Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog

The rough-edged hustlers' heaven on Chicago's Near West Side is no more, thanks to the current Mayor Daley and the University of Ill...

Sometimes hearing how people found stuff out is as interesting as the stuff they found out. At least when Julia M., graduate student and li...

Contents of the Indiana Historical Society 's consistently well-edited semi-yearly -- it's almost like getting a small book in the m...

Am I the only person who uses this valuable resource but keeps forgetting its internet location? CityNews Chicago's Property Search has...

What Rootsweb's WorldConnect has been for data exchange, and WeRelate for wikis -- will there be a social networking site for genealogis...

...by Illinois Harvest . History of McDonough County, Illinois... (Springfield: D.W. Lusk, 1878), by S. J. Clarke. 692 pages. History of Bar...

Well, no, not really. I try not to make a habit of recommending 13-year-old internet resources, but I like the philosophy behind the Online ...