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Illinois Genealogy Resources

Chicago and Cook County

School Records and Histories

• Argo Community High School, Summit. Ancestry.com subscription product.
   
• Armour Institute. by Walter Hendricks.  Illinois Institute of Technology.
   
• Barrington Public Schools. Barrington Area Library. "A History of Barrington, Illinois."
   
• Batavia Schools. Batavia Historical Society.
   
• Bloom Township High School, Chicago Heights. Ancestry.com subscription product.
   
• Carleton W. Washburne School By Peggy J. Hoskin, Ed.D. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• Chicago Ancestors. Using Google Maps as its base, the Newberry library has mapped the location of churches, homicide statistics, Chicago neighborhood information, photos and more. Information on the site includes:
   
  • Church locations for Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches along with information on where to access the church records.
  • Locations of schools whose yearbooks are held by The Newberry Library or the Chicago History Museum.
  • Bibliographies for each of Chicago's 77 community areas.
  • Homicide records covering 1912-1917 and eventually will include 1910-1930.
  • Photos of Chicago buildings.
     
• Chicago Normal College - Yearbook 1927, Cook County, Illinois. Cook County USGenWeb.
   
• DePaul University Chronology. DePaul University Libraries.
   
• The First 50 Years: New Trier's Centennial Odyssey.  By Robyn DeKoven Grossberg. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• Gage Park High School Yearbook  1955, Partial. Vanished History Mall.
   
• Goethe Grammar School, Chicago, IL, Graduates. January 29, 1932 taken from the Graduation Program. Cook County USGenWeb.
   
• History of Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.
   
• Hubbard Woods School. By Pat Woolson. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• Illinois Institute of Technology - History.  Paul V. Galvin Library.
   
• Laboratory Schools - History. University of Chicago.
   
• Lewis Institute - History. By Agness Joslyn Kaufman. Paul V. Galvin Library.
   
• Lyons Township High School, La Grange. Ancestry.com subscription product.
   
• Memories of the One-Room Schoolhouse on Biesterfield Rd. - My School Days by Alice Beine. Elk Grove Park District.
   
• Mercy High School, Chicago, 1936. Vanished History Mall.
   
• The 1938 Albert Grannis Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
   
• North Shore Country Day School. By William Hinchliff. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka. Ancestry.com subscription product.
   
• Northwestern University Archives.
   
• Oak Lawn Community High School Yearbook  1954 Shield
   
• Parker High School, 1922  Chicago   DeadFred: The Original Online Genealogy Photo Archive.
   
• Rhodes School Alumni 
   
• Sacred Hearts School. By Barbara Joyce. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• Saints Faith, Hope and Charity School. By Pamela Riddle Marzec. Winnetka Historical Society.
   
• Schaumburg Campus History -- Roosevelt University.
   
• School Alumni Lists. RootsWeb. Database contains 270428 records (63378 distinct surnames)
  Selected schools, groups or organizations (as contributed).  
   
• Study Up on School Records for Success. By Grace Dumelle. Article on importance of using school records.
   
• Willow Wood Preschool. By Kathy Handelman. Winnetka Historical Society. 
   
• Winnetka Public School Nursery. By Mary Bell. Winnetka Historical Society.