My name is Joe Markovich. I am the coordinator for the ILGenWeb Mercer County Illinois web site. To volunteer to host an Illinois county, please visit the adoptable county page and then contact the appropriate regional coordinator. I am also the coordinator for the following ILGenWeb county sites: Rock Island, Tazewell, Whiteside, Vermilion, and McHenry.
Site Navigation
The main site navigation is through the tree on the left hand of the screen. The tree is arranged by topics and sub-topics. Sub-topics are accessible by clicking on any topic that has a + sign next to it. Alternately, each page of this web site contains a navigation box on the bottom. The site can be scrolled through one page at a time or directly scrolled to the last page and then back to the very first page. The total number of pages, called articles, in the Mercer site are also shown in the navigation box.
How the ILGenWeb Started
In June, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Indiana Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more that one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, some volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. Eventualy, this was expanded to all states and all counties across the US.
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