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Erie St. Cemetery Pre-1840

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The Cleveland District Round Table is a discussion group of the leadership of the genealogical societies in the five-county district which includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina. It meets twice a year, Spring and Fall to exchange information on the happenings within their organizations. Some of the groups represented at these meetings, in addition to the Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, include religious, nationality, ethnic, locality, and computer interest groups. All are welcome to attend. Click here for more information.
Disclaimer: Activities and society information posted here are the responsibility of the member societies. It is recommended that viewers check with the source society for accuracy and more recent updates of information.

Member Societies


Calendar of Meetings

Cleveland District Round Table

Ohio Genealogy Society, Mansfield

African-American Genealogical Society-Cleveland

Black River Genealogists

Brooklyn Genealogy Club

Cleveland-Bratislava Sister Cities Society

Computer Assisted Genealogy Group Cleveland Area

Croatian Heritage Museum

Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society

Cuyahoga West Chapter OGS

East Cuyahoga Co. Genealogical Society

Family History Center, Kirtland

Family History Center, Westlake

Geauga Co. Chapter OGS

Greater Cleveland Chapter OGS

Great Lakes Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists

Hungarian Genealogy Society

Jewish Genealogy Society, Cleveland, Ohio, Inc.

Lake County Genealogical Society, a Chapter of the OGS

Lorain Co. Chapter OGS

Medina Co. Chapter OGS

Northeast Ohio Computer-Aided Genealogy Society, Inc.

Oberlin African American Genealogy Society

Ohio Cemetery Alliance

The Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland

POINT - Pursuing Our Italian Names Together

Slovak Institute

Slovenian Genealogy Society International, Inc., Ohio Chapter

Southwest Cuyahoga County Chapter OGS

Tri-C-GO (Cuyahoga County Council of Genealogical Organizations)

Wellington Genealogical Society

Western Reserve Historical Society Genealogical Committee
Other Nearby Friends
Hudson Genealogical Study Group, Hudson Chapter OGS

Archived Activities
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Activities of Genealogical Interest


Workdays 2013-2014 8:30 - 4:30 Volunteer to help with Cuyahoga Estates being imaged for FamilySearch. See more to volunteer.

Sunday 19 May 2013 12:30 pm Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups Ninth Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony at The Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Drive, Independence. Guest Speaker, Dr Sean Martin, Associate Curator of Jewish History and Eastern European Geography at Western Reserve Historical Society will speak on "The Geography of Eastern Europe." Reservations must be received by May 6th. Make $20.00 check payable to Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups; Mail to CCLG, P. O. Box 311074, Independence OH 44131-1074.

Monday 20 May 2013 6:30 pm - Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society program "Using Deeds in Your Genealogical Research: Location Isn't Everything" by Chris Staats. Meetings are held at the Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Wednesday 22 May 2013 7:00 pm "Searching Ancestry Library Edition" with Joni Mihelich at Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Registration and computer familiarity required. Call 440-333-4700 or cuyahogalibrary.org .

Thursday 30 May 2013 10:00 am Sandra Beane Milton will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society. Her topic will be a fascinating comparison of slave and slaveholder and the research materials available. Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville, OH.

Monday 3 June 2013 7:00 pm "Using the Genealogical Proof Standard in Everyday Problems: A Case Study" will be the topic of Elissa Scalise Powell at the meeting of East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society. Meeting is at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Road, Mayfield Heights OH 44124

Wednesday 5 June 2013 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS offers free Family History Research Help Session, Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake

Wednesday 5 June 2013 7:30 pm Dr. Deborah Abbott will speak to Jewish Genealogy Society-Cleveland. She will address the issue of "The Importance of Staying Organized." Miller Boardroom at Menorah Park 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood 44122.

Saturday 8 June 2013 9:00 am At the meeting of NEOCAG, Larry Wymore will present "Getting the Story out of Your Relative." Meeting is at the new Mayfield Regional Library, 500 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield Village, Ohio.

Monday 10 June 2013 - 7-00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "Researching your Pre-1850 Ancestors" by Margaret Cheney.

Tuesday 11 June 2013 7:00 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society Field Trip to Thompson Farm on site of Original German Settlement. Further information contact Vice President Jan Began at 440-729-4237 or vp@gcgsoh.org or visit www.gcgsoh.org.

Saturday 15 June 2013 9:30 AM CAGG meets. Jean Hoffman will present "Digging Out Details: Analyzing for Genealogical Content" She will follow with "The New Look of FamilySearch," new look and new tools, in the afternoon. Fairview Park Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH

Monday 17 June 2013 6:30 pm - Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society program, "What Killed Grandma?" by Dr. Mark Jamba. Meetings are held at the Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Wednesday 19 June 2013 6:30-8:45 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. "Genealogical Roundtable Sharing," Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake

Friday 21 June 2013 7:30 pmWestlake Family History Center will have a lecture, "Using Social Media in Genealogy Research," presented by Larry Bouldenn. 25000 Westwood Road, Westlake.

Tuesday 25 June 2013 7:00 pm "Searching FamilySearch" with Joni Mihelich at Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Registration and computer familiarity required. Call 440-333-4700 or cuyahogalibrary.org .

Thursday 27 June 2013 10:00 am Dr. Mary Boehnlein will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society. Her topic will be "Using Newspapers to Find Out More About Your Family Than You Wanted to Know." Find out about many newspaper resources.

Monday 1 July 2013 7:00 pm "Grandma’s Attic/Grandpa’s Garage" with Laurie Gillis is an interactive program from the Summit County Historical Society. Join us for a potluck at East Cuyahoga County Genalogical Society.

Tuesday-Saturday 2-6 July 2013 Ohio Chautauqua in Madison (Lake County) Ohio. "When Ohio was the Western Frontier!." At Bill Stanton Community Park, this will feature daily entertaining, educational events with reinactors such as Johnny Appleseed, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Chief John Logan, etc. More information on the Facebook page. Free.

Monday, 8 July 2013 - 5:30 p.m. Lorain County Chapter OGS Annual Pot Luck Picnic with Black River Genealogists and Wellington Genealogical Group, our Associate groups. Bring a dish to share, your table setting and beverage. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Carlisle Room, Carlisle Reservation, Lorain County Metro Parks, 12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange.

Saturday 13 July 2013 9:00 am NEOCAG will hear Wally Huskonen present "Finding Otto: Using the Power of the Internet to Find a Missing Relative" Note place Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road.

Saturday, 13 July 2013 2:00 p.m.- "Family Search is a Piece of Cake" by Betty Franklin. Medina County Genealogical Society.

Wednesday 17 July 2013 7:00 pm "Discover Fold3 and Heritage Quest" with Joni Mihelich at Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Registration and computer familiarity required. Call 440-333-4700 or cuyahogalibrary.org.

Saturday 3 August 2013 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Discovering Your Immigrant Ancestors (Special Event) - Akron Main Library-Auditorium, 60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326. Presenters will be Lisa Alzo and Leslie Albrecht Huber. See the schedule, the descriptions of the five talks and information about the speakers at http://sc.akronlibrary.org/classes-events/discovering-your-immigrant-ancestors/ It is free, but please register.

Monday 5 August 2013 7:00 pm Margaret Cheney will present "Researcher Beware: Internet Sources Aren't Always What You Think" at the meeting of East Cuyahoga County Geenalogical Society.

Wednesday 7 August 2013 7:00 pm "Make the Most of The Plain Dealer Archive" with Joni Mihelich at Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Registration and computer familiarity required. Call 440-333-4700 or cuyahogalibrary.org.

Saturday 10 August 2013 9:00 am - 3:30 pm OGS Chapter Management Seminar at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 32895 Cedar Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 is hosted by East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society. Intended for the leadership of OGS Chapters, it is open to anyone interested. Free for OGS members and Chapter members. $

Saturday, 10 August 2013 2:00 p.m. - "History of Vital Statistics in the US Program - How It Helped Genealogy" by Pat Morgan. Medina County Genealogical Society.

Wednesday-Saturday 21-24 August Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Tuesday - Friday 27-30 August 2013 Lake County Genealogical Society is hosting a motor coach trip to Washington D.C. Visit National Archives, Library of Congress and DAR Library. See their web site for further details. Look for the bus. Sign up early as this one is already filling.

Monday 9 September 2013 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society will have a 40th Anniversary Celebration: 70s Rewind- Roll Back the Clock to 1973!

Monday 9 September 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "German Research is Like Streudal; It Unfolds One Layer At A Time" by Betty Franklin.

Saturday 14 September 2013 2:00 p.m. - "From Your Heart With Your Hands" by Margaret Cheney. Medina County Genealogical Society

Saturday 14 September 2013 9:15 am NEOCAG will host guest speaker, Mary Joan Mylen who will speak on "My Life and My Heritage." Her company, Memories & Heritage, presents workshops to help people share their life story, write their family heritage and encourage them to preserve them into hard bound books. They also produce playing cards with old and new photos. Meeting at new Mayfield Library.

Monday 7 October 2013 7:00 pm Tom Neel, OGS Library director, will present "The Art of Cemetery Transcription" at the meeting of East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society.

Sunday, 13 October 2013 2:00 p.m.- "What’s Ailing You?" by Jay Russell. Medina County Genealogical Society.

Monday 14 October 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "What's Ailing You?" by Jay Russell.

Sunday 20 October 2013 2:00-4:00 pm Cleveland District Round Table (CDRT) will meet at Independence Library on Selig Drive to discuss issues of importance to Genealogy Societies in Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga, Medina and Lorain Counties. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Thursday 7 November 7:00 pm "Urban Genealogy: How to Research Big-City Folks" will be the topic of Sunny McClellan Morton at the meeting of East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society.

Monday 11 November 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "FamilySearch is a Piece of Cake" by Betty Franklin.

Monday 2 December 7:00 pm Kelly Falcone of WRHS will present "Crackers in the Streets: Holiday Traditions in the Western Reserve" at the Holiday Celebration of East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society. Bring a finger food.

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