Meetings:
22
June 2013, 8:30 to 4:00.
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18 May 2013, 12 noon. (Note change of time and location; pot luck luncheon.) First Families of Washington County, at
Reno Community Center, Sandhill Rd., Reno, OH 45773 Speaker Bill Reynolds of the Campus Martius Museum on Rufus Putnam
20 Apr 2013, 1 p.m., Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St.,
Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Mark Morton of Gravestone Guardians, Tombstone Restoration and Preservation
16 Mar 2013, 1
p.m., Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St.,
Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Jill MacRae, Johnny
Appleseed and the Chapman Family of Washington and Noble County, OH.16 Feb 2013, 1 p.m., Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St.,
Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Shirley
A. Harmon, The
Importance of Famiy Histories. Shirley compiled the unfinished
Barnhouse genealogy of the late Kay Barnhouse Stout and published it.19 Jan 2013, 1 p.m.
Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta,OH
45750, basement meeting room. Where Did Your Ancestor Live?
Come prepared to talk about the places your ancestor lived - the
houses, the communities, the states, the countries.1 December 2012, 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.17
November 2012, 1 p.m., Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St.,
Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Sue Miller Smith will speak
on how a found tombstone which was placed in the Rake Cemetery by
the Washington County OGS Chapter is connected to several breakthroughs
in research.20
October 2012, 1 p.m. Washington County Public
Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH, basement meeting room. Due
to a funeral, Jill MacRae will speak at a later date. Instead, we
will discuss early newspapers.15
Sep 2012, 1 p.m., Washington County
Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta, OH,basement meeting room.
Dr. Tom Singer of New Orleans will be the guest speaker.
"Why Did Your Ancestors Immigrate to Ohio and How Did They Manage
It?"19 Aug 2012, picnic, 12 noon, at Gardner residence, 1645 County Road 9, Marietta, OH
45750July
meeting, July 18 research trip to OGS Library in Bellville, OH.
16
Jun 2012, cancelled, Ohio Chautauqua in Marietta the following week
with John Chapman (Appleseed), Margaret Blennerhassett, Chief Logan,
York, and Oliver Hazard Perry.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, Ernie Thode will talk about The Release of the 1940 Census
and What That Means for Genealogists.
6
August 2011, annual
picnic,
pot luck, 1
pm, Washington
County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta,
OH,
basement
meeting
room. 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
19Jun 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.