Reference Services - Genealogy

Our Enriching Lives™ With Ancestral Ties program includes links to databases and web resources, as well as ongoing programs related to genealogy.

1. Genealogical Societies
2. Libraries & Archives
3. How to Get Started
4. Web Sites & Weblogs
5. AncestryPlus

Genealogical Societies:

The La Grange Park Historical Society can be contacted at:

La Grange Area Historical Society
444 S. La Grange Road
La Grange, IL
(708) 482-4248

• National Genealogical Society
• Federation of Genealogical Socities
• Illinois State Genealogy Society
• Chicago Genealogical Society
• South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
• DuPage County Genealogy Society
• Fox Valley Genealogical Society
• Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois
  

Libraries and Archives

• National Archives and Records Admistration Genealogy Page
     Chicago Region Information
• Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
• Daughters of the American Revolution Library
• Illinois State Archives
• Illinois Regional Archives Depository System
• Illinios State Historical Library
• Newberry Library Genealogy Page
• Chicago Public Library Genealogy Page
• The Champaign County Historical Archives and The Urbana Municipal Documents Center
• Allen County Indiana Public Library
  

How to Get Started

• Beginning Genealogy from Genealogy.com
• Beginning Your Genealogical Research from the National Archives
• Beginner's Guides from Cyndi's List
  

Web Sites

Web Sites:

• Cyndi's List
• Ellis Island Immigration Records
• Family Search
• Genealogy.com
• Ancestry.com
• Rootsweb
• USGenWeb Project
     Illinois Genealogy and History

Cemetery Resources:

• FindAGrave
• Graveyards of Chicago

Magazines:

• Everton's Family History
  (Library has subscription)
• Family Tree Magazine
  (Library has subscription)
• From Cyndi's List Magazines, Journals, Columns and Newsletters

AncestryPlus

The AncestryPlus Database is available for use in the Library.  

With it you will have full access to all the databases available at Ancestry.com.