​Preserving family history for more than 50 Years!

In 1970, the Kinologists was formed as a special interest committee of the Firelands Historical Society. In 1986, the group was officially designated as the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. In October, 2022, the chapter adopted the trade name Firelands Genealogical Society.  Read More...

Please browse around our website to see what we have to offer.  If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please CONTACT US.

Laning-Young Research Library Hours
In the Firelands Historical Society Research Center

     The Laning-Young Research Library is located at 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio. This library has a large collection of local historical and genealogical materials and is the repository for chapter records for our lineage societies, the Ancestor File, and other resources compiled by the chapter. 
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LIBRARY HOURS:

• May, September, & October
  Saturday & Sunday | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
• June, July, & August
  ​Thursday – Sunday | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
• November thru April | Closed
  Appointments will be taken (especially for out-of-town visitors), if they want to visit during this time. Email us in advance at: [email protected]. We will answer you by email, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Or, you may phone us at 419-668-6038 and leave a message.

     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. 

     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 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 our Annual Meeting and 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 and Events page.