Why Attend a Conference

Written by guest blogger, Stacey Adger. Stacey is a trustee of the Ohio Genealogical Society and covers the Youngstown and Trumbull Districts. Stacey is also the Publicity Chair for OGS. In addition, she is a co-chair for the 2017 OGS…

Ohio Genealogical Society Digital Library

How long has it been since you signed in to the OGS web site membership page – www.ogs.org – by typing in your surname and membership number in the box on the left. Check out every section including the new…

Tips on Applying to Lineage Societies

1.  Read the Rules 2.  Properly fill out the front page of the application and sign the       application 3.  Fill out the Ascent Chart starting with yourself and working       backwards 4.  Collect the documentation required to prove the…

Using Source Citations

Below you will find some suggestions and examples concerning source citations that will be helpful when submitting lineage application documents.  Also attached is a list of further suggestions, websites, and books that will help you with source citations. Source citations…

Lineage Societies

Today, at the Samuel D. Isaly library of the Ohio Genealogical Society, a workshop was held to help individuals that wanted to apply to a lineage society. OGS now has 5 different lineage societies, each unique in its own way.…

Copyright Protocol

Authors invest much time, money and talent in their books.  Please remember that a couple of pages of a copyrighted book/magazine article, manuscript, etc. can be copied for your personal research use. Any more than that, you need to obtain permission…

Pesky Pre-1850 Tic Marks

“Ticked Off: Those Pesky Pre-1850 Census Tic Marks” will by the topic of a class by world-renowned speaker Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, who luckily lives just up the road from the Ohio Genealogical Society library. The date is Saturday, June 25th…

Family Search Adding Land Records

 The opening up of the land was the major reason for our pioneer ancestors to migrate into Ohio. OGS Trustee Cheryl Abernathy just sent out a Facebook note that her county land records were now online. We checked and, sure…

New Membership Logo

The Ohio Genealogical Society is pleased to present a membership logo specifically designed for those individuals that wish to acknowledge and promote their membership with OGS. This new logo can be used on blogs, personal websites, and Facebook pages.If you…

New Webinar Series

The Ohio Genealogical Society is pleased to offer a series of webinars originally presented by genealogy educators Lisa Alzo and Thomas MacEntee. These webinars are being presented as a members-only benefit. They may not be downloaded or shared. These webinars…