LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION

About the Collection

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The Wilmette Public Library has a collection of photographs, books, documents, oral histories and newspapers related to the history of the Village of Wilmette and New Trier Township. Patrons interested in the history of local families, or who want to research the history of their homes in the village, may find it a good place to start. Genealogy Sources in the Local History Collection History of Your Wilmette House Wilmette Oral Histories Historic photographs and documents

Photographs

Online exhibits of pre-1923 of Wilmette related photographs and documents:: Wilmette Goes to the Movies 1914-1918 The Genial Mr. Kelley ( Edward Francis Kelley) The Nutty Professor (Abram Elie Munier) Letters from the Gold Fields Letters from Soldiers and Sailors of World War I Children of Wilmette and World War I Capt. Evers and the U.S.S. Wilmette

Obituaries

Obituaries from local newspapers are indexed online for the years 1890, 1894, 1896-1897, 1900-1902, 1905, 1912, 1914 and 1978-2005. More are being added on a continuing basis. Notebooks of un-indexed obituaries are kept in the Local History Room. The newspapers are available on microfilm at the library. Patrons outside Wilmette can e-mail the Reference Librarians for assistance in obtaining copies.. Wilmette Life Newspaper Index

Death Dates

Wilmette Historical Museum Death Certificate Index - Local residents 1915-1953 State of Illinois Death Index - Illinois deaths pre-1916 to 1950 Social Security Death Index - National in scope, includes recent deaths .

Additional Local Sources

Wilmette Historical Museum Wilmette Historical Preservation Commission Kenilworth Historical Museum