Events Calendar

“America-250 Ohio” Webinar with Todd Kleismit

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us for a webinar presented by America-250 Ohio’s Executive Director Todd Kleismit about planning for Ohio’s effort to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday!

Morgan County Chapter OGS November Meeting

Trinity Lutheran Church, Delta, OH. 410 Taylor Street, Delta, OH., Delta, OH, United States

Fourth quarter meeting of the Morgan County Chapter OGS at Kate Love Simpson Library in McConnelsville, Ohio.

Chapter Connection

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Chapter leaders discuss ways to improve their chapters/societies.

“St. Clair’s Defeat: Improving Interpretation in Collaboration with American Indian Tribes” Webinar

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Presented by Christine Thompson, Associate Director and Archaeologist, Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University The Northwest Indian War battle St. Clair’s Defeat (1791) involved multiple Native Tribes and the U.S. military. Archaeological research has evolved into updated interpretation co-created with descendent Tribes. We share two interpretive products including the traveling exhibit St. Clair’s Defeat: A […]

Chapter Connection

Virtual
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us to discuss ways to improve your chapter or society. We discuss many facets of chapter management. Suggestions for topics to be discussed are always welcome. Please register to attend our meeting.

Stark County – Beginning Genealogy

Stark Library-Lake Community Branch 565 Market Ave. SW, Uniontown, OH 44685, Uniontown, United States

Get help taking the most important step in finding your ancestors – the first! Learn how to get started searching, gathering, and organizing your family history.

Free

Stark County – Journaling My Story

Stark Library-East Canton Branch 224 N Wood St, East Canton, OH 44730, East Canton, United States

One of the best gifts we can give future generations is recording our stories. Learn how to capture your memories through journaling. We know the right kind of questions to get your started – and will help you along the way. Trust us – future great-great grandchildren will be glad you did.

Free

Stark County – Tracing Your Stark County Ancestors Using Land Records

Stark Library-DeHoff 216 Hartford Ave SE, Canton

The house or barn may no longer be there, but we can discover where your ancestors called home. The trick is learning how to use Deed/Land records and match the locations on a modern map. If you have Stark County roots, this workshop is for you!

Free

Stark County – Accessing Historical Newspapers

Stark Library-North Branch 189 25th Street NW, Canton, OH 44709, Canton, United States

Learn how to use Stark Library's databases to access historical newspapers to enhance family history or research projects.

Free

German Community Forum Series

The newly designed Archion.de and how to use it. Archion is a pay-for Protestant German Church record site. You can view the actual church records of your German ancestral hometown on this site. The discussion will be led by Carol Swinehart, who has been researching her German families for 40+ years. An educator, author, and […]

Stark County – Author Event: Meet Janis Robinson Daly

Stark County Library-Main 715 Market Ave N., Canton

Meet Janis Robinson Daly, author of The Unlocked Path. An Examination and Celebration of Family History. How the secrets of our past can surprise, delight, educate and inspire the writing of a novel.

Free

“Being Lafayette” Webinar with OGS Executive Director Noel Poirier

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join OGS Director Noel Poirier for an examination of the family and military training of American Revolutionary General the Marquis de Lafayette and hear about what it was like to portray the Marquis de Lafayette for public programming at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. This webinar will be recorded for future viewing on the OGS website.

Lorain County Chapter – Ohio Genealogy Program

Ohio Genealogy Society - Lorain County Chapter will present an online program, “Faith of our Fathers” on March 11 at 7 pm. Peggy Lauritzen, author, researcher, and instructor, will present this program on our country’s religious history and diversity. A number of different religions and their beginnings will be discussed. Before state and vital records […]

free

Stark County – Beginning Scrapbooking Workshop

Stark Library-DeHoff 216 Hartford Ave SE, Canton

Get your family photos and souvenirs out of boxes and into a creative display you can enjoy. Bring 3 or 4 items relating to a single subject (birthdays, pets, vacation, grandchildren, etc.) and a pair of scissors.

Free

Chapter Connection

Special guest will be Todd Kleismit, Executive Director of America-250 Ohio, about upcoming grant cycles. America-250 Ohio will be opening up another grant cycle in the spring and anticipate providing over $600,000 in grant monies for local and state programming that supports the America-250 Ohio initiative. To register for the meeting, click: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrf-uorjgqGNbZ96gEqrQrk8N63eJhNW07

Stark County – How to Plan the Best Family Reunion

Stark Library-North Branch 189 25th Street NW, Canton, OH 44709, Canton, United States

So, you want to gather relatives from far and wide in one spot with enough activities, food, and places to stay to make everyone happy – at a time that works for everyone? Avoid the headaches by learning how to organize your next family reunion and have fun with it at the same time!

Free

2024 OGS Conference

Kalahari Resort and Convention Center 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH

Register

OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library Closed

The OGS Library and Offices are closed Wednesday, April 10 to Saturday, April 13, 2024 for the OGS Conference. They will reopen on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Stark County – Beginning Genealogy

Stark Library-East Canton Branch 224 N Wood St, East Canton, OH 44730, East Canton, United States

Get help taking the most important step in finding your ancestors – your first! Learn how to get started searching, gathering, and organizing your family history.

Free

SPECIAL OGS PROGRAM: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way… to Research Your Family

OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library 611 State Route 97 W, Bellville, OH, United States

Join noted genealogist Daniel Horowitz for a special program, "Where There's a Will There's a Way… to Research Your Family", at the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library on Wednesday, April 17 at 3:00 pm. Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects and holds a board-level position at […]

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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!