Data Available on this Website (Click button to view) ©Illinois Genealogy Trails	Cook County, IL History Events 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. Native American NEW 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) Businesses of Chicago: Monarch Brewery 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