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Washington County Chapter
Ohio Genealogical Society
PO Box 2174
Marietta, OH 45750-7174

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Washington County relative to state of Ohio

www.WashOGS.org
Washington County, Ohio

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25 Years of the Washington County Chapter 1983-2008

NOW AVAILABLE
SCARCE BOOK
Illustrated Historical and Business Review of Washington County, Ohio for the year 1891, by L. G. Austin,
a pioneer history of Washington County, Ohio,
301 pages, reprinted, indexed,
available for $25.00 plus $4.00 for postage & handling, Ohio residents add $1.63 sales tax

New Washington County, OH, resource!
Marietta Daily Leader 1896-1901 now online

Your web site for free family genealogy research as you search online for your roots in Washington County, Ohio

SEARCH THIS SITE FOR YOUR WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO, ANCESTOR.
JUST ENTER A NAME OR KEYWORD.

Time to renew for 2010.. See Membership page.

Upcoming meetings:

Dec 2010, date to be announced, Christmas party
13 Nov 2010 (note change from usual date)
16 Oct 2010
18 Sep 2010
21 Aug 2010, annual picnic
17 Jul 2010
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.
5 Dec 2009, 12 noon, Christmas party at the Gardner residence, 1645 Millers Lane, Marietta. Drink, eating utensils, and rolls will be provided. Come and enjoy the holiday fun.

21 Nov 2009, 2 p.m., Marilyn Horton, The Leedham Letters (the author speaks about her new book on the Leedham family that lived in Washington County, Ohio)

17 Oct 2009, Harley Dakin, The Cline/Klein Family Lineage Society

Latest updates:

29 May 2010, added link to Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly on Articles page, added Lowell Alumni, Lauer-Myers-Wagner-Miller, Vincent HS, Beha, Lowe, Erb-Miller, Williams reunions on Reunions page
26 May 2010, highlighted upcoming June meeting
3 May 2010, added link to Jolly family website on Families page
29 Apr 2010, added two 2010 Cline reunions on Reunions page, link to Ohio Deaths and Burials 1854-1997 and Ohio Births and Christenings 1821-1962 on Links page
18 Apr 2010, fixed four broken links on Books page, added link to Thomas Church Haskell Smith's Our Soldiers in the Field on Books page
17 Apr 2010, added link to Cone family history on Families page, highlighed May meeting featuring First Families
16 Apr 2010, added link to Washington County portion of US Census Bureau site on Censuses page
15 Apr 2010, added link to Marietta College map and information about First Families on April meeting, link to new Matamoras Area Historical Society website on Societies page