Galena Genealogy (in Jo Daviess County, IL)
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Galena Birth Records
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Galena Cemetery Records
County Poor Farm Cemetery Find a Grave 
Greenwood Cemetery Find a Grave
Greenwood Cemetery US Gen Web
Greenwood Cemetery Billion Graves
Greenwood Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Greenwood Cemetery Illinois Gravestones
Holy Trinity Cemetery burial records Burial Search
Mount Hope Cemetery Find a Grave
Old City Cemetery Billion Graves
Old City Cemetery Find a Grave
Pilot Knob Cemetery Find a Grave
Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Michaels Cemetery Find a Grave
Singers Cemetery burial records Burial Search
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Genealogy Trails
St. Mary's Cemetery burial records Burial Search
St. Marys Catholic Cemetery US Gen Web
St. Michael's Cemetery Genealogy Trails
St. Michael's Cemetery burial records Burial Search
Vinegar Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Vinegar Hill Cemetery burial records Burial Search
Vinegar Hill Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave
Galena Census Records
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, East Galena Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Galena City Directories
Galena (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library
Galena City Directory 1914 MyHeritage
Galena city directory, 1855-6 : containing also advertisements of the principal merchants, etc., and lis t of societies in the city of Galena FamilySearch Library
Galena, IL 1854-1856, 1858/59 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Galena, IL 1914 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Galena, Illinois, City Directory, 1900 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Galena, Illinois, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
The Galena City Directory: 1854 LDS Genealogy
The Galena City Directory: 1854 Internet Archive
Galena Court Records
Galena Death Records
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Galena Histories and Genealogies
Galena : and it's lead mines FamilySearch Library
Galena hidden treasure FamilySearch Library
Galena's century milestone : a brief review of its history and historic spots with original photographs FamilySearch Library
Galena, Illinois : a visit with the past FamilySearch Library
Garters and grit : stories from Galena & Jo Daviess County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Glamorous Galena and Jo Daviess county : little Switzerland of Illinois FamilySearch Library
Historic Galena : yesterday and today FamilySearch Library
Jo Daviess County, City of Galena miscellaneous records, ca. 1857-1977 FamilySearch Library
The genealogy of Galena (nineteenth century Americana) FamilySearch Library
Galena Immigration Records
Declarations of intent, petitions for naturalization, naturalizations, 1856-1929 FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Jo Daviess County, IL) MyHeritage
Galena Land Records
Deeds, ca. 1829-1902 FamilySearch Library
Galena Map Records
Galena, Illinois 1872 Map American Geographical Society
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, August 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, August 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, March 1893 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, October 1912 Library of Congress
Galena Marriage Records
1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry
1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry
Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Jo Daviess Vital Statistics and Marriages, selected records 1828-1904 US Gen Web
Galena Military Records
Galena Minority Records
Glamorous Galena and Jo Daviess county : little Switzerland of Illinois FamilySearch Library
Galena Newspapers and Obituaries
Galena Daily Gazette 1876-1877 Newspapers.com
Galena Daily Gazette, 1870-1909 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Galena Daily Gazette, 1876-1877 Newspaper Archive
Galena Sentinel 1844-1844 Farmer City Public Library
Galena Tribune, 1905-1906 Newspaper Archive
Galena Weekly Tribune, 1906-1906 Newspaper Archive
Galenian 09/13/1828 to 10/06/1834 Genealogy Bank
Jo Daviess County, Illinois newspaper index 1828-1846 FamilySearch Library
The Galena Tribune, 1905-1906 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Offline Newspapers for GalenaAccording 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. Daily Morning Jeffersonian. (Galena, Ill.) 1851-1852 Galena Advertiser. (Galena, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Ill.) 1829-1830 Galena Daily Courier. (Galena [Ill.]) 1856-1861 Galena Daily Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1864-1868 Galena Daily Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1873-1953 Galena Evening Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1868-1873 Galena Gazette and Advertiser. (Galena, Ill.) 1953-1993 Galena Industrial Press. (Galena, Ill.) 1882-1885 Galena Press. (Galena, Ill.) 1886-1890 Galena Semi-Weekly Advertiser. (Galena, Ill.) 1845-1848 Galena Sentinel. (Galena, Ill.) 1841-1846 Galena Tribune. (Galena, Ill.) 1905-1906 Galena Weekly Courier. (Galena, Ill.) 1856-1860s Galena Weekly Gazette and Spirit of the Press. (Galena, Ill.) 1874-1875 Galena Weekly Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1864-1874 Galena Weekly Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1875-1953 Galena Weekly Jeffersonian. (Galena, Ill.) 1845-1855 Gazette and Advertiser. (Galena, Ill.) 1830s-1838 Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1994-Current Industrial Press. (Galena, Ill.) 1874-1882 Miners' Journal. (Galena, Fever River [Ill.]) 1828-1832 North Western Gazette & Galena Advertiser. (Galena, Ill.) 1838-1845 North Western Gazette & Galena Advertiser. (Galena, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines [Ill.]) 1834-1845 North Western Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1993-1994 Semi-Weekly Galena Jeffersonian. (Galena, Ill.) 1845-1847 Spirit of the Press. (Galena, Ill.) 1871-1874 Weekly North-Western Gazette. (Galena, Ill.) 1845-1864 |
Galena Probate Records
Galena School Records
Galena High School yearbook, 1966, 1967, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Galena High School yearbook, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006 Classmates
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