Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at
Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the
Genealogy Department is to collect, catalogue and preserve vital records,
documents, published materials, artifacts, and stories pertaining to the family
history of Italian Americans in Chicago.
This department’s dedicated and energetic team works in
conjunction with the Roselli Library goal of building the most comprehensive
archive of Chicago Italian Americana in the Midwest. Scholars, students,
authors, and family historians can utilize these materials to research a number
of fields including sociology, religious studies, demography, and immigration.
Currently, our resources include archives, newspaper articles, religious
histories, oral history transcripts, ancestral town information, videos of past
genealogy programs, Fra Noi articles
and newspapers, the Communes of Italy
publications, and many other genealogical references.
The department will present programs throughout the year for
adults and children. A monthly genealogy group will form offering research
assistance and programs presented by local genealogical speakers.
Casa Italia Chicago
is a non-profit organization in Stone Park, Illinois, where people meet to
pursue common goals, preserve our past, celebrate our heritage and ensure
passage of values to future generations. Casa Italia offers a children’s summer
camp, Italian language classes, and cultural programs throughout the year.
For more information, follow us on FaceBook,
Twitter, our blog, or contact Genealogy
Department Manager, Jennifer
Holik.
