Jessica Makowski Email and Phone Number

➼ Assisting in locating records for genealogists, professional and personal researchers, university faculty members, and students of all ages.➼ Indexing records and assembling a database of the archive location’s most expansive and oldest pre-accessioned archival series➼ Accepting calls and document copy requests, assisting in-person visitors inquiring with general questions about the location and its contents➼ Filing monthly reports and letters➼ Filing invoice deposits➼ Hosting information and research visits from local schools and classrooms➼ Working knowledge on Cook County collections material including vital records, CPD homicide reports, general reference material, Cook County government records, local historical records, and Cook County cartography material

➼ Conducted inventory reports of archival collections in various locations on the museum grounds {farming equipment, photographs, woodworking tools, business and store equipment)➼ Accessioned "found in collection" archival material relating to the history of Arlington Heights, IL and surrounding towns (financial information, personal letters, business records, event flyers, association annual reports)➼ Digitized archival documents for the Arlington Heights Historical Society database

➼ Cashier➼ Fitting Room Attendant➼ Production Associate (pricing items)➼ Sales Associate

History tutor for HIST300W WIP (Writing Intensive Program) course at NEIU’s Learning Success Academy and Center for Academic Writing➼ Provided academic support and writing strategies to students➼ Discussed strategies to maximize learning in classroom environments➼ Formulated goals and actions for academic success➼ Assisting in developing study plans.

➼ Conducted individual research on a personally chosen topic pertaining to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community’s place in Chicago history➼ Wrote the content of an article for the Chicago History Museum’s Chicago Learning Collaborative initiative, which aims to provide curriculum material for K-12 classrooms in the Chicago Public School system