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Ancestry Library Edition

Special Library Edition of Ancestry.com.

This resource is only available inside the library.

AtoZ Maps Online

With over 100,000 maps, this is one of the world’s largest online collections.

Chicago Daily News Historical Archive

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages.

Chicago Tribune Historical Archives (ProQuest)

Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text from 1849 to 2015.

Chicago Tribune Online Edition

Access to ChicagoTribune.com with no paywall.

Cyndi’s List

Cyndi’s List contains links to 290,000 genealogy sites in 180 categories.

FamilySearch

Search family history through records compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Fold3

US military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of those who served.

Heritage Quest Online

Search census records, Revolutionary War documents, Freedman’s Bank, and more.

Mount Prospect Obituary Index

Locate newspaper citations with this Library-made database.

MyHeritage Library Edition

Genealogy database containing millions of records.

Newspaper Archive

Search newspapers from around the country.

Newspapers.com Library Edition

Extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s.

Prospect Day

The Prospect Day Newspaper Archive

This resource is only available inside the library.

Rootsweb

A free genealogy community that uses online forums and mailing lists.

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