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Cemeteries
- Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries, https://chicagoandcookcountycemeteries.com/, Discover great facts and stories about 272 Chicago area cemeteries. Many cemeteries have vanished or no longer outwardly resemble a place of burial. You will be surprised to find where the dead have been in and around Chicago.
- Find-a-Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/
- Graveyards.com for DuPage, http://graveyards.com/graveyards/IL/Dupage
- Interment.net, http://www.interment.net/us/il/dupage.htm
- ISGS Cemetery Location Project, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/ilcemetery-al/dupage.html, List of cemetery locations by names and alias.
Government Records
- Bureau of Land Management - Illinois Land Patents, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/, Date is when the patent was granted.
- Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court, https://services.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/NR/default.aspx, The Archives is home to more than 500,000 naturalization petitions covering the years 1871 to 1929.
- DuPage Clerk of the Circuit Court, 505 County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/, Lower Level; Probate Records; Naturalization Records
- DuPage County Clerk - TAX History Search, https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/county_clerk/Property_Tax_Information/tax_history_search.php, Online search - browse PDF: • 1850 to 1947: Books are by legal description by Township. • 1948 to 1975: Books are by book and parcel number by Township. • 1976 to 1985: Books are in Property Index Number (PIN) order by Township.
- DuPage County Clerk, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/county_clerk/vital_records.php, Birth Certificates since 1879; Marriage Records; Death Certificates.
- DuPage Recorder of Deeds, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, First Floor, http://www.dupageco.org/recorder/, Land Records: Grantor & Grantee Books.
- Illinois Death Certificate Index, 1916 -1950, https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/idphdeathindex.html, Home > Departments > Archives > Databases > Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1972. An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
- Illinois Death Certificate Index, Pre 1916, https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/death.html, Home > Departments > Archives > Databases > Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916. An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
- Illinois Digital Archives, http://www.idaillinois.org/
- Illinois Federal Land Sales, http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/data_lan.html, Dates are the actual date of purchase.
- Illinois Marriage Index, 1763 – 1900, https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html, Home > Departments > Archives > Databases > Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900; Includes DuPage County 1839 - 1906. An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
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Illinois Regional Archives Depository c/o Regional History Center, Founders Memorial Library, Room 400, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/niu.html (The Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU) holds the records for DuPage County.)
- Naperville Heritage Collection, https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/npl/search, Part of the Illinois Digital Archives
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at FamilySearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535
History & Maps
- 1839 - Map of Illinois, http://maps.ilgw.org/il1839.htm, This is the year DuPage County was founded.
- 1874 - Map with the nine townships from the 1874 Atlas, http://www.usgwarchives.net/maps/illinois/il1875/DUPAGE.JPG
- 1882 - History of DuPage County, Illinois by Rufus Blanchard, https://archive.org/embed/historyofdupagec00blan
- 1882 - Surname Index to Blanchard’s History of DuPage County, Illinois, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/641929-an-index-to-the-names-of-persons-appearing-in-history-of-du-page-county-illinois-by-rufus-blanchard-chicago-o-l-baskin-co-1882?offset=310525
- 1886 - Holland's Business Directory of Naperville, https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/npl/id/1878
Libraries
- Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Place, Addison, IL 60101, http://www.addisonlibrary.org/
- Bensenville Public Library, 200 S. Church St., Bensenville, IL 60106, http://www.bensenville.lib.il.us/
- Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, http://www.mybpl.org
- Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Dr., Carol Stream, IL 60188, http://www.cslibrary.org/
- Clarendon Hills Public Library, 7 N. Prospect St., Clarendon Hills, IL 60514, http://www.clarendonhillslibrary.org/
- College of DuPage Library, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, http://www.cod.edu/library/
- Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., Downers Grove, IL 60515, http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/
- Elmhurst College Library, A.C. Buehler Library, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126, https://library.elmhurst.edu/home
- Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126, http://www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org/
- Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, http://www.gepl.org/
- Glenside Public Library District, 25 E. Fullerton, Glendale Heights, IL 60139, http://www.glensidepld.org/
- Helen Plum (Lombard) Public Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard, IL 60148, https://www.helenplum.org/
- Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St, Hinsdale, IL 60521, http://www.hinsdalelibrary.info/
- Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL 60561, https://ippl.info/
- Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Rd., Itasca, Il 60143, http://www.itascalibrary.org/
- Lisle Public Library, 777 Front St., Lisle, IL 60532, http://www.lislelibrary.org/
- Naperville LDS Family History Library, 1320 Ridgeland Ave., Naperville, IL 60540, https://sites.google.com/site/napervillefamilyhistorycenter/home
- Naperville Public Library, Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL 60540, https://www.naperville-lib.org/
- North Central College Library, Oesterle Library, 320 E. School St., Naperville, Il 60540, http://library.noctrl.edu/
- Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Rd., Oak Brook, IL 60523, http://www.oak-brook.org/109/Oak-Brook-Public-Library
- Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle, IL 60172, https://www.rosellepld.org/
- Villa Park Library, 305 S. Ardmore, Villa Park, IL 60181, https://www.vppl.info/
- Warrenville Public Library, 28w751 Stafford Pl., Warrenville, IL 60555, http://www.warrenville.com/
- West Chicago Public Library, 118 W. Washington St., West Chicago, IL 60185, https://wcpld.info/
- Westmont Public Library, 428 N. Cass, Westmont, IL 60559, http://www.westmontlibrary.org/
- Wheaton College Library, Buswell Memorial Library, 510 Irving Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187, http://library.wheaton.edu/
- Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross, Wheaton, IL 60187, http://www.wheatonlibrary.org/
- Winfield Public Library, 0s291 Winfield Rd., Winfield, IL 60190, http://www.winfield.lib.il.us/
- Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Rd., Wood Dale, IL 60191, http://www.wooddale.com/
- Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Dr., Woodridge, IL 60517, http://www.woodridgelibrary.org/
Military Records
- Illinois Civil War Record Search, http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/datcivil.html, 250,000 Union Army volunteers from Illinois by name or place Information
- Overview of Military Records, http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Overview_of_Military_Records, From Ancesrty.com - This article originally appeared in "Military Records" by Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck, MA, MS, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
Museums
- Cantigny First Division Museum, 1s151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189, http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/
- Downers Grove Park District Museum, 831 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515, https://www.dgparks.org/downers-grove-museum
- DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley, Wheaton, IL 60187-5321, http://www.dupagemuseum.org/
- Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 East Park, Elmhurst, IL 60126, https://www.elmhursthistory.org/
- Gregg House Museum, 115 S. Linden, Westmont, IL 60559, http://www.wpd4fun.org/facilities/Gregg-house-museum.htm
- West Chicago City Museum, 132 Main St., West Chicago, IL 60185, http://www.westchicago.org/
Newspapers & Obituaries
- Chicago Tribune Archive, 1849-2024, https://www.newspapers.com/paper/chicago-tribune/4351/
- GenealogyBank - Illinois Obituary Archives, https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/obituaries/all/usa/illinois
- Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections, http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois, This collection contains 45 newspaper titles, 91,876 issues comprising 1,123,839 pages and 7,192,803 articles.
- Newspaper Vital Records Index, https://www.wheatonlibrary.org/vital-records-index, Wheaton Public Library online collection
- The Newspaper Archives of The Daily Herald, https://dailyherald.newspaperarchive.com/
- USGenWeb Obit Project - DuPage County, http://usgwarchives.net/il/dupage/dupageobit.html, Selected DuPage County obituaries.
- Villa Park Argus Obituary Index, http://www.vppl.info/?page_id=1034
Societies
- Addison Historical Society, One Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101-2786, https://www.facebook.com/p/Addison-Historical-Society-100064876020507/
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Bloomingdale Historical Society, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, http://www.bloomingdalehistoricalsociety.org/
- Carol Stream Historical Society, 301 W. Lies Rd, Carol Stream, IL 60188, https://carolstreamhistoricalsociety.com/
- Darien Historical Society, 7422 Cass Ave., Darien, IL 60559, https://darienilhistory.org/
- Downers Grove Historical Society, PO Box 663, Downers Grove, IL 60515, http://www.downersgrovehistory.org/
- DuPage County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 3, Wheaton, IL 60187, http://www.dcgs.org
- DuPage County Historical Society, P. O. Box 1460, Wheaton, IL 60189, http://www.dupagehistory.org/
- Fox Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5435, Naperville, IL 60567-5435, https://ilfvgs.org/
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, http://www.glenellynhistory.org/
- Hinsdale Historical Society, P.O. Box 336, Hinsdale, IL 60522, http://www.hinsdalehistory.org/
- Lombard Historical Society, 23 W. Maple St., Lombard, IL 60148, http://www.lombardhistory.org/
- Naperville Heritage Society, 523 S. Webster, Naperville, IL 60540, http://www.napersettlement.org/
- Polish Genealogical Society of America, http://pgsa.org/
- Roselle Historical Foundation, 39 E. Elm St., Roselle, IL 60172, http://www.rosellehistory.com/
- Villa Park Historical Society, 220 S. Villa Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181, http://www.vphistoricalsociety.com/
- Warrenville Historical Society, 3s530 2nd St,. Warrenville, IL 60555, http://www.warrenvillehistorical.org/
- Westmont Area Historical Society, Gregg House Museum, 115 S. Linden, Westmont, IL 60559, http://www.wpd4fun.org/facilities/Gregg-house-museum.htm
- Winfield Historical Society, Hedges Station, 0N555 Winfield Rd, Winfield, IL, 60190, http://www.winfieldhistory.org/
Miscellaneous
- Addison Normal School 1912 Yearbook, https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~weilfamily/genealogy/ANSPages/ANS_index.html
- Ancestry.com’s Illinois Collections, http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Illinois/Default.aspx, Ancestry.com-record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Illinois ancestors.
- FamilySearch Wiki for DuPage County, Illinois, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois_Genealogy
- Genealogical Research Process, https://www.genealogyexplained.com/basics/genealogical-proof-standard/, A process flowchart to walk you through proper genealogical research using the concepts and ideas of the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). Follow Genealogy Explained, an educational site designed to help weekend-warrior genealogists learn how to climb their family trees by Marc McDermott.
- German Evangelical Orphan and Old Peoples home in Dupage, https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~orphanshome/genealogy/censusrooms/uscensus/illinois/1900/ilgeooph00.htm
- Linkpendium for DuPage County Genealogy, https://linkpendium.com/du_page-il-genealogy/, Linkpendium's goal is to index every genealogy, family history, family tree, surname, vital records, biography, or otherwise genealogically-related sites on the Internet.
- Newberry Library Research Guide for DuPage County, Illinois, https://www.newberry.org/collection/research-guide/dupage-county-il-genealogy
- USGenWeb Archives - DuPage County, http://usgwarchives.net/il/dupage/dupage.htm, Biographies ~ Cemeteries ~ Census ~ Churches ~ Court ~ Deaths ~ Marriages ~ Military ~ Newspapers ~ Obituaries ~ Penny Postcards