Genealogy Drop-in Help Online via Zoom to get started on a genealogy project or to complete a challenge. Request a convenient time. Online Resources These databases and more are available remotely with an NPL library card, and without a card on devices connected to NPL's WiFi network. NPL is a Family Search Affiliate Library. Connect to our WiFi to access restricted records. |
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Naperville, Illinois 60540 95th Street Library 3015 Cedar Glade Dr. Naperville, Illinois 60564 Naper Boulevard Library 2035 S. Naper Blvd. Naperville, Illinois 60565 630-961-4100 |
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 Fold3 Adds WWI Collection This summer Fold3 added a new collection to their WWI archives. U.S. WWI Burial Cards document the death and burial of over 78,000 American soldiers. These cards include information such as unit assigned, date and cause of death, burial location, and the emergency contact. Access Fold3 in the library or from home with a Naperville library card here.  Ancestry Library Edition home access through December 31, 2021 Access Naperville Public Library's online genealogy resources from home on our Genealogy & Local History page. Ancestry Library Edition provides the vast majority of the content available in an Ancestry.com World level subscription. Ancestry.com License Terms Change There has been a lot of talk about Ancestry.com's change in their legal rights to customer contributed content. This change involves Ancestry's ownership of images and records that customers upload and share through their website. For help understanding the new terms and the legalese in these agreements, look to Judy Russell, "The Legal Genealogist". Her blog is an important resource for genealogy consumers. She has a post about Ancestry's new terms here. Pritzker Military Museum & Library |
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by Brian Rhinehart | Fox Valley Genealogical Society Thursday, September 9, 7 p.m. | Register From bounty land to pensions, there is no shortage of genealogical records for soldiers from The War of 1812. Learn how and why these records were created, how to make sense of them, and what those records can contain for your ancestors. Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogical researcher and speaker, who specializes in research at the National Archives in Washington DC. Discovering five direct ancestors’ involvement in the Civil War sparked an interest in their military history and led to countless hours researching in the National Archives with their records, as well as hundreds of other soldiers’ records in the process. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. by Kelly Summers | Naperville Public Library Saturday, September 18, 10 a.m. | Register for Online Event The Chinese culture is very family centric and for thousands of years records have been kept of family connections. To locate a family genealogy, or Jiapu in China, one must first gather information from family members in America. This class will demonstrate the steps to begin a search for Chinese ancestors. Presenter, Kelly Summers, Accredited Genealogist® is an instructor at Brigham Young University and has been researching and teaching Family History for more than thirty years. She has credentials through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist (ICAPGen) demonstrating genealogical research expertise in the US and multiple countries.  Virtual Fall Conference by Rich Venezia | Fox Valley Genealogical Society Saturday, September 25, 2021, 9 am - 3 pm Central Closed Captioning and Door Prizes Included | Register - Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look – This lecture provides a deep dive into some of the most commonly used records in immigrant research and how they may surprise us – including how subsequent notations on ship manifests and an overview of the various indexes available could lead to more discoveries.
- Naturalization Know-How: The Laws and Records of U. S. Citizenship – Records from different time periods will be shown, naturalization history, and strategies to find naturalization records will be discussed. This will include naturalization laws from 1790 to present.
- Alien Registrations in America – Learn about various alien registrations instituted in the USA as early as 1798, the records they created, and where to find immigrant ancestors within.
- Immigration Records Roadshow: Are you confused about when your grandma became a citizen? Have you been looking for a ship manifest for years, to no avail? Submit your immigration record challenge by July 31, 2021 for Rich Venezia to research. If selected*, Rich will feature your challenge in the Immigration Records Roadshow session! After registering for the conference, you will receive a link to the Roadshow Application to submit a research challenge if you would like. Please allow sufficient time to gather information and prepare your application.
Rich Venezia was a member of the research team of Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) for two seasons, and also consulted on Follow Your Past (Travel Channel). He is an expert in the research of 20th-century immigrant ancestors, especially underutilized record sources and federal records. He also specializes in Italian and Irish research. Additionally, he assists clients with dual citizenship applications for Ireland and Italy, and is a proud Italian dual citizen. He holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, and serves on the Board of the Association of Professional Genealogists. He lectures nationwide, and spoke about “How to Grow Empathy From Uncovering Your Roots” at TEDxPittsburgh 2017. Fox Valley Genealogical Society members receive a discounted conference price, as well as access to resources such as past webinar recordings, newsletters, and camaraderie! Join here |
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U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Presentby James C. NeaglesGenealogists and others wisely look to military records for information needed to enhance their research. Enlistment forms, muster rolls, pension applications . . . records created as a result of individuals' military service are extremely valuable because they often contain detailed personal information about their subjects—date and place of birth, places of residence, names and addresses of loved ones, and more. The researcher's dilemma is in knowing what records are available and how to find them among the overwhelming abundance of military records. James Neagles' U.S. Military Records is the answer to this dilemma.
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War of 1812 DVD
A two-hour documentary looking at this important historic event from several perspectives, the American, Canadian, British and Native American. The program will have some limited but very well done reenactments and major historians, authors, and experts. |
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Audiobook on Hoopla and OverDrive
The United States emerged from the American Revolution still entangled in old world politics. In particular, America faced all the trade restrictions of the British Navigation Acts. The result: in 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain, and proceeded to invade Canada, one of Britain's possessions. But the invasion failed. In the war that ensued, British troops entered Washington, D.C. and burned the White House to the ground. The peace treaty of 1814 established the border between the United States and Canada - the longest mutually disarmed border in the world. |
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War of 1812 DVDA variety of documentary television programs from the History Channel that chronicle the war of 1812.
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The Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiersby Elizabeth CobbsIn World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. Their experiences illuminate ways in which sex-role change was embraced and resisted throughout the twentieth century, and the ways that men and women struggled together for gender justice.
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