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Your OGS membership provides access to hundreds of digitized resources on the OGS website that could aid in your family ...
01/30/2025

Your OGS membership provides access to hundreds of digitized resources on the OGS website that could aid in your family history research. Among them is the manuscript source "Records of the First Congregational Church, New London, Ohio, 1882-1908" from Huron County, Ohio. Join today to explore all of the online resources available to you as an OGS member.

This is Leah McKnight (1815-1893). She is one of hundreds of Richland County residents photographed and included in the ...
01/30/2025

This is Leah McKnight (1815-1893). She is one of hundreds of Richland County residents photographed and included in the OGS Whissemore Photograph Collection. Artemus Whissemore, a photographer in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, offered to make free photographs of any Richland County pioneer for the Centennial Celebration of 1876. OGS members can access to collection online via the OGS website.

Over the next several weeks the OGS Ohio Roots podcast will be releasing more episodes of interviews with a number of pr...
01/29/2025

Over the next several weeks the OGS Ohio Roots podcast will be releasing more episodes of interviews with a number of presenters for the 2025 OGS Conference, including Judy G. Russell, Daniel Horowitz, Kate Penney Howard, Denyse Allen, Michael Strauss, and more! Be sure to bookmark www.ogs.org/podcasts or subscribe wherever you get your favorite podcasts!

The Akron Ohio Family Search Center is hosting an International Family History Fair on March 15, 2025 from 9 - 3. It is...
01/28/2025

The Akron Ohio Family Search Center is hosting an International Family History Fair on March 15, 2025 from 9 - 3. It is free and open to the public and lunch is provided.

The Stark County Library-East Canton Branch is hosting the program "Effectively Using the Federal Census" on February 3...
01/28/2025

The Stark County Library-East Canton Branch is hosting the program "Effectively Using the Federal Census" on February 3, 2025 at 3:30 pm. For information on this and other upcoming genealogical programs, visit the OGS Events Calendar at www.ogs.org/events

A recent addition to the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library collection is this rare yearbook from a one-room schoolhouse. It co...
01/28/2025

A recent addition to the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library collection is this rare yearbook from a one-room schoolhouse. It contains a roster of teachers from 1866-1940 as well as an alumni directory of living students who attended this school. The first school was a wooden frame building serving 1866-1876. The brick building opened for the 1876-1877 term. Originally known as Bryan School, the name was changed to Grange Hill School in 1906. It was located about 3.5 miles south of Mount Union (Alliance) along Alliance-Minerva Road (SR 183). Rosters of students from select years are included as well as anecdotal stories of alumni. Members of the Fairmount Grange Hall, built in 1911 about ½ mile north of the school, are also included.

Have you listened to the latest 2025 OGS Conference preview episode of the OGS Ohio Roots podcast? We speak with confere...
01/27/2025

Have you listened to the latest 2025 OGS Conference preview episode of the OGS Ohio Roots podcast? We speak with conference presenter Kelli Jo Bergheimer about her start in genealogy and the programs she'll be presenting. Don't miss it! Listen at www.ogs.org/podcasts or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Over 115 members, chapters and friends have donated to the OGS No-Show Ball fundraiser so far! There's a couple of weeks...
01/25/2025

Over 115 members, chapters and friends have donated to the OGS No-Show Ball fundraiser so far! There's a couple of weeks left for you to join them! Donations help us achieve our mission, grow the organization, and improve our services. Any amount helps! You can donate today at www.ogs.org/donate and via PayPal at https://bit.ly/OGSPayPal

Thank you for supporting the OGS!

We need your help in identifying this church! We believe the wooden framed church was a predecessor to the brick church....
01/25/2025

We need your help in identifying this church! We believe the wooden framed church was a predecessor to the brick church. The photos likely came from Carroll County, Ohio. Any help would be appreciated!

Don't forget! Early-bird registration is underway for the 2025 OGS Conference being held at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky,...
01/24/2025

Don't forget! Early-bird registration is underway for the 2025 OGS Conference being held at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio April 30-May 3, 2025. To learn more and register, visit www.ogs.org/2025-conference

We'll see you there!

It's National Pie Day! Share a pie recipe from your family in the comments below!
01/24/2025

It's National Pie Day! Share a pie recipe from your family in the comments below!

Your OGS membership provides access to hundreds of digitized resources on the OGS website that could aid in your family ...
01/23/2025

Your OGS membership provides access to hundreds of digitized resources on the OGS website that could aid in your family history research. Among them is the "Hanlon's Illustrated Year Book of Barnesville" from Belmont County, Ohio published in 1888. Join today to explore all of the online resources available to you as an OGS member.

Just a reminder that you only have 67 more days (until March 30th) to register for your hotel accommodation in our room ...
01/23/2025

Just a reminder that you only have 67 more days (until March 30th) to register for your hotel accommodation in our room block for the 2025 OGS Conference at the discounted rate of $152.00 plus tax. After March 30th you will have to pay the regular rate for hotel accommodations. You can book your room by following the link below:

https://book.passkey.com/event/50882545/owner/49785631/home

Members of the Ohio Genealogical Society receive discounts on registration fees to OGS events and programs, like the 202...
01/22/2025

Members of the Ohio Genealogical Society receive discounts on registration fees to OGS events and programs, like the 2025 OGS Conference. Join today at www.ogs.org and take advantage of the savings!

01/21/2025

Book your hotel room for the event at special rates, available here on an exclusive basis.

This Saturday the Medina County District Library is hosting its 10th Annual Medina County Local History Fair! For more i...
01/21/2025

This Saturday the Medina County District Library is hosting its 10th Annual Medina County Local History Fair! For more information on this and other upcoming events, visit the OGS Events Calendar at www.ogs.org/events

Preparing for the big OSU football game tonight with this undated image of University Hall at The Ohio State University ...
01/20/2025

Preparing for the big OSU football game tonight with this undated image of University Hall at The Ohio State University from the OGS Ohio Photograph Collection. Go Bucks!

Our preview of the 2025 OGS Conference continues on the OGS Ohio Roots podcast. This episode we hear from presenter Kell...
01/20/2025

Our preview of the 2025 OGS Conference continues on the OGS Ohio Roots podcast. This episode we hear from presenter Kelli Jo Bergheimer about the presentations she will be giving at this year's conference. Listen at www.ogs.org/podcasts or anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

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We're sharing the full OGS Ohio Roots podcast episode featuring the conversation between OGS Executive Director and host Noel Poirier and OGS Trustee Lili McCutchan for our followers. We discuss the OGS, what we're working on, where we hope to go, and what help we need to get there. Give it a listen!

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New, unique addtions to the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library! #Genealogy #Genealogists #Genealogist #FamilyHistory #OhioGenealogicalSociety #OGS #Ohio #OhioGenealogy #GenealogyResearch #Libraries #Archives #Books #OGSLibrary #OGSSamuelDIsalyLibrary #NewAdditions

There are hundreds of family histories you access at the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library in Bellville, Ohio! Plan a trip to the library soon to discover all the resources there.

Don't forget to listen to the latest Ohio Roots podcast. We speak with Tammi Shrum, Historic Sites Director for Historic Zoar Village and Fort Laurens Museum, about Historic Zoar Village. Tammi shares the history of the site, the museum’s history and programs, how genealogy is an important part of that history, and the genealogical resources available there. Listen today at www.ogs.org/podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Ohio Roots Episode 31
Ohio Roots Episode 31

An excerpt from the latest episode of the OGS Ohio Roots podcast. We speak with Kim Rammel, Site Manager of the Fort Recovery Museum and Christine Thompson an Archaeologist with Ball State University about the history of Fort Recovery, St. Clair's Defeat, recent discoveries, and their positive efforts working with Ohio's indigenous peoples. Listen today at www.ogs.org/podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Fort Recovery State Museum and Fort Recovery Historical Society

Due to frequent donations, the OGS Samuel D Islay Library always has a diverse selection of used books and ephemera available for purchase. Turnover prevents us from putting a list together, so come by the library and see if there's a book for you!

Your financial donations make it possible for us to collect, organize, and make available so many Ohio genealogical resources. Please consider making a donation today at www.ogs.org/donate

Sharing these very unique, very OVERSIZED, family trees for the Baker family that are from the OGS Lyle H. West Archives at the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library.

The OGS staff and volunteers are always working through collections that are donated to the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library and Lye H. West Archives. Your financial support makes that possible. Please consider a donation todat at www.ogs.org/donate #Genealogy #Genealogists #Genealogist #FamilyHistory #OhioGenealogicalSociety #OGS #Ohio #OhioGenealogy #GenealogyResearch #Libraries #Archives #Photographs #OldPhotographs #FamilyPhotographs #FamilyPhotos

A recent donation to the OGS Samuel D. Isaly Library from the Mansfield Museum is this unique 1965 Location Report for US Route 30 and 30N from the Ohio-Indiana Line to Mansfield, Ohio. It includes maps, aerial photographs, and names of landowners along the route. A very welcome addition to the OGS collection!

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