Genealogy and Local History

Discover your roots.

Beginning Genealogy

Friday, June 10, 2–3 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 7–8 p.m. Cardinal Room

Learn techniques for finding your ancestors and essential genealogy databases.

Swedish Genealogy Research Help

Thursday, June 16 and Wednesday, August, 17, noon–7 p.m. / Zoom Thursday, July 21, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. / Zoom

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

Monday, June 6, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Join the citizen archivist program and contribute to the National Archives Catalog by tagging, transcribing and adding comments to records, making them more accessible and searchable.

Genealogy Discussion

Tuesdays, June 28 and July 26, 3–4 p.m. Shackley Room

Attend this monthly meeting to discuss genealogy projects, family history research and share resources.

Getting to Know Ancestry Library Edition

Wednesday, July 13, 1–2 p.m. / Zoom

Explore one of the largest online family history resources, Ancestry Library Edition. This online session will discuss how you can effectively use Ancestry Library Edition to support family history.

Feminine Mystique: Finding Female Ancestors

Wednesday, June 22, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

This presentation examines the legal, historical and cultural factors that shaped feminine lives and how those factors influenced the records they created. Discussion includes identifying and accessing relevant sources for reliable kinship determination and resources for adding depth to personal stories through social context.

Historical Scavenger Hunt

JULY 1-31 / THROUGHOUT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

Discover the history of Arlington Heights with a Village scavenger hunt. Pick up clues starting July 1 at the Info Desk at the library or at the Historical Museum. Visit each place on the hunt, take a selfie, and post that selfie on social media with #AHhistoricalhunt. Once you’ve visited all 10 places, visit both the library and the Arlington Heights Historical Museum for prizes. Presented in partnership with the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.

Using ArkivDigital

Tuesday, July 19, 7–8 p.m. Hendrickson Room

Join genealogist Kathy Meade as she walks through how to use ArkivDigital to find your Swedish Ancestors.

Discovering Genealogy Resources

Thursday, July 28, 1–3 p.m. / Cardinal Room

Join us for an overview of genealogy resources the library offers online and in-person, followed by a tour of the Kathrine Shackley Room.

Beginning Polish-American Genealogy

Wednesday, August 3, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Genealogist and author Jason Kruski will give you the tools you need to begin researching your Polish-American ancestry in the United States, learn more about the lives of your ancestors and to find ancestral villages in Poland.

Introduction to Jewish Genealogy

Monday, August 15, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Explore what is unique about Jewish genealogy, what information you are looking for and how to get started.