Evanston Genealogy (in Cook County, IL)

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Evanston Birth Records

Christening Records 1857-1929, First United Methodist Church Genealogy Trails online

Church record, First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Ill Archive Grid

Church records, St. Matthews Episcopal Church (Evanston, Ill.). Archive Grid

Confirmations, 1867-1914; deaths, 1897-1915; communions (includes birth dates and some 1914 confirmations), 1897-1918; baptisms, 1887-1915; marriages, 1888-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Nicholas (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Evanston Cemetery Records

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Calvary Cemetery Interment online

Calvary Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Interment records, 1900-1987 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and obituary records : copied from the Evanston Index in the possession of the Evanston Historical Society FamilySearch Library

Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Saint Marks Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Saint Matthews Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Matthews Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Evanston Church Records

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Baptisms, 1911-1915, marriages, 1912-1915, deaths, 1913- 1915 (Catholic Church. Ascension of Our Lord (Evanston, Ill.)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, 1872-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, history, etc., 1865-1930 (St. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Christening Records 1857-1929, First United Methodist Church Genealogy Trails online

Church record, First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Ill Archive Grid

Church records (microform) St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal, Evanston, IL, First Presbyterian Church, Wilmette, IL, St. John Lutheran Church, Wilmette, IL, St. Peter, i.e. German Evangelical Lutheran St. Peter's Church, Northfield Archive Grid

Church records and minutes of meetings, 1857-1929 (First United Methodist Church (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, St. Matthews Episcopal Church (Evanston, Ill.). Archive Grid

Church registers, 1876-1954 (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Confirmations, 1867-1914; deaths, 1897-1915; communions (includes birth dates and some 1914 confirmations), 1897-1918; baptisms, 1887-1915; marriages, 1888-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Nicholas (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Cooperville Cathedral : the story of Northminster Presbyterian Church FamilySearch Library

Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1900-1977 Archive Grid

First United Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1901-1924 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Immanuel Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage and obituary records : copied from the Evanston Index in the possession of the Evanston Historical Society FamilySearch Library

Evanston City Directories

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Evanston (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Evanston City Directory 1893 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1894 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1895 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1897 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1898 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1899 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1914 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1917 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1933 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1935 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1937 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1939 MyHeritage online

Evanston City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Evanston city and North Shore directory : embracing a complete list of residents and business houses of Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, and Glencoe, arranged in separate compilation for each city or village, together with miscellaneous information ... also a complete classified business directory The Buyers' Guide. FamilySearch Library

Evanston, IL 1902-1905, 1909-1910, 1912-1915, 1917-1918, 1920-1923, 1925, 1927-1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Evanston, IL, 1882-1901 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Evanston, Illinois Directories, 1890-93 Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1882 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1883 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1886 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1889 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1890 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1891 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1892 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1894 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1895 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1896 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1897 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1899 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1900 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston, Illinois, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Evanston/North Shore, IL; 1937, 1939, 1948 City Directories Allen County Public Library

The Evanston and Wilmette directory, 1891 : comprising a list of the residents and business houses, and general information of Evanston, South Evanston, Rogers Park, West Ridge and Wilmette FamilySearch Library

Evanston Death Records

Baptisms, 1911-1915, marriages, 1912-1915, deaths, 1913- 1915 (Catholic Church. Ascension of Our Lord (Evanston, Ill.)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, 1872-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, history, etc., 1865-1930 (St. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Confirmations, 1867-1914; deaths, 1897-1915; communions (includes birth dates and some 1914 confirmations), 1897-1918; baptisms, 1887-1915; marriages, 1888-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Nicholas (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Marriage and obituary records : copied from the Evanston Index in the possession of the Evanston Historical Society FamilySearch Library

Evanston Histories and Genealogies

A Classic Town : the Story of Evanston Ancestry online

A Classic Town: The Story of Evanston Google Books online

A classic town : the story of Evanston FamilySearch Library

A classic town : the story of Evanston Genealogy Gophers online

Evanston Area History Illinois Digital Archives online

Evanston's Yesterdays Ancestry online

Evanston's yesterdays : stories of early Evanston and sketches of some of its pioneers FamilySearch Library

Evanston, its land and its people FamilySearch Library

Historical encyclopedia of Illinois FamilySearch Library

Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume I LDS Genealogy online

Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume I Internet Archive online

Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II LDS Genealogy online

Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II Internet Archive online

History of Evanston FamilySearch Library

History of Evanston Genealogy Gophers online

Evanston Map Records

Evanston, Illinois 1931 Map American Geographical Society online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, 1945 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, October 1883 Library of Congress online

Evanston Marriage Records

Baptisms, 1911-1915, marriages, 1912-1915, deaths, 1913- 1915 (Catholic Church. Ascension of Our Lord (Evanston, Ill.)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, 1872-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, history, etc., 1865-1930 (St. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, St. Matthews Episcopal Church (Evanston, Ill.). Archive Grid

Confirmations, 1867-1914; deaths, 1897-1915; communions (includes birth dates and some 1914 confirmations), 1897-1918; baptisms, 1887-1915; marriages, 1888-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Nicholas (Evanston, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Marriage and obituary records : copied from the Evanston Index in the possession of the Evanston Historical Society FamilySearch Library

Evanston Miscellaneous Records

Fort Dearborn Chapter of the Nationial Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution FamilySearch Library

Evanston Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Northwestern 09/23/1910 to 12/05/2018 Genealogy Bank online

Evanston History Center Historic Newspaper Collection, 1872-1922 Evanston History Center online

Evanston Lake Shore News, 1912-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Evanston Now 03/10/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Evanston Review 01/09/1997 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Marriage and obituary records : copied from the Evanston Index in the possession of the Evanston Historical Society FamilySearch Library

Northwestern 01/28/1881 to 05/20/1910 Genealogy Bank online

Tripod 01/01/1871 to 12/17/1880 Genealogy Bank online

Vidette 01/15/1878 to 12/09/1880 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Evanston

According 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.

Ccc News. (Evanston, Ill.) 1984-1985

Ccc Newsette. (Evanston, Ill.) 1973-1984

Concerned Citizens Commitment News Report. ([Evanston, Ill.) 1971-1973

Daily News-Index. (Evanston, Ill.) 1937-1941

Evanston Beacon. (Evanston, Ill.) 1993-1994

Evanston Clarion. (Evanston, Ill.) 1994-Current

Evanston Daily News. (Evanston, Ill.) 1912-1914

Evanston Forum. (Evanston, Ill.) 1994-1995

Evanston Index. (Evanston, Ill.) 1872-1914

Evanston Mail. (Evanston, Ill.) 1950-1952

Evanston News-Index. (Evanston, Ill.) 1914-1935

Evanston News. (Evanston, Ill.) 1909-1912

Evanston Press. (Evanston, Ill.) 1888-1916

Evanston Review. (Evanston, Ill.) 1925-Current

Evanston Roundtable. (Evanston, Ill.) 1998-Current

Evanston Sentinel. (Evanston, Ill.) 2000-Current

Evanston's Beacon. (Evanston, Il) 1995-Current

Illinois Press Association Sample Newspapers. (Evanston, Ill.) 1935-1937

Lake Shore News. (Evanston [Ill.]) 1912-1923

Evanston School Records

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Alumni directory, 1883-1994, EvanstonTownship High School, District 202 FamilySearch Library

Bulletin Northwestern University College of liberal arts Alumni mailing list, 1909 LDS Genealogy online

Bulletin Northwestern University College of liberal arts Alumni mailing list, 1909 Internet Archive online

Evanston Academy - Bear Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1901, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1917 E Yearbook online

Evanston Academy yearbooks, 1901, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1917 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Evanston Township High School yearbook, 1901, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Evanston Township High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Evanston Township High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 Classmates online

Kendall College - Lyxnos Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1961 E Yearbook online

Kendall College yearbook, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marywood High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970 Classmates online

Marywood High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Marywood High School yearbooks, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marywood School - Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953 E Yearbook online

Marywood School yearbooks, 1948, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

National College of Education yearbook, 1930 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northwestern U yearbook, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northwestern U. yearbook, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1885, 1886, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 E Yearbook online

Northwestern University Dental School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1901 E Yearbook online

Northwestern University Dental School yearbook, 1901 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northwestern University Naval ROTC - Purple Salvo Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1946 E Yearbook online

Northwestern University yearbook, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northwestern University, 1855, a history, 1905 FamilySearch Library

Roycemore High School yearbook, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Roycemore High School yearbook, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991 Classmates online

Roycemore High School yearbooks, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Roycemore School - Griffin Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1930, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1953 E Yearbook online

Roycemore School yearbooks, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint George High School - Georgian Yearbook (Evanston, IL), 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962 E Yearbook online

Saint George High School yearbook, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Scholastica High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St George High School yearbook, 1963, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Scholastica High School yearbook, 1937 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. George High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1969 Classmates online

St. George High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1969 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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