Data Available on this Website (Click button to view)	Cook County, IL History Fort Dearborn Massacre - Pictures, Lists of Victims, Muster Roll of Soldiers at the Fort prior to the massacre. Updated with a more complete transcription of the Payrolls prior to the massacre. American Fur Company and Chicago "Chicago -- As It Was and Is" Written in 1909. About Cook County" - Description, brief history and basic facts as printed in the 1901 Historical Encylopedia of Illinois World's Columbia Exposition ("World's Fair") - Held in Chicago from May to October 1893 Chicago in 1901 - Includes a general description of the city, brief history and a list of elected officials from 1837-1899 History of the University of Chicago (Hyde Park area) The Old University of Chicago in 1867 History of the Railroads - in 1901. includes many Illinois railroads, including Chicago's 1804 Map of Native American Trails and Settlements within Cook, Dupage and Will Counties (Located off-site at the Franzosenbusch Heritage Society website) Chicago's History in Postcards History of Riverview Park (Amusement park on Chicago's Northside from 1904-1967) Political Data 1837-1899 List of Mayors, City Clerks, Attorneys and Treasurers Chicago's Mayors. Biographical Information and pictures. 1898 List of Elected Cook County Officials Institutions Chicago Institutions in 1901. List, plus history behind them Chicago Asylums, Homes and other Institutions in 1905 - This list has now updated with closing dates of the institutions and their 1984 current addresses if they still exist. Chicago Asylums, Homes and other Institutions in 1928 Story about Beulah Home Operator Rev. Edward Brooks and his Michigan Farm for unmarried mothers. History of Chicago Hospitals

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