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FAIRFIELD COUNTY CHAPTER of the OHIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Our vision - To be the major resource for the preservation and promotion
of family heritage in Fairfield County, Ohio.

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Welcome to the Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society's Web Site.

NEW and COMING EVENTS

Fairfield County Obituary Surname Index
JUN. 1978 - DEC. 2009

A new database has been added to the website.
This file is an index of the obituaries, primarily from the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, found in the FCC-OGS Library
covering the period from June 1978 through December 2009.
The index file lists the deceased; the date of death, if it was published; the date in the newspaper;
and the page number in our Library Obituary Index Books.
To obtain a copy of an obituary, contact the Library by mail or by E-mail; or visit us in person.
To see this new database go to the RESEARCH TAB and scroll down to OBITUARIES; or click here: OBITS
Copies are $1.00 each by E-mail or by mail - with a SASE; or 20 cents each in person at the library. (regular copy fee).
The Fairfield County Chapter of OGS is proud to announce that their library card catalog is now online. Click on the LIBRARY tab and try it out.

GOOD NEWS. The FCCOGS Library has NEW HOURS and now includes Fridays. Starting Monday February 1st 2010, the Library will be open the following times:
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

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
For those of you who are early shoppers... We offer FCCOGS GiftCertificates in the amount of your choice. This is a great gift to give orto put on your own "wish list."Gift certificates can be applied to the cost of a 2010 membership ($14.00single, $16.00 family) or can be applied to the purchase of any of ourpublications.
Send check or money order to:
Fairfield County Chapter OGS
attn: Gift Certificate
503 Lenwood Drive
Lancaster, OH 43139-2261

The special interest group, "THIS AND THAT," meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm
in the F.C. Genealogical Library
503 Lenwood Dr.
Lancaster, OH
740-653-2573

"This and That" is a fun and casual time for sharing ideas, successes
and questions relating to many different aspects of genealogy and computer
use in genealogy. (Laptops welcome!)

BRING A FRIEND (does not have to be a member) AND ENJOY A FUN AND EDUCATIONAL EVENING.

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
6:30 p.m. in the Genealogical Library.

Visitors are always welcome at any of our meetings.

New Publications
Birth Records of Fairfield County Vol I 1867- 1878 and Vol II 1878-1888

Death Records of Fairfield County Vol I 1867- 1890
See Publications Page, Or Click Below. ORDER PUBLICATIONS

A search engine has been added to the FCC-OGS website. It can be used to look for all references to any word within the entire website including surnames, first names, E-mail addresses, and locations . For convenience it can be accessed from the Index, Research, Surname and Queries pages.

Master Cemetery Index
A new database has been added to the website listing the names found on all of the gravestones in Fairfield County, Ohio that have been read by the Fairfield Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (FCC-OGS).
It does not include all of Forest Rose; only the old German Section which was read and published in our quarterly newsletter, The Fairfield Trace.
The Index is to be used in conjunction with the FCC-OGS published Cemetery Books. The first column in the file is the NAME on the stone and the second column is the CEMETERY BOOK where the tombstone information has been published. For further information or to use this data base, click on the RESEARCH tab at the top of this page and look for CEMETERY SURNAME INDEX;
or just click on CEMETERY INDEX.

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 and II...1867-1888
2 Books; Normally $70.00 …. Set price $63.00 (Member price $56.00)

Free shipping. Ohio residents, add 6.5% sales tax.
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Member Only Benefit! 10% Discount on All Chapter Publications
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