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Preserving Family History for 45 Years!
The Huron County Chapter of OGS, founded in 1976, is dedicated to furthering quality genealogical and family history research in Huron County. Read More...
Please browse around our website, or use the Search box at the top of any page, to see what we have to offer. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please CONTACT US.
Please browse around our website, or use the Search box at the top of any page, to see what we have to offer. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please CONTACT US.
Due to social-distancing concerns, our Chapter will continue not having regular monthly meetings, but we will continue to offer opportunities for learning from home using webinars.
The schedule of up-coming 2021 webinar programs and information about how to participate can be found on our Meetings & Events page.
The schedule of up-coming 2021 webinar programs and information about how to participate can be found on our Meetings & Events page.
2021 OGS Annual Conference ~ Virtual This Year!
All of the details are on the OGS Conference website. The Registration Booklet is on the "Schedule" page. It includes important details and the calendar of all of the sessions and workshops. You can print out and mail your registration, or you can register online for the Conference and the Wednesday workshops.
- Registration includes access to the entire Conference. The cost of each Wednesday workshop is extra, and you must be registered for the Conference.
- Early Bird Registration (at a reduced rate) ends 01 March 2021.
- Online Registration ends 02 April 2021.
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For the first time, the RootsTech annual conference will be entirely virtual and completely FREE.
Even if you cannot "attend" on the "live" dates, register to receive updates on the programs and access to recordings of all of the sessions after the conference. |
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Genealogy in Practice, our newest publication, is hot off the press! A How-To Guide for Researchers at All Levels! Read more about it and download or print the Order Information HERE. |
The Laning-Young Research Library Is Now Open!
We are pleased to announce that the Laning-Young Research Library will be open to the public, beginning on Thursday, 18 June 2020. There will be a limit of two visitors at one time, and masks will be required.
LIBRARY HOURS:
LIBRARY HOURS:
- Thursday thru Sunday, 11 am to 3 pm. All visitors are asked to call 419-663-0392 to reserve a time spot in advance. Drop-in visitors will be accepted only if no one has reserved the time when they come. However, we will try to our best to help out-of-town visitors who may not be aware of our reservation procedure.
- Monday thru Wednesday: The Library will be closed. Appointments will be taken for out-of-town visitors only, if one of these days is the only time they can come. Email us in advance at: huroncoogs@gmail.com. We will answer you by email, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
The OGS Library Has Reopened!
This announcement was posted on the
OGS Facebook page on 14 May 2020.
Social-distancing and other
health/safety precautions will be observed.
The new, improved, awesome website for the Ohio Genealogical Society is now up and running! They have provided a Website User Manual to help you get started. You need to Check It Out!
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The Huron County website on OHGenWeb on Rootsweb is back online! All of the information that has been there since 2005 is still there! Please Note: Some of the information on this site is out-dated, but it does contain a lot of information about Huron County history and genealogy that is not available elsewhere.
Wi-Fi Is Available!
The Huron County Chapter of OGS and the Firelands Historical Society are pleased to announce that Wi-Fi is available in the Laning-Young Research Library. You can connect wirelessly to the Internet by using your laptop computer, any mobile device, or our in-house computer.
New! Ancestor Stories!
The complete list of First Families of Huron County is now available on this website. This list of "Ancestors Proven" also includes links to Ancestor Stories that were submitted by the members who submitted stories with their First Families application. Is your ancestor on this list?
Do You Have A Family Story?
We want family stories for this website! Go to our Family Stories page to learn how you can submit yours!
Digitized Versions of Many of Our Publications
Are Now Available on This Website!
Are Now Available on This Website!
Go to our Chapter Publications page to see which titles are now accessible on this website, unless otherwise noted. When you click on a title that is a link, the publication document will open.
Chapter Meetings
• All regular meetings are on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.
• April meeting is the Annual Awards Dinner.
• No meeting in December.
All meetings are held at the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio, unless otherwise announced, and are open to the public.
Details about up-coming meetings and events are on the Meetings & Events page.
• April meeting is the Annual Awards Dinner.
• No meeting in December.
All meetings are held at the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio, unless otherwise announced, and are open to the public.
Details about up-coming meetings and events are on the Meetings & Events page.
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