Local Historical Organizations
McHenry County
- McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission
- McHenry County Historical Society & Museum
- McHenry County Historical Society: Historic Links
- McHenry County Local Historic Landmarks
Neighboring Communities
- Boone County Museum of History
- Chicago History Museum
- Crystal Lake Historical Society
- DeKalb County History Museum
- DuPage County Historical Museum
- DuPage County Historical Society
- Fox Lake – Grant Township Area Historical Society
- Grundy County Historical Society
- Historical Society of Island Lake
- Harvard Historical Society
- Huntley Historical Society
- Illinois State Archives
- Kenosha History Center
- Lakes Region Historical Society
- Lake County Discovery Museum
- Ogle County Historical Society
- Rock County (WI) Historical Society
- Stephenson County Historical Society Museum & Arboretum
- Walworth County (WI) Historical Society
- Wauconda Township Historical Society
- Waukegan Historical Society
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center
- Zion Historical Society
Local History Links
- McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission
- McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission: Resources Guide
- McHenry County Historical Society: Historic Links
- ArchiveGrid – Find & Search Archives Near You
- Encyclopedia of Chicago: History of McHenry County
- McHenry Designated Landmarks
- Illinois Digital Archives
- Richmond’s Historic Buildings & Homes
- Digital Research Library of Illinois
Local Genealogy Organizations
County Sites
McHenry County
Neighboring Counties
- Computer Assisted Genealogy Group – Northern Illinois (CAGGNI)
- DeKalb County Local Historical Organizations
- DuPage County Genealogy Society
- Kane County Genealogical Society
- Kane County Genealogy Online
- Kendall County, IL Genealogy
- Lake County Clerk
- Lake County Genealogical Society
- LaSalle County Genealogy Guild
- Lee County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Northwest Suburban Genealogical Society
- Ogle County Genealogy Society
- Will County IL Genealogy
- Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society
- Zion Genealogical Society
State Sites
MPLD Local History Blog 