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Birth certificates, ca. 1882-1896 FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Winnebago Co. Illinois indexes : births to 1931, deaths to 1981, marriages to 1956 FamilySearch Library
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
Census 1930: Rockford Genealogy Trails
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
A history of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church : Rockford, Illinois, 1991 to 2005 WorldCat
Centennial United Methodist Church, 1831-2016 | Northern Illinois University Archive Grid
Church records, 1887-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Rockford Branch (Rockford, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
First Presbyterian Church of Rockford, 1854-2010 | Northern Illinois University Archive Grid
Golden anniversary exercises, historical record and manual of the Second Congregational church, Rockford, Illinois. November 7, 1849. November 7, 1899 Internet Archive
Memorials of Methodism in the Bounds of the Rock River Conference Ancestry
Record of members, 1936-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1937- 1938 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rockford Branch (Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Records of Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Rockford, Illinois, 1854-1925 FamilySearch Library
Records of Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Rockford, Illinois, 1854-1925 WorldCat
Third Presbyterian Church, Register, 1880-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
Third Presbyterian Church, Register, 1904-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
Burpee-Wood Funeral Home records, 1878-1921 FamilySearch Library
Death certificates, ca. 1876-1943 FamilySearch Library
Death notice abstracts from the Crusader, Rockford, Illinois, November 1950 through October 1957 WorldCat
Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
Obituaries from the Rockford newspapers 1870-1874 WorldCat
Obituaries from the Rockford newspapers of the 1850s WorldCat
Winnebago Co. Illinois indexes : births to 1931, deaths to 1981, marriages to 1956 FamilySearch Library
Black Rockfordians : their journey through the forest city : an oral history project FamilySearch Library
History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the Civil War FamilySearch Library
History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the civil war LDS Genealogy
History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the civil war Internet Archive
Marsh Cemetery WorldCat
Past and Present of the City of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois Ancestry
Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois : together with biographical sketches FamilySearch Library
Rockford [Illinois] : an illustrated history FamilySearch Library
Rockford city directory and county gazetteer : with a history of Winnebago County - 1869 Genealogy Gophers
Rockford streamlined, 1834-1941 : FamilySearch Library
Rockford to-day; historical descriptive, biographical FamilySearch Library
Rockford's Harlem Park : the people and the times FamilySearch Library
Sinnissippi saga : a history of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Sinnissippi saga index FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Winnebago County, IL) MyHeritage
Winnebago County, Illinois deed records, 1836-1883 FamilySearch Library
Bird's eye map view of the city of Rockford, Ill. 1880. Library of Congress
Combined atlases of Winnebago County, Illinois, 1871, 1892, 1905 : and atlas of Boone and Winnebago Counties, Illinois, 1886 FamilySearch Library
Perspective map of the city of Rockford, Ill. 1891. Library of Congress
Rockford City and Vicinity, 1917 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Rockford, 1880 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Rockford, 1891 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1897 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1950 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1950 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, April 1887 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, November 1891 Library of Congress
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
Winnebago Co. Illinois indexes : births to 1931, deaths to 1981, marriages to 1956 FamilySearch Library
Abstracts from Rockford news papers WorldCat
Abstracts from Rockford newspapers: selections 1840-1900 FamilySearch Library
Abstracts from the Pecatonica (Ill.) News, Dec. 1872 - 14 Dec. 1923 FamilySearch Library
Crusader 09/12/1952 to 06/02/1971 Genealogy Bank
Daily Gazette 08/04/1879 to 01/30/1891 Genealogy Bank
Daily Register 01/06/1873 to 01/30/1891 Genealogy Bank
Daily Register-Gazette 01/31/1891 to 09/27/1930 Genealogy Bank
Death notice abstracts from the Crusader, Rockford, Illinois, November 1950 through October 1957 WorldCat
Facklan 1921-1922 Swedish American Newspapers
Morning Star 03/20/1888 to 01/01/1979 Genealogy Bank
Obituaries from the Rockford newspapers 1870-1874 WorldCat
Obituaries from the Rockford newspapers of the 1850s WorldCat
Register Star 01/02/1979 to 12/31/2008 Genealogy Bank
Register-Republic 09/29/1930 to 12/29/1978 Genealogy Bank
Rock River Democrat 06/08/1852 to 05/31/1865 Genealogy Bank
Rock River Express 05/05/1840 to 05/22/1841 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Daily News 02/08/1859 to 10/01/1859 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Daily Spectator 05/15/1893 to 08/17/1893 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Folkets Nyheter, 1913-1914 Newspaper Archive
Rockford Forum 02/21/1844 to 12/10/1851 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Free Press 09/06/1848 to 02/02/1850 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Journal 11/18/1871 to 12/30/1882 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Register Star 01/01/1999 to Current Genealogy Bank
Rockford Register Star: Blogs 02/11/2008 to 03/30/2016 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Register Star: Web Edition Articles 12/20/2016 to Current Genealogy Bank
Rockford Register-Republic 1930-1930 Newspapers.com
Rockford Republic 06/05/1891 to 09/27/1930 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Republican 01/03/1855 to 08/21/1862 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Rockfords Posten, 1901-1912 Newspaper Archive
Rockford Star 10/04/1840 to 06/17/1841 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Svenska Journalen, 1912-1913 Newspaper Archive
Rockford Svenska Posten, 1911-1913 Newspaper Archive
Rockford Times 02/24/1875 to 02/16/1876 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Tri-Weekly Gazette 09/17/1872 to 11/09/1872 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Weekly Gazette 11/22/1866 to 12/28/1887 Genealogy Bank
Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette 02/15/1855 to 12/26/1879 Genealogy Bank
Spectator 05/21/1892 to 05/13/1893 Genealogy Bank
Surnames Appearing in Filmed Abstracts from the Pecatonica News, Pecatonica (Winnebago County), Illinois, Dec. 28, 1872 - Dec. 14, 1923 FamilySearch Library
Winnebago Chief 11/17/1868 to 11/11/1869 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for RockfordAccording 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. Evening Republican. (Rockford, Ill.) 1890s-1896 Hornet. (Rockford, Ill.) 1870s-1875 Morning Star. (Rockford, Ill.) 1969-1979 Rock River Democrat. (Rockford, Ill.) 1852-1860s Rock River Express. (Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill.) 1840-1841 Rockford Daily Gazette. (Rockford, Ill.) 1879-1891 Rockford Daily Register-Gazette. (Rockford, Ill.) 1891-1930 Rockford Daily Register. (Rockford, Ill.) 1873-1891 Rockford Daily Republic. (Rockford, Ill.) 1896-1908 Rockford Daily Republic. (Rockford, Ill.) 1925-1930 Rockford Democrat. (Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill.) 1860s-1865 Rockford Forum. (Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill.) 1844-1840s Rockford Gazette. (Rockford, Ill.) 1860s-1870s Rockford Morning Star. (Rockford, Ill.) 1898-1969 Rockford Pilot. (Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill.) 1841-1842 Rockford Register Star. (Rockford, Ill.) 1979-Current Rockford Register-Republic. (Rockford, Ill.) 1930-1979 Rockford Register. (Rockford, Ill.) 1855-1870s Rockford Republic. (Rockford, Ill.) 1908-1925 Rockford Star. (Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill.) 1840-1841 Rockfords-Posten. (Rockford, Ill.) 1880s-1911 Sentinel. (Rockford, Ill.) 1943-1944 Spectator. (Rockford, Ills. [Ill.]) 1892-1893 Winnebago County Chief. (Rockford, Ills. [Ill.]) 1867-1870 Winnebago Forum. (Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill.) 1843-1844 |
West Rockford taxation list, 1849 : list of real estate within the corporate limits of the town of West Rockford as assessed for taxation for the year 1849 FamilySearch Library
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