Genealogy Drop-in Help Online via Zoom to get started on a genealogy project, or complete a family history challenge. Contact smcquaid@naperville-lib.org to make an appointment. Online Resources These databases and more are available remotely with an NPL card number & PIN. At the library all resources are available without a card when devices are connected to our WiFi network. We are a Family Search Affiliate Library, connect to our WiFi to access restricted records.
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Nichols Library 200 W. Jefferson Ave. 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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Ancestry Library Edition remote access until 2021! Access Naperville Public Library's online resources on our Genealogy & Local History page. Ancestry Library Edition includes worldwide records and access to public member trees. Check-out ProQuest's comprehensive webinars and guides for genealogy, and for help with Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest and Fold3. Map & Land Record Riches Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States has Interactive state maps that display county shifts yearly, so you can visualize where your ancestor filed records. It's helpful to note surrounding counties where an ancestor may have chosen to record information instead, in cases where their 'local' court house was over a mountain, etc. Need records from a 'Burnt County'? Look for duplicate records that were sometimes kept at parent counties that were split up. United States Digital Map Library - is a USGenWeb Archives project that provides a variety of historic map types for states, counties, and townships depending on volunteer efforts. New maps were made periodically and not all are on the Library of Congress site. Institutions, such as The Newberry Library have additional collections of fire insurance maps. Union List of Sanborn & Other Fire Insurance Maps has links to other state collections. One enterprising researcher found the sheet she needed (for a neighborhood that was not in the Library of Congress collection) by reaching out on the Chicago Genealogical Society Facebook page.
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By Jaquie Shattner Virtual Presentation via Schaumburg Township District Library Tuesday, September 8, 7 p.m. Using a list of more than 25 free websites, this class will help you start your journey into family history and uncovering your ancestor's stories. We'll discuss tips to using genealogical websites more efficiently and organizing your information. Virtual Presentation By Adam Pratt Hosted by Fox Valley Genealogical Society Thursday, September 10, 7 p.m. Family photos are an important part of preserving family stories. They help us remember and be remembered. Therefore, scanning your photos at high resolution and high quality is an important project. Learn from a professional photo organizer:
* How to choose the best scanner for your project * Ideal scanning resolutions for different formats * When to Do It Yourself or outsource * How to name and organize your scanned photos
Adam Pratt loves people, photography, and a good story! He has experience as a photographer, book author, software trainer, and photo organizer. He’s also the founder of Chaos to Memories, http://chaostomemories.com, where he helps people enjoy their photos again by turning their photo chaos into precious memories they can enjoy and share. Virtual Presentation from Fountaindale Public Library District Wednesday, September 23, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. In the wake of Emancipation, African Americans from all of over the country desperately searched for their missing family members, using such resources as the Freedmen’s Bureau and newspapers. Between 1865 and 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau worked to reunite families by writing letters and inquiring within distant communities. Between 1863-1910, newspapers ran ads and even had specialized columns for former slaves searching for family. These sources are rich in genealogical detail. They poignantly describe biographical information of the missing relative and applicant, reveal name aliases, offer distinguishing clues such as where and when the relative was last seen, provide a history of slave ownership and identify migration patterns. Virtual Presentation from Fountaindale Public Library District Wednesday, September 23, 7 p.m. Musician, historian and radio personality Clarence Goodman has been all over the place and all over the map. From entertaining senior citizens at retirement communities to performing at wine bars and from giving "virtual tours" based on Chicago history to leading actual physical tours around the Windy City and to hosting insightful, provocative radio programs, he has quickly earned a reputation since returning to his hometown. Virtual Presentation Saturday October 10, 10 a.m. This program will look at new advancements in “Germanic” Research as recently as within the last few months. The presentation is designed to help advance research for both beginners and advanced researchers. Digital resources and archives in the USA and abroad will be discussed. The presenter, Dan Jungclas APG, GSG, also known as "The German Genealogy Guy", found his passion for genealogy and family history while researching his own family ties in Germany and beyond. Illinois State Genealogical Society 2020 Conference Saturday, October 24 This will be a virtual event. Registration is open.
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Layla Beck heads to the small fictional town of Macedonia, West Virginia to write a local history as a WPA assignment. Drama ensues, both in Layla’s personal life and as she tries to learn local stories, which everyone reports a little differently. By the #1 best-selling co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
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Available in Print, Book on CD, and Overdrive
Places the improbable life of revolutionary hero Thomas Francis Meagher against a backdrop of Irish-American history, detailing his leadership during Irish uprisings, service with the Irish Brigade in the Civil War, and achievements as the territorial governor of Montana.
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Dr. Gates uses genealogy and DNA science to trace the ancestry of celebrities
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The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Areby Libby CopelandA journalist investigates the business practices of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe and explores the stories of individuals who participated in home genetic testing and had their lives turned upside down by the results.
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Follows the lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who venture through open fields in hopes of unearthing the fortune of a lifetime. This is a beautifully made series that celebrates the hunt for history.
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Say I'm Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets, and Loveby E. Dolores JohnsonFearful of violating Indiana's anti-miscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson's black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry. Johnson searched her father's black genealogy and then was amazed to suddenly realize that her mother's whole white side was missing in family history. Johnson went searching for the white family who did not know she existed.
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The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superiorby Robert SilbernagelThe Cadotte family became involved in the fur trade during the French colonial period, and members of the family played key roles after the British takeover of the region and then during the American period. They worked with the North West Company, the American Fur Company, and other firms; they served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and in numerous conflicts involving Native peoples, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers rather than combatants. Focusing on the years from 1760 to 1840-the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade-Robert Silbernagel delves into the history of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe-French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his wife, Esquaysayway (also Ojibwe), who for nearly forty years were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island. Silbernagel sets out to understand the Cadottes through the places where they lived, the geography through which they traveled, the relationships they built, and the activities they engaged in. He studied extensively the Cadottes' journals and travel reports, examined their family ledger books, and met with descendants. In presenting his findings and contextualizing them, he deepens our understanding of the fur trade era.
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