Buffalo Grove Illinois Family History Center

Center Address, Email, Announcements, Hours, and Closures
Address &amp; Map:


 * 3075 N Buffalo Grove Rd Buffalo Grove IL 60089  United States
 * Be aware that there are two locations that come up for this address. The one that usually comes up first is in Wheeling. We are the second entry.  If the directions send you south of Dundee Road, you are going the wrong way.  We are located north of Route 22 and south of Route 45, on North Buffalo Grove Road, just east of the railroad tracks.
 * Location Map

E-mail: IL_BuffaloGrove@familyhistorymail.org

 ANNOUNCEMENTS 

THE BUFFALO GROVE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER WILL REOPEN MAY 11, 2020.

We will be using recommended social distancing, which will limit the number of patrons we can accommodate in the Family History Center. We will have an overflow room next door to the Family History Center, which l has WiFi access to the Family History Center portal (see below). We recommend that you bring a laptop in the event the Center is at capacity and you need to use the room next door. Tables and chairs will be in the adjacent room and will allow social distancing.

We ask that you help us create a safe environment by doing the following when you visit:


 * Wear a face mask.
 * Sign in and use the hand sanitizer located by the sign-in sheets.
 * Return all books used to the staff for sanitation.
 * Ask a staff member to retrieve your photocopies.
 * Patrons may use a microfilm reader, but a staff member will retrieve the microfilm roll for you and return it to the drawer when you are done.

Hours:


 * Tuesdays: 10am - 1pm*; 6:30pm - 9pm;  Saturdays: 10am - 1pm*
 * *When patrons are present, we stay open until 2 p.m.
 * To enter the library, press the doorbell on the west entrance. A staff member will let you in.

2021 Closing Schedule

Please visit this page before coming because of the possibility of unexpected closures due to weather or other situations.
 * May 29 (Saturday) -   Memorial Day Weekend
 * July 3 (Saturday)   -   Independence Day
 * Sep 4 (Saturday)   -   Labor Day weekend
 * Nov 25-28            -   Thanksgiving weekend
 * Dec 25-Jan1, 2022 - Christmas & New's Year's break  -  We reopen Jan 4, 2022

Databases

 * FHC Portal This center has free access to premium family history websites (listed below) that generally charge for personal subscriptions:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press
 * The American Civil War:      Research Database |Letters and Diaries |Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Social and Cultural History       Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * Ancestry.com - Institution version.
 * Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free
 * Findmypast - Institution version.
 * Fold3.com
 * Historic Map Works - Library Edition
 * Kinpoint
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Newspapers.com
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzzilla.org - Premium Services
 * World Vital Records - All content has been added to MyHeritage.com (who purchased WVR).
 * ArkivDigital Online
 * LegacyStories

Software

 * Ancestral Quest 14
 * Charting Companion for Family Search
 * Generation Maps Consultation Software
 * Get My Ancestors (allows download of ancestors on Family Search)
 * Family Insight
 * MagiKey Family Tree
 * Map My Family Tree
 * Libre Office v. 3.4.1
 * Ordinance Tracker
 * PAF 5.2
 * PAF Companion
 * RootsMagic 6

Hardware and Equipment

 * Laser printer/scanner/copier - scanner will scan directly to your Memories Section on Family Search
 * Scanner
 * Microfilm/microfiche reader/scanner/printer
 * 5 microfilm readers
 * Microfiche reader
 * 6 patron computers

Public Libraries in Lake County with Family History Resources
Online Genealogy Records by Location

Links
FamilySearch

Lake County, Illinois Genealogy wiki page

Lake County, Illinois Catalog Listing on FamilySearch

Illinois Genealogy wiki page

Illinois Records on FamilySearch

Illinois Catalog Listing on FamilySearch

Volunteer at the Center
''We welcome Family History Center volunteers who have an interest in Family History. Please come to the Center to speak with the staff if you are interested in volunteering.''