Genealogy
From the first genealogical society in America, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, you can search over one billion records spanning the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond.
For use inside the library only Search billions of records on the world's largest genealogy site. Investigate photos, census, church, court, or immigration records and more.
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Search the Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation's passenger database. The database covers travelers arriving at the Port of New York from 1820 to 1957.
Discover your family's history through the largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world. As an affiliate library, the Northbrook Public Library is allowed access to billions of digitized records and images otherwise unavailable to the general public. Affiliate level access inside the library only
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The premier collection of newspaper and funeral home obituaries and death notices with coverage dating back to the 1700s across all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia.
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Search over 4 billion genealogical and historical records, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Investigate the U.S. Federal Census (1790-1940), military records dating back to the revolutionary era, Freedman's Bank documents, wills, probate records, maps, photos and more. (Powered by Ancestry).
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In association with the Museum of Jewish Heritage, explore millions of genealogical records and connect with a global community while researching your Jewish ancestry and roots.
Northbrook Voices is an oral history project co-sponsored by the Northbrook Historical Society and the Northbrook Public Library. Our mission is to record and preserve the stories of life in Northbrook for the education and enrichment of future generations.
