Meetings & Events
22 February 2021 - Monday - 7:00 pm - via Zoom Webinar*
  • Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne Your Research Assistant
  • Speaker: Curt B Witcher, MLS, FUGA, IGSF - Manager, The Genealogy Center
  • Learn what is available in the Genealogy Center for in-person research and what is available to use for free online. This presentation will highlight the 2nd largest genealogy library in the U.S. –– the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. This wonderful resource is just a few hours away. Great for a day or overnight trip!
22 March 2021 - Monday - 7:00 pm - via Zoom Webinar*
  • "Genealogist Turns Private Eye: Tips for Finding Living Relatives"
  • Speaker: Amie Bowser Tennant
  • When you think of genealogy or family history, you might be thinking “dead people.” In reality, it’s the living people who help you overcome your biggest obstacles in putting together your family tree. Whether you are adopted and looking for your birth family or just trying to get through the next brick wall, finding living relatives is key. Learn all the tips for finding your living family! 
26 April 2021 - Monday - 7:00 pm - via Zoom Webinar*
  • The Genealogy Software Program Family Tree Maker
  • Speaker: Russ Worthington (A.K.A. Cousin Russ)
  • Russ will be giving insight on how to use the program and it’s features with some demonstrations. Russ lives in New Jersey. “Cousin Russ,” as he is best known in the genealogy community, is an actual cousin of and friend to DearMyrtle (nom de plume of Pat Richley-Erickson, author of the award-winning DearMyrtle genealogy blog). Russ is a technology educator who blogs and speaks online and at conferences about genealogy database software and other technology topics. He is known as an expert on Family Tree Maker software.
24 May 2021 - Monday - 7:00 pm - via Zoom Webinar*
  • The GenealogySoftware Program Roots Magic
  • Speaker: Bruce Buzzbee (Owner Of RootsMagic)
  • He will be doing an overview of his genealogy software program, its features with a demonstration of how to use it. Bruce has been writing genealogy software for over 18 years and has taught thousands of users the ins and outs of RootsMagic, from the basics for beginners to advanced topics for the genealogy professionals. RootsMagic is compatible with Ancestry.com and can be used offline.
​*About Zoom Webinar
​For Members Only
  • A webinar ("web" + "seminar") is an online video presentation that is broadcast to a group of participants through their computers or other mobile devices via the Internet. Our Chapter is using Zoom Webinar to facilitate this process.
  • Prior to each webinar, an announcement/invitation will be sent by email to each current and life member of our Chapter whose email address is on file with us.
  • The email will include instructions and a link to click to join the webinar just before the start time.
  • Each webinar is limited to 100 participants. Participants will be added to the webinar on a first-come, first-served basis.
Chapter Meetings 
​        • All meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm, unless
           noted otherwise.
        • The April meeting is the Annual Awards Dinner.
        • No meeting in December.

        All regular meetings are held at the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio, unless announced otherwise, and are open to the public.