This site was created by Kathryn Arnold-Stauffer in 1997.  Kathyrn maintained it for four years until the current webmaster, Roger Cramer, took over on October 1, 2001.  A major revision was completed in January 2003. A search engine was added in October 2003.

This site is the result of the efforts of many people researching and documenting the history of Ogle County and its people.  Sharing genealogical information is the only way we can put all the pieces of the puzzle back together again for future generations. Please feel free to browse the site, donate information and pictures or offer suggestions for improvement. 

Anyone that has access to and is interested in transcribing biographies or obituaries for adding to this site, please contact me

If you would like one of our volunteers to assist you in Ogle Co. research, please look at our list of Research and Lookup Volunteers. If you have information pertaining to Ogle Co. families and would like to be a volunteer to help others, please contact me.

NOTE: THE OGLE CO. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MATERIALS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE OGLE CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM IN OREGON. Click on their site for information regarding location and hours:

Ogle Co. Historical Society and Museum, Oregon, IL

Ogle Co. Historical Society Newspaper Scanning Project

Doris Vogel 1922-2020 - Long time Ogle Co. researcher and founder of the Ogle Co. Historical Society-information and obituary

White Rock Township History Book by Dawn (Hayenga) Somers - 545 pages

Chana Sesquicentennial Book

Polo Digitized Historial Newspapers (1865-1919) Polo Public Library

Byron Digitized Historical Newspapers (1870-2013 Byron Public Library

Davis Junction Museum and Historical Society Buy-A-Brick Fundraiser

Henry Spencer Stinson and Blanche Violet Anderson Family History Book..includes many people who lived in the Lynnville Township area

175 Year History Book for Lindenwood and Lynnville Twp.

Leaf River Historical Society has published "Leaf River's Yesterday's" booklet and "It Happened in Leaf River" calendar

Byron Museum of History and Lucius Read House

Ogle Co. Weather

Searches for birth, marriage, and death records can be requested via e-mail from the Ogle Co. Clerk's Office. Birth records begin in 1860, marriages in 1837, and deaths in 1878, however Illinois law did not require these records to be kept until 1916 so many went unreported. If document is found, the following information is required: name of person, date of event, type of document and a self addressed stamped envelope for return of document. Click here for more information on requesting records.