Genealogy and Local History

Discover your roots.

Wednesday, September 28, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Explore both conventional and ethnic specific U.S. records as they pertain to those of Japanese ancestry, including census, court, immigration, land, military and vital records. Speaker Linda Okazaki is a charter member of the Nikkei Genealogical Society, past president of the California Genealogical Society, founder and partner of Linda’s Orchard, LLC, former board member of the Nichi Bei Foundation and a research consultant for Ancestry’s ProGenealogists and Densho.org. Learn more about OBOV at ahml.info/onebook.

Swedish Genealogy Research Help

Wednesday, September 7, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Zoom

Sign up for a Zoom appointment with genealogist Kathy Meade to get help with your genealogy research. Half-hour appointments available. Register at ahml. info/attend/events.

Beginning Italian Genealogy

Monday September 19, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Join Dan Niemiec as he walks you through how to begin your Italian genealogy journey.

Historic Arlington Heights

Thursday, September 8, 7–8 p.m. Arlington Room Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont St.

Discover the history behind some prominent locations in Arlington Heights. The locations from the July Historical Scavenger Hunt will be included in this talk about the history of Arlington Heights. In partnership with the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.