Library Closure for Staff Training

The library will be closed on Thursday, December 5 for staff training. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to serving you when we reopen on Friday, December 6.

Genealogy

Old family photo album

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition

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Search through a wide variety of genealogical sources, including census, birth, and marriage records. This resource can only be used inside the Winnetka Library or the Northfield Branch.

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FamilySearch

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Genealogical service that includes over a billion individual ancestral entries worldwide. Additional content—including millions of records and images—is available in-library only.

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HeritageQuest

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Research genealogy and local history information.

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Genealogy Materials

The Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District collection of genealogy materials is located in the Adult Services area on the first floor. These historical genealogy materials are part of the reference collection available for use in the library. Other historical materials are available via the Library’s subscription databases above. For help accessing online materials, please visit the Adult Services desk.