Discover Your Family History
Learn about your family’s history using resources at the library. Scroll down to find databases, websites and community resources that can be accessed from home. The information found in Ancestry is worth a trip to the library.
While you’re here, visit the Genealogy Center on the 2nd Floor where you’ll find yearbooks from Wheaton high schools dating back to 1909. Maps, newspapers and telephone books may also unlock information about your family.
Genealogy Help
We can help you get started using the library’s genealogy resources. Contact our Genealogy & Local History Specialist at genealogy@wheatonlibrary.org to set up an appointment.
Assistance is also available on a walk-in basis in the Genealogy Center several times a month. Volunteers from the DuPage County Genealogical Society are available from 7:00-9:00 PM every Thursday, and volunteers from the Wheaton-Perrin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are available on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM.
Upcoming Events
Genealogy Assistance - DCGS
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Genealogy Assistance - DCGS
Genealogy Assistance - DCGS
Genealogy Assistance - DAR
Genealogy Resources
Reference books and research guides
Both circulating and non-circulating books are available in the Genealogy Center on the 2nd Floor.
Get started with basic genealogy guides.
Periodicals
Back issues of dozens of genealogy periodicals including the DuPage County Genealogical Society Review, the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and more are available in the Genealogy Center on the 2nd Floor.
Genealogy Databases
American Ancestors

From the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Collections of early American genealogical records (vital, church, and town records) from New England states, England, Ireland, and beyond. In-library use only.
Ancestry Library Edition

Premier genealogy resource with federal and state census records, military and immigration records, birth, death, and marriage records, and other reference sources such as high school yearbooks. In-library use only.
AtoZ Maps

Explore 145,000 maps of the world, continents, countries, and states. Browse antique and historical maps, climate and ecology maps, flags of the world, and glossaries. Play geography games.
Community Resources
DuPage County Genealogical Society

Provides education for genealogists and assists in preserving and making available local records of genealogical interest.
DuPage County Historical Museum

Dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of material culture documenting DuPage County.
DuPage County Historical Society
Promotes and preserves the history of DuPage County through publications, lectures, and cooperation with other county historical organizations.
Genealogy Websites
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Provides interactive maps and timelines documenting all changes in U.S. county boundaries over time.
Births, Marriages, and Deaths for England and Wales

Provides access to transcriptions of birth, marriage and death records for England and Wales.