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From: Joan Lund <>
Subject: [BLACK-L] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index on Archives Web Site
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 15:37:32 -0500

> GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES:
>
> Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short
> time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so
> many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary
> of State Information Systems Services Department is now
> available on the Secretary of State web site.
>
> There is now a link to the marriage database on the
> Archives' homepage which may be reached at the
> following address:
> www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html
> Look under the "Search Our Online Databases."
>
> An official announcement concerning the database will
> be pending until more formal arrangements can be made.
> In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a
> test run and report any problems you might experience.
>
> There are currently a little over one million records
> in the online database. Plans are to update the
> database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are
> represented in the online database. Data entry is
> complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the
> supplemental information that is reached by links on
> the introductory page and the search entry and search
> results pages.
>
> We have tried to make it as clear as possible what
> records are included in the database and how to obtain
> copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks.
> IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84
> counties represented in the database and we will soon
> accession marriage records from several others.
>
> Karl Moore
> Illinois State Archives
> 217-785-1266
>

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