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Thursday, October 10
Family History Event (Special Event)
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Milford City Hall, Harry Hodges Room, 745 Center St, Milford, OH 45150
Celebrate Family History Month by starting or continuing your sleuthing into family connections, stories, history, and perhaps pictures that might be waiting just for you to find them.
Greater Milford Area Historical Society, Clermont County Genealogical Society, Clermont County Historical Society, and Hamilton County Genealogical Society representatives will be available to share who we are, what we have available, when & where we are located, and how we might be able to help you in your search.
You are welcome to come for the whole time or just pop in to ask a question.
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Saturday, November 2
CCGS Board Meeting (Meeting)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia & Virtual
If you would like to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423, so we can email an invitation. |
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Saturday, November 2
Find, Copy, or Steal? (Program)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting
Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.
Presenter: Kent Roberts, Archivist/local church historian of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. He has a JD - law, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law. He has held many leadership roles in his legal career.
Program Description: Using his legal knowledge, he will give us helpful information about using material that we find when researching. He will provide guidelines on usage rights for Genealogists, including legal considerations.
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.
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Saturday, December 7
Member Show and Tell (Program)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting
Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.
Those attending in person are invited to bring a treat to share. Beverages will be provided.
Presenter: Various members of Clermont County Genealogical Society
Program Description: We encourage members to participate by sharing a unique, interesting or unusual fact, event or photograph that you discovered about one of your ancestors.
If you want to participate, send to Mary 1-2 photographs of what you want to share to programs@ccgsoh.org by October 16.
You do not have to physically be in the library to participate. Email Mary with questions you may have about this event. See more details in email to be sent out by September 30.
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.
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Saturday, January 4, 2025
Orphan Trains and the Children Who Rode Them (Program)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting
Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.
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.
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
CCGS Board Meeting (Meeting)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia & Virtual
If you would like to attend, please contact us by the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423, so we can email an invitation. |
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Scottish Immigration to America (Program)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting
Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.
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.
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Ethnicity and Migration (Program)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting
Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.
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.
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