Databases
Genealogy Resources

Click here to access these resources from outside the Library (at home links)

You will be prompted for your 14-digit Library card number and your PIN. (If you need to establish a PIN, please call the Circulation Desk, 630-529-1641, ext. 222)

Databases by title:

Ancestry Library Edition

 (In-Library-only link) (at home link)
At Home access is available for a limited time! Try it!
One of the most important genealogical collections available today, Ancestry has unparalleled coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection includes more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names.
Sponsored in part by a generous donation from Barbara L. Buck, Brittany L. Buck, and Sharon Suoja Strle, in memory of Frank S. Strle.

The Library also provides access to HeritageQuest Online, which is available outside the Library)

Heritage Quest Online

 (In-Library link) (at home link)
A collection of resources, including census images, for tracing family history and American culture. Great for beginning or accomplished genealogists!

WorldCat