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Regular chapter meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
in the auditorium of the Dayton Metro Library, 215 East 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio.
Pre-Meeting Bonus:
Arrive at 1:00 for a bonus session before each monthly meeting - a half-hour discussion highlighting a selected genealogy topic.
What's New?
A new book and CD has been added to our list of publications. Montgomery County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume VII, Butler Township is now available for sale. The book and CD contain readings from all the cemeteries in Butler Township except the Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery. To order the book or CD, please use the following order form:
The Chapter would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Sandra Frazier Gustin and Nancy Riley See who compiled and edited the book. In addition to Sandy and Nancy, we also thank the many volunteers who helped with this project.
The chapter is pleased to announce a new section on our web site titled Miscellaneous Documents. In this section you will find transcriptions of historical documents from Montgomery County, Ohio. You will find documents such as tax duplicates, biographies, etc. and more will be added as they are transcribed. All information is searchable through the search engine above. We hope you find this new section useful.
Join Leon Bey for the Gem City Circle Walks and Programs
Rootsweb Message Board for Montgomery County, Ohio
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - To be announced Pre-Meeting: To be announced.
Saturday, August 8, 2009 - A Peaceable Pilgrimage by John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald will present a discussion about the creation of the Virginia Military District. In addition, he talks about the Quaker migration to southwest Ohio. Our guest speaker, John Fitzgerald, is the Quaker Pastor at Leesburg Friends Meeting in Leesburg, Ohio (Highland County). John has written a book entitled A Peaceable Pilgrimage: Quakers Migration and the Creation of Leesburg, Ohio, Highland County and Southwestern Ohio, 1775-1820. Pre-Meeting: To be announced.
Saturday, September 12, 2009 - "Dayton History at Carillon Park - Today and Tomorrow" and "The Extraordinary John H. Patterson" In this two-part presentation, Jim Charters will focus first on the exciting changes going on at Carillon Park. Carillon Historical Park is a place where the stories of Dayton’s past come to life. The mission is to bring the past to life so that it inspires future generations of creative minds that will follow in the footsteps of their Dayton forefathers. Whatever their passion, whatever their talents, Dayton’s sons and daughters have inspired the world. Carillon Historical Park has much to offer today, and even more tomorrow. Secondly, Jim will give an informative and entertaining presentation on John H. Patterson and the history of Dayton. Turn-of-the-century Dayton was an incredible place, filled with extraordinary people who would have an enormous impact on the nation and the world. One such man was John H. Patterson. His contributions to the city of Dayton were truly remarkable. Our speaker, Jim Charters, was born in Dayton and graduated from Chaminade High School and the University of Dayton. Jim, having traveled extensively in the U.S. and abroad, is currently an interpretive guide for Dayton History at Carillon Park. Pre-Meeting: To be announced.
Carolyn Johnson Burns
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