Local History & Genealogy

Heritage Quest Databaseimage
Includes US Federal Census, 1790-1930, Genealogy & Local History Book Collection, and Revolutionary War Pension Applications.

Ancestry Home Townimage
Free access to the Social Security Death File Index, and adds the state where the person first applied for a card, town, and zip code of last known residence.

Pekin Daily Times Onlineimage
Search full-text index of the Pekin Daily Times from 2001- present.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internetimage
Arranged by category, links to almost 20,000 websites, mailing lists, ftp sites, e-mail addresses and more.

Ellis Island Recordsimage
Search for passengers, find information about Ellis Island, and more genealogy links

Family History Library Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsimage
provides research information and list of more than 2,000 branch Family History Centers worldwide, where microfilm records can be found.

Civil War Soldiersimage
National Park Service’s searchable database of more than 230,000 individuals who served during the Civil War.

National Archives and Records Administrationimage
Includes online versions of census records, passenger lists, and military records.

Newberry Libraryimage
includes bibliographies of reference guides on a wide range of ethnic genealogies

Illinois Genealogy Web Projectimage
Online information for Illinois; part of the US GenWeb Project

Tazewell County Genealogical and Historical Societyimage
Local source for information on Tazewell County, including family histories.

Illinois State Archivesimage
Depository of public records of Illinois state and local governmental agencies which possess permanent administrative, legal, or historical research values. Its collections do not include manuscript, newspaper, or other nonofficial sources.