Wilmette Illinois Family History Center

[[Image:Wilmette fhc.jpg|left|600x106px|Wilmette FHC]]About the Center
The Wilmette Family History Center, located just north of Chicago at 2727 Lake Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois, houses a large indefinite loan microfilm collection that includes many Chicago resources including vital records, city directories, and Catholic parish records. The collection is also strong in German, Swedish, and Polish records. Wilmette FHC Film/Fiche Holdings List

The center is open Tuesday 10 am to 3 pm and 6:30 pm to 9 pm; Wednesday 6:30 pm to 9 pm; Thursday 10 am to 3 pm, and Saturday, 9 am - 1 pm.

During 2011, we'll be closed on the following days:

Sat, April 2 Sat, May 28 Sat, July 2 August: Open Tue and Sat ONLY Sat, Sep 3 Sat, October 1 November 24-26 December 24 - January 2

If you have questions about the center, please call (847) 251-9818 during open hours or email il_wilmette@ldsmail.net

Director's Notes
Online Film Ordering I've just received the following note from Salt Lake: "We are pleased to announce that Online Film Ordering will be introduced to the United States in 2011." I'll keep you posted as I hear more, but in the meantime, online ordering will require a FamilySearch account and the email suggests visiting beta.familysearch.org to register now.