Genealogy

Genealogy & Local History collection features history of Lanark and Carroll County, along with family Genealogies. A small collection is also maintained of bordering counties. Sources valuable to researchers include: C.C. plat maps 1869 to present, 1878, 1889, 1913, 1968 Carroll County History books, Index to Carroll County Cemeteries and Burials, Lanark-Eastland Alumni Directories and yearbooks, Lanark As It Is-1901, Lanark Centennial Book 1961, Please Don’t Quote Me by Lanark author Caralee Aschenbrenner and other materials to numerous to mention. This collection does not circulate to patrons or by interlibrary loan. The Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Grant through the IL State Library. The project called “Years Past” has a focus on local history and genealogy.

Local Historian available by appointment only. Please call ahead to check availability of Genealogy Room.