The Ohio Genealogical Society seeks input from members as well as the public to gauge interest in a “Under 40” local and family history group. The intention is to engage and connect young people (anyone 40 years old or younger)…
October 12-15, 2026 Join fellow members of the Ohio Genealogical Society for a memorable four-day journey to the historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Traveling by comfortable motorcoach from the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library in Bellville, Ohio, this special members-only…
Embark on a captivating journey through history with the OGS Tour to Williamsburg, Virginia, from September 16th to 19th, 2024. This exclusive package includes everything you need for a seamless and enriching experience. Picture yourself traveling in comfort aboard…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
One of our OGS members is teaching her 10-year old daughter, Emma, how to do research on her family. Last week Emma and her mom came to the Samuel D. Isaly Library to research. Emma is a member of several…