Cook Memorial Public Library District has free, online genealogy collections including:

• Obituary Index (1894 – 1999)

• Newspapers available online:

  • Libertyville newspapers (1894-1927)

  • Newspapers.com Library Edition (requires a CMPLD card for access outside the library)

• Libertyville’s Historic Milwaukee Avenue Walking Tour – historical photos and background information on Milwaukee Ave. buildings

• Maps

  • Sanborn Maps – Libertyville

  • Lake County Maps Online

• Online Exhibits – includes Made in Libertyville, Mail Order Houses, Growing Up in Libertyville in the 30s and 40s, and more

• Photos, Postcards, Documents – Over 3,600 items from the Libertyville Historical Society collection of the Illinois Digital Archives

• Telephone Books (select years 1904 – 1959)