Posts about Chicago genealogy research, including researching specific ethnicities, finding and using Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois vital records, and more.

6 Dec 2025

Finding Family Photo Clues

By |6 Dec 2025|Chicago Genealogy, Family Photos & Records, Hann, Larsson, Swedish Genealogy|2 Comments

Finding family photo clues is an important skill for any genealogist. Clues usually lie inside family photos every genealogist possesses. Learn about resources for family photo clues using the main image (above). Hann [...]

14 Mar 2023

Chicago Genealogy Resources Czech Slovak

By |14 Mar 2023|Cemetery Records, Chicago Genealogy, Newspapers, Obituaries|2 Comments

Find Chicago Genealogy Resources Czech Slovak for your family history research in Cook County. This post includes resources in addition to the ones found at the major genealogical sites. For links to other Chicago [...]

2 Feb 2023

Free Chicago Genealogy Resources

By |2 Feb 2023|African American Genealogy, Chicago Genealogy, Digital Collections, German Genealogy, Immigration Records, Norwegian Genealogy, Prussian Genealogy, Scottish Genealogy, Swedish Genealogy|1 Comment

This post contains links to free Chicago genealogy resources, including materials organized by ethnicity and other groups. Stay tuned as I update these Chicago genealogy resources for researchers in 2023. That cool photograph above, [...]

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