FGS CONFERENCE IN FORT WAYNE

The Ohio Genealogical Society sales table at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference in Fort Wayne IN is ready for visitors! If you are in the Fort Wayne area this weekend, stop by the Grand Wayne Convention Center. The exhibit area is open to the public on Thursday, Aug 22, from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM (long day!), on Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and again on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Besides OGS, vendors include Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, Maia's Books, the Ohio Historical Society, National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Family Tree Magazine, USGenWeb, FamilySearch, Roots Magic, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Genealogical Society, Germanic Genealogical Society, Fold3, Genealogical.com, Fun Stuff for Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, Association of Professional Genealogists, Bureau of Land Management, Board for Certification of Genealogists, Archives.com, and much, much more! It's just a 3-hour drive from our home base in Ohio - or less. The conference is always a great opportunity for deals and to speak with the producers of genealogical products.

Genealogy Librarians' Seminar

The OGS Library will be the site of the 10th Annual Genealogy Librarians' Seminar on Friday, October 4th, 2013, with the theme "The Changing Technology in Library Collections". This is an educational gathering for professionals who work in the genealogical and local history field in Ohio's Libraries. The fee is just $15 or $25 if you would like a box lunch. Form available or payment through www.ogs.org

9:00 Registration

9:30 Welcome by Tom Neel, OGS Library Director; Sunda Peters, OGS President; Bvenitta Williams, GenLib Seminar Chair

9:45 Russ Pollitt of Columbus Metropolitan Library speaks on What Happens After you Receive a Colllection?

11:00 Jim Mainger of Cincinnati Public Library speaks on Changing Technology and Genealogical Collection Development: Practices for the Contemporary Information Landscape.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Pamela Schaffner, the Sixth Circuit US Courts Librarian, speaks on Finding Ancestry in Federal Court Records

2:00 Option A, Tom Neel of OGS will do a PowerPoint Visit to the OGS Archives; or Bvenitta Williams of OGS will give a Tour of the OGS Library (for first time attendees)

2:30 Wally Huskonen, OGS Trustee, speaks on Where's Otto? Using the Power of the Internet to Find a Long-Lost Relative (case study on helping patrons find immigrant ancestors)

This seminar is primarily for librarians in local history libraries and for volunteers who handle our chapter libraries, but anyone interested in these topics can certainly attend. Reservations should be in by September 30th so that we can place the lunch order and make the proper number of handouts and free goodie bags.

Learning at the Library

The programs continue at the Samuel D. Isaly Library of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 611 SR 97 W, Bellville OH just past Der Dutchman restaurant at Exit 165 on I-71.
July 19 - Carla Cegielski returns to talk about Genealogical Treasures in the Internet Archive - FREE at 10 AM (Carla is the OGS webmaster).
July 20 - Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, a nationally recognized conference speaker (who happens to live the next exit up) will speak on Township Records. Learn where to find them and the treasures they hold - FREE at 10 AM.
August 3 - Margaret Cheney (OGS VP) presents a different workshop called From Your Heart with Your Hands. The holidays will soon be here and many craft and photo projects will be covered. Fee $25 (includes supplies). Begins at 10 AM.
August 12 - Deborah Abbott, PhD (OGS Trustee) presents Finding Missing Ancestors. This session deals with methodology and learning to use alternative sources to find your relatives. FREE at 10 AM.
August 17 - Lee Martin presents a program on Civil War Pension Records. Where do you find them and what's in them? Lee will give you the answers. FREE at 10 AM.
Please send an email (tneel@ogs.org) or call the library (419-886-1903) to leave your name and the class you are attending. We can then be certain to have enough seats, the proper number of handouts, etc. Class attendees also get to use the OGS Library FREE for the day.

Internet Still Growing!

Trumbull County, Ohio Court Records 1795-2010 and the Cleveland Trinity Lutheran Church Records 1853-2013 have been added to FamilySearch.org
Findagrave.com has reached the 100 million graves landmark.
Yes, indeed, the Internet aka World Wide Web is still growing!

New OGS Banner

Sue Zacharias has designed a new banner display for OGS conferences and seminars. Check it out at the next OGS library session or workshop or stop by our booth at the FGS Conference in Fort Wayne in August. It's beautiful!

Successful OGS Conference Draws to a Closef

Nearly 700 attendees at the OGS Conference in Cincinnati Ohio are heading home after a successful event. John Cook of North Fairfield was announced the winner of the Ohio-made car raffle. Missy Derrenberger and Kenny Burck graciously accepted Fellows awards, the Society's highest honor. Bob McKown received the President's Award from OGS President Sunda Peters. A great time was had by all. The people of Cincinnati are to be commended for a great conference site and volunteer crew.

OHIO NATURALIZATIONS

Ohio Southern District Naturalization Records for 1852 to 1991 were added to the FamilySearch.org databases on April 16th. They also expanded the Ohio Probate files a bit. This makes a great addition to naturalizations already posted from other areas of Ohio.