Visit the Batavia Library and take the first steps toward discovering your ancestors. Volunteers from CCGS will be available to help you explore your family history using the research tools and records housed at the library. If you’ve never met your great‑grandparents—or want to learn more about earlier generations—bring any details you already know, such as names, birth dates, places of birth, marriage or death information, and past locations where your family lived. Using census records that go back into the 1800s, CCGS researchers will work with you to uncover what we can find. To secure your spot please sign up for your session using the sign‑up link. Walk-ins without a sign up will be assisted if and as time permits. Refreshments will be provided.

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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.

Visit the Batavia Branch Library to discover more about local history or your own family history. Volunteers from CCGS will be available whether you want to see what books, maps, and photos in our collection showcase Clermont history or to learn how to get started on your genealogy. 

Help CCGS celebrate the dedication of our America 250 granite monument honoring Clermont County’s Patriots of the American Revolution. Our dedication ceremony will include some of our earliest veterans' stories. After the dedication, join us for light refreshments. Please RSVP to president@ccgsoh.org by September 11.

In-person attendees will enjoy the luncheon, and virtual attendees can join at 1 PM for the presentation and the induction of new members into our Lineage Programs. Members will be emailed an invitation once week prior to the event

Presenter: Aaron McWilliams, Head, Public Services Section

The Pennsylvania State Archives is the official archive for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, administered as part of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Located at 1681 N. Sixth St. in the state capital of Harrisburg, it is a part of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex. Aaron McWilliams is a reference archivist and is responsible for handling research inquiries at the Archives. He frequently represents the organization at genealogical events. Aaron will give us an overview of the collections at the PA State Archives which may be helpful in your genealogical research. He will discuss both online resources and collections at the Archives.

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.

Visit the Batavia Branch Library to discover more about local history or your own family history. Volunteers from CCGS will be available whether you want to see what books, maps, and photos in our collection showcase Clermont history or to learn how to get started on your genealogy. 

No meeting on July 4. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Presenter: Dana Palmer, CG(R), CGL(R)

Learn how to find hidden “treasures” using Full-Text Search on FamilySearch. It’s a game changer! This presentation focuses on how to effectively find records using Full-Text Search on FamilySearch. Discussion will include navigating the site, limitations of using AI, searching tips including keywords, wildcards, exact searches, filters, Boolean terms, and variant spellings. Specific examples of searches using exact filters with locations, and keywords searches will be shown. Examples will also show how to find the record origin needed to cite the record from the image in the Full-Text Search screen. Tricks on using the catalog and DGS to search Full-Text will also be covered. This is a good introduction to anyone wanting to effectively find their family in the records on FamilySearch using Full-Text Search.

Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. 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.

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.

Presenter: Cindy Johnson, Clermont County Genealogical Society Board Member & Clermont County Historical Society Secretary

A slideshow with many photos that help tell the history of steamboats with Clermont County connections. We will learn about some steamboat captains, some major disasters, showboats, and the Delta Queen. Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week before 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: Kellie Jo Bergheimer

Have you tried to figure out who some of your DNA matches are but struggle to make progress? Learn to use some free websites, newspapers, and social media to identify some of those people you don’t know in your match list. Kelli Jo Bergheimer is a writer, teacher, editor, author, and international genealogical speaker. Kelli holds a Bachelor’s in Biology, a Master’s in Education: Curriculum and Instruction, and a Master’s in Business Management. Kelli is the  Director of Education for Your DNA Guide. Kelli runs a small business—Mess on the Desk, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube channel. Kelli is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. 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.

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.

Presenter: Dr. Katharine O'Connell, North Coast Genealogy

Forensic genealogists do family research related to the law.  Some work with police departments, others locate family members for the military.  Still others help adoptees find their birth families or locate family members listed in wills.  Some of their work involves DNA, but most often they solve cases using records you might be familiar with, like birth certificates and newspapers. Dr. O’Connell will discuss how she uses her people locating skills to find missing and unknown heirs and tell you about the field of forensic genealogy.   You’ll come away with a new understanding for how genealogy can be used in a legal setting and go over a sample case she worked on, which involved an understanding of laws in 12 states and over 200 documents as evidence.  Starting with a will from 1906, she used a combination of newspapers, baptismal records, and censuses to provide a court-level report proving the living family members for her attorney client. She will show you how you can use a similar combination of records in your own research. Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week before 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, Ancestral Past

At the time of America’s independence, the population of the American colonies was about 2.5 million.  While 1776 is a pivotal year, the war for independence (the Revolutionary War) was fought from 1775-1783.  About 200 thousand Americans served in the Patriots’ cause in some capacity.  This presentation will provide a deep dive into discovering and researching your revolutionary ancestors.  It will cover the top resources, strategies, websites, libraries, archives, and organizations for learning more about your ancestors at our nation’s founding.  Resources and documents available at the National Archives, DAR, SAR, as well as state and local organizations, will be included.  The presentation will also reveal that many colonists did not support independence and supported the British/Tory cause.  It is an exciting time to jump in and learn as much as you can about your revolutionary ancestors. Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week before 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.

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.

This will be a day dedicated to sharing tales about your Revolutionary War era family members. CCGS members will recount, perhaps embellish, stories of their ancestors who contributed to the defeat of the world's most formidable military force, the British Army. Where did these ancestors live, and how did they come to Clermont County, if they did? Were any of them spies or agents for the British, or did they assist the French? Were any present at the Boston Tea Party or the lesser-known Greenwich Tea Party?

CCGS VP Mark Peterson will put together a PowerPoint slide for each person who wants to tell us a story, so please email him by November 15 at programs@ccgsoh.org if you would like to participate. 

CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week before 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.

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.

Changing boundaries and loss of records make finding family in Kentucky challenging. Learn tricks to overcome these obstacles and find your Kentucky kin.

If you would like to attend, please contact us at least one day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423, so we can send you an invitation via email.

CCGS volunteers will help you try to find the puzzle piece you are missing – whether it's a parent's name or a date/location of birth, death, or marriage. Gather any information you know about the ancestor, share all of it with the group, and we'll brainstorm together to see if there are some records that may help you find the information you need. Volunteers will check some records in advance if you email your information and the puzzle piece you are looking for to programs@ccgsoh.org.

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

An in-person event. 

Come to the Batavia Library and meet your ancestors. Library staff and CCGS volunteers will be on hand to help you discover some basic information about your family history, using the research resources available at the library. Never met your great-grandfather and great-grandmother? Bring their names, any dates and locations of birth, marriage, and death, and CCGS researchers will delve through census records back into the 1800s, and we'll see what we can find!

All are welcome, and refreshments will be available. 

Enjoy this luncheon and celebrate the Induction of New Members of First Families, Settlers and Builders, Century Families, and Civil War Lineage Societies.

Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.

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.

Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device.  

If you would like to attend, please contact us the day before the meeting at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423, so we can email an invitation.