Medina County Genealogical Society
a Chapter of
The Ohio Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 804
Medina, OH 44258-0804
Page last updated 19 Jan 2010
Contact Margaret Cheney for
any updates or corrections
For genealogical inquiries please contact us at
medinagenealogy@yahoo.com
2010 Chapter Membership Form
The Chapter
meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month from except for July and August when we
meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month. We have a social hour at 1:30 and
our programs begin at 2:00 p.m. We meet at the Medina County Public
Library in Medina, OH. Because of the current economy and budget cuts at
the library, please make sure you check for updates on meeting dates for 2010.
2010 Meeting Agenda
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Social
time: 1:30 pm; Program and meeting: 2:00 pm Medina County Public Library - 210 S. Broadway - Medina, OH |
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February 14 – Sunday – “Caring for Your Textiles” presented by Nicole Hayes, Dir of Education, Intermuseum Conservation Association, Cleveland, OH. – Nichole will share at home techniques to properly care for and preserve heirloom textiles. |
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March 14 – Sunday – “Using World Cat for Genealogy Research” – Kathy Petras, Medina District Public Library Reference Staff – how to find genealogy resources in the libraries of the world from your home computer. |
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April 11 – Sunday - "Murdered by a Tramp: Family History Lessons Learned from a Coroner’s Case" - Judy MacKeigan * * * * * * April 22-24 - OGS
Conference - Toledo, Ohio - Conference registration information
here: http://ogs.org/conference2010/OGSConference2010WebBooklet.pdf |
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May 8 – Saturday - How to prepare a lineage application - Margaret Cheney will explain how to prepare a lineage society application and what the judges will look for. Century Families of Medina County flyer: Click here |
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June 13 - Sunday– Annual MCGS Picnic – Location TBA |
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July 10 – Saturday – “Revolutionary War Veterans of Medina County Project”– Terry and Marcia Hart will present the results of their project to photograph the gravesites of known Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Medina County and how they did the research. |
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August 14 – Saturday – “Who Killed Ora Lee?” - Author Linda Thompson Buesch will relate the story of how her quest to honor her husband’s great uncle Jimmy Rasor’s 100th birthday with the gift of the deeds of his grandfather’s property in Medina County resulted in a book that related an old mystery of love and murder. |
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September
11– Saturday – “Hyde
and Seeking Pennsylvania Ancestors” Bob Hyde will share his
research adventures in Pennsylvania while seeking his Amish-Mennonite
Ancestors. |
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October 10 – Sunday - TBA |
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November 14 –
Sunday - “Genealogical and
Historical Resources at the Western Reserve
Historical Society” - Ann Sindelar, Reference Supervisor of WRHS
will outline the vast research resources held at WRHS, the major
repository for Northeast Ohio. |
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December
– Annual Potluck Dinner – Lineage Societies Induction
Ceremony |
PUBLICATIONS - A listing of our publications
NEW PUBLICATIONS - Emmanual UCC Church index and digital images on DVD. This sells for $25 for chapter members and $30 for non-members.
~COMING SOON~ Zion Lutheran Church index and digital images on DVD.
Settlers & Builders of Medina County - A chart of applicants and their ancestors since 2007
LINEAGE APPLICATION FORMS
These forms are in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat to view them. They must be printed out to be filled in.
The application deadline for Medina County Lineage Societies has been
extended to 1 July. We hope this gives you more time to complete your
documentation. The Society will devote their May 8, 2010 meeting to the
ins and outs of preparing a lineage application. (It really isn't as
hard as you think). Please contact our Lineage Chair, Darlene Moore, at medinagenealogy@yahoo.com
with any questions you may have.
First Families of Medina County First Families of Medina County honors your ancestors that were
living in present-day Medina County by 31 Dec 1850. Application deadline is 1
July.
Century Families of Medina County Century Families of Medina County honors your ancestors that were living in present-day Medina County between 1 Jan 1881 and 31 Dec of the year 100 years prior to the current year. (Example: In 2009, a residency of 1909 is required; in 2010 - 1910, etc.) Application deadline is 1 July
Guidelines and Rules for Applications to Lineage Groups Please read this document thoroughly before beginning your application process. If you have any questions at all, please contact the Lineage Chair.
PICTURES OF MEDINA COUNTY- Recently, the MCGS was presented with pictures obtained at an estate auction from a photographer in Medina. These pictures were taken over a time span from about 1945 to 1953. Some may be earlier and some may be later. They represent births, marriages, deaths and other community events. An index to these pictures is being posted here in PDF format. If you find your family mentioned here and are interested in obtaining the pictures, please contact Bob Hyde at hydert@zoominternet.net to make arrangements to pick up the pictures or to have them shipped to you. It is because of generous and caring people that our past is still our present. Enjoy looking - Margaret Cheney, President
TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS of SPENCER CEMETERY by Francis Stuart. This file is extremely large, please allow time for it to load.
Here are some favorite websites:
Ohio Genealogical Society
(http://www.ogs.org)
MCGS Members Only Website
(http://www.myfamily.com)
Medina County
Historical Society (http://www.medinahistorical.com/index.shtml)
LDS Library
Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp)