Illinois, American History & Genealogy Project by Foxie Hagerty

	American History & Genealogy Project Presents "Illinois"
The word *"ILLINOIS"* is the French form of the Algonquin name *ILLINI* which means "superior men." It is how e native Americans in this area referred to themselves. *"The Land of Lincoln"* State Insect: Monarch Butterfly State Fish: Bluegill State Mineral: Fluorite State Dance: Square Dance State Animal: White tailed deer State Fossil: Tully Monster State Prairie Grass: Big Bluestem State Flower: Violet State Tree: Oak State Song: "Illinois" State Bird: Cardinal State Nickname: The Prairie State State Slogan: Land of Lincoln State Motto: State Sovereignty National Union
if you find information that you can use ----to help keep me online you may make contributions here http://www.usgennet.org/ Will be updating here after my niece's wedding on June 15,2012 in Batavia, IL. my new email address is phenwick @ mymctc.net you can copy & paste but take the spaces out or it won't work. Happy Gene Hunting to Everyone!!!! Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Anyone interested in hosting a County in IL--We have several available to those who would like to join us! Just see our Vol page! Thank you! DONATE YOUR INFO! YOU RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHTS & CONTROL HOW IT IS ONLINE! I welcome any information you may wish to provide for the free research of others. Old newspapers, scrapbooks, old letters, photos, biographies, birth notices, death notices, family stories, family traditions, marriage records, newspaper tidbits or anything else you feel is of interest of others researching in our beautiful State of Illinois feel free to SEND ARTICLES TO ME. Thank you very much for your interest.
Illinois History ILLINOIS TIMELINE 1673-1800 off site link		***click here to see 102 counties of Illinois
Illinois State Vital Records Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital Records 605 W Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62702-5097 Phone: 217-782-6553 Fax: 217-523-2648		Illinois State Archives Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916 Illinois State Archives llinois Statewide Marriage Index Illinois State Archives
Illinois State Genealogical Society Spring tours & Workshop click on above link to print out your reservation form, Thanks!!! Hope to see you there!
1929: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Seven gangster rivals of Al Capone were murdered in Chicago today when Capone gang member Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn ordered the killing of rival George “Bugs” Moran. "The wholesale killing, the most sensational in the long and bloody history of Chicago's gangland warfare, was carried out with precision," reported The Evening Tribune on February 14, 1929. "Five executioners wearing stars and posing as police officers, who invaded a garage where Moran's gang was in conference, herded their helpless and unarmed victims to the rear and mercilessly executed them with sawed-off shotguns and machine guns, every body bearing from six to ten bullets." If you are interested in hosting a Illinois County or have information you'd like to contribute to this site feel free to c contact me. To find out more about AHGP (The American History and Genealogy Project, please see the "About" page.
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My name is Foxie Hagerty and I will be hosting this site Our current host is on a leave absence and until she returns I will maintain this site to best of my abilities. ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE PERFECTLY CLEAR--I AM NOT DOING FAMILY RESEARCH OF ANY KIND TO ANYONE. I JUST DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH HOURS LEFT IN THE DAY FOR IT. IF MY NAME IS ON ANOTHER PLACE I DO NOT HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT BUT I CAN NOT DO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT I'M DOING NOW I'M SORRY TO SAY. PLEASE DO NOT ASK OR SEND ME AN EMAIL ASKING FOR FAMILY RESEARCH I CAN NOT HONOR IT!! THANKS

created on Saturday, February 12, 2009

Last update.....Monday, September 17, 2012 12:17:10 PM

1929: St. Valentine's Day Massacre