Des Plaines Genealogy (in Cook County, IL)
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Des Plaines Cemetery Records
All Saints Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum Billion Graves 
All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Find a Grave
All Saints Cemetery Interment
All Saints Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Interment
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery aka Des Plaines Cemetery Billion Graves
Inscriptions : from the cemetery located on Rand Road at Seegers Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Interment records, ca. 1925-1987 FamilySearch Library
Mormon graves in Cook County : Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Ridgewood Cemetery Billion Graves
Ridgewood Cemetery Interment
Ridgewood Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Church Records
Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Congregational centennial, 1869-1969 : a one hundred year history of the First Congregational Church of Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines City Directories
Park Ridge (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Death Records
Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Histories and Genealogies
Centi-Quad-O-Rama Ancestry
Des Plaines : born of the tallgrass prairie FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Area History Illinois Digital Archives
History of Riverview, Illinois from 1983 editions of the Suburban times FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, 1956 Library of Congress
Des Plaines Marriage Records
Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Des Plaines Newspapers and Obituaries
Des Plaines Herald, 1970-1976 Newspaper Archive
Des Plaines Journal 12/28/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank
Des Plaines Times 12/12/1996 to 12/24/2008 Genealogy Bank
Edgebrook Times Review 01/16/1997 to 01/24/2008 Genealogy Bank
Mount Prospect Journal 01/12/2011 to Current Genealogy Bank
Rosemont Journal 12/31/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for Des PlainesAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Des Plaines Community Budget Balancer. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1930s-1934 Des Plaines Edition of the Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1985-1995 Des Plaines Herald. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1971-1973 Des Plaines Journal and the Des Plaines Community Budget Balancer. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1934-1935 Des Plaines Journal. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1935-1975 Des Plaines Suburban Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1922-1983 Des Plaines Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1983-1985 Glenview Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1971-1976 Journal. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1975-Current Mt. Plaines Digest. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1960s-1969 Mt. Prospect Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1970-Current Park Ridge Edition of the Times Herald. (Des Plaines, Il) 1985-Current |
Des Plaines School Records
Maine Township High School West yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Maine Township High School yearbook, 1922, 1926, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Maine West High School - Legend Yearbook (Des Plaines, IL), 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1982 E Yearbook
Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 Classmates
Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
St Patrick Academy yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
St. Patrick Academy yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Classmates
St. Patrick Academy yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
St. Patrick Academy yearbooks, 1961, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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