Meetings:


19 May 2012, 12 noon, pot luck honoring First Families of Washington County, at Gardner residence, 1645 County Road 9, Marietta, OH 45750.  Meeting cancelled.
1 Apr 2012, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  John Ogden of Woodsfield, OH.  The Underground Railroad in Southeastern Ohio.
17 March 2012,, 1 p.m, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Program on how the study of history goes hand in hand with genealogy.
18 Feb 2012, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Bring a research "brick wall" for other members to offer suggestions on your research problems.
21 Jan 2012, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Come prepared to talk about your most interesting genealogy research trip.  (Cancelled due to ice storm.)
17 December 2011, 12 noon, annual Christmas party at Gardner residence, 1645 County Road 9, Marietta, OH.  Drink, eating utensils, and rolls will be provided.  Come and enjoy the holiday fun.  Bring a contribution for the local food bank.
19 November 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Jack and Jill MacRae will speak on their genealogy trip to Lancaster, PA, and their visit to their ancestor's historic home, the Hans Herr House, built in 1719.
15 October 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Jack Cottrell will speak on his research trip to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne in search of his Lewis ancestors.
17 September 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Ernie Thode will talk about The Release of the 1940 Census and What That Means for Genealogists.
6 August 2011, annual picnic, pot luck, at Gardner residence, 1645 County Road 9, Marietta, OH    NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!
16 July 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Dianne (Wehrs) Vezza, author, will speak on George Butler Turner, Civil War Casualty
18 June 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room.  Julie Schleier of Sistersville, WV, owner of A Book Clinic, will speak on How to Preserve and Repair Your Books
14 May 2011, 12 noon, annual First Families  of Washington County meeting, pot luck, at Gardner residence, 1645 County Road 9, Marietta, OH
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room, Roger Pickenpaugh will speak on Civil War Prisons of Ohio
19 March 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Donna Buchanan will speak about the history and people of Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio.
19 Feb 2011, 1 pm, Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room
By popular demand, repeat of BRING YOUR FAVORITE ANCESTOR and tell us about him or her.  Put some flesh on those bones!
15 Jan 2011, 2 pm, BRING YOUR FAVORITE ANCESTOR and tell us about him or her.  Put some flesh on those bones!
4 Dec 2010, 12 noon, Christmas party at Gardner residence, 1645 Millers Lane, Marietta, OH.  Drink, eating utensils, and rolls will be provided.  Come and enjoy the holiday fun.  Bring a contribution for the local food bank.
20 Nov 2010, Ernie Thode, Civil War Era Newspapers in Southeast Ohio
16 Oct 2010, Lynne Sturtevant, "Echoes from the Past" about local Marietta history
18 Sep 2010, a "golden oldie," video of a 1993 meeting with George Broughton about the Broughton family and the history of Broughton's  Dairy
21 Aug 2010, annual picnic, Gardner residence, 1645 Millers Lane, Marietta, OH
17 Jul 2010, Harley Dakin, The Cline Family
19 Jun 2010, Kim McGrew, How the Streets of Marietta Were Named
15 May 2010 First Families of Washington County, 12 noon, Jean Yost, speaking on a forgotten pioneer, Anselm Tupper  (This is for all members, not just First Families members.)
17 Apr 2010, at Coburn Reading Room, Legacy Library, Marietta College, Linda Showalter, Special Collections, a presentation about MC Special Collections 
     Click here for link to map of Marietta College campus.  Legacy Library is #15, in blue.  Special Collections is in the basement.  Parking is in yellow.
    10 Apr 2010, at Washington State Community College, Patriots and Pioneers Conference
    7 Apr 2010, Marietta's birthday, Pioneer Day
20 Mar 2010, Todd Durm and Tony Durm, Marietta's Old Burying Ground
20 Feb 2010, 2 p.m., Show and Tell - Bring and Explain Some Artifact from Your Family's History (examples: a photo, a medal, a tradesman's tool, a journal or diary, a recipe, a keepsake)
16 Jan 2010, 1 p.m., Dan Benson on the Marietta Fire Department.  He is the author of "Alarm Log: MFD" about the history of firefighting and the firefighters of Marietta through the years.  He will bring copies of his book for sale.

Last updated 15 May 2012