Engagements, Licenses, and
Wedding Announcements 2000 - 2007 from Newspapers

Compiled by Sheila Kronenberger
Generously donated to the St. Clair County (Illinois) Genealogical Society in 2008.

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The vast majority of information in these files was extracted or transcribed from the Belleville News Democrat. For the years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, similar information published in the Belleville Journal and the St. Clair - Monroe County Post was added to the respective file if that information did not appear in the Belleville News Democrat. A special symbol following the newspaper date identifies information that came from the Belleville Journal or the St. Clair - Monroe County Post.

Engagement and Wedding Announcements

Extracted Data:

Name of Groom and Bride.
Newspaper date the engagement or wedding announcement appeared.
Marriage date and place if provided in the newspaper.

Engagment and Wedding Announcements provide genealogical data such as names of parents or other relatives partaking in the ceremony, education degrees of the bridal couple, and city or town of residence.

Instructions:

Each file is fully searchable. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.       Get free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2000. pdf
Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2001. pdf
Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2002. pdf
Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2003. pdf
Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2004. pdf
Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2005. pdf
Engagement and Marriage Announcements 2006. pdf
Engagement and Marriage Announcements 2007.pdf

Citation Example Using Reference Note Format
Sheila Kronenberger, " Engagement and Wedding Announcements 2000" database, St. Clair County (Ill.) Genealogical Society, Newspaper Engagements, Licenses, and Wedding Announcements 2000 - 2007 (www.stclair-ilgs.org/stclair/nuptials.htm : [today's date] ), entry for [ancestor's name], [newspaper name and date].

Photocopies Available
For each newspaper article mail a check or money order of $2.50 payable to the St. Clair County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 431, Belleville, Illinois 62222-0431. International check or money order ADD $3.00 to cover bank fee. SCCGS is non-profit and any proceeds go toward other Society projects.

Include your name, address, and e-mail address, the couple's names, the newspaper date and name. We do not share this information with other groups, but use it in case questions about your order arise.

Marriage Licenses Issued in St. Clair and Madison Counties

Extracted Data:

Names
Newspaper date the marriage license announcement appeared

Photocopies NOT Available

Marriage License columns simply publish the names under which a license was issued by the County Clerk. All of this data is included in each Marriage License file to the right.

Instructions:

Each file is fully searchable. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.       Get free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2000 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2001 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2002 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2003 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2004 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2005 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2006 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2007 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses. pdf

2000 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2001 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2002 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2003 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2004 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2005 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2006 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf
2007 Madison County Marriage Licenses. pdf

Citation Example Using Reference Note Format
Sheila Kronenberger, " 2000 St. Clair County Marriage Licenses " database, St. Clair County (Ill.) Genealogical Society, Newspaper Engagements, Licenses, and Wedding Announcements 2000 - 2007 (www.stclair-ilgs.org/stclair/nuptials.htm : [today's date] ), entry for [ancestor's name], [newspaper name and date].

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Belleville, IL 62222-0431
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Contents of this webpage were compiled beginning 2000, uploaded August 2008.
revised for bank fee effective 21 October 2008.
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