Current News

Hope Lutheran Church Records Updated
Through the joint efforts of Hope Lutheran Church and the Montgomery County Chapter OGS, the baptism, confirmation, marriage, and death records maintained by Hope Lutheran Church are being transcribed and placed online. These online records include an index of first and last names by book and links to pictures of the actual ledger pages. This is an ongoing project, beginning with Book 1 of baptisms. There are four ledgers in each category. You can use the search engine at the top of this page which will search the entire website, or you can search the specific page using your computer's FIND function. Click the link above to read more about the church and see the records.

2011 Educational Seminar - Big Success!!
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The Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society held its annual educational seminar on October 8, 2011 at Sinclair Community College in downtown Dayton. Our guest speaker was Paula Stuart-Warren CG, FMGS, FUGA, who gave four presentations during the day-long seminar. The genealogy society would like to offer a special thank you to Paula for a great session.

National Genealogical Society plans 2012 Family History Conference

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100th Anniversary of the 1913 Flood Nears

In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the flood of 1913, many local communities are beginning to prepare events to honor those who perished and those who survived the Great Flood. Our neighbor to the south, the Franklin Area Historical Society, is planning an event with exhibits and programs. Read more about the Memories of the 1913 Flood in Franklin and Carlisle, Warren County.

Upcoming Programs

Saturday, February 11 at 1:30 p.m.

The web site familysearch.org is now the world's largest online collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources, and millions of people use this collection daily. Our speaker, Dana Palmer, will talk about how to get the most out of familysearch.org by accessing historical records, free genealogy courses, the research wiki, and the family history library catalog. Specific examples of Ohio marriage and death records will be explored.

Dana Palmer, CG, is a teacher, lecturer, author and professional genealogist. Dana is President of Warren County Genealogical Society, WCGS web designer and web master. Her areas of expertise include Midwestern U.S., U.K., cemetery research, and writing or compiling family stories. In addition, she has done extensive work with digital photo restoration and imaging. She is a member of the NGS, OGS, WCGS and DUP and a frequent guest lecturer at various genealogical societies and the Family History Jamboree in Centerville. Dana, who teaches genealogy classes at Sinclair Community College and is the mother of four children, lives in Lebanon.

Pre-Meeting Session: Cinncinnati Museum Center Heritage Programs by Mike Lawrence

Saturday, March 10 at 1:30 p.m.

Calvary Cemetery of Dayton, Ohio is celebrating the 140th Anniversary of its incorporation in 2012. As part of the celebration, The Calvary Cemetery Association is hosting a workshop in May. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, a certified genealogist, researcher, and noted speaker in genealogy societies will speak on four topics related to family history and historic preservation.

As stated on the Association's web site, "Overlooking the Miami River, Carillon Park and the beautiful skyline of Dayton Ohio, Calvary Cemetery is noted as being one of the most beautiful and peaceful sites in Ohio’s Miami Valley. Situated on 200 rolling acres, our historic cemetery is located in the southern part of the city bordering the suburbs of Kettering, Oakwood, and Moraine. Our land comprises one of the largest green spaces in all of Dayton and Montgomery County.

Karla Hollencamp, Marketing and Communications Director of The Calvary Cemetery Association, will give a presentation on Calvary Cemetery and discuss their archiving project with Wright State University, publishing of the Family Name Interment List, and the details of the upcoming events and future plans.

Pre-Meeting Session: To be announced.

2012 Educational Seminar

The Montgomery County Chapter OGS will hold its annual educational seminar on Saturday, October 13. Our guest speaker will be D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher.

A frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations, his previous speaking engagements include GENTECH, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and RootsTech. He has authored articles in American Ancestors, UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist.

Active in the genealogical community, Joshua is the current Vice President of Administration for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), where he also serves as chairman of the Conference Planning Committee and co-chair of the FGS/ISGS 2011 National Conference. He previously served as chairman of the Bylaws and Outreach committees as well as Parliamentarian for FGS. Joshua is former Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Joshua is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including RootsTech’s Distinguished Presenter Award, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from the National Genealogical Society. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and was a featured genealogist on the series premiere of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? with Sarah Jessica Parker and the second season’s finale with Ashley Judd.

Specific details (classes, times, etc.) regarding the October 13th seminar will be provided at a later date.