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Library symbol Access NewspaperARCHIVE
Provides free access to various historical newspapers which range in date from 1759 to 1977. Articles are from newspapers from around the U.S. as well as the world. No Illinois papers are included.
Library symbol Ancestry Library Edition
Search 4,000 genealogical and local history databases.
Picture of house Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Full text of complete newspaper 1849 – 1985 .
Picture of house HeritageQuest
Local history and genealogy research source.
Picture of house ProQuest Obituaries
Provides more than 10.5 million obituaries and death notices from seven top U.S. newspapers. Search for obituaries from sources such as the Chicago Tribune (from 1849), New York Times (from 1851) and Los Angeles Times (from 1881).

• Downers Grove, DuPage and Illinois Genealogy
ChicagoAncestors.Org
A project of the Newberry Library, use this website to find and share historical information about Chicago.
Downers Grove and Lisle Township Cemetery Index
Indexes to numerous cemeteries in the two townships.
DuPage County Genealogical Society
Links to information compiled by the DCGS.
DuPage Roots
Complete text of the 1985 DuPage County history book published by the DuPage County Historical Society.
Illinois Digital Archives
Collection of digital images of books, records and other archival materials from organizations and libraries around Illinois.
Illinois State Archives
Search all the databases from the Illinois State Archives: Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916; Illinois Death Certificate Index, 1916 – 1950; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 – 1900; Illinois Veterans; Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD).
Illinois Trails History and Genealogy Project
Links to free genealogical sites organized by county.
NARA’s Great Lakes Region (Chicago)
National Archives and Records Administration.

• General
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Links to more than 240,000 genealogy sites.
Family History Archive
Full text, digitized copies of family histories and county and city histories. More titles are being added every month.
Family Search
Internet genealogy from the Latter-Day Saints.
Find a Grave
Look for graves in 190,000 cemeteries.
Genealogy Pathfinder
From Internet Public Library.
Legacy.com
Search for obituaries, death notices and guest books for millions of recent obituaries from 400 newspapers in the United States.
Legacy
Index of 243 genealogical journals and newsletters. The index was created by Fox Valley Genealogical Society member Mike Fichtel; publications indexed include titles from around the country.
NARA
National Archives and Records Administration’s Archival Databases.
Social Security Death Index
Use the interactive search section of this page to search over 76 million names.
Steve Morse
One-step advanced searching of major genealogical databases.
USGenWeb
Links to county and state genealogy sites.

• Immigration
CastleGarden
Information on 10 million immigrants who arrived in New York between 1830 – 1892.
Ellis Island Records
Search for records for immigrants who came through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.

Coming of Age - Downers Grove 1830s to the 21st Century
Unique Downers Grove sources available at the library for local history and genealogy.
Genealogy
A list of books to help beginning genealogists trace their family history.
Tracing the History of Your House
A guide to tracing the history of your house.
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