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"Discovering the Past: Preserving Your Family History"

The Oak Lawn Public Library, 5300 W. 95th St., will host the grand opening of “Discovering the Past: Preserving Your Family History,” a new exhibit in their Local History Room, on Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m.

Members of the community are invited to stop by and learn how to research and preserve their own family history.  This yearlong exhibit features ways to safely store and display your family’s treasures, such as clothing, objects and photographs. Visitors may also view images and artifacts related to a number of early Oak Lawn families, including the Brandt’s, Chamberlain’s, Schultz’s and others.   

In an effort to further preserve the history of Oak Lawn’s families, residents are asked to contribute a current or past family photograph for a special section of the exhibit that will be incorporated into the permanent Local History archives.

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Once the exhibit opens, you may stop in anytime during the hours posted for the Local History Room. This exhibit will be available for viewing through early 2012.

For information, call 708-422-4990.

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