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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…
Discover the Secrets of Boardman Cemetery on Halloween Night
On the spookiest day of the year, visitors of all ages are welcome to explore one of the oldest pioneer…
Beyond Military Pensions — Seeking Out Court Martial Records
Military pension records can be a rich resource for genealogists. They offer valuable insight to military service, dates and locations…
Early DuPage Township Election Records Now Available Online!
The Bolingbrook Historic Preservation Commission has spent the last three years working tirelessly to inventory and catalog its collection of…
Marriages in the Margins – Finding Records Online Indexers Missed
The rise of online genealogy has made genealogical research easier in a variety of ways, but it also has its…
Bolingbrook’s Pioneer Cemetery is Open on Halloween!
On the spookiest day of the year, visitors of all ages are welcome to explore one of the oldest pioneer…
Fountaindale on Internet Archive
Part of the duties of a library is to preserve history. This usually involves taking in documents, objects and random…
Reserve a Spot in Our Two-Day Irish Genealogy Workshop
After a few years of virtual programming, we’re excited to host our first in-person genealogy conference of 2022! We partnered…