Illinois Historical Digitization Projects, Northern Illinois University Libraries

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Prairie Fire: The Illinois Country, 1673-1818 Prairie Fire: The Illinois Country, 1673-1818
Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
Illinois During the Civil War, 1861-1865 Illinois During the Civil War, 1861-1865
Illinois During the Gilded Age, 1866-1896 Illinois During the Gilded Age, 1866-1896

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Other Projects

Taming the Wild Prairie: A History of DeKalb County, Illinois, 1837-1900 Taming the Wild Prairie: A History of DeKalb County, Illinois, 1837-1900
Getting the Message Out: National Campaign Materials, 1840-1860 Getting the Message Out: National Campaign Materials, 1840-1860
Mark Twain's Mississippi River Mark Twain's Mississippi
The Mexican-American War The Mexican-American War
Teaching Future Historians: U.S. History Lesson Plans Using Primary Documents Teaching Future Historians: U.S. History Lesson Plans Using Primary Documents
American Archives: Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776 American Archives: Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776
Illinois Civil War Newspapers Illinois Civil War Newspapers
Source in American Social History Sources in American Social History
The Black Hawk War of 1832 The Black Hawk War of 1832
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Regional History Center Digitization Project Regional History Center Digitization Project