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Search obituaries and death notices from more than 3,600 newspapers across the United States.

Uncover records from the New England Historic Genealogical Society that cover New York, New England and beyond dating to the 1500s.

Search the popular genealogy research website for free, including censuses, vital records, passenger lists, family histories and more. Note: Ancestry will temporarily be available for at-home use through at least Dec. 31, 2020. 

Discover images of the front page as it appeared from early 1900 through 1984. Obituaries and death notices are available from 1860 to 1984, as well clippings indexed by Tribune staff from major stories and events from the 1920s through 1984.

View genealogical records from a database maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Creation of a free personal account is required. Schaumburg Library is a FamilySearch affiliate. Some content is restricted and available for in-Library use only.

Research your family history with primary documents from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and World War II.

Research your family history with historical newspapers from 1690-1922, local history books and genealogies, military records and more.

Search U.S. census records, city directories, digitized family and local history books and more.

Search full-text articles starting from 1851.

Find full-text articles from more than 400 newspapers across the United States, including the Daily Herald back to 1901.