Buffalo Grove Illinois FamilySearch Center

Center Address, Email, Announcements, Hours, and Closures
Address &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

E-mail: IL_BuffaloGrove@familyhistorymail.org

Phone: (847) 913-5387

 ANNOUNCEMENTS 

'''THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. WE WILL BE OPEN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3.'''


 * If you'd like a free 20 minute consultation with a FamilySearch Library Consultant: Free Virtual Genealogy Consultations
 * Contact FamilySearch Help - see menu of options by clicking on the  ?  located in the upper right corner of each FamilySearch page.

Hours:


 * Tuesdays: 10am - 1pm*; 6:30pm - 9pm;  Saturdays: 10am - 1pm*
 * *When patrons are present, we stay open until 2 p.m.
 * To enter the library, press the doorbell on the west entrance. A staff member will let you in.

2023 Closing Schedule: Please visit this page before coming because of the possibility of unexpected closures due to weather or other situations.
 * May 27 (Sat) - Memorial Day weekend
 * Jul 4 (Tue) -  Independence Day
 * Sep 2 (Sat) - Labor Day weekend
 * Sep 30 (Sat) - Fall General Conference
 * Oct 31 (Tue) - Halloween
 * Nov 23-27 - Thanksgiving weekend
 * Dec 16-Jan 1, 2024 - Christmas & New's Year's break  -  We reopen Jan 2, 2024

Databases

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has free access to premium family history websites (listed below) that generally charge for personal 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
 * American Ancestors - Created by the New England Historical Genealogical Society
 * Ancestry.com - Institution version.
 * ArkivDigital Online
 * FamNet
 * Findmypast - Institution version.
 * Fold3.com
 * Geneanet
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Newspapers.com
 * Puzzilla.org - Premium Services
 * World Vital Records - All content has been added to MyHeritage.com (who purchased WVR).

Software

 * Ancestral Quest 16
 * Charting Companion for Family Search
 * Generation Maps Consultation Software
 * Get My Ancestors (allows download of ancestors on Family Search)
 * Family Insight
 * Legacy
 * MagiKey Family Tree
 * Map My Family Tree
 * Libre Office v. 3.4.1
 * Ordinance Tracker
 * PAF 5.2
 * PAF Companion
 * RootsMagic

Hardware and Equipment

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

Public Libraries in Lake County with Family History Resources
Online Genealogy Records by Location

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 FamilySearch 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.''