Research Center

Looking for a quiet place to do some fact finding? Need help finding the right historical resources?

Visit our Research Center to work with our wide-ranging collections. Our staff specializes in providing historical resources and research assistance.

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.

Research Center Contact Form

Name
Address
Describe your research questions or topics – include all relevant names, dates, and addresses