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Bluff.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ONLINE RESOURCES
Sesquicentennial Guide to Lake Forest History Resources
The definitive guide to using Historical Society resources for researching Lake Forest’s 150th anniversary. Learn more about our records and archives, research library, photograph collection, periodicals, and topical clippings files.
Download the Sesquicentennial Guide (Acrobat Download)
Lake Forest History Timeline
A chronological list of milestones in Lake Forest history, dating back to the city’s founding in 1861 and before. An excellent reference tool. Contact the Historical Society if to suggest additions or revisions to the timeline.
Download the Lake Forest History Timeline (Acrobat Download)
Guide to Lake Forest Mayors
Learn about the mayors of Lake Forest and the seminal events that occurred during their terms in office.
Download the Guide to Lake Forest Mayors (Acrobat Download)
Please click on the following for other institutions in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.
Local Links
Local Resources
Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Historical Society
361 East Westminster
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-5253
Fax: 847-234-5236
www.lflbhistory.org
Photographs, objects, videos,
maps, plats, architectural drawings, newsletters, archival materials,
clipping files, and Griffith, Grant & Lackie
collection of plat maps.
Lake Forest College, Donnelley Library
555 N. Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-735-5064
www.lfc.edu
College Archives Special
Collections include Presbyterian origins of college founders, Chicago’s
empire history, Lake Forest, Lake County, Chicago Renaissance (literature,
theater, art and architecture, gardens,
fine printing).
Vliet Center for Lake Bluff Area History
127 East Scranton
P.O. Box 250
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-482-1571
lbluff@aol.com
Photographs, objects, videos, maps, architectural drawings, newsletters,
archival materials, clipping files, personal items, memorabilia related
to Lake Bluff, and Shields Township assessor reports.
City of Lake Forest Community Development Department
110 E. Laurel Avenue
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-2600
www.cityoflakeforest.com
Photographs, maps, plats, architectural drawings, history files, Historic
Resources Survey, and address files (including building permits, property
surveys, etc.).
Lake Forest Library
360 East Deerpath
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-0636
lfkhome.northstarnet.org/library.html
Photographs, videos, architectural drawings, newsletters, clipping files,
digital architecture files, and newspaper microfilm.
Lake Forest Academy
1500 W. Kennedy Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-615-3273
Fax: 847-615-4844
www.lfanet.org
www.digitalpast.org
Information regarding Lake Forest Academy, Ferry Hall, and the J. Ogden
Armour Family.
Ragdale Foundation
1260 N. Greenbay Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-1063, ext. 201
www.Ragdale.org
Photographs, objects, videos,
newsletters relating to Howard Van Doren Shaw’s home, Ragdale
and Ragdale artist community.
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation
400 East Illinois
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-1230
www.lfpf.org
Information files relating to historic properties and restoration projects
in Lake Forest, and videos of public educational programs.
Shields Township
906 Muir Avenue
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-234-0802
Fax: 847-234-0721
www.township.shields.il.us
Property assessment records.
West Deerfield Township
858 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
847-945-0614
www.westdeerfieldtownship.org
Property assessment records.
Stanley D. Anderson Architectural Archives
Paul Bergmann
238 East Woodland Road
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-295-7957
Original drawings, renderings, financial data and memorabilia of the
architecture firm including works by Stanley D. Anderson, James Ticknor
and William Bergmann. Local churches also have some historical records. Contact the Lake Forest
- Lake Bluff Historical Society for information.
County Resources
Lake County Discovery Museum/ Lake County History Archives
Located in the Lakewood Forest Preserve on Route 176, just west of Fairfield
Road
847-968-3381
www.lakecountydiscoverymuseum.org
This nationally accredited
museum manages a vast collection of Lake County objects and archival materials
and is home to the Curt Teich Postcard Archives.
Waukegan Historical Society Haines Museum
1917 North Sheridan Road
Waukegan, IL 60087
847-336-1859
www.waukeganhistorical.org
Restored John Charles Haine home and John Raymond Memorial Research
Library.
Lake County Clerk
18 North County Street
Waukegan, IL 60085-4364
847-360-6670
www.co.lake.il.us/cntyclk
Birth, death, and marriage indexes.
Lake County Recorder of Deeds
18 North County Street – 2nd Floor
Waukegan, IL 60085-4358
847-360-6673
Fax: 847-625-7200
www.co.lake.il.us/recorder
Research previous
property owners, family history through land ownership, neighborhood
information,
business articles of incorporation, soldier’s
discharge documents, and condominium/subdivision information.
Lake County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 721
Libertyville, IL 60045-0721
847-336-7151Genealogical publications.
Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Clark Street at North Avenue
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
312-642-4600
www.chicagohistory.org
Complete collection of Chicago city telephone directories, biographical
clipping files, yearbooks from Chicago high schools, property research
resources, church publications, and historical material on Chicago businesses.
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-7324
312-943-9090
www.newberry.org
Extensive genealogical collection.
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
312-443-3666
www.artic.edu
Extensive collections on art and architecture, online catalog, and gateway
to other searchable databases.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5898
773-581-7816
www.archives.gov
chicago.archives@nara.gov
Retired records from Federal agencies and courts.
State
Illinois State Library
300 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1796 271-785-5600
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/isl.html
Federal documents, Illinois authors, maps, and Illinois state agency
documents.
Illinois State Archives
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
217-782-4682
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html
Online searchable indexes including: the Marriage Index 1763-1900, Death
Index 1916-1950, Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Database of Illinois
Servitude and Emancipation Records, and 10 databases relating to Illinois
Veterans.
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL 60115
815-753-1807
County records in the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system.
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