About Town: October 22, 2020

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‘From the Collection’ virtual series continues Oct. 28

Kona Historical Society announces the second installment of its new virtual series, From the Collection. This program, launched in September, highlights the organization’s archives, historic sites, and the people, places and things in the community. Typically held on the last Wednesday of every month, participants will discover unseen objects from the society’s collections, learn how to care for family heirlooms, get behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of historic sites, and hear Kona’s stories.

For their second installment, “Aloha ‘Aina: Relationships Between People &Place Through Time,” Kona Historical Society will welcome guest speaker and Resource Manager Natalie Kurashima, Ph.D. She will weaving together oral histories, photos, and maps from the society’s Jean Greenwell Library &Archive, as well as some of her published biocultural research.

“Aloha ‘Aina: Relationships Between People &Place Through Time” begins at 1 p.m. Oct. 28 and will be live streamed on Kona Historical Society’s Facebook Page via a Zoom Webinar. Viewers are welcome to watch on either platform, but registration is required to participate on Zoom. To register and watch, go to the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mV6OlQgbwT6WFgQfCMlSxng

While the From the Collection series is free to view, Kona Historical Society welcomes donations of any size in support of this new program series and our nonprofit. Donations can be made online at https://konahistorical.org/donation.