Microfilm
Quincy Public Library has available a microfilm collection of Quincy newspapers from 1835 to the present day, short runs of some other early Illinois newspapers, census records up through 1930 for Adams County and the surrounding counties, early census records from various states and counties, a variety of local church and funeral home records, city directories, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, and other miscellaneous information. We have recently acquired microfilm copies of many early Adams County government records, including court records, births, deaths, divorces, wills, estates, etc.
Quincy Historical Newspaper Archive
Early Quincy Newspapers, from 1835 to 1890 available online!
Adams County Illinois History Resources
Indexes several topics excerpted from Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois, by Collins and Perry.
Adams County ILGenWeb
Biographies, deaths, obituaries, family histories, military rosters, plat maps, more...
American Local History Network Illinois
State Pensioners, Illinois Epidemics, Early Illinois Settlers, more...
Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
Also from the Illinois State Archives
Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans
From the Illinois State Archives.
Duker & Haugh Funeral Home
Obituaries from the current month and two months previous are available online.
Early Illinois Women & Other Unsung Heroes
The first one hundred years 1818-1918.
Great River Genealogical Society of Adams County Illinois Local genealogy information and assistance.
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Greenmount Cemetery
A database is being created to allow searching for persons buried there. Also includes history and other information about the cemetery.
Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
Obituaries since January 1, 2000 are available online.
Historical Society of Quincy Adams County
Hours and contact information, plus photos of famous people from Quincy and Adams County, historic photos, etc.
Illinois Alive! Early Illinois Heroes and Heroines: a Multimedia Montage
People, places and events from nineteenth century Illinois history in photographs, streaming video, and audio description.
Illinois Alive! The Heritage and Texture of a Pivotal State During the First Century of Statehood (1818-1918) A regional digital library of archival resources.
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
An ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives &
the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois, by Collins and Perry
Excerpts published by Adams County, Illinois.
Quincy's Local Landmarks and Historic Districts
The Quincy Preservation Commission was created by the Quincy City Council in 1981 to identify buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, and similar historic resources within the city that are worthy of designation as local landmarks and local historic districts. By the year 2000, sixty local landmarks and one historic district had been designated.
Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Homes
Obituaries from the current month and two months previous are available online. |
The Illinois Room at the Quincy Public Library houses a collection of Historical and genealogical books and files, particularly relating to Quincy, Adams County, and the state of Illinois, but also including some materials on other states and other countries. Examples are cemetery, census, and other early records indexes, family histories, local histories, city directories, plat books, and clippings of local history articles from the Quincy Herald-Whig newspaper.
