St. Charles Public Library is Now FamilySearch Affiliate



The St. Charles Public Library is located in St. Charles, Illinois. It is now an Affiliate Library for FamilySearch. There are only a few hundred affiliate libraries in the United States.

As an affiliate library, it is able to offer researchers more than it could before. Researchers will have the ability to view over 350 million restricted records.

The digital content is available only by logging into a free FamilySearch account while the person is inside the St. Charles Public Library. FamilySearch accounts are free.

FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations. It is provided as a service by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch has the largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world. 

The St. Charles Public Library has local historical resources. Local history collections include: St. Charles Historic Buildings. Researching Historic Buildings, St. Charles History Museum, Local Historical Newspapers (1882-1980), and Illinois Digital Archive (St. Charles History – Then and Now). 

The library also has genealogy resources including:

FamilySearch Affiliate Library – Gain access to over 350 million restricted images when you log into your free FamilySearch account inside the library.

Ancestry Library Edition – With over 1.2 billion records, AncestryPlus is one of the most comprehensive databases of genealogical and local history research available.

Chicago Tribune Historical Edition – Full page article images searchable full text back to the first issue in 1849 to 1994. This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Illinois Digital Archive – St. Charles, Kane County and Illinois local history documents, maps and photos.

New York Times Historical Edition – Full page and article images searchable full text back to the first issue. This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

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