The following resources may be helpful to students completing their research projects.
Helpful for researching people in Galena’s history. Includes obituaries, biographies, census records, marriages, photos and more.
Contains historic photos of Galena, including buildings and people.
Click on “titles” and then select “Galena Daily Gazette” or “Galena Daily Tribune” for searchable text of Galena newspapers.
This site contains digitized text of historic books related to Galena.
If you’re researching a building, you want to go here. It lists buildings in the historic district, including age and type of construction.
Click here for a list of suggested titles held by Galena Public Library, sorted by paper topic.
601 S Bench St
Galena, IL 61036
815.777.0200
LIBRARY HOURS
MON – THU: 10:00am – 7:00pm
FRI & SAT: 10:00am – 5:00pm
HISTORICAL ROOM HOURS
MON TUES THUR FRI: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
WED: 1:00pm – 7:00pm
SAT: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
601 S Bench St
Galena, IL 61036
815.777.0200
LIBRARY HOURS
MON – THU: 11:00am – 8:00pm
FRI & SAT: 11:00am – 5:00pm
HISTORICAL ROOM HOURS
MON WED FRI: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
SAT: 1:00pm – 3:00pm