Buffalo Grove Illinois Family History Center

The Buffalo Grove Illinois Family History Center primarily serves Northern Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Illinois, but all visitors are welcome to use the Center.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &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

Phone:1 847-913-5387

E-mail: IL_BuffaloGrove@ldsmail.ne

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday 10am - 2pm; 6:30pm - 9pm
 * Saturday  10am - 1pm To enter the library, press the doorbell on the west entrance.  A staff member will let you in.

2019 Closing Schedule:


 * JANUARY 19, 2019: DELAYED OPENING AT 11 a.m. due to the weather.  We will close at 1 p.m.
 * April 6 (Saturday) - Spring General Conference
 * May 25 (Saturday) - Memorial Day weekend
 * August 10 (Saturday) - Special Closing
 * August 31 (Saturday) - Labor Day weekend
 * October 5 (Saturday) - Fall General Conference
 * October 9 (Wednesday) - Yom Kippur
 * October 20 (Saturday) - Special Closing
 * Nov 27 & 30 (Wednesday and Saturday) - Thanksgiving
 * Dec 18 through Jan 1, 2020 for Christmas and New Year's break               We reopen Saturday, Jan 4, 2020


 * Please call 847-913-5387 or visit this page before visiting because of the possibility of unexpected closures due to weather or other situations.

Staff Training Meetings
Training meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has free access to premium family history websites (listed below) that generally charge for 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
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * 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
 * Open Office v. 3.4.1
 * Ordinance Tracker
 * PAF 5.2
 * PAF Companion
 * RootsMagic 6

Hardware and Equipment

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

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.''