The library will be closed for Labor Day weekend from Saturday, August 30 through Monday, September 1, 2025.
Genealogy
Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, we have tools to assist your research. A sampling of popular tools is listed on this page.
(For use in the library only) A subscription genealogical database powered by ancestry.com which provides instant access to over 1.5 billion names, access to immigration records, city directories, census records, the Social Security Death Index and much more. New information is added daily.
A powerful online library which researches family history and American culture through original page images and indexes. Search US Census records from 1790-1930 or find information described in over 25,000 family & local histories.
Search full text or browse local newspapers. Farmer’s Cabinet (Nov 1802 – June 1900); Milford Enterprise (Dec 1873 – Dec 1886); Milford Daily Pointer (July 1894 – July 1909); Milford Cabinet (July 1900 – Dec 1967). This digitization project was partially funded by the Arthur L. Keyes Memorial Trust and a generous grant from the Milford Area Seniors.
