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These Civil War Transcription Projects Need Your Help!
This year (2025) marks the 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War, and genealogists and historians are…
Reserve a Spot in our Two-Day Irish Genealogy Workshop! (2025)
Back by popular demand! The Fountaindale District and the Plainfield Area Public Library District are hosting a two-day Irish Genealogy…
Fountaindale Public Library Genealogy Club 2025 Events Schedule
Our 2025 Genealogy Club schedule is confirmed! Meetings will be held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Central Time, with two…
Will County World War I Veterans List Available Online
The National World War I Memorial was made available to the public during its first illumination ceremony in Washington, D.C.,…
Boardman Cemetery Hosts Halloween Open House
On the spookiest day of the year, visitors of all ages are welcome to explore one of the oldest pioneer…
Locating Prison and Penitentiary Records for Genealogy Research
Last week, museum curator Steven Wright from the Joliet Area Historical Museum and Old Joliet Prison Historic Site provided an…
Transkribus: A Cool New Tool for Transcribing Old German Handwriting and Text
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are paving the way to busting down some serious brick walls. If you watched RootsTech this…
Brick Wall Busting Transcription Projects!
If you have been searching for rare record sets for hard-to-research relatives, you may want to pivot your attention from…
Even More Early DuPage Township Election Records Online!
In March 2023, our library uploaded a substantial collection of DuPage Township election records to the Internet Archive. This treasure trove…
Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America (January 19–February 24)
The National Library of Medicine produced Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America, guest curated by historian, author…