Do you have an ancestor who lived in Cuyahoga County prior to 31 December 1850? And are you currently a member of an affiliated Cuyahoga County Genealogical society? Apply for membership to the Cuyahoga County Pioneers by filling out the application.

To obtain a packet of information about and application to the Pioneers program, please send your request to:

Lineage Societies of Cuyahoga County
PO Box 311074
Independence, OH 44131-1974

Please include your name, address, phone number, email address, and $3 for the packet, which includes application instructions, rules of evidence, documentation instructions, and submission date deadline.

There has been a group of volunteers gathered that will assist in the application process. Those folks contact information is listed here.

or

Download the application by clicking here: lineage_app.pdf wich includes the instructions at the end of the application. Please read all instructions before starting your application to avoid errors, and having to obtain another application.

To open this file, you will need Acrobat Reader.

If you do not have the reader, you can download it here:

    http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

If you have problems with this file, please contact me at: cuyweb@sunmtn.net and you will be sent a text file.

Whichever method you choose of obtaining the application and instructions, there is a $20 fee when your completed application is submitted for review.

Introduction to the Lineage Societies of Cuyahoga County Page