Genealogy

Park Ridge Obituaries: Through the Library’s website you can search our local newspaper Obituaries Index. This index lists the dates and page numbers of obituaries from our local papers. The actual obituaries are available to save or print in the Library. If you have any questions, Ask Us!

DAR Volunteers: On the third Thursday of each month, SEPTEMBER through MAY, representatives of the 21st Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are available to answer genealogy questions from 9:00 a.m. until Noon in the Library's Adult Services Department. The DAR has been providing this service at the Library for well over 35 years!

Please phone the Reference Department (847-720-3230) with questions and to verify that the DAR representatives will be at the Library on a particular Thursday.
 

Illinois Specific Research

• Chicago Ancestors
• Cook County Genealogy
• Illinois Digital Archives
• Illinois Vital Records
• Newberry Library

General Genealogy Research

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• Ancestry Library Edition [Within the Library] 
  • ​Try our tutorial to get you started with Ancestry Library Edition.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Ellis Island
• FamilySearch
• Genealogical Research at the National Archives
• HeritageHub (formerly America’s Obituaries & Death Notices) [Only available within the Library or with a Park Ridge Library card]
• Heritage Quest Online [Only available within the Library or with a Park Ridge Library card]
  • Try our tutorial to help you get stated with Heritage Quest.
• Legacy's Newspaper Obituaries
• USGenWeb Project
• WI Historical Society Genealogy

Cemeteries & Locating Graves:

• Dept. of Veteran Affairs 
• Find A Grave
• Interment 

International Genealogy research

• Genuki: UK & Irish Genealogy
• JewishGen
• WorldGenWeb