Meetings and Events

24 March 2025 - Monday – 7:00 pm​​​* - Chapter Meeting
​Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Program: "Salt Lake Research Experiences"
• Presenter: Ruth King
  Ruth King is a member of FGS who traveled to Salt Lake City in 2024 with several other FGS members. She will tell about their experiences while doing research at the FamilySearch Library.
• See Ruth's Handout Here! 
  

08 Apr 2025 - Advanced Genealogy Class - Sandusky Library 

• Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

• One-on-one assistance for more advanced researchers who need suggestions for where to look next. A great class for anyone who has already taken the beginner class and for anyone who wants to expand their research.
• Class size is limited to ten! You must register with the Sandusky Library in advance.

28 April 2025 - Monday - Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
Norwalk Elks Lodge #730, 2949 St. Rt. 250, Norwalk

• Dinner Time: 6:00pm
  
• Dinner Cost: $25.00 
• Reservation Deadline: 21 April 2025
  
• Menu: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans & Dessert
• Program: "E. W. Roberts and Early Aviation in Sandusky"
• Presenter: Will Cummings
  Will Cummings is an Erie County native and the sixth generation of his family in this area. He has had a life-long interest in mechanical equipment and works at NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.

19 May 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Beginning To Translate German Vital Records
• Presenter: Kathy & Michael Webb
  • An overview of Kurrentschrift and an examination of the Joan Lipp Family's records. 

23 Jun 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Zion Lutheran Church - 503 Columbus Ave - Sandusky

• Presenter: Judy Mears (Church Archivist)
• Program on the historic population of German immigrants in Sandusky and their eventual formation into the church body that become Zion Lutheran Church and its parochial school.

28 July 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Presenter: Christina Drain
• Creating a Locality Guide

25 Aug 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Annual Picnic
Shelter 3 - Osborne Park - Sandusky Ohio

• Presenter: Group Sharing
• Sharing experience of military memorabilia and stories of past relatives.

22 Sep 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Presenter: James Beidler
  
• Legacy Family Tree Webinar Archive: Explore your ancestor's names in My Heritage "Newspaper Name Index
  

27 Oct 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Presenter: Jen Moulder (Presenter will be coming to us virtually)
• Researching your Connecticut (Firelands) Ancestors

24 Nov 2025 - Monday - 7:00pm - Chapter Meeting
Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room

• Presenter: Joshua Dubbert (Hayes Presidential Center Historian)
• America According to Currier and Ives

22 Dec 2025 - Monday - No Meeting - Merry Christmas

​​*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 our Annual Meeting and Awards 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.