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Welcome to the Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society's Web Site.
NEW and COMING EVENTS
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HOLIDAY MEMORIES COOKBOOK
The new COOKBOOK is ready. This cookbook is a collection of favorite holiday recipes from members of the Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society.
The price is only $10.00 including tax, and is considered a donation to our chapter.
You may purchase your copy on line, through the mail, at our library.
See the PUBLICATIONS tab above for details.
A new database has been added to the Research Section. This file is an index of obituaries, prior to 1978, found in the FCC-OGS Library.
This is an on-going project and the index will be updated periodically as new obituaries are added to the collection. Click here or go to the RESEARCH TAB above. Updated 15 December 2011
We are continuing to collect obits for all years prior to 1978. If you have any you would like to share with us please contact us at obits@fairfieldgenealogy.org We will be happy to add them to our collection.
Course info 2012
The Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical (FCC-OGS) Library will once again be offering a six week, 12 hour, two course program on Introductory Genealogy.
The courses will be conducted on Saturday afternoons for two hours from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at the FCC-OGS Library on Lenwood Drive in Lancaster Ohio.
A fee will be charged as shown below to cover the cost of materials and overhead.
The courses are open to the public but will be limited to 15 people per course.
Please contact the FCC-OGS Library to make reservations:
FCC-OGS Library
503 Lenwood Drive
Lancaster OH 43130
740-653-2573
E-mail: genealogycourse2012@fairfieldgenealogy.org
2012 Genealogy Courses
COURSE I… Basic Genealogy Research
Presenters: Alice Stevens & Hank Cradduck
Saturday February 11th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday February 18th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday February 25th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
COURSE II… Genealogy Research Using the Internet
Presenters: Hank Cradduck & Alice Stevens
Saturday March 10th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday March 17th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday March 24th 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Cost: Each Course
Members…$15 per course
Non-Members…$20 per course
Cost: Taking Both Courses
Members…$25 total (save $5)
Non-Members…$35 total (save $5)
Details of each session: (subject to change)
Course I Session 1 INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGY
What is it? Why do we do it?
Sources; Types, What to trust
What’s at home?
Interviewing relatives
Charts and forms
Documentation
Course I Session 2 RESEARCHING OUTSIDE THE HOMEPreparation
How to use your time best
Public libraries
Genealogy societies
Other sources, cemeteries, historical libraries…
Documentation
Course I Session 3 OFFICIAL RECORDS
Land records
Court house records
Virtual road trip
Course II Session 1 INTERNET RESEARCH on FREE SITES
Where to start?
Sources available
Requesting information
GEDCOM and other formats
Course II Session 2 INTERNET RESEARCH on PAID SITES
Ancestry.com
Footnote, Newspaper Archive, Genealogy Today, Genealogy Bank
Pitfalls
Course II Session 3 USING WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
Computer tools
A case study
Practicing what you have learned
Open questions and research help
Latest Publications
Birth Records of Fairfield County Vol IV 1899 - 1908
Death Records of Fairfield County Vol I 1867 - 1890
See Publications Page, Or Click Below.
SPECIAL SAVINGS ON BARGAIN BOOK BUNDLES!Bundled sets of many of the Chapter’s publications are now available!Marriage Records Set: Contains Marriage Records Vol. I, II, and III and IV….
4 Books; Normally $113.00 …. Set price $100.00 (Member price $90.00)
Wills & Estates Abstracts Set: Contains Cases 1 – 2300 ….
4 Books; Normally $46.00 …. Set price $40.00 (Member price $36.00)
Newspaper Abstracts Set: Contains The Lancaster Eagle Volume I & Lancaster Gazette Volumes I, II, and III ….
4 Books; Normally $64.50 …. Set price $56.00 (Member price $50.40)
Newspaper Abstracts Set: Contains Lancaster Gazette Volumes IV, V, VI and VII ….
4 Books; Normally $91.00 …. Set price $80 (Member price $72.00)
Births Set: Contains Fairfield County OH Births, Volumes I, II, III, and IV...1867-1908
4 Books; Individuallly priced at a total of $145.00 …. Set price $125.00 (Member price $112.50)
Free shipping. Ohio residents, add 6.5% sales tax.
See Publications Page, Or Click Below.
Great News for Chapter Members!
Member Only Benefit! 10% Discount on All Chapter Publications
See Publications Page, Or Click Below.
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For those of you who are early shoppers... We offer FCCOGS Gift Certificates in the amount of your choice. This is a great gift to give or to put on your own "wish list."Gift certificates can be applied to the cost of a membership ($14.00 single, $16.00 family) or can be applied to the purchase of any of our publications.
Send check or money order to:
Fairfield County Chapter OGS
attn: Gift Certificate
503 Lenwood Drive
Lancaster, OH 43130-2261 |
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| | Regular chapter meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday
of each monthat 6:30 p.m. in the Fairfield County Genealogical Library,
located at 503 LenwoodDrive in Lancaster, Ohio.
Executive Board meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at
noon in the Genealogical Library.
Visitors are always welcome at any of our meetings. |
The FCCOGS LIBRARY
503 Lenwood Drive, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Tel:740-653-2573
HOURS:
Monday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Other days & times by appointment
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