Local History Local History from Darien, Willowbrook, and Burr Ridge!

Library Resources

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Bound Volumes:

  • The DuPage Progress 1971-1974; 1976; 1978 (June to December)
  • The Darien Progress (1989 November–August 1999); *missing some issues; Availableon microfilm through interlibrary loan

Microfilm:

  • The Darien DuPage Progress 1979-1989; Available on microfilm through interlibrary loan
  • The Doings, Hinsdale, Illinois (Dec. 1992-July 1999)
  • The Doings Weekly Burr Ridge, Darien, Willowbrook (July 1999-Oct. 2006)
  • Chicago Tribune 1984-2007

Print:

Newspaper Clipping File

Includes articles photocopied from the Progress, Suburban Life, and The Doings newspapers and other print sources that discuss the history and development of Darien, Willowbrook and Burr Ridge.

Genealogy Page | Obituary Index

Visit the library's genealogy page to search the obituary index (1972- ) which  is updated throughout the year, but published annually online. With over two thousand entries, the file indexes obituaries of people who resided in Darien, Willowbrook, Burr Ridge. Entries also include individuals whose funeral services were held in Darien, Willowbrook or Burr Ridge.

Cass Cemetery Records Cass Cemetery Sign

Cass Cemetery is located west of Bailey Road and north of Frontage Road. The library has a copy of the records and you may also search the records online through Find a Grave.

Hinsdale South High School Vespa Yearbooks (1967-1971) *1970 missing

Darien Senior Club Scrapbooks (1974-2002)

Don't forget to check out the library's collections of local history photos on our Flickr account.

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