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Wayne County – It Starts With Organization

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

This is the first of a five-part series on searching online resources. With this presentation, we will discuss how to get started with family history, how to prepare and organize […]

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Wayne County – Searching Online Resources: Fold 3 and American Ancestors

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

These two subscription databases have a wealth of information. Fold3 focuses on military records whereas American Ancestors focuses on the New England area. This presentation will provide an overview of […]

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Wayne County – Searching Online Resources: Digitized Newspapers

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

Historical newspapers are often referred to as the social media of their day. Many historical newspapers have digitized and are searchable. This presentation will look at several free and subscription […]

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Wayne County – Searching Online Resources: FamilySearch and Ancestry

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

Two of the most widely known databases are FamilySearch and Ancestry. Both of these databases have a substantial amount of information and records that are used in everyday family history […]

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Wayne County – AncestryDNA – Click on Everything

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

If you have an AncestryDNA test and aren't sure what you can learn from it, come to hear about all of the information available about ethnicity and shared matches. Learn […]

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Wayne County – Overcoming Genealogy Roadblocks

Wayne County Public Library 220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, United States

We all have them. Genealogy roadblocks occur for many reasons. Ancestors my migrate, leaving no forwarding address; they may not leave a paper trail because they own little or no […]

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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!