Crystal Lake, Illinois Family Search Center

04/01/2026

Unfortunately the center will be closed tonight Wednesday April 1st 2026 due to carpet cleaning.
(This is not an April fools trick - they really are cleaning the carpets)

07/02/2025

Maureen Brady will be speaking at the BYU Family History library webinar Wednesday July 2nd at 6pm - She always does a fantastic job, educating and inspiring those interested in family research.

Maureen Brady

03/04/2025

FREE online classes starting this Thursday March 6-8 at RootsTech
Over 180 classes to choose from- everything from beginner to advance research. One of my favorite weekends is this weekend where inspiration, education and innovation come together in helping us learn how to find and connect with our ancestors.

A family history conference. An on-demand learning library. A way to grow closer to the people, places, and stories that matter most. RootsTech is all that and so much more. Join us as we celebrate together the joy of connection.

01/28/2025

Join Maureen this Wednesday Jan. 29th 6pm via live webinar. She's super knowledgeable when it comes to Scottish Research.

Maureen Brady

08/21/2024

Maureen Brady will be presenting "Scottish Family History Research, beyond the basics" . Thursday Aug 22nd 6pm central time for the BYU Library Family History.

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02/07/2024

This Thursday Feb 8th 6pm central time. Maureen Brady will be presenting via BYU Library Family History webinar on "Analyzing Research" Always something to learn from Maureen.

Thursday, February 8th, 5:00pm MT – Maureen Brady – Analyzing Your Research Thursday, February 15th, 5:00pm MT – Larry Jensen – Using German Maps and Atlases *This is a pre-recorded lecture, with no Q&A section. Larry Jensen’s contact information will be provided at the end of the webinar....

01/23/2024

Sorry we are closed again Tuesday Jan 23rd due to ice 🧊

01/16/2024

Sorry but due to subzero weather we will not be at the center Tues. Jan 16 and Wed. 17th. See you on the 23rd

01/09/2024

The Center will be closed Jan 9th and 10th due to inclement weather.

05/12/2023

Maureen Brady will be presenting some wonderful classes for the community- Come to one class or stay all day!

04/24/2023

https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/

Thursday, April 27th, 5:00pm MT – Maureen Brady – Using Newspapers to Fill in the Gaps in a Family Story

Our Next Webinar: Thursday, April 20th, 5:00pm MT – James Tanner – Crossing the Border: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors Live Webinar Join Link (Please click on this link at the time specified in the Webinar schedule. Looking for Sunday Virtual Classes? Click here.) Password to Join the Meeting:...

09/21/2022

https://aapld.libnet.info/event/6804374

Find details about your ancestors in school records like yearbooks, school schedules, teacher’s registers, school newspapers, alumni directories and more. This is one class you won’t want to ditch!