Clair County people died in St. Louis. St. Marcus United Church of Christ, St. Louis, Missouri Marriages 1847 - 1865 (some people born in or current resident of Illinois) St. Clair |
St. Clair County - Other
The Internet Archive for free St Clair County historical reference books. Try these terms in their search box: Illinois AND st clair AND [a topic, e.g., census, Belleville, or coal] Illinois Trails Miscellaneous info and 1860 Federal Census index and transcription St. Clair GenWeb pages. for Volunteer "Lookups", query postings, and 1930 federal census abstracts Evangelical and Reformed/ UCC registers for some St. Clair church registers. |
Tombstones
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville In progress Association for Gravestone Studies Political Graveyards in USA. Links include biographies and burial places of politicians nationwide. |
| St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Monthly lectures, free and open to the public. Come and visit! |
Online genealogy classes
Read this Evaluation of Home Study and Online Genealogy Programs | |
| Family History Library Research Series Online
Learn to Read old German Handwriting, Irish church, civil records, immigration. England: several sub-categories. U.S.: several sub-categories. Learn to use a Research Log, Correspondence Log, and the Family History Library catalog. Free Online Classes at FamilySearch. |
NGS National Genealogical Society
Accredited online course for beginners, national conference information, bible records project. "Attend" a conference on a small budget. Lecture tapes from annual national conferences sponsored by the FGS, NGS, and Gentech, are available. FGS and NGS 2006 and prior NGS 2007 to date. Listen and learn while you garden, wash dishes, work out, or work on the car! | |
Information may be linked to but not copied. This web page updated - 10 August 2011. Authorized by SCCGS Board of Directors.
