Presenter:  Various members of Clermont County Genealogical Society
 

Program Description:Members will share a unique, interesting or unusual fact, event or photograph that they discovered about one of their ancestors.

 

CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.

Presenter:  Karen Fortin
Karen Fortin received a Bachelor's Degree in History and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida. She worked at the Barbara S. Ponce Public Library in Pinellas Park, FL for 30 years. Karen's passion for history and research led her to an interest in genealogy. She began volunteering with the Pinellas Genealogy Society in Largo, FL in 2012, and was the society's president from 2014-2017.

 

Program Description: The story of the Orphan Trains, which relocated children from the eastern cities to rural farmlands, has become a part of American popular culture. This presentation explores the facts behind the legends, follows a group of children “placed-out” in 1880 and, provides information on resources available to learn more about the orphan trains and their riders.

 

CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.

Presenter:  Scott Norrick
He has over 30 years of genealogical experience tracing and documenting thousands of ancestors and relatives.  He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Northwestern University.  He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and other international, state, and local genealogical societies and libraries.

 

Program Description: This presentation will dive into the Scottish immigration waves to America. It will explore the various reasons immigrants left Scotland along with their settlement patterns within the U.S.  The presentation will also discuss the cultural influences they brought to America. There were numerous Scottish immigrants that played a significant role in the development of America and the presentation will highlight some of the most interesting and prominent individuals. Finally, the presentation will also highlight the top resources for researching your Scottish ancestors.

 

CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.

Presenter:  Eric Migdal
Eric has been doing family history research for 30 years, assisting clients with family tree building, DNA test analysis, safely and effectively contacting unknown family members. As an adoptee, he spent many years searching for his biological family with very few results. His starting information was wrong and the assumptions he made were incorrect. He used DNA testing to assist him with finding the truth about his family and it ultimately led him to the correct family.

 

Program Description: This program covers information about ethnicity and migration, family name changes and family names sequences.

 

CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.