Ancestry is a genealogy database that allows patrons to research their family history.

The Chicago Tribune offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue (April 23, 1849).

Find My Past hosts billions of searchable genealogical records, drawing from census, directory, and historical information.

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HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources, including unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today.

Access digitized materials from Wilmette Public Library's local history collection including photographs, newspapers, and indexes.

Full-text content including articles and obituaries from the New York Times archive, covering 1851-2017. 

NewspaperARCHIVE.com is a historical newspaper database that contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present.

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