Library Resources
Databases
Ancestry (In Library Use Only)
Genealogical collection of more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names. Made possible in part by the Frankfort Area Historical Society.
-Temporarily available for remote use with your FPLD library card number.
FamilySearch
Frankfort Public Library is a LDS affiliate library. It's always free to search familysearch.org, but you get access to 30% more content while searching from inside the library.
Frankfort News Editions Online 1973 - 1996
The Frankfort News, a community paper, published monthly by volunteers, was delivered to every address in the Frankfort area free of charge from 1973-1996. All 276 issues, 3300 pages total, of community news and information have been digitally reproduced and are available online for convenient viewing.
Newspapers Available in the Library on Microfilm
- Frankfort Leader (Aug 1959 - Aug 1962)
- Frankfort Phoenix Advertiser (Spotty Issues from 1903-06, 1908-1909, 1911)
- Frankfort Time (Jun 1953 - Oct 1968)
- Mokena - New Lenox Star Herald (Jan 1976 - Dec 1981)
- The New-Bulletin (Mokena publication that includes coverage for Frankfort, New Lenox and Matteson communities from Aug 1919-Jun 1969)
- The New Lenox Press (Feb 1956 - Dec 1969)
- The Southwest Graphic (Jan 1970 - Dec 1970)
IL Newspaper Resources
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- IL Newspaper Project The objective of the INP Database is to make all the information the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has discovered about Illinois newspapers available to you. It contains comprehensive information about the newspapers they've identified and catalogued, as well as titles they've preserved by microfilming.
- Illinois State Genealogical Society Newsletter [1980- present] Issues from 2008 are available online by the Society.
National Newspaper Resources
Local Resources
- Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago Locate and contact cemeteries.
- Chicago Street Names and Name Changes
- Chicago Ancestors A Newberry Library project to help you to find and share historical information about Chicago.
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Chicago Genealogical Society on Facebook
- ChicagoGenealogy.com
Another place where you can obtain copies of many vital records from Cook County, IL. - Cook County Genealogy Online
A resource for obtaining vital records for Cook County, IL. Not all vital records are currently available. Prices from ChicagoGenealogy.com may be better. - DeathIndexes.com
Online searchable death indexes and records. If you are connected to Ancestry.com, remember you can access this database for free in the Library. - Frankfort Historical Society & Museum
- IL GenWeb Project, Will County
- Illinois Death Certificates Database, 1916-1950
- Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans
- Illinois State Archives and Illinois Regional Archives Depositories
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
- Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916
- Oak Lawn Public Library (IL) Obituary Index
- Pritzker Military Library (Chicago)
- South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
- Will County Cemetery Listings
Additional Resources (most are free)
- AfriGeneas “AfriGeneas provides resources, leadership, promotion and advocacy for the mutual development and use of a system of genealogy for researching African related ancestry.” You can do surname searches on the site.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists Learn how you can become a genealogy “expert.”
- Castle Garden A database of immigrants who arrived in this New York port from 1820-1892, before the opening of Ellis Island.
- Census Enumeration District Finder Can't find your person in the census but you know they are in there? This resource can help especially if you know where the person lived (street address).
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System A database that contains basic facts about servicemen who served both sides of the Civil War.
- Cyndi’s List A directory of genealogy sites on the Internet, organized by category.
- Ellis Island Database Free to search records. Create a free account (username & password).
- Genealogy Trails
- Irish Genealogy Search a wide range of record sources including civil records and church resources.
- Legacy Family Tree FREE software to enter your family data, create reports, charts; etc.
- National Archives
- National Genealogical Society
- State Historical Societies
- State Libraries & Archives
- USGenWeb Project A volunteer-based resource. In some cases, a contact name is given for someone who may be willing to do a free lookup for you!
- Vital Records Information Birth, marriage, and death records can be obtained at the county and/or state level. Date of records held vary, as well as the fees.
- WorldGenWeb Project A volunteer-based resource. In some cases, a contact name is given for someone who may be willing to do a free lookup for you!