Officers
President - Sunda Anderson Peters, Mansfield
Vice President of Administration - Susan Zacharias, Swanton
Vice President of Member Services - Dwane Grace, Lima
Vice President of Development - Donald R. Clark, Proctorville
Secretary - Miriam Hawk Fetters, Mendon
Treasurer - Robert L. Keener, Akron
Trustees
Margaret Cheney, Elyria
Patrick Crippen, Centerville
Kenneth Davison, Tiffin
Deborah Lichtner Deal, Chandlersville
Beverly A. Dennis, Perrysburg
Diane VanSkiver Gagel, Moncolva
Kay Ballantyne Hudson, Mansfield
Debra D. Jeffers, Galion
Eric E. Johnson, Avon Lake
Richard Juergens, Woodville
James Mainger, Cincinnati
Dorothea Martin, Detroit, MI
Robert A. McKnown, Shelby
Jean Overmeier Nathan, Cincinnati
Beverly C. Schumacher, Athens
Patricia Van Skaik, Cincinnati
William J. Priest, Lambertville, MI
Bvenitta J. Williams, Mansfield
Ex-Officio Trustees
Immediate Past President, E. Paul Morehouse, Akron
Robert A. Cunning, Mansfield
William R.M. Houston, Mansfield
OGS Dateline – Aug 2011 – Ohio Genealogical Society’s E-zine
Contents This Issue:| - Cemetery Restoration & Preservation Workshop - OGS 2011 Fall Seminar to Feature Dick Eastman - Boot Camp to Provide Basics of Genealogy - Calling All Genealogy Librarians - New Editor to Take Reins of Ohio Genealogy News in 2012 - Are You Working on Your Lineage Group Applications? |
Cemetery Restoration & Preservation Workshop
OGS is holding a special workshop on Cemetery Restoration & Preservation on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17 at the OGS Library. Walt & Mickie Walters of Graveyard Groomers are the featured workshop presenters.OGS 2011 Fall Seminar to Feature Dick Eastman
The event begins on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. with three, 30-minute sessions on cemetery related topics followed by a question and answer period. Friday evening’s lectures are free and open to the public, but registration is required. These sessions are free.
The workshop continues on Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., when the repair and resetting of gravestones will be covered with on-site lectures and demonstrations, along with hands-on participation by attendees. There will be a lunch break. Participants may bring their lunch or select from a list of nearby restaurants that will be provided. Participants should come prepared to be outdoors for most of the day. You may wish to bring things such as a hat, boots, rain gear, water and a camp stool.
The fees for the Saturday Workshop are OGS Members, $40; Non-member, $45. Add $5.00 after September 1, 2011. Mail registration & check to: OGS, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813-8813. Questions? Contact Dot Martin @ 586-482-7150 or detroitgenie@att.net. Or check the OGS website for a flyer with registration form.
Have you sent in your registration for the 2011 OGS Fall Seminar? Dick Eastman is coming to OGS this year for an all-day event on Saturday, Oct 1.
Dick Eastman is the author of the popular Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, which has more than 50,000 readers. He is a frequent international lecturer, and was a consultant and guest on the Ancestors television series on PBS. Eastman also wrote Your Roots: Total Genealogy Planning on Your Computer, published by Ziff-Davis Press.
A registration flyer is available at http://ogs.org/pdf/2011FallSeminar.pdf
Boot Camp to Provide Basic Training in Genealogy
On Saturday, Oct 15, OGS drill instructors will provide basic training for enlistees—both new and experienced--in genealogy during a day-long (9 am to p.m.) Genealogy Boot Camp at Camp Isaly, 611 State Route 97 W, Bellville, Ohio. Only the first 50 to enlist will be accepted. Cost is $20. A registration form is available at http://ogs.org/pdf/OGS_Boot_Camp_Flyer_Rev.pdfCalling All Genealogy Librarians
On Friday, Oct. 7, from 9:30 a.m.-3:3:30 p.m., OGS will hold its 8th Annual Genealogical Librarians' Seminar at the OGS Library in Bellville, Ohio. The focus of this educational gathering for professionals who work in the genealogy and local history field in Ohio’s libraries is on digital projects and content. Four librarians will share their experiences. Registration is open to full-time and volunteer librarians. Fee is $15 or $25 with box lunch. Go to http://ogs.org/genlibseminar.php for complete details and to register online.New Editor to Take Reins of Ohio Genealogy News in 2012
Sunny McClellan Morton of Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected as the next editor of the Ohio Genealogy News. She will replace Debra Cyprych and Jennifer Hershberger as editor on January 1, 2012. Cyprych and Hershberger have held the co-editorship for the past five years.Are You Working on Your Lineage Group Applications?
She writes a regular column and frequent features for Family Tree Magazine and she is the author of My Life & Times: A Guided Journal for Collecting Your Stories. She is also an instructor on family history writing for Family Tree University.
Morton will bring to this position twenty years of solid experiences as a writer, an editor and as a public speaker. She holds undergraduate degrees in History and Humanities from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and has taken graduate-level courses at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
She is actively engaged in genealogical research. She is a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, and the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors.
You have four months to complete your application to one of the OGS Lineage Societies: First Families of Ohio, Settlers and Builders of Ohio, Century Families of Ohio, and the Civil War Families of Ohio._________________________________________________________________
Instructions and applications are available for download from the OGS website. Go to http://ogs.org/about/index.php and click on the lineage society of interest.
OGS Dateline - 23 Feb 2011 -- Ohio Genealogical Society's E-zine
- FamilySearch Head to Deliver Keynote Address at OGS 2011 Conference - Conference Hotel Update - Conference Parking - OGS Cemetery Information - Are Your Friends Subscribing to OGS Dateline? |
FamilySearch Head to Deliver Keynote Address at OGS 2011 Conference
| Ohio genealogists should be looking forward to the kick-off presentation at the Ohio Genealogical Society's 2011 Conference. "We welcome David E. Rencher from FamilySearch as our keynote speaker on Friday morning," explains OGS President Sunda Anderson Peters. The 2011 Annual Conference will be held March 31 to April 2, 2011 (Thursday through Saturday), at The Hyatt on Capitol Square, in Columbus under the theme "Genealogy through the Centuries." David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, is the Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch. The title of his presentation is "Digital Projects and Programs of FamilySearch." He will address the opening session on Friday, April 1, from 8 to 9:30 am. This session will update the genealogist with what's new and upcoming on FamilySearch.org. This will include the digital projects and programs that have been launched on FamilySearch.org or the projects that are nearing completion. A discussion of what's in the research and development stage at FamilySearch Labs will also be addressed. The conference begins on Thursday, March 31, with eight intensive learning opportunities in the form of workshops for beginning and advanced genealogists. "We think we have assembled a great lineup of workshops for attendees at the upcoming annual conference," states Diane Gagel, program chairperson, pointing out that subject experts have been selected to lead each of the workshops. During Friday and Saturday, the program offers 58 presentations on a variety of subjects, including technology, DNA, methodology, record types, and regional research. In addition, several presentations will focus on ethnic genealogical research, and six presentations will appeal to genealogists interested in African-American research. The complete conference program and registration form is downloadable from the OGS website at www.ogs.org. For questions about the program, contact Conference Chairperson Diane Gagel by telephone at (419) 878-0697 or by email at <conference2011@ogs.org>. |
Conference Hotel Update
| Our contracted discounted room block at the Hyatt on Capitol Square has sold out, but some additional rooms have been added at a rate of $124 per night, which is still lower than the hotel's normal rate. The hotel's booking web site will reflect this as well beginning Tuesday, but the link to the Conference hotel will not change for guests. One block from the Conference Hotel is a Holiday Inn. OGS does not have an arrangement with them, so guests will receive their normal rates. The number of the Holiday Inn is 614-221-3281. Contact your travel agent or favorite online site for other hotels in the Columbus area. We have had questions about WIFI at the Conference hotel. WIFI is available in the rooms for an extra charge. It is not included in the room rate. However, OGS has contracted for free WIFI in the Conference Center on Friday and Saturday. |
Conference Parking
| OGS has arranged with the Hyatt for one complimentary valet parked car per room. Additional valet parked cars are charged at the discounted rate of $10 per car, per night. The complimentary valet parking may not be transferred to a different room. For those guests not staying overnight, the discounted day rate valet parking is $7 per car. Guests must tell the parking attendants they are with the OGS Conference to get the reduced rates. |
OGS Cemetery Information
| The Ohio Genealogical Society has had an interest in Ohio's cemeteries from the time of its founding in 1959. The Society's first publication, in 1960, was entitled Marlow-Patterson Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio. Many other works followed in this line. The Society encourages its Chapters to publish transcriptions, and offers advice on cemetery law and preservation methods. In addition, the Society has attempted to identify all Ohio cemeteries. A milestone in that effort was the publication in 2003 of Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003, Roger Troutman, editor. This 910-page, hardcover volume describes and gives the location of over 14,000 cemeteries in Ohio. It also provides a complete bibliography of cemetery transcriptions contained in the Ohio Genealogical Society library, as well as county maps and indexes by multiple cemetery names. In addition, the OGS Cemetery Committee has put together a variety of resources for those interested in reading, researching, or preserving cemeteries. To read more about OGS and Ohio cemeteries, go to www.ogs.org, click on About OGS, then click on Ohio Cemeteries under the heading OGS Projects. Or choose from the links to explore some of the cemetery information offered, including Cemetery Preservation, Cemetery Restoration, Reading Gravestones, and Finding Cemeteries/ Owners/Operators |
Are Your Friends Subscribing to OGS Dateline?
| If you are reading this, you are a subscriber to OGS Dateline. Do you have friends that should be "in the know" too? Suggest that they subscribe to OGS Dateline, our free e-zine available to anyone interested in news about OGS events, publications, and member benefits--including new databases added to the OGS website. Invite them to enter their email address in the Dateline subscription field prominently displayed on the OGS website home page-and please assure them that their email address will not be shared with any group or individual. |
About OGS
| Ohio Genealogical Society is the nation's largest state genealogical society with over 5500 members and chapters in all 88 counties. It recently opened a new library and headquarters in Bellville, Ohio. For information about the OGS Library, contact Tom Neel, Ohio Genealogical Society, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville OH 44813-8813; Tel: (419) 886-1903; or email tneel@ogs.org. |
Important News About 2010 Federal Income Tax Deductions
OGS would like to share timely and important information about changes in
the tax code, approved by Congress in the lame duck session during the week
prior to Christmas. This could have an impact upon you and the Ohio
Genealogical Society. One change could specifically affect you as you
prepare your 2010 tax filing.
If you are 70 ½ years of age or older and have an Individual Retirement
Account (IRA), you probably already know that you are required to take a
minimum annual distribution, or face a penalty. The extension passed by
Congress includes a provision to allow you to “roll over” your required
minimum distribution to a qualified charity instead of that amount coming to
you and thus, changing your tax status.
This is especially helpful to those who would rather see their distribution used to further the programs and goals of the Ohio Genealogical Society.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT CONGRESS HAS MADE PROVISIONS FOR YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPTION FOR THE 2010 TAX YEAR, IF THE ROLLOWVER IS COMPLETED BY JANUARY 31, 2011. If you wish to take advantage of this rollover, please consult your tax advisor or IRA custodian, and then, we will be happy to work with you to appropriately handle all of the details.
If you would like to discuss this or other issues related to planned gifts or ways to include OGS in your estate plans, please contact Library Director Tom Neel at 419-886-1903 or by email.
The officers and staff of the Ohio Genealogical Society wish you blessings in the New Year.
Make Your Plans for the 2011 OGS Conference
The 2011 OGS Conference will be held March 31 to April 2, 2011, at The Hyatt on Capitol Square, in Columbus under the theme "Genealogy through the Centuries."
Go to the OGS website at http://www.ogs.org and click on the link, http://www.ogs.org/conference2011/index.php 2011 OGS Conference Info (31 March - 2 April 2011), for the conference registration booklet.
Please note that the Hyatt on Capitol Square in Columbus is now taking reservations. Attendees can make reservations online via https://resweb.passkey.com/go/OGS2011. If you prefer to make reservations via telephone the direct number is 1-888-421-1442.
historical material. In doing so, OGS will reward genealogical authorship and will feature the winners in its journals.
Authors may submit up to eight entries with a maximum of two entries in each of the following OGS journal categories:
| • Ohio Genealogy News (OGN - quarterly newsletter, included in OGS
membership) concentrates on genealogical record groups, collections,
research techniques, databases and websites related to Ohio genealogy and history, as well as articles about OGS, its chapters and other genealogical news. • Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly (OGSQ - quarterly journal, included in OGS membership) publishes articles relating to the full spectrum of Ohio history and genealogy. Types of articles include case studies, abstracts and transcriptions of Ohio related materials, and Bible records. • Ohio Records & Pioneer Families (ORPF - quarterly, by subscription) focuses on Ohio from pre-colonial times to the Civil War historically and accepts articles on Ohio records groups including abstracts and transcriptions of such records. • Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal (OCWGJ - quarterly, by subscription) features anything relating to Ohioans who served the Civil War including post-war related activities such as reconstruction and the GAR. |
The deadline for 2010 OGS Lineage Society applications has passed, and
reviewers for the four OGS Lineage Societies are in the process of approving
applications that were postmarked before the 31 Dec 2010 deadline.
Many applicants who sent in their applications earlier have already have
heard back from the reviewers about their status. Successful applicants will
be honored at the 2011 OGS Conference.
If you have been thinking about filling out an application for one of the
lineage societies (First Families of Ohio, Society of Civil War Families of
Ohio, Settlers and Builders of Ohio, and Century Families of Ohio), now is
the time to start collecting the necessary genealogical information. Go to
the OGS website and click on the application links to download the
instructions and an application.
The application can be filled in with your computer and printed out. A good
working procedure is to download an application form to your computer, fill
it out with all the information that you know, and then print it out. Add
additional information to this draft copy by pen or pencil as you collect
it. After you have fine-tuned the information on the draft of your
application, you can retype it neatly into another form and print it out for
mailing to OGS before 31 Dec 2011.
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