Random Advice and Observations

* All cemeteries, no matter how small, should be walked and have lists of graves typed up.

* Church records should be microfilmed and made accessible at several archives and libraries.

* Courthouses in Northern Illinois that have records on microfilm at IRAD facilities:

• Jo Daviess Cty: Birth, marriage, death, naturalization, probate, deeds.
• Ogle County: Birth, death, naturalizations, deeds, probate.
• Winnebago County: Some probate records.
• Kane County: Naturalizations, probate.
• Cook County: Marriages, naturalizations.

* Courthouses in Northern Illinois that have many of the above records on microfilm at Salt Lake City:

• McHenry County: Almost all.
• Kane County: Almost all.
• Ogle County: Many.
• Rock County (Wisc.): Almost all.
• Walworth County (Wisc.): Almost all
• Cook County: Many.
• Jo Daviess County: Almost all.

If you have questions or comments about any of the above points, I invite you to call or write.

Martin W. Johnson
514 West Menominee Street
Belvidere, Illinois 61008
(815) 547-5158