Local History FAQs
Online
Index
Full-Text:
- Lake County Independent Feb. 9, 1894-March 16, 1906
- Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun March 23, 1906-April 21, 1916
- Libertyville Independent April 28, 1916-1927
- Lake County Register 1923-1927
- Newspapers.com Library Edition (requires a CMPLD card for access outside the library). Includes:
- Little Fort Porcupine (1845-1847, select issues)
- Waukegan Weekly Gazette (1850-1886, select issues)
- Lake County Independent (February 1894-April 21, 1916)
- Libertyville Independent (April 28, 1916-1929)
- Lake County Register (July 4, 1923-April 1, 1930)
- Libertyville News (1932-1941)
- Daily Herald 1902–2009
- America’s News
Includes the Libertyville Review, Vernon Hills Review, and Daily Herald 1995-present
Microfilm
- Waukegan Weekly Gazette (1850 – 1886 select issues)
- Lake County Independent (February 1894 – April 21, 1916)
- Libertyville Independent (April 28, 1916 – 1922)
- Lake County Register (July 4, 1923 – April 1, 1930)
- Independent-Register (April 3, 1930 – December 1987)
- The News-Sun (January 1988 – December 1999)
- Daily Herald (January 1999 – present)
- Libertyville News (1932-1941)
- Libertyville Review Oct 1982-Dec 2004 (Cook Park Library)
- Vernon Hills Review July 1960-December 2004 incomplete (Aspen Drive Library)
Newspapers
- Little Fort Porcupine (1845 - 1847 select issues)
- Waukegan Weekly Gazette (1850 - 1886 select issues)
- Lake County Independent (February 1894 - April 21, 1916)
- Libertyville Independent (April 28, 1916 - 1922)
- Lake County Register (July 4, 1923 - April 1, 1930)
- Independent-Register (April 3, 1930 - December 1987)
- The News-Sun (January 1988 - December 1999)
- Daily Herald (January 1999 - present)
- Libertyville News (1932-1941)
Local records
- High School Board of Education Board Minutes (1916-1926)
- Libertyville Township Highway Commissioners Record (1888-1972)
- Libertyville Township Town Record (1850-1965)
- School Trustees, Superintendent of Schools/ESR Record Book Minutes (1841-1866)
Research Online:
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Libertyville’s Historic Milwaukee Avenue Walking Tour – historical photos and background information on Milwaukee Ave. buildings
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Maps
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Newspapers available online:
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Libertyville newspapers (1894-1927)
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Newspapers.com Library Edition (requires a CMPLD card for access outside the library)
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Obituary Index (1894 – 1999)
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Online Exhibits – includes Made in Libertyville, Mail Order Houses, Growing Up in Libertyville in the 30s and 40s, and more
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Photos, Postcards, Documents – Over 3,600 items from the Libertyville Historical Society collection of the Illinois Digital Archives
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Telephone Books (select years 1904 – 1959)
In person:
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Books – search the local history book collection in our catalog for use in the library
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Local History File – Over 900 Subject and House Folders with newspaper clippings and other print materials
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Maps
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Sanborn Maps – Illinois (in-library use only)
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Microfilm (see FAQs for inventory)
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Newspapers
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Libertyville Review (October 1982-December 2004, at Cook Park Library)
- Vernon Hills Review (July 1960-December 2004, incomplete, at Aspen Drive Library)
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Telephone Books (select years 1913-2010)
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Yearbooks
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Libertyville High School (1918-present, at Cook Park Library)
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Vernon Hills High School (2001-present, at Aspen Drive Library)
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