Cleveland CIAO

As of 25 March 2026 Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) is now an OGS Affiliate Chapter! To find our more about OGS and its member benefits, check out their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/OGSpage) and their website (https://www.ogs.org/).

At our March 21, 2026 meeting held at the Parma-Powers Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library, Tom Kaschalk from the Cuyahoga County Archives presented “Your Cleveland Ancestors Are Waiting: Researching at the Cuyahoga County Archives”. Mr. Kaschalk, who is a long-time archives volunteer, provided an excellent overview of the vast array of records and documents…

On Saturday, January 10, 2026 we met at the Cleveland Museum of Art for the Renaissance to Runway featuring four exhibitions focusing on Italian artistic culture. The exhibits included:

At the Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:30 am meeting with Noel Portier, Executive Director of the Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS), he presented an overview of genealogical resources available through the OGS and shared some of the benefits OGS can provide to CIAO (now that we are about to become an affiliate member). Check out…