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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

McHenry County Genealogy Links


Illinois Digital Archives (IDA) - Includes digitized collections of historical documents from all over Illinois, including images from the web site formerly known as Digital Past. Illinois Digital Archives is an on-going project of the Illinois State Library and participating libraries and institutions.

Illinois State Archives

Look at Illinois - Digitized archive of materials from libraries around Illinois including Woodstock Public Library.

McHenry County Government Center - For more information on the county and state

McHenry County Clerk's Office  - To request vital records.

McHenry County Recorder's Office - Searchable land records


Online Cemetery Records

Lake Avenue Cemetery, Crystal Lake
Nunda Township  - Online card files relating to Ridgefield, Prairie Grove, McMillan and Holcombville Cemeteries.

Local Libraries

Algonquin Area Public Library
Cary Area Public Library
Crystal Lake Public Library
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Fox Lake Public Library
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Johnsburg Public Library
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Harvard Diggins Library
​Marengo-Union Public Library
Mchenry Public Library
Woodstock Public Library


Historical & Genealogical Societies

BIGWILL - British Isles Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois
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Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society
Chicago Genealogical Society
Crystal Lake Historical Society
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Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois
DuPage County Genealogical Society
Elgin Genealogical Society
Illinois State Genealogical Society
Kane County Genealogical Society
Lake County Genealogical Society
McHenry County Historical Society
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North Suburban Genealogical Society
Walworth Wisconsin Genealogical Society


McHenry County Towns

Algonquin | Cary  | Crystal Lake | Fox River Grove | Huntley |  Johnsburg | McHenry | Richmond | Spring Grove | Woodstock


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Related Websites

Old Algonquin                                     

If you know of sites of interest to McHenry County researchers, please submit the URL to the webmaster so that it may be considered for inclusion on this page . 

McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184
1 (815) 687-0436