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NOTE: Members have voted to
continue our meetings virtually. We hope to eventually return to meeting at
the library, but at this point no date has been set for that. We are still
meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Meetings are held the second Monday of each month in the meeting
room at the North Ridgeville Branch of the Lorain Public Library, 35700
Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039, 440-327-8326. Social Time:
6:30 pm; the general meeting and program begins at 7:00 pm. Exceptions such
as field trips, picnics and other activities will be announced in advance
here and in the Lorain County
Researcher. Check back to this link often so that you can plan your
calendar for attendance at our meetings! For more information on joining our virtual meetings, please
email: 2024 December 9 – Cyndi Ingle – The Hidden Web – Digging Deeper – Rescheduled from
April November 11 – Stephen Wendt – Expanding Your Prussian Search: Beyond
Church Records October 14 – Scott Norrick – Germans to Amerca’s
Midwest 1848-1900 September 9 – Jim Beidler – Digging PA Roots from your desktop August 12 – Amy Bower Tennant – TBD July 8 – NO
MEETING June 10 – Margaret Cheney – Have You Written Your Story Yet? May 13 – Thomas MacEntee – AI and Genealogy – Trouble Ahead? April 8 – Cyndi Ingle – The Hidden Web – Digging Deeper – rescheduled to
December 2024 March 11 – Peggy Lauritzen – Faith of our Fathers February 12 – Margaret Cheney - Wills/Estates on Ancestry and Family
Search January 8 – Kelly Boyer Sagert – Wells Waite Miller – Forgotten Civil
War Hero 2023 December 11 – Christina L Drain – “If Walls Could Talk” November 13 – Sandra Ruth – “Being Creative at the Library” October 9 – Owen M McCafferty, III of Saleker
and Co. – Basics of Polish Genealogy in Russia Poland September 16 – Celebrate 40 years as an OGS Chapter – an Open House from
2-4 pm will be held at the North Ridgeville Library. Light refreshments.
Please join us. September 11 – Margaret Cheney – Benefits of Sharing DNA August 14 – Adam Matthews – Railroads
of Lorain County July – NO
MEETING June 12 – Jill and Kate from Gravestone Restoration Services talk about cleaning and
restoring gravestones. May 8 – Jill Morelli – Whether the Weather – A program
about how the weather affected our ancestors in their daily lives. April 10 – Margaret Cheney –
You CAN Find Your Ancestors in the Census Records March 13 – Lauren Kuntzman – Introduction to Online Research in
Alsace-Lorraine. February 13 – Tom Neel – Until Death Do Us Part – Marriage & Divorce
Records of the 1800’s January 9 – Scott Norrick – Lorain County In the 1950 Census – an
in-depth look. 2022 December 12 – Roslyn Torella – “Did Your Ancestor Marry at a Gretna
Green” - a place where many eloping couples are married November 14 – Michael John Neill
presents “What is Unwritten” - Many documents
provide the proverbial tip of the proverbial iceberg. It is up to the
genealogist to uncover what lies underneath. Usually, the real story is not
told within the document itself. And a good sleuth draws a series of logical
connections between genealogical evidence and historical facts with a good
dose of common sense thrown in the mix. October 10 – Breaking Brick Walls –
A group discussion on breaking down your brick
walls. September 12 – Peggy Lauritzen presents “Navigating Our Way
Through FamilySearch” – FamilySearch has many hidden resources and their website frequently changes. Learn how
to find even more resources for finding your ancestors. August 8 – Margaret Cheney presents “Make Your Negatives Positive” – a program about scanning old slides and negatives to your smart
phone or computer to see these lost images. This program will be recorded. July – NO MEETING June 13 – Lisa Alzo presents “Finding
Your Slovak Roots Online”. With more information
coming online and greater access to records, there’s never been a better time
to research your Slovak ancestors. This session will review some of the best
online resources available for Slovak genealogists, including the digitized images
available on FamilySearch.org, and other key websites you might be missing
for locating records, maps, networking with fellow researchers, and tracking
down historical information. Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., is a freelance writer,
instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Eastern
European research and writing your family history
She is the author of eleven books and hundreds of magazine articles. Lisa
works as an online educator and writing coach through her website Research,
Write, Connect, <https://www.researchwriteconnect.com>.and developed
the Eastern European Research Certificate Program for the National Institute
for Genealogical Studies. Visit
<https://www.lisaalzo.com> for more information. May 9 – Judy Nimer Muhn presents “So You Think You Are An Indian Princess” Judy will help debunk the theory of Native American Ancestry or tell
you how to prove it. Judy
has been researching her family tree from the age of 12, specializing in
French-Canadian, Acadian, Native American and Michigan research. Beginning as a professional genealogist in
Europe in 1993, she has lectured at National Genealogical Society
conferences, RootsTech, Federation of Genealogical Societies as well as
conferences in Europe and around the United States. April 11 – Diana Crisman Smith presents "Extra! Extra! Ancestors Exposed
in the News: Using Newspapers in Genealogy". Newspapers were the original Facebook for news
among communities. There is much more to find than obituaries or marriages.
Join us as Diana gives us pointers to find much more about our ancestors. Diana Crisman Smith has been researching
since childhood and served with her husband Gary as a lay librarian at the
Westlake, Ohio Family History Center for more than 20 years. She has been
active as a researcher, speaker, writer, and teacher since the 1980's March 14 – George G. Morgan presents Genealogy
Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place This seminar presents
and discusses a simple yet efficient methodology and some resources to help
you use maps to quickly and effectively locate the right place to conduct
your research. February 14 – Stephen Wendt presents Hitting
the Prussian Genealogical Jackpot: Beyond Church Records - Sometimes
church records are not enough to make further progress with Prussian family
research. Gain a better understanding for other types of records with this
Prussian case study. January 10 - Professional researcher Carla
S. Cegielski, will give a presentation on the Daughters
of the American Revolution's Genealogical Research System (GRS). She
will show attendees how the multi-faceted GRS is a genealogical resource
available to everyone. It offers a variety of indexes, many of which cannot
be found elsewhere. Discover some new tools to assist you in your family
history research. – This program will not be recorded per the speaker’s
request. 2021 January 11 -
"The Coded Census" presented by Thomas MacEntee Thomas will discuss the history
of Census Codes, what categories they covered, where to find the census coded
tools online for each census from 1910 to 1950, what instructions the
enumerator was given, and how these codes can help in genealogy research. February 8 – Using
Excel for Your Genealogy – presented by John Kolb. Learn
how Excel can be a valuable tool to use for genealogical purposes. March 8 – Irish
Genealogy – presented by Michael Brophy - The
lecture will start with the central event in the history of Irish genealogy,
the destruction of the Public records Office in Dublin on June 30, 1922. As a
result unique challenges and realistic expectations
for Irish ancestral research will be discussed. Vital rec-ords,
immigration documentation, and unique resources will be presented. Examples
are used to emphasize key principals and record holdings such as the lineage
of notable Irish American Grace Kelly. The overall goal of the lecture is to
give attendees a practical guide to finding the origins of their Irish
ancestors in a broad overview lecture. April 12 – NO MEETING
DUE TO OGS CONFERENCE May 10 - "A Case
Study: A Mystery First Cousin" with Kelly Bergheimer
- Learn the methodology
and steps needed to uncover who a person is in your autosomal DNA match list.
Learn how to manage those tough ethical dilemmas and hear ideas on how to
responsibly hold the knowledge of a family secret. Kelli
Bergheimer, is a writer, teacher, editor, and national
genealogical speaker. June
14 "Gerr's Journey To Find Her Birth Father:
A Case Study" with Kelly Bergheimer JULY – NO MEETING AUGUST 9 – “NaturalizationKnow-How: The Laws & Records of U.S.
Citizenship” – presented by Rich Venezia. Rich is a nationally
known speaker. SEPTEMBER – Ohio Deed
Research with Dana Palmer. OCTOBER
– “The Magic of German Church Records” with Katherine Schober NOVEMBER – Brian Rhinehart, will
present "Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3-- Is There a
Better Way?" DECEMBER 13 – “Death by
Undue Means’ Coroner’s Records” – presented by Judy
G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist. This program will not be recorded. Judy is
another nationally known speaker and presents with a sense of humor as well. . |
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