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Genealogy

The Barrington Area Library has a collection of genealogical resources and local history. Of special interest are the family trees, cemetery listings, and town history by Arnett C. Lines, who left his papers to the library upon his death in 1970. A personal name index, listing of local residents in the Civil War, the Collector's Books from Cuba Township, 1885-1899, historic photographs, telephone books, gravestone photos, and a collection of materials from Barrington High School are available for viewing online.

Reference Databases

Ancestry Library Edition: Instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. Available only in the library.
HeritageQuest:  Search for ancestors and relatives in the U.S. Federal Census records for 1790-1920. Find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Access anywhere

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July 23, 2009

Online Genealogy Program

Join us on Tuesday, July 28th at 7 p.m. or Wednesday, August 12th at 2:30 p.m. for a demonstration of our online genealogical databases.  Learn about Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest, and our historical newspaper and map databases. 

July 23, 2009 at 03:01 PM in Upcoming Events | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 13, 2008

Chunn's Burying Ground - A Landmark

The McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency have designated Chunn's Burying Ground as a protected historic site.  A landmark dedication ceremony was held at Chunn’s Burying Ground on October 26, 2008.  More information and photos of the cemetery can be found at the library's website:  http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/LocalHistory/Cemeteries/Cemeteries.htm#Chunns

November 13, 2008 at 12:08 PM in Highlights | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

August 12, 2008

Library Recieves Vehe Family Archives

The Library is pleased and grateful to the Vehe Farm Foundation for allowing us to archive its photos of the Vehes and their farm.  We have digitized the materials and they can be viewed at Digital Past, www.digitalpast.org.  Search on Vehe Family.

August 12, 2008 at 03:24 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

July 02, 2008

Midwest Genealogy Center - Now Open

The Midwest Genealogy Center had its grand opening on June 21st.  Located in Independence, Missouri, the Center has more than 60,000 genealogy and local history reference books, newspapers, census materials, Civil War records, and many genealogy and history databases.

For more information, their website is http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/mgc.htm

July 02, 2008 at 02:51 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Cook County Records Index - Now Online

The Cook County Clerk's Office new website has an index to 6 million of the 8 million birth, death and marriage records for the county.  Free registration is required and copies are $15 plus $1.75 credit card processing fee.

Access the site at http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/.

July 02, 2008 at 02:43 PM in Features | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 04, 2008

McHenry County GenWeb Site Has Moved

The McHenry County IL GenWeb site has moved to www.genwebsite.org/mchenry/.  The content has been re-organized into folders for easy access.  Genealogists and researchers will find surname lists, county histories, cemetery information and more.

June 04, 2008 at 04:12 PM in Features | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 02, 2008

Cook County Delays Online Records Again

Cook County is again delaying the production of its online records until July 8, 2008.  The records, which were to be made available on June 2nd, are being digitized and computer equipment is being upgraded to meet the expected demand.

June 02, 2008 at 10:27 AM in Highlights | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

May 16, 2008

Looking for Barrington Area Relatives? - Join IL-BARRINGTON

Got a questions about where grandpa is buried in Barrington?  Are you wondering if Lipofsky's is still around?  Are you trying to find an ancestor's home?  Fellow researchers (and the library) are assisting genealogists and local history researchers with questions related to the Barrington area.  If you need assistance with your Barrington research, consider signing up for this email listserv or subscribe to their rss feed.

To subscribe send and email with the word "subscribe" to il-barrington-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or il-barrington-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

May 16, 2008 at 03:03 PM in Featuring... | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

April 25, 2008

New Website - Chicago Public School Alumni

Planning a reunion? Looking for former classmates? Wondering what school your grandfather might have attended? A new website, http://www.cpsalumni.org/ can help. cpsalumni.org has information on every school that existed in the Chicago Public School system, and plans to register alumni and display historical photos and stories about each school.

April 25, 2008 at 02:16 PM in Featuring... | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 13, 2008

Cook County Delays Online Records

Cook County is delaying the production of its online records until Summer, 2008.  The records, which were to be made available beginning in January, are being digitized and computer equipment is being upgraded to meet the expected demand.

February 13, 2008 at 11:48 AM in Highlights | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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