October is Family History Month, and there’s no better time to begin preserving your family’s story. Whether you choose to research online or onsite, the Library can help you get started.
All you need is a Library card to use any of these free resources. Sign up today!
Get Started in Person
Midwest Genealogy Center
Midwest Genealogy Center
Visit the country’s largest free-standing genealogy center. Open daily to the public.
Record Your Family History
Record Your Family History
Preserve your family stories by recording them at MGC or in your own home.
Family History Forms
Family History Forms
Download forms and coloring sheets to build family trees and history charts.
Tracing Your Roots
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The Family Tree Problem Solver
The Family Tree Problem Solver
Family Tree Factbook
Family Tree Factbook
The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide
The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com
Find your Roots Now!
Find your Roots Now!
Genealogy For Dummies
Genealogy For Dummies
Finding your Roots
Finding your Roots
Organize your Genealogy
Organize your Genealogy
You Can Write your Family History
You Can Write your Family History
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Online Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition
Explore the enhanced library version of Ancestry.com with free, at-home access through the end of December 2021.
MyHeritage Library Edition
MyHeritage Library Edition
Research your family history using more than 12 billion historical documents.
Historic Map Works Library Edition
Historic Map Works Library Edition
Explore more than 1 million maps, atlases, nautical maps, and city directories.
Additional Resources
Virtual Events
Virtual Events
Make a research breakthrough, discover resources, or attend an upcoming event.
MGC Online Classes
MGC Online Classes
Learn about using resources such as Ancestry Library Edition and more.
On Demand Videos
On Demand Videos
Access videos by experts at MGC.
Genealogy: A Family Affair
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Guide to Genealogy
Guide to Genealogy
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who's in My Family?
Who's in My Family?
My Family Tree and Me
My Family Tree and Me
Famous Family Trees
Famous Family Trees
Me and My Family Tree
Me and My Family Tree
The Kids' Family Tree Book
The Kids' Family Tree Book
Talking About the Past
Talking About the Past
Through the Eyes of your Ancestors
Through the Eyes of your Ancestors
Davy Brown Discovers His Roots
Davy Brown Discovers His Roots
Climbing your Family Tree
Climbing your Family Tree
Your Family Tree
Your Family Tree
An Introduction to Genetics for Kids
An Introduction to Genetics for Kids
Fancy Nancy, My Family History
Fancy Nancy, My Family History
Family Recipe
Family Recipe
Search for the Shadowman
Search for the Shadowman
