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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

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Washington County, Ohio

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Celebrating 25 Years of the Washington County Chapter 1983-2008

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Illustrated Historical and Business Review of Washington County, Ohio for the year 1891, by L. G. Austin,
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Latest updates

22 Mar 2009, added information on April meeting, now rescheduled to April 25, with video of the late Jerry B. Devol on "History of Devola, Ohio"
15 Mar 2009, added links to readings of Hearn Cemetery, Lawrence & Independence Townships; Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Newport Township; Chapman Cemetery, Independence Township; Alexander and Bucy Cemetery, Independence Township; and Bowersock Cemetery, Independence Township, all in Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
14 Mar 2009, added link to readings of Coon Cemetery, Liberty Township, and Holdren Cemetery, Grandview Township, both in Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
12 Mar 2009, added link to reading of Christopher Cemetery, Warren Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
11 Mar 2009, added link on home page to Infirmary Deaths, Washington County, Ohio, transcribed by Debbie Noland Nitsche, links to Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and American Sternwheel Association under Societies, and link to reading of Woodruff Cemetery, Watertown Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
9 Mar 2009, added link to reading of Hall Cemetery, Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
8 Mar 2009, added 63rd OVVI roster as of 1883 to Civil War, transcribed by Debbie Noland Nitsche
6 Mar 2009, added new book for sale, Illustrated Historical and Business Review of Washington County, Ohio, for the year 1891, to home page, added link to reading of Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery, Decatur Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
4 Mar 2009, added link to reading of Veto Cemetery, Dunham Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
3 Mar 2009, added link to reading of Beckett Cemetery, Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
2 Mar 2009, added link to Richard Clough Anderson papers under Ohio Company Lands (mentions of Levi Barber, Delta Upsilon of Marietta College, Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, Marietta College, Benjamin Putnam, David Putnam, Rodney Stimson, Nahum Ward), added links to readings of Grandview Cemetery, Grandview Township, and Brabham Cemetery, Washington County, Ohio, both contributed by Christine Painter
28 Feb 2009, added links to readings of Barnett Ridge, Barlow Township, and Tunnel Cemetery, Warren Township, both Washington County, Ohio, both contributed by Christine Painter
27 Feb 2009, added Epidemics page based on Williams history contributed by Debbie Noland Nitsche, added link to Sampson under Families
25 Feb 2009, added link to 1877 map of Marietta and Harmar, Ohio, under Geography
23 Feb 2009, added links to Barrera and Tucker under Families
22 Feb 2009, added links to Blennerhassett, Flagg, McCabe, and Shipman under Families, added links to books Benjamin of Ohio, On the Trail of the Pioneers, The Boy Pioneer, On the Frontier With St. Clair, and Biographical Sketches.
19 Feb 2009, added link to reading of Gravel Bank or Riverview Cemetery in Warren Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter
15 Feb 2009, added link to 1914 map of Washington County, Ohio, under Geography, added Marietta High School alumni list to include classes through 1904, added link to On the Storied Ohio under Books, added links to 2009 road map and 2009 water resources map of Washington County, Ohio, and link to Burchett family web site under Families, added link to the book Life and Letters of Samuel Holden Parsons as Parsons under Families
14 Feb 2009, added Marietta High School alumni list to include classes through 1896, added links to Ohio Gazetteer of 1841, Occurrence and Exploitation of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Ohio, and Caleb Atwater's History of the State of Ohio, added link to State Library of Ohio under Links
13 Feb 2009, added cemetery readings of Devol Cemetery, Adams Township, Rainbow Cemetery, Muskingum Township, and Bethel Cemetery, Warren Township, Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Christine Painter, and added link to The Life and Times of Lewis Cass under Books
12 Feb 2009, added list of members of Harmar Congregational Church 1840-1875 under Churches, contributed by Debbie Noland Nitsche
9 Feb 2009, added link to Hydrologic Atlas of Ohio under Links
8 Feb 2009, updated Marietta High School alumni list to include classes through 1889, added cemetery readings of Adkinson Cemetery, Aurelius Township, and Evangelical (or German Lutheran) Church, Watertown Township, both contributed by Christine Painter
5 Feb 2009, added cemetery readings of Pine Ridge Cemetery, Lawrence Township, and Waxler Church Cemetery, Liberty Township, both contributed by Christine Painter, added Ohio Roster War of 1812 under Links
4 Feb 2009, added links to diary of Meriwether Lewis which includes the stop in Marietta and Johnny Appleseed book by W. H. Glines of Marietta, Ohio
3 Feb 2009, added links to George Sheldon book The Pathfinder and Address at the Dedication of the Washington County Soldiers' Monument at Marietta, Ohio, September 17, 1875 by Thomas Church Haskell Smith.
2 Feb 2009, added link to Timothy Flint book Recollections of the Last Ten Years
29 Jan 2009, added cemetery readings of Smith, Wesley Township; Mt. Liberty, Decatur Township; Dennis, Newport Township; Hopkins, Dunham Township; Smith, Aurelius Township; and Deucher, Independence Township, all Washington County, Ohio, all contributed by Christine Painter
27 Jan 2009, added cemetery readings of Pine Ridge, Warren Township; Wade, Independence Township; Tick Ridge, Fairfield Township; Tick Ridge, Salem Township; Flanders, Fearing Township; Buell, Adams Township; Southland Mission, Wesley Township; Cedar Hill, Waterford Township; New Macksburg, Aurelius Township, and Newbury, Belpre Township, all Washington County, Ohio, all contributed by Christine Painter
26 Jan 2009, added link to Funeral Homes of Washington County, Ohio
25 Jan 2009, added reading of Union Cemetery, Fairfield Township, contributed by Christine Painter, and link to article on Washington's Camp Sites on the Ohio River, added list of early Marietta High School graduates
24 Jan 2009, added reading of Old Macksburg Cemetery under Cemetery Readings, contributed by Christine Painter; links on Books page to Century Review of Marietta; The Book of Marietta (1906); The Pilgrim Tercentenary Pageant of Marietta, Ohio, 1620, 1788,1920; Marietta College General Catalogue 1835-1891; Dickinson's History of the First Congregational Church of Marietta, Ohio; James Ball Naylor's In the Days of St. Clair; Manasseh Cutler's Ohio in 1788; Laws of the Territory of the United States North-West of the Ohio (1796); History and Management of Land Grants for Education in the Northwest Territory; Jacob Burnet's Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-Western Territory; The Blennerhassett Papers; Heroes and Hunters of the West; Down the Ohio and the Mississippi; A Study of the Local Literature of the Upper Ohio Valley; The Semi-Centennial Celebration of Marietta College; and Historical Collections of the HIgher Educational Instutitions of Ohio (including Marietta College)
23 Jan 2009, added links on Books page to Newton's Volunteers of Washington County, Ohio, War of Rebellion 1861-65 and The Riflemen of the Ohio
22 Jan 2009, added Townships page, including early counties of Ohio and historical townships of Washington County, Ohio, contributed by Debbie Noland Nitsche, and added speaker for March 2009 meeting
21 Jan 2009, added link to Varnum book under Families, link to book on Unveiling a Bronze Tablet at Marietta College (commemorating Northwest Territory) , and Washington County, Ohio, GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) posts
20 Jan 2009, added links to maps of Ohio Company Purchase and Seven Ranges Lands
19 Jan 2009, added link to Taylor family website, added First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ohio, 1865-1915 under Churches
17 Jan 2009, added link to Cline family website
16 Jan 2009, added links to orations of George F. Hoar and John Randolph Tucker at Centennial Celebration of Northwest Territory 1788
13 Jan 2009, added link to U S War Department Papers 1784-1800 under Links
12 Jan 2009, added readings of Lawrence Baptist, Layman, and Quaker (Fillmore) Cemeteries under Cemetery Readings, contributed by Christine Painter
11 Jan 2009, added reading of Murdock Cemetery under Cemetery Readings, contributed by Christine Painter
10 Jan 2009, added Cemetery Readings, with reading of Hills (Beech Grove) Cemetery, contributed by Christine Painter
9 Jan 2009, added Civil War Fallen by Debbie Noland Nitsche, 640+ Washington County, Ohio, Soldiers Deceased During Civil War