Save the date to celebrate Family History Month with Genealogy and Family History Day on October 21 at Harold Washington Library Center.
Classes
- Chicago Genealogy 101 with Grace DuMelle: Learn about the challenges of searching for your Windy City relations; look for address and street name changes and search historical newspapers. Discover geographic and government sources—fire insurance maps, probate cases and inquest records—that can open a window into your ancestors' world.
- Looking for European Roots with Caron Brennan: If you're ready to "cross the pond" in your research, this presentation offers you ideas of where to find European records.
- DNA Tests Results: A Power Tool in the Genealogist's Toolbox with Karen Stanbary: Learn the many different ways that DNA test results can confirm and advance documentary research.
- Breaking Through Your Brick Wall with Melisa Limonowski: Have you just started researching your family? Or are you well into your research, but have gotten stuck along the way? This event is for you.
All-Day Events
These events run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Ask a Genealogist: Professional genealogists and librarians are available for short, one-on-one consultations.
- Photo Scanning with Project Backup: Get up to 10 photos scanned to a USB device (provided free of charge).
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Genealogy & Family History Expo: Speak with representatives from:
- NARA Great Lakes
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Polish Genealogical Society
- Balzekas Museum
- National Hellenic Museum
- Afro-American Genealogical & Historical Society of Chicago
- Computer Assisted Genealogical Group of Northern Illinois
- Archdiocese of Chicago Archives and Records Center
- Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois
- North Suburban Genealogical Society
- Illinois State Genealogical Society
- Newberry Library
- Vivian G. Harsh Collection at Woodson Regional Library and Patricia Liddell Researchers
