Meetings & Events
23 May 2022 - Monday - 7:00 pm - In-Person & Zoom*
  • Program: "Return to Sender: Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness"
  • Presenter: Aaron Turner, MLIS – Volunteer "Yearbook Librarian" at the Ohio Genealogical Society
    Aaron makes his living by going to auctions and other venues, acquiring ephemera, and then trying to locate family members who may want to purchase the family Bibles, photographs, etc. that he has found. He also will fill us in on the yearbook needs at OGS for Huron and Erie counties. 
  • Tag Sale Fundraiser! What treasures will you find?
    Members and Guests: Bring your local history and genealogical books or artifacts that you no longer need (tagged with the price). All sales money will be a donation to our chapter, which is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and you may use your donation as a tax deduction. All items not sold must be taken back home by the donor.  Accepted Forms of Payment: Cash and checks only.
27 June 2022 - Monday - 7:00 pm - In-Person & Zoom*
  • Program: "Being Lafayette"
  • Presenter: Noel Poirier, OGS Executive Director
    This is an opportunity to meet the new OGS Executive Director. He will talk about the Revolutionary War time period and his experiences while portraying Lafayette in Williamsburg.
25 July 2022 - Monday - Annual Picnic
  • Time and location to be determined.
22 August 2022 - Monday - 7:00 pm - In-Person & Zoom*
  • Program: "Using Alsace-Lorraine Records Online"
  • ​Presenter: Lauren Kuntzman, Family History & Learning Center Manager at Medina County District Library
26 September 2022 - Monday - 7:00 pm - In-Person & Zoom*
  • Program: "Garrett Morgan and His Country Club in Wakeman Township, Huron County"
  • Presenter: Marilyn Wainio, Wellington Genealogy Group
    Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (1877-1963) was an African American inventor, businessman, and community leader in Cleveland. In 1923, he used the proceeds from the sale of his patent for the 3-light traffic signal to purchase 121 acres near Wakeman, Ohio, where he established the all-black Wakeman Country Club and the Wakeman Heights housing development.
​*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. Currently, our Chapter is using Zoom Webinar to facilitate this process for broadcasting our meetings.
  • When possible, all regular meetings will be broadcast via Zoom. Occasionally, we may not be able to do this because of technical difficulties or if the speaker doesn't allow it, for example.
  • Prior to each meeting, 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 meeting start time.
  • Each webinar is limited to 100 participants. Participants will be added to the webinar on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Participation in meetings virtually via Zoom is currently available only to members. Information about joining can be found on our Membership page.
Chapter Meetings 
  • ​All meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm, unless noted otherwise. 
  • January and February meetings are virtual via Zoom only due to the possibility of inclement weather.
  • Other regular meetings are in-person, but we will try to broadcast them to members virtually. (See "About Zoom Webinar" above.)
  • The April meeting is the Annual Dinner.​
  • No meeting in December.

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