Woodland has the distinction of having members of every major war buried in the hallowed ground of the cemetery.  Of the 158 Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Montgomery County, 20 are resting peacefully at Woodland.  This program will give information on the men who served, their regiment and state, and what they were doing in Dayton after the close of their service.

Who said genealogy and the hunt for your family history has to be expensive?  Thomas MacEntee will discuss how savvy genealogists find success with 15 basic habits of frugality.

Our meeting in June is typically our Society Picnic and Lineage Society Inductions.  Not knowing what 2021 will bring, we remain hopeful that we will be able to get together.  We will announce definite plans at a later time.  Fingers crossed!!

Our speaker, Bill Stoltz, will provide a presentation on the vast county resources that have been collected and preserved by the Wright State University Archives.  Records date back to the 1800's and include materials for the 11 counties in central southwest Ohio.

Join our speaker, Mike Garrambone, for a lesson on the use of PowerPoint and its powerful tools in documenting your genealogical research.  Learn how to use PowerPoint to make your research look highly professional, interesting and attractive.

Curt B. Witcher, Genealogy Center Manager at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana will be the featured speaker for the 2021 Seminar.

 

Details will be announced later.

Blended ethnic families can be tough to trace.  Our speaker, Dana Palmer, will discuss how to be successful finding your German ancestor's father by using cluster research techniques and free online tools.