The Fairfield County Chapter of OGS "Annual Holiday Cookie Walk" is Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 1 pm to 4 pm, at the Genealogical Research Library, 503 Lenwood Drive in Lancaster (corner of Lenwood and W. Mulberry). Select from a wide variety of Holiday goodies for $6 per pound. We also accept donations of cookies […]
Join us at our next hybrid meeting with Noel Poirier, Executive Director of OGS, as he presents an overview of genealogical resources available through OGS and the benefits OGS can provide our group as we are about to become an affiliate member. We will meet in person at the Independence Branch of the Cuyahoga County […]
This workshop, open to all, will focus on starting your family genealogy. It is not necessary that you or your family are from this county. We will discuss gathering information on the first three generations (yourself, your parents, and your grandparents). The topics covered will include obtaining vital records (birth, marriage, death); organizing your research; […]
This will be a review of the Austrian nonprofit organization known at Matricula-Online (matricula is Latin for “register”). It is under the umbrella of the International Centre for Archival Research - US (ICARUS) and seeks to digitize church records. It has a major focus on the vital records kept by the Catholic Church. More than […]
Learn about the Medina County Clerk of Courts Office. Discover records they collect and how to access them. Presented by Kim Mihalko, Medina County Deputy Clerk of Courts. Optional viewing on Zoom. Sponsored by the Medina County Genealogical Society.
On Sunday March 15 at 2:00 pm, you can learn about one of the most powerful software programs called Family Tree Maker 2024 (FTM 2024). FTM 2024 is a major new Family Tree Maker edition that takes this program to places its creators could only have dreamed of when it was first published back in […]
Join us for our next meeting with Tom Kaschalk from the Cuyahoga County Archives as he presents "Your Cleveland Ancestors Are Waiting: Researching at Cuyahoga County Archives". Mr. Kaschalk, a long-time Archives volunteer, will provide an overview of the vast array of records and documents that can be had at the Cuyahoga County Archives to […]
The April 11, 2026 meeting will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at 210 West Fifth Street in Marysville. We will meet in the sanctuary at 10:00 AM and Richard S. Mickley will conduct the tour. Dick came to Union County in 1970, fresh out of law school and joined the Marysville Presbyterian Church […]
The Sandusky County Kin Hunters meeting will be Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM in the Sandusky Township House, next to the Fire Station, 2207 Oak Harbor Rd (N SR 19), north of Fremont. There will be a webinar Exploring Newly Available Records and Advanced Tools at Family Search.
On Sunday April 19 at 2:00 pm, you can learn about how to manage those old family photos that are an important part of our genealogical family tree. They provide a look back in time of family members and your connection with them. Sometimes we know the people in these old photographs are family but […]
The Sandusky County Kin Hunters will be meeting at a different location and a week later in May. The Kin Hunters will meet on May 17 at 2 PM at the Northcoast Veterans Museum 411 N Main St in Gibsonburg. It's in Williams Park directly behind Buckeye Falls Water Co. All are welcome.
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Ohio Genealogical Society Writing Contests
OGN Contest 1 July – 30 September
OGSQ Contest 1 September – 31 December
OGS is sponsoring its genealogical writing contest to reward amateur and professional genealogical authorship and to help fill the pages of its renowned journals with articles.
Prizes range from $25 – $100. Full Writing Contest Details
PLEASE NOTE: All Lineage Society applications are due Nov 30!