Genealogy and Local History
Sources and information for genealogy and Naperville history.
All three Naperville libraries have how-to books on genealogy, access to genealogy databases and select materials about Naperville history.
The Local History Collection at Nichols Library features hundreds of books on Naperville and DuPage County history. You can find county histories from the late 1800s, local church histories, yearbooks and family histories.
Naperville Digital Heritage Collection
Launched in 2007, this online collection contains over 300 fully digitized books and images relating to Naperville and DuPage county history. For more information about this collection, click here.
Here are links to dozens of websites on local, national and international genealogy, as well as links to books in our collection. Here you can also find information about genealogy societies and other libraries in the area.






