Resources

• History of LaSalle County, Illinois. Its topography, geology, botany, natural history, history of the Mound builders, Indian tribes, French explorations, and a sketch of the pioneer settlers of each town to 1840, with an appendix, giving the present status of the county, its population, resources, manufactures and institutions (1877)
• Past and Present of LaSalle County, Illinois containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of La Salle County, ... published 1877 by H.F. Kett & Co. in Chicago
• Memorial of the Ebersol Family of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois by A. M. Ebersol, 1879
• The City of La Salle: Historical and Descriptive: with a Business Review, by A.L. Hennessey, published in 1882, 24 pages
• Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch by Eaton Osman, published in 1895
• Patriotic Roster of LaSalle County, Illinois, published 1899 by J. B. Parsons
• Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County, Illinois published in 1900, Volume 1, Volume 2
• Biographical Records of LaSalle and Grundy Counties Illinois published in 1900, Volume 1, Volume 2
• Life of a Woman Pioneer as Illustrated in the Life of Elsie Strawn Armstrong 1789-1871, written by James Elder Armstrong, published in 1931
• La Salle County Centennial Directory of Former Ottawa Residents published in 1931
• Stories of Pioneer Days in LaSalle County, Illinois published in 1932
• A Brief Survey of LaSalle County, Illinois published in 1933 with townships map and place names
• 1940 Stories from Illinois History
• The Library of Congress has some Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps available for Earlville, LaSalle, Marseilles, Mendota, Ottawa, Peru, Seneca, Streator, and Utica
• Primitive Baptist Library website includes Primitive Baptist Church webpage devoted to church and family history research assistance with a webpage specifically targeting LaSalle County
• Illinois Free Trader, Ottawa, 1840-1843
• Ottawa Free Trader 1843-1896, 1901-1914
• Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
• Chronicling America
• ObitCity
• USGenWeb Archives – LaSalle County, Illinois
• Illinois Secretary of State Databases
• ILGenWeb Resources for Illinois Genealogy Research
• Coal Mining in Illinois
• Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution
• Digital Public Library of America
• LaSalle County Historical Society & Museum
• LaSalle County Genealogy Guild
• LaSalle County Clerk's Office
• LaSalle County Recorder's Office
• LaSalle County Circuit Clerk
• Wikipedia, LaSalle County, Illinois
• Family Websites with LaSalle County roots
  • Knutson, Elizabeth Olsdatter Finnestad History
  • Mailander Family Home Page Mailander, Kuehlem, LaBolle, Balenseifer, Sauer, Fallon, Nevin and many more.
  • Illinois Girl's Genealogy Kohr, Donna, Born, Croissant, Foockle, Lindenmeyer, Starkey, Steepe, Schell & more.
  • Edward J. Engel, Marseilles created by his great-grandson Tom Jacobs, lots of Railroad Information
  • John Hossack of Ottawa. "Abolitionist, Underground Railway Conductor, Canal Builder. Grain and Lumber Merchant. Crusader for Human Rights and Liberty. Man of God. He feared God and loved his Fellow Man."
• Illinois Valley Genealogy facebook group
• National Park Service photo of John Hossack's house
• Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
• IndexMundi map of Illinois with information about each county
• The Ancestor Hunt
• Genealogy Trails
• About LaSalle County offices
• Past Queries
• ILLASALLE Query Board and Mailing List at groups.io
• Message Board at Rootsweb
• Message Board at GenForum
• Digital Public Library of America
• USGS GNIS - Geographic Names Information System

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