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

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.

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.

The Barrington Area Library is collecting materials for its Local History Room.  In order to preserve the history of Barrington, the library is looking for the following:

• Photographs
• Meeting minutes
• Newsletters
• Telephone directories
• Club and school directories
• Yearbooks
• Scrapbooks

We would be happy to archive these materials at the Library or copy/scan them and return them to you.  If you have materials you would like to share, please email kmills@barringtonarealibrary.org.

Thanks to a grant from the Illinois State Library, the Barrington Area Library is pleased to announce that the tax rolls of Cuba Township for the years 1885-1899 are now available online.  Genealogists and local history researchers can find names, legal descriptions of the land, its assessed and equalized value, and what taxes were owed and paid.

The records are full-text searchable, and there is also a master index of names.  They are available at http://cdm.digitalpast.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/barringt004.

The Barrington Area Library has added a new feature to the blog:  Shelfari.  Shelfari allows us to create a bookshelf of new genealogy titles for easy browsing.  Just click on the arrow keys to browse forward and back.  Click on any title in which you are interested for more information. 

The Wilmette Family History Center will be closed this summer for building renovations.  Service will be limited or may cease as needed.  The Evanston, Skokie and Winnetka public libraries will be available for viewing FHC microfilm.

Please consult the websites, http://www.wilmettefhc.org/films.html and http://www.wilmettefhc.org/hours.html for updated information.  The Family History Center is expected to re-open after October 1st.

Digital Past, the historical website of the North Suburban Library System and area libraries, historical societies, museums and other cultural institutions, has received the Best Rated Genealogy Site seal from Everton's. 

Digital Past contains historical materials of varying topics and formats, from over 30 institutions, including 55,000+ records in over 100 collections.  Visit them at http://cdm.digitalpast.org//nsls.php.