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This page about historic Illinois is a supplement to Illinois Social Studies where you will find additional material including history, colleges and universities, capital city profile, lesson plans, state government and more.

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Chicago Historical Society History Files ___"Get the inside story on some of Chicago's most memorable events!" Topics the Great Fire, the White Sox baseball scandal and Al Capone. - Illustrated - From the Chicago Historical Society - http://www.chicagohs.org/history/index.html

Famous Illinois People Illinoisans __ You will find a list of famous people who are a part of the history of Illinois. - From 50states.com - http://www.50states.com/bio/illinois.htm

Find a Grave - Illinois ___Brief biographies of 1,122 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=16

French in Illinois ___A history of explorers Marquette and Joliet and their discoveries in what is now Illinois.. - Text only - From the book, 'Illinois: A History of the Prairie State' by Robert P. Howard - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcoles/french.htm

Governors of Illinois ___Short biographies of Illinois' governors, including their wives' names. - Text only - From Carol Dean and Susan Cook - http://www.iltrails.org/govs.html

Historic Pullman ___"The focus is on visitor education concerning the history of the Historic Pullman District and its role in the labor movement. Also includes visitor information, tour schedules, and museum hours." - Illustrated - From the Pullman IL site - http://members.aol.com/PullmanIL/index.html

Historical Museums of Illinois - A History Guide __ "Illinois history museums. Learn about historic Illinois and discover the history of Illinois people. Locate history museums in Illinois, place histories, illinois genealogy data, old illinois newspapers, historic illinois photos, state symbols, history timelines and other Illinois history information." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/illinois-historical-museums.htm

History of Illinois __ "Cahokia, the urban center of the pre-Columbian Mississippian culture, was located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois. That civilization vanished circa 1400-1500 for unknown reasons. The next major power in the region was the Illiniwek Confederation, a political alliance among several tribes. The Illiniwek gave Illinois its name. The Illini suffered in the seventeenth century as Iroquois expansion forced them to compete with several tribes for land. The Illini were replaced in Illinois by the Pottawatomie, Miami, Sauk, and other tribes." An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Illinois

Home in the Heartland ___"Welcome to this exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present. You will have the opportunity to meet real people and share in their decision making." - Illustrated - From the Illinois State Museum - http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/index.html

Horner ___A biography of Governor Henry Horner. - Illustrated - By Howard B. Austin - http://www.adaustin.com/HBA/documents/HORNER.HTM

Illinois ___A good overview of the history of Illinois, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108209.html

Illinois Entered the Union as the 21st State ___An overview of the history of Illinois, spread over three short pages. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_illinois_1.html

Illinois Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/il/il.html

Illinois: History ___Topics include early inhabitants, Abraham Lincoln and the labor movement. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0858749.html

Illinois History Documents, 1673-2000 ___Find dozens of transcripts of letters, diaries, memos, treaties and other historical documents arranged by five time periods. - Text only - From Dr. Clay Skinner - http://staff.imsa.edu/socsci/skinner/coverpagetx.html

Illinois, Timeline of State History __ "Browse a chronological timeline of important events and dates in this state's history. Provides a guide to the state's history, geography, statistical data, and colleges." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/il/timeline/

Lincoln Home Tour ___"We are pleased to have you visit the Lincoln Home website. Please use it to learn more about Abraham Lincoln, to take a virtual tour of the Lincoln Home, and to plan your visit to Lincoln Home National Historic Site." History of Illinois. - Illustrated - From the National Parks Service - http://www.nps.gov/liho/

Lincoln Legal Papers ___What you'll find here is "A Documentary history of the Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, 1836-1861." There are some pictures of him here -- without the hat! - Illustrated - From the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency - http://www.lincolnlegalpapers.org/

State of Illinois History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. - Text only - From NorthEastern Genealogy - http://www.negenealogy.com/il/il_state/history.htm

Twenty Years At Hull House ___You can read the entire text of Jane Addams' book on these pages. It deals with the author's experiences and observations in Chicago's industrial district at the end of the nineteenth century. - Illustrated - From the University of Virginia - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/ADDAMS/title.html

University of Michigan Making of America ___The complete text of Frederich Gerhard's 1857 history of Illinois. Click on "go to table of contents" to access the links to each page. - Text only - From the University of Michigan Library Name Resolver Service - http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AFK4275.0001.001#resultstoc

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Illinois ___A general state history overview and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/illinois/history.shtml

The Winnebago War and Why Illinoisians are Called "Suckers" ___An interesting article about 'suckers' and 'pukes.' No, I'm not kidding. - Text only - From Gov. Thomas Ford. 1854. A History of Illinois - http://www.illinoishistory.com/winnebagowar.html

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