Visit the Research Center
Visit our Research Center and work with our wide-ranging collections.
- Discover facts about your home or property
- Do genealogy and learn about your family’s past
- Document the history of your business or organization
- Study maps or photographs from bygone eras
- Access books and articles on Lake Forest/Lake Bluff history
Make an appointment or submit your research question via the form below, by emailing lstein@lflbhistory.org, or by calling 847.234.5253.
Hours
The Research Center is open by appointment Tuesday through Thursday from 10am-4pm.
It is located in the one-story building facing Washington Road behind the museum building.
PLEASE NOTE: All Research Center visitors must check-in first at the museum front desk in the main building (the former church).
Use the form below to schedule an appointment for in-person research or to submit a research question to our museum staff.
Research Room Policies
Photocopies can be made when the condition of the original allows, for 10 cents per page. Taking photos with a phone camera is also generally permitted.
We have pricing options for scanning images in our collection and use of those images - inquire with staff.
For long-term research projects, a study carrel can be set up.
If you cannot visit the History Center in-person, we do charge a rate of $50/hour for members and $100/hour for nonmembers for more in-depth inquiries that take more than 30 minutes of staff time to be addressed. Call 847.234.5253 or email info@lflbhistory.org for more details.