History & Genealogy in Champaign-Urbana
History detectives can dig here to research the history of their house or their family.
Birth, Death & Marriage Records
- Birth, death and marriage records, Champaign County Clerk
- Illinois Death Index, Illinois Secretary of State
Cemeteries
- Champaign County cemetery locations
- Champaign County cemetery transcriptions
- Illinois veterans' cemeteries
- Political Graveyard has information about politicians who were born or died in Champaign County and where they were buried
Archives
- Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library
- Illinois State Archives
- UIUC Archives
Family History
Local History
- Champaign History, Homework Help for Kids
- Champaign County Cultural Memory has images of Champaign County
- Champaign County, information for historical research at FamilySearch
- City of Champaign history
- Champaign County Historical Society
- Champaign countytimeline
- eBlack, African-American history and culture in Champaign-Urbana
Maps
- Illinois Historical Maps Online
Museums
- Champaign County Historical Museum
- Chanute Air Museum
- Early American Museum
Newspapers
- Illinois Newspaper Project Database, UIUC
- Urbana Daily Courier, Daily Illini, digitized archives — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
