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Genealogy Web Resources

The Sangamon County Circuit Clerk and County Clerk offices have records dating back to 1821 for your research.

The following is a list of websites you can visit to assist in finding out more about your genealogy.  If you find a helpful website, please email us so it may be included on this list.  Send your name with the find and we will credit you.

Please note that the following links have been gathered from various resources.  The Circuit Clerk's office does not endorse or make any warranty expressed or implied.



Sangamon County Circuit Clerk Indexes from 1821 - 1982
Index numbers correspond with our microfilm.

 

     
     
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/home.htm   Illinois Regional Archives Depository System.
     
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy   Official Genealogy portal for the US National Archives contains guidance for genealogy research and diverse archives of American Records
     
http://www.familysearch.org   FamilySearch provides resources and is tied to real world family history classes and Family History Centers around the world.
     
http://www.progenealogists.com   ProGenealogist offers paid research services but also provide a useful set of tools and links for getting started on your own.
     
http://www.genealobytoday.com   Genealogy publication with advice on getting started, links, and more.
     
https://www.worldvitalrecords.com   One of the more popular paid genealogy database sites.
     
http://www.misbach.org/pdfcharts   Downloadable genealogy charts.
     
http://www.myheritage.com   Social network-oriented family tree sharing site.
     
http://www.geni.com   Social network-oriented family tree sharing site.
     
http://www.familytreemaker.com   Popular genealogy software associated with http://www.ancestry.com
     
http://genealogy.lovetoknow.com/Draw_a_Family_Tree   Suggestions for building your own family tree.
     
http://www.worldgenweb.org   International research volunteer based organization for international genealogy.
     
http://www.genealogylinks.net   50,000 links sorted by region.
     
https://www.23andme.com/partner/foa/   Offers DNA testing resources to learn ancestry and personal health information.
     
http://www.footnote.com   Access to more documents from the National Archives, with a set of tools for uploading, annotating, and sharing.
     
http://digitalgenealogist.com/past.html   Three volume journal on digital genealogy.
     
http://www.usgennet.org   Free and advertisement free hosting of genealogy sites for educational purposes, public research, or study of national historic heritage.
     
http://www.interment.net   Cemetery records online.
     
http://www.dnaheritage.com   Information on DNA genealogy.
     
http://www.genebase.com   DNA ancestry testing services.
     
http://www.familytreedna.com   DNA ancestry testing services.
     
http://www.ellisisland.org   Search for relatives who may have come through Ellis island.
     
http://www.progenealogist.com/genealogysleuthi.htm   Pro Genealogist's guide to sites their genealogists use with indications of which are free and which are a paid site.
     

A portion of the links were gathered from Faces of America,
 a program sponsored by PBS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. 
Please visit their website at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica
and
Family Tree Magazine