Cleveland District Round Table

Members and Activities

Activities of Genealogical Interest

Thursday 4 January 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. Lila Kliot, ECCGS President will present "How to Start Putting Meat on Your Ancestors' Bones."

Saturday 6 January 2018 Noon till 3:00 PM. Hassler Room of the WRHS Research Library in the Cleveland History Center at 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. "What Killed Grandma? Dissecting Death Certificate." Death certificates are very hard to decipher. This lighthearted introduction to death and disease hopes to change all of that. Presented by Mark Jamba, DVM. To register: foxreinhardt@usa.net. $

Sunday 7 January 2018 1:30 pm The meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will be in the Men's Club Board Room, Park Synagogue East, 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124. Two of our past Presidents, Ken Bravo and Richard Spector, will speak about "Learn How to Break Down Brick Walls" You may send queries ahead to Programming@ClevelandJGS.org. Please be specific about what you are seeking and what you have already tried.

Monday 8 January 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Carrie Sowden will present "Ships, Shipping, Shipwrecks, and Genealogy."

Monday 8 January 2018 7 pm - "Where did Grandpa Live? Mapping your Ancestors" presented by Mary Jamba. Paint a picture of your ancestor's lives by finding their location on historic maps. The local environment and geography played major roles in their lives. Lorain County Chapter of OGS at the North Ridgeville Public Library, 35700 Bainbridge Rd., North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039

Saturday 13 January 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Jean Hoffman will cover "In the News and Online: Our Ancestors in Historic Newspapers." CANCELLED

Monday 15 January 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society, Chapter OGS. “What Did You Find in 2017?” Roundtable discussion of 2017 finds. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Wednesday 17 January 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Installation of Officers for 2018-2019 Term. Program: Lysa Stanton, President of Westlake Historical Society, “How To Date Your Old Photos Without Breaking Up With Them.” Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd.

Saturday 20 January 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00am: And The Answer Is...CAGG members roundtable discussion, Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11:15 a.m.; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: Bring Your Favorite Websites. Jean Hoffman

Sunday 21 January 2018 2:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club will host Tom Edwards of the Cleveland Public Library speaking on "Maps and Other Resources at the Cleveland Public Library" at the Brooklyn Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

21-26 January 2018 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Salt Lake City, Utah. $

Saturday 3 February 2018 11:00 am Oberlin Public Library -- Eboni A. Johnson, Reference Librarian, Oberlin College will present, "Librarian as Field Archivist in Africatown: A Case Study." Africatown area of Mobile, Alabama is an area of national significance as the landing site of the last ship known to bring enslaved Africans to the country. Meeting of the Oberlin African-American Genealogy and History Group.

Saturday 3 February 2018, Noon to 3:00 P.M. Hassler Room of the WRHS Research Library in the Cleveland History Center at 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. "African American History in Ohio" Presenter will be Deborah Abbott, OGS trustee and nationally renowned genealogy speaker. Many famous African Americans have ties to Ohio. Join Debbie for a look into the history and how she researched these people. To register: foxreinhardt@usa.net. $

Sunday 4 February 2018 Meeting of Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will hear Mitchell Balk, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation President. “Whither Jewish Hospitals-the Mt. Sinai Legacy” Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation President Mitchell Balk will discuss the history of Jewish-sponsored hospitals in the United States, with a focus on Cleveland’s Mt. Sinai Medical. Balk will explain how the medical institution has had a grantmaking Foundation formed from its sale in 1996 and the people who fondly remember the history of the hospital.

Monday 5 February 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Eric Johnson will present "Ohio and World War I."

Monday 5 February 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. Chris Staats will present "How Do You Know What You Know? Moving Beyond Your Genealogical Database."

Wednesday 7 February 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Saturday 10 February 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Dr. Deborah Abbott will discuss "Strategies, Techniques, and Records for Slave Research," and Carmine Stewart will share, "Finding Southern Records in my Northern Backyard."

Monday 12 February 2018 7 pm - “Murder in the Family: Researching a 100 Year Old Mystery” presented by Deb Shell Root. Deb will tell us the story of the murder and she will explain her research process and sources. Lorain County Chapter of OGS at the North Ridgeville Public Library, 35700 Bainbridge Rd., North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039

Monday 19 February 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society, Chapter OGS. "Epitaphs & Icons: What You Can Discover in the Graveyard" presented by Mary Milne Jamba. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Saturday 17 February 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00am: TBA, Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs and DNA start at 11:15 a.m.; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: TBA

Sunday 18 February 2018 2:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club will host Jane Gramlich of the Akron Library presenting an "Overview of the Library's Genealogy Resources and Services" at the Brooklyn Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Betty Franklin "Integrating FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com and RootsMagic in Your Family History Research." PLEASE NOTE LOCATION FOR THIS MEETING ONLY: LDS Westlake Family History Center, 25000 Westwood, Westlake.

Sunday 4 March 2018 1:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meets at Park Synagogue East. Matthew Skvasik, Innovation Programming Specialist at Cuyahoga County Public Library will discuss The Memory Lab at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library Branch as An Asset for Genealogy Research.

Monday 5 March 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. Cheryl McClellan, Genealogy Specialist at Chardon Library will present "Genealogy for Kids."

Wednesday 7 March 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Saturday 10 March 2018 9:00 am to 3:30 pm African American Family History Symposium will take place at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 25000 Westwood Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145-4853. Almost all African-American research techniques apply to any genealogical research.

Saturday 10 March 2018 Noon-3:00 P.M. Hassler Room, WRHS Research Library, Cleveland History Center, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. "Opening the Door to Family History" by Genealogical Committee member Heber MacWilliams. For the beginning researcher we'll cover how to get started, using home sources, how to organize your material, basics of documenting and great websites. Special: - Bring One Get One - You must register yourself and your relative or friend by name at foxreinhardt@usa.net $

Saturday 10 March 2018 9:15 am to 12:30 pm NEOCAG meets at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Chris Staats, "Unlocking the Keystone State: Key Resources and Repositories for Pennsylvania Research"

Monday 12 March 2018 6:30pm Cleveland Bratislava Sister Cities meets at the Garfield Heights Public Library, 5409 Turney Road, Garfield Heights, Ohio, 44125. Program: CBSC Treasurer Paula Tilisky will show the DVD, Accidental Army: The Amazing True Story of the Czechoslovak Legion, about the Czechoslovak Legion in World War I, including its origins, battles and its effect on the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic.

Tuesday 13 March 2018 7:30 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society will meet and hear "Growing Up Amish" with Lorina Mast.

Saturday 17 March 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00 am: TBA, Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11:15 am; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: TBA

Sunday 18 March 2018 2:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club will meet at the Brooklyn Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 - speaker to be announced.

Monday 19 March 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society, Chapter OGS. “Music of the American Civil War” presented by Corporal Tim Krugman, musician and presenter, of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Re-enactors. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public LIbrary.

Wednesday 21 March 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. "Genealogical Roundtable Sharing," in the Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake. Members and guests briefly share a recent find, Eureka! moment, brick wall, tale of serendipity or favorite website. Always a fun meeting.

Saturday 24 March 2018 10:30 to 12:30 at Independence Public Library. CIAO will meet for an Open Forum.

Monday 2 April 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. Steve Presser, owner of Big Fun oy Store presents "oys in popular Culture int he 20th Century and Beyond."

Wednesday 4 April 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Saturday 7 April 2018 9:00 A.M. to 4:15 P.M. "Researching Your Ohio and Western Reserve Ancestors" Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, Western Reserve Historical Society Gen. Committee. Topics: The Firelands, the Connecticut Western Reserve, and The Ohio Territory; Ohio: The Great Land Experiment; Migration Trails to the Ohio; German Migration into the Ohio. $

Tuesday 10 April 2018 7:30 pm. Geauga County Genealogical Soceity will hear "B&O Railroad lake Branch: Fairport Harbor to Youngstown" with Richard Kacprzak.

Wednesday 11 April 2018 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society-Cleveland meets in the Miller Board Room, Beachwood.Our new program: LOCAL EXPERTS SHARE PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND “AHA MOMENTS"

Saturday 14 April 2017 9:15 am to 12:30 pm NECAG meets at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Bill Barrow will share information about the Cleveland State University Special Collections for genealogy and the Cleveland Memory Project.

Sunday 15 April 2018 2:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club will meet at the Brooklyn Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 - speaker to be announced.

Wednesday 18 April 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Ohio Genealogical Society Trustee, Eric Johnson, "Ohio and World War I: Reconstructing Your Ancestor’s Military Service Records," in the Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd.

Saturday 21 April 2018 8:30 am - 1 pm 15th Genealogical Conference of the Westlake Family History Center! Many of the same presenters like Sunny Morton, Tom Cirincione, Tom Edwards, Casandra Brown, Lynn Edwards, Lysa Stanton, Gary Teaman, Fred and Rae Ann Houghton, Betty Franklin, Robin Falke, and Dorothy Titera. Returning to the staff will be Peggy Lauritzen and Sherry Minn. More information is at the Wiki.

Saturday 21 April 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00 am: TBA, Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11:15 am; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: TBA

Wednesday 25 April 2018 7:00 p.m. Hungarian Genealogical Society will meet at South Euclid Library Branch, 1876 South Green Road, Meeting Room B (NOTE LOCATION). "Help Night: Finding Your Ancestral Village." Bring laptops!

Thursday 26 April 2018 10:00 am Lake County Genealogical Society will hear Louise Kloss and Carl Engel, Morley Library Reference Librarians discuss the holdings and resources of the Local History and Genealogy Department, which covers much more than Lake County or even Ohio. Meet at Morley Library basement meeting rooms, 184 Phelps Street, Painesville.

Thursday 26 April 2018 6:30 pm Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups Committee Meets at Cleveland Clinic Meeting Room, Independence

Saturday 28 April 2018 Ohio Chapter Palatines to America will hold their Spring Conference, "German History and Records," in Plain City, Ohio.

2-5 May 2018 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, "Paths to Your Past" will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan. $

Wednesday 2 May 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Wednesday 2 May 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meets in the Miller Board Room, Menorah Park, 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Our Speaker: Sunny Morton. Our program: "Comparing the Genealogy Giants: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com"

Saturday 5 May 2018 10:30 am Kenneth Bravo will present "Locating and Using Your Ancestor's Post-1906 Naturalization Records" and "The Nuts and Bolts of Jewish Genelaogy" at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron, Ohio. See the program flyer for more information.

Saturday 5 May 2018 11:00 am Oberlin African American Genealogical Society meets at Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Oberlin. Francis Stewart will present "How to Use Newspaper Archive."

Saturday 5 May 2018, 12:00 noon to 3:00 P.M. "Fundamentals of English and Welsh Family History Records," Presenter: Liz Pearson, Genealogical Committee member. Click to register. $

Monday 7 May 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society will meet at South Euclid-Lydhurst Library Jack, Jsoeph and Morton Mandel Memory Lab for a tour with Matthew Skvasik, Innovation programming Specialist. NOTE CHANGE OF PLACE.

Tuesday 8 May 2018 7:00 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society will meet and hear "Map It Out" with Tom Edwards from the Cleveland Public Library's map collection. Meet at Chardon Public Library, 110 E. Park Street, Chardon on the east side fo Chardon Square.

Saturday 12 May 2017 9:15 am to 12:30 pm NECAG will meet at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library, 1876 S Green Rd., South Euclid, OH 44121. NOTE PLACE CHANGE! Matt Skvasik will give a lecture, "An Introduction to the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Memory Lab at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch Library." This will be followed by a brief orientation tour. Bring your laptop. We'll be learning and exploring some indexing and working on a service project. And for RootsMagic, we'll be having folks learn very basic use of the program, even downloading if you have not already. Again, bring your laptop!

Monday 14 May 2018 7:00 p.m. Genealogist, Deborah Abbott, will give a presentation: "A Gift of Life: Who's Writing Your Story?" Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville

Wesdnesday 16 May 2018 2:00 pm Cheryl McClellan will present "Start Your Chart: For Beginning Genealogists" at Chardon Public Library, 110 E. Park Street, Chardon. More info at Upcoming Events at http://divi.geaugalibrary.net. Register at 440-285-7601.

Wednesday 16 May 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Dr. Judith Cetina, “Cuyahoga County Archives Holdings at the New Location,” in the Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd.

Saturday 19 May 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00am: ?Will the Real Warren Harris, Please Stand Up," Mary Jamba, Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software and DNA programs start at 11:15 a.m.; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm:."Using Dropbox and Google Drive: The Basics," Jean Hoffman

Sunday 20 May 2018 2:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club will will host Linda Freeman of WRHS speaking on "Non-Population Schedules" at the Brooklyn Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

Sunday 20 May 2018 2:00 pm Cleveland District Round Table meets at Independence Libary, Selig Drive, Independence.

Wednesday 23 May 2018 7:30 pm Hungarian Genealogy Society of Greater Cleveland will meet in Meeting Room B, South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library, 1876 South Green Road, South Euclid, Ohio. Speaker will be Dick Bloss, presenting "Genealogy Tips and Truisms," a review of pertinent web sites and ways to connect with our distant cousins to help us trace our ancestors.

Thursday 24 May 2018 10:30 am Cheryl McClellan will present "Finding Obituaries & Family History in Digitized Newspapers" at Middlefield Library, 16167 East High Street, Middlefield, OH 44062. More info at Upcoming Events at http://divi.geaugalibrary.net. Register at 440-285-7601.

Saturday 25 May 2018 10:00 am Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Tom Neel, "Taking a Look at the FamilySearch Website." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Thursday 31 May 2018 10:00 am Jane Gramlich will present "Using the Akron Public Library Genealogy Resources." Lake County Genealogical Society Meets at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville.

Saturday 2 June 2018, 12:00 noon to 3:00 P.M. "Newspaper Research," free class presented by Jenni Salamon, Coordinator of the Ohio Digital Newspaper Program at the Ohio History Connection. As manager of the newspaper digitization program, Jenni Salamon will discuss her project highlighting Chronicling America. Registration is required at http://www.wrhs.org/events or email Kathryn at foxreinhardt@usa.net.

Saturday 2 June 2018 - Thursday 7 June 2018 IGHR - Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens, Georgia $

Saturday 2 June 2018 11:00 am Oberlin African American Genealogy and History Group invites you to a talk: "Searching Funeral Home Records" by J. Mark Busch of Busch Funeral and Crematory Services Saturday at Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main Street, Oberlin

Monday 4 June 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. "The History of Ohio's First 100 Years in 10 Objects," presented by Andrew Richmond, degree in American Material Culture from the Winterhur program/University fo Delaware, from Ohio Humanities Speakers Bureau.

Tuesday 5 June 2018 1:30 pm "From There to Here." The Western Reserve Historical Society will help you role-play to unfold the story of an immigrant, migrant or refugee family's journey to Northeast ohio. Grades 3 & up. Gates Mills Branch Library, 1491 Chagrin River Road. Register at 440-423-4808.

Wednesday 6 June 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Wednesday 6 June 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meets in the Miller Board Room, Menorah Park, 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Our Speakers: Betsie Norris, Executive Director of the Adoption Network Cleveland, and Mark Elliott. Our program: "Accessing Adoption Records"

Saturday 9 June 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Mary Milne Jamba will present "The Results are In!" [The excitement of receiving your DNA results can quickly turn to confusion. Understanding how to use this information can further your genealogical research.]

Monday 11 June 2018 7:00 p.m Genealogist, Peggy Lauritzen, will give the presentation: "Homespun and Calico: Researching the lives of our Foremothers." Learn why and how to write our own story. Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville

13-16 June 2018 Palatines to America will hold their annual conference in Buffalo, New York.

Saturday 16 June 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00am: The First 5 Things to Do With Your New Test Results (DNA), Blaine Bettinger, webinar. Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11:15 a.m.; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: Getting More Out of Google, Jean Hoffman

Saturday 16 June 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Peggy Lauritzel, "Plain Folk: Research Amish and Mennonite Genealogy." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Wednesday 20 June 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Dr. Deborah Abbott, "Cluster Genealogy: Finding Your Lost Ancestors," Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd.

Saturday 23 June 2018 10:30 am – 1 pm Carla Cegielski will present “Online Resources for Genealogy and Local History” at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron, Ohio. See the program flyer for more information.

Saturday 23 June 2018 9:30 to 12:30 Genealogy Tracers - learn ways to search the mysteries of your ancestors. Warrensville Heights Branch Library, 4415 Northfield Road,

Saturday 23 June 2018 10-1 "Understanding Your AncestryDNA Test" Bring your AncestryDNA results and get answers from Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society. Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Road. Class is currently filled, but put your name on the wait list here. Register at 440-333-4700.

Sunday 24 June 2018 2:00 pm The Cleveland Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society is sponsoring John Righetti, President Emeritus and one of the founding members of the Carpato-Rusyn Society. Topic: "The Differences and Similarities Between Rusyns and Slovaks." Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH. Questions call 440-331-3856.

Wednesday 27 June 2018 7:00 pm "Archiving Personal Memories" will be the topic of Marietta Carr, Archivist at Tri-C. An overview of different methods of preservation, focusing on photographs, documents, and fabrics. Join the Hungarian Genealogical Society of Cleveland at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio.

Thursday 28 June 2018 10:00 am Lake County Genealogical Society Meets at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville. We'll have a sort of Pilot Program for Special Interest Groups. Dividing into small groups we can have personal discussions of areas of interest such as DNA, Ancesry.com, FamilySearch, RootsMagic, German research, etc.

24-29 June 2018 GRIP-Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh $

Saturday 30 June 2018 11:00 am Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Deborah Abbott, "A Gift of Life: Who's Telling Your Story." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Monday 2 July 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH for a potluck and "Letters Home: Ohioans and their Wartime Correspondence" by Kelly Mezurek, Associate Professor of history, Walsh University, from Ohio Humanities Speakers Bureau

Saturday 7 July 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Deb Shell, "Researching Your Civil War Ancestor." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Wednesday 11 July 2018 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society meets in the Miller Board Room, Menorah Park, 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio. Speaker will be Harry Brown, Partner Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff. Program: "Creating an Ethical Will." This is a second will to pass on the values to the children, to leave something of meaning. NOTE DATE CHANGE.

Thursday 12 July 2018 6:00-8:45 pm The Cleveland Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society is sponsoring "Presov University History Professor Recounts Persecutions Suffered by Rusyns in Slovakia During WW II and Afterwards." Father Peter Borza, a university professor and Catholic priest, is a prolific writer on the subject especially the three Greek Catholic bisops , Gojdich, Hopko and Romzha. He has letters written by Bishop Gojdich while in prison. Bishop Gojdich is listed in Yad Vashem, the memorial to Jews who died in the Holocaust, and Gentiles who aided Jews. Please register at 440-331-3856. Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road.

Saturday 14 July 2017 9:15 am to 12:30 pm NECAG meets at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Jean Hoffman will present "In the News and Online: Our Ancestors in Historic Newspapers." Join us for our indoor potluck picnic.

Sunday 15 July 2018 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cuyahoga West, OGS Booth at Westlake Historical Society’s Antique, Vintage and Craft Fair, at Clague Museum, 1371 A Clague Rd. Westlake.

Friday - Sunday 20-22 July 2018 Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival at Berea Fairgrounds. Music, Food, Entertainment, cultural activities. See the web site. $

22-27 July 2018 GRIP-Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh $

Tuesday 24 July 2018 10:30 am Cheryl McClellan will present "Chart Your Ancestors with Free Genealogy Software" at Middlefield Library, 16167 East High Street, Middlefield, OH 44062. Learn basic Legacy Standard Edition. More info at Upcoming Events calendar at http://divi.geaugalibrary.net. Register at 440-285-7601.

Thursday 26 July 2018 5:30 pm Dr. Deborah Abbott will present "The Underground Railroad" at the annual family picnic of Lake County Genealogical Society. The group will gather at the Lake Erie Bluffs shelter on Lake Erie at 3100 Lane Road, Perry, Ohio. Bring tableware and dish to share.

Thursday 26 July 2018 6:30 pm Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups Committee Meets at Cleveland Clinic Meeting Room, Independence

Friday 27 July 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Mary Jamba, "The Sultama Disaster." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Saturday 28 July 2018 9:30-4:00 Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 South Main Street, Akron, is offering a seminar with CeCe Moore, independent professional genetic genealogist. Topics are: "The Power of DNA: Genetic Genealogy Basics;" "Who Am I: Exploring Ethnicity Estimates;" "I Have My Reults, Now What?;" and "Breaking Through Genealogical Brick Walls with DNA." Flyer is here.

29 July-3 August 2018 GRIP in Amherst, NY -Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh $

Wednesday 1 August 2018 1:00-5:00 p.m. Cuyahoga West, OGS. Westlake Public Cemetery Veterans Project Work Session in Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake.

Thursday 2 August 2018 6:30 pm Cheryl McClellan will present "Connecting Kids to their Ancestors" at Bainbridge Library, 17222 Snyder Road, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023. More info at Upcoming Events at http://divi.geaugalibrary.net. Register at 440-285-7601.

Thursday 2 August 2018 7:00 pm "The British Are Here! David Zeih will present the life and times of a British soldier during the Revolutionary War. Parma Branch Library, 6996 Powers Blvd. Rgister at 440-885-5362.

Saturday 4 August 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Margaret Cheney, "Lineage Application Workshop." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Monday 6 August 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. Lysa Stanton, Westlake Historical Society President will present "Dating Old Photographs."

Saturday 11 August 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Dr. Deborah Abbott will present "Cluster Genealogy: Finding Your Lost Ancestors."

Sunday 12 August 2018 noon - 3 PM: CDRT picnic. CDRT is an organization of about 17 genealogy societies in Northeast Ohio. They have an annual potluck picnic in August for the members of all the groups; it is a fun event, allowing one to meet others with genealogical interests. Location: Mayfield Community Room, 6621 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio, at the corner of SOM Center Road (SR 91). See flyer here.

Mondays 13, 20, and 27 August 2018 7 pm "Genealogy 101" at Parma Heights Branch Library, 6206 Pearl Road. Register at 440-884-2313

Monday 13 August 2018 7:00 p.m Genealogist, Deborah Abbott, will give the presentation: "Cluster Genealogy: Finding Your Lost Ancestor”. Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville.

Tuesday 14 August 2018 10:000 am Cheryl McClellan will present "Introduction to Genealogy" at Chardon Library, 110 East Mian St., Chardon. More info at Upcoming Events at http://divi.geaugalibrary.net. Register at 440-285-7601.

Wednesday 15 August 2018 1:00 p.m. Annual Cuyahoga West Chapter Summer Luncheon. Arrabiata's Italian Restaurant, 600 Dover Rd., Bay Village. RSVP by August 10th.

Saturday 18 August 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Cheryl Abernathy, "Indentifying Sarah elizabeth Snyder's Parents: A Case Study." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

23-26 August 2018 FGS Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana $

Saturday 25 August 2018 1:00 m Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Peggy Laruitzen, "Ho to California." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Saturday 1 September 2018 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Oberlin African-American Genealogy & History Group is sponsoring a workshop at Oberlin Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Oberlin, OH. Dr. Deborah Abbott will lead "How to Maximize FamilySearch Workshop." Bring your laptop/tablet.

Saturday 1 September 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Mary Jamba, "Googling Grandpa." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Wednesday 5 September 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Wednesday 5 September 2018 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogical Society hosted Mark Jamba, DVM who spoke on "Who Killed Grandma: Disecting Death Certificates."

Thursday 6 September 2018 2-6 pm You're invited! Cuyahoga County Archives is having their grand opening. See the new research areas and discover all the original records created by Cuyahoga County offices and courts to be researched. New location is 3951 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. More info is here.

Thursday 6 September 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. "Life in Medievel Times" will be presented by members of Society for Creative Anachoronism -- Cleftands (Barony) of the Region of North Oaken of the Middle Kingdom.

Saturday 8 September 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Liz Pearson will present "Useful Online Resources for English and Welsh Family History Research."

Saturday, 8 September 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. Clan Diggers, free one-on-one genealogy help session. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Saturday 8 September 2018 12 noon to 3 p.m. "Getting Help with Your Genealogy Research." This class will cover hiring a research firm for a project, working with individual researchers here and abroad, using social media, asking questions of new-found cousins, and more. Presenter will be Wally Huskonen. A hands-on session will follow in the library. Hassler Room, WRHS, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. To register: foxreinhardt@usa.net $

Monday 10 September 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Judy Cetina will present "An Update on the Cuyahoga County Archives."

Monday 10 September 2018 7 p.m. Genealogist, Mary Milne Jamba, will give the presentation: "The Results Are In! What the DNA test results mean." Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville.

Tuesday 11 September 2018 7:00 pm "Ohio Genealogical Society Library." Tom Neel, director of Ohio Genealogical Society's Samuel D. Isaly Library will explain to us how to access the vast holdings of this spectacular collection. Geauga County Genealogical Society, Bostwick Room, Chardon Library, 110 Easst Main, Chardon.

Wednesday 12 September 2018 6:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Deborah Abbott, "Chef Boyardee: An American Story." Shaker Heights, Ohio Public Library. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Saturday 15 Septmber 2018 9:30 am CAGG General Meeting, 9:30 am, Social Time, 10:00am: an interactive workshop on "Creating Your Research Plan A Crowdsourcing Workshop" Cynthia Turk. Bring your ancestor chart and family greoup sheet for a problem ancestor. Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11:15 a.m.; brown bag lunch; 1:00 pm: Jean Hoffman, Photo Editing Tools.

Sunday 16 September 2018 2:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club hosts Jean Hoffman who will present an overview of the Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups with a workshop to aid in completing our own applications. Brooklyn Public Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

Monday 17 September 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. “Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church: An In-Depth Look at US Religious Records.” Presented by Sunny Morton. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Wednesday 19 September 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Guest speaker, Liz Pearson, "English and Welsh Parish Records 1538-1837." Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake.

Friday 21 September 2018 1:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Tom Neel, "Ladies of the Club'Lodges'." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Sunday 23 September 2018 2 pm Carpatho-Rusyn Society meets at Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road, Parma, Ohio. Mary Milne Jamba, a genealogist with more than 20 years experience, presents "The Results Are In," understanding the results of your DNA testing.

Monday 24 September 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. Clan Diggers, free one-on-one genealogy help session. 2nd floor Genealogy Collection, Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Wednesday 26 September 2018 7:00 pm Hungarian Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland meets at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Sunny Morton will present "Digging for Historical Records on FamilySearch."

Thursday 27 September 2018 10:00 am Sunny McClellan Morton will present "They Survived the Johnstown Flood: Learn how to Reconstruct Your Ancestors’ Amazing Stories." A heroic rescue, a love story and a 30-foot wall of water. That’s just part of my ancestors’ experience in the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889, one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Lake County Genealogical Society meets at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville.

Monday 1 October 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. "The Genealogical Society and Your Community: Interaction, Service, Advocacy" will be presented by Tom Neel, Library Director, Ohio Genealogical Society. 45th anniversary celebration!

Monday 1 October 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Sean Martin will present "Cleveland’s Jewish Voices From the Nineteenth Century to the Present."

Wednesday 3 October 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

4 to 6 October 2018 Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Management Conference will be in Kansas City, Missouri $

Saturday 6 October 2018 8:45 am Ohio Genealogical Society's Annual Fall Seminar with Kelli Jo Bergheimer. OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Saturday 6 October 2018 12 noon to 3 p.m. Annual Open House. The Genealogical Committee cordially invites interested researchers to be our guests to enjoy a refreshment table during the first hour. At 1 pm there will be a short topic talk on a subject of interest followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Western Reserve Historical Society Library. Hassler Room, WRHS, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. Register with Monika Robbins at robaumskimonika@gmail.com or call 216-727-7492. $

Monday 8 October 2018 7:00 p.m OGS Librarian, Tom Neel, will present: “Until Death Do Us Part: An Examination of the Marriage and Divorce Laws of the 1800s.” Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville.

Tuesday 9 October 2018 7:00 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society will host Roger Marble who will discuss "Sharing Your Genealogical Data--Electronically." Bostwick Room, Chardon Library, 110 E. Park St., Chardon.

Wednesday 10 October 2018 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meets in the Miller Board Room, Menorah Park, 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Our Speaker: Patricia Edmonson, Curator of Costumes and Textiles, Cleveland History Center of WRHS. Our program: "The Way We Were: What Photos Tell Us." Includes preserving family photos and archival materials, photographic family trees, dating images.

Friday 12 October 2018 10:00 am Ohio Genealogical Society's Annual Librarian's Seminar. OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Saturday 13 October 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library. (NOTE PLACE CHANGE} Diana Rogers will present "Tracking Down your Ancestors in the Old Country: Central European Genealogy." [The focus of the program will be on Hungarian and Slovak genealogy; however, the principles will be the same for any of the countries in Continental Europe.] Questions & answers by Diana Rogers and her husband Dan Corrigan.]

Saturday 13 October 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. Clan Diggers, free one-on-one genealogy help session. 2nd floor Genealogy Collection, Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Monday, 15 October 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. “Hidden Resources at the Ohio Genealogical Society.” Presented by Tom Neel, OGS Library Director. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Wednesday 17 October 2018 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Tom Cirincione, "Using Newspapers in Genealogy," in the Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake.

Saturday 19 October 2018 2:00 pm Ohio Genealogical Society's Summer Sessions - Marleen Applegate, "Genealogy Fundamentals." OGS Library, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Register by calling 419-886-1903.

Sunday 21 October 2018 2:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club hosts Mary Milne Jamba presenting "Haunted Ohio: Witches, Warlocks & Ghosts" at the Brooklyn Public Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

Monday 22 October 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. Clan Diggers, free one-on-one genealogy help session. 2nd floor Genealogy Collection, Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Wednesday 24 October 2018 7:00 pm Hungarian Genealogical Society of Grater Cleveland will have an "Orientation to the Mandel Memory Lab in the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library" by Kris Lachowski, Meet at the library's Meeting Room B., 1876 South Green Road, South Euclid, Ohio.

Thursday 25 October 2018 10:00 am Julie Wilson will talk about Autosomal DNA. Did you know that your DNA could tell what area in the world your ancestors are from, and possibly identify some unknown relatives? Julie has researched her genealogy since 2000 and took her first DNA test in 2013, and has given presentations for the past 9 years. Lake County Genealogical Society meets at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville.

Thursday 25 October 2018 6:30 pm Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups Committee Meets at Cleveland Clinic Meeting Room, Independence. [Meeting was changed to 1:00 pm October 22.]

Saturday 27 October 2018 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Rootstech Family History Discovery Day. Free all-day event with many notable speakers and pre-lunchtime presentation by historical re-enactor Debbie Weinkamer as First Lady Lucretia Garfield! Kirtland Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rt. 306 in the valley just south of I90. Pre-registration is requested to save your seat. Learn more and register at http://kirtlandfamilyhistory.org/.

Saturday 27 October 2018 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Ohio Chapter Palatines to America present "Coming to America: Where, How, and Why They Came" presented by Dr. Wolfgang Grams from oldenburg, Germany. Plain City, Ohio includes breakfast, lunch, syllabus. Register at https://oh-palam.org/registernow.php $

Saturday 27 October 2018 1:15 to 3:15 pm CIAO - Cleveland Italian Ancesty Organization meets to hear speaker, Lysa Stanton on "Using Photographs in Genealogy." Independence Public Library.

Thursday 1 November 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH. "Five Ways to Facebook Your Family History" with Sunny McClellan Morton, editor, Ohio Genealogy News, and author and instructor."

Saturday 3 November 2018 12 noon to 3 p.m. "How Google Smashed My Brick Wall" by Candy Meeson. A case study on using the most powerful search engine, tips and tricks on effective Google searches. Behind-the-scenes library tour is available after class. Hassler Room, WRHS, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. To register: foxreinhardt@usa.net $

Monday 5 November 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Wally Huskonen will present "My 2018 Heritage Journey of a Lifetime."

Wednesday 7 November 2018 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Free Family History Research Help Session in the Computer Lab, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake. Please bring pedigree and/or family group sheets to aid the volunteers in helping you.

Saturday 10 November 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. William Krejci will presnt "Buried Beneath Cleveland: Lost Cemeteries of Cuyahoga County." Norman Henke will present "Tech Gifts for the Holidays" during second session.

Saturday 10 November 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. Clan Diggers, free one-on-one genealogy help session. 2nd floor Genealogy Collection, Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park.

Sunday 11 November 2018 1:30 - 4:00 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will co-host a two-part program: Lara Diamond, President, Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland will present "DNA 101: How to Use Genetic Testing for Genealogical Research" followed by refreshments. Then "Sorting Out Distant Cousins from Close Family: Genetic Testing in Cases of Endogamy. Free to members. Landmark Center, 25700 Science Park Drive, Beachwood, OH 44122. Registration required at https://case.edu/lifelonglearning/upcoming-events. (Scroll down to November 11) $

Sunday 11 November 2018 2:00 - 4:00 pm Cleveland District Round Table will meet at Richmond Heights Branch Library, 5235 Wilson Mills Road, Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143. Topics of interest to Genealogical Societies from Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga, Medina and Lorain Counties will be discussed. On the agenda is a wrap of the picnic, a possible field trip, any issues our groups are facing and upcoming genealogy events in the area. NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION!

Sunday 11 November 2018 2-4 pm Carpatho-Rusyn Society meets at Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH. "Our Flag Still Waves," DVD on Michael Strank, Flag holder at Iwo Jima. Info at 440-331-3856.

Monday 12 November 2018 7:00 p.m. OGS Librarian, Tom Neel, will present: “Until Death Do Us Part: An Examination of the Marriage and Divorce Laws of the 1800s” Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville

Tuesday 13 November 2018 7:00 pm "Searching FamilySearch." The LDS Church has been microfilming genealogical records and storing them in Salt Lake City for years. They now have the largest repository in the United States, and it is available free on the internet. Learn how to access it from Geauga County's own genealogist, Cheryl McClellan. Chardon Library, 110 E. Main St., Chardon.

Wednesday 14 November 2018 7:00 pm Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society meets at Mayfield Regional Library, 500 SOM Center Road. Dan Corrigan and Diana Rogers will give a presentation on their recent genealogy trip to Salt Lake City. It will include a little bit of info about the city, a tour of the Family History Library, and the research that was uncovered.

Sunday 18 November 2018 2:00 pm Brooklyn Genealogy Club hosts Tom Cirincione presenting "Newspaper Trail - Finding Your Past Story" at the Brooklyn Public Library, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.

Monday 19 November 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Chapter, OGS. “21st Century Italian Genealogy.” Presented by Michael Cassara. Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park. Greater Cleveland Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society.

Thursday 29 November 2018 10:00 am Carla Cegielski will talk about "Bullet Journaling for Genealogy." Learn about how a bullet journal can help plan, guide, and organize your genealogical research.” Capture your random thoughts and midnight revelations and turn them into actionable tasks. Join the Lake County Genealogical Society in the basement of the Morley Library (184 Phelps St., Painesville).

Saturday 1 December 2018 10:00 am-11:30 am CIAO - Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization will host an Open Forum at Parma County Public Library 6996 Powers Ave Parma, OH.

Saturday 1 December 2018 WRHS Genealogical Committee Meeting and Pot Luck, no classes.

Saturday 1 December 2018 1-2:30 pm Kristin Britanik, Digital Collections Coordinator at University of Pittsburgh and founder of Deep Genealogical Services presents "Digging in the Digital Archive: Discovering Your Family's History in Digital Collections." Free digital collections outside the major websites.. Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown. RSVP encouraged to Brianna Treleven, bltreleven.americoprs@gmail.com See Facebook Here.

Sunday 2 December 2018 1:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society-Cleveland Annual Meeting at Park Synagogue East Men's Club Board Room, 275 Shaker Blvd, Pepper Pike. Election of Officers and Trustees, Highlights of the 2018 Warsaw IAJGS Conference, Debut of new, redesigned clevelandjgs.org.

Monday 3 December 2018 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society meets at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH for their holiday celebration. Mary Milne Jamba, OGS Trustee, will present "Telling It All: Presenting Your Family History."

Monday 3 December 2018 7:00 pm Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Tom Cirincione will present "Using Newspapers in Genealogy."

Wednesday 5 December 2018 1:00 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. Annual Christmas Holiday Luncheon. Place TBD.

Saturday 8 December 2018 9:15 am-12:30 pm NEOCAG will meet at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village. Dr. Judith Cetina will present, "The New Cuyahoga County Archives."

Monday 10 December 2018 7 pm Attendees will share with fellow members an object, a story, or a discovery pertaining to your family tree or your genealogy research. Bring something to tell about or just come and watch. Bring a snack to share. Lorain County Chapter meeting is at North Ridgeville Branch Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville.

Thursday 13 December 2018 2:30-4:30 pm "Genealogy for Teens: Creating Family History Journals and Scrapbooks." One of the most exciting parts of family history research is uncovering family documents, especially if they are handwritten. Today we are going to help you begin creating a family history journal that will serve as a historical document for your family in the years to come. Euclid Public Library, 631 E. 222 St., Euclid. Register with Eventbrite via www.euclidlibrary.org.