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Our 2023 Genealogy Club schedule is confirmed! The club will continue to convene twice a month, and we can’t wait for you to enjoy our upcoming programs. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns and the availability of some of our meeting…

On the spookiest day of the year, visitors of all ages are welcome to explore one of the oldest pioneer burial sites in Will County. The Bolingbrook Historic Preservation Commission will be hosting its Boardman Cemetery Halloween Open House on…

Part of the duties of a library is to preserve history. This usually involves taking in documents, objects and random relics from the local community. It is not enough to just hold on to these things, to let them sit…

After a few years of virtual programming, we’re excited to host our first in-person genealogy conference of 2022! We partnered with the Plainfield Public Library District to host a special two-day Irish Genealogy Workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation on…

Scotland’s witches are on a mission to exonerate women and men targeted in witch hunts during the 16th through 18th centuries. The group Witches of Scotland is calling on the country’s leaders to issue a wide sweeping legal pardon, an…

Our 2022 Genealogy Club schedule is confirmed! The club will continue to convene twice a month, and we can’t wait for you to enjoy our upcoming programs. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns and the availability of some of our meeting…

Tina Beaird covered a lot of resources and records during her “Using School Records In Your Family Tree” lecture on September 22, 2021. In her presentation, Tina highlighted a few things you should add to your research checklist: Alumni Directories…

With the last days of summer on the horizon, it’s time to take a break from your research for a bit and pick up new titles from your local library. Lazy summer evenings and warm weekend afternoons are a great…

The warm weather season provides a great opportunity to break out your smartphone and take a trip to a cemetery. BillionGraves.com, one of the powerhouse sites for this area of research, pairs GPS data locations with headstone images to ensure…

Death has been called the great equalizer, but in America’s burial grounds, there are still dividing lines between white and Black cemeteries. In our Genealogy Club session on April 14, historian Tammy Gibson presented Black Graves Matter, a tour of…