Morris Area Public Library

Search for your ancestors at the Morris Area Public Library using genealogy databases. Use any library computer to search Ancestry Library or HeritageQuest Online.
 
Ancestry Library
Search a wide variety of records including: U.S. Census, U.S. Marriage and Death Records, U.K. Census Collection, Civil War Service Records, and Immigration Records. FOR USE ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS ONLY.
 
HeritageQuest Online
Search Census records, Family and Local History Books, Genealogy & Local History Articles, and Revolutionary War Records. You may search this database from home if you have a Morris Area Public Library card.
 
Morris Daily Herald Newsbank
Search and read the Morris Daily Herald  from 2006 through today.  You may search this database from home if you have a Morris Area Public Library card.
 
Online documents, photos, articles, and other information about the history of Illinois and the local area:

• Illinois Digital Archives: A portal to online exhibits and collections from libraries and museums across the state. A project of the Illinois State Library. Additional online collections are searchable through the Digital Illinois catalog.
• Illinois History Resource Page: Dozens of links, compiled by the Illinois State Historical Society.
• Cyndi's List - Illinois: Directory of genealogy and history websites. Also includes links for specific Illinois localities.