Join the Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and Woodland Cemetery on Saturday, July 27, 2024, for the third of four cemetery tours that will be hosted throughout the year.

These tours are designed for the purpose of telling the stories of the people who built and contributed to Dayton and Montgomery County. Who were they and what did they do?

 

Woodland Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery we’ll visit this year, and while it is the final resting place of Patterson, Kettering, and the Wright Brothers, we’re going to visit a number of people who were active but not as well-known to the area.

This tour, hosted by the MCC-OGS will take visitors around the cemetery and stop at specific gravesites to highlight that person and/or family to tell the story of what they did during their lifetime that contributed to making Dayton and Montgomery County the great place that it is today.

• Pioneer blacksmiths
• Pioneer doctors
• Suffragettes
• Prominent businessmen
• Church clergy
• Dayton’s original mayors and councilmen

These special events are free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary. Meet us at the location address if you would like to join the tour. If you have questions, contact Publicity@MCC-OGS.org.

In preparation for our field trip to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, we have invited Curt Witcher, MLS, FUGA, IGSF; Manager of the Genealogy Center, and Director of Special Collections to speak at our August 10th meeting.  The presentation will cover how to explore the holdings and datafiles of the Genealogy Center, both to plan a research trip and to use the Genealogy Center remotely.

 

The Montgomery County Chapter OGS will be hosting a field trip to the Allen County Public Library on August 23-25, 2024.

 

Attendees have the option of attending one, two, or three days to do genealogical and historical research at this premier library.  Visit this website to read more about the library:  Allen County Public Library

 

Carpooling will be available for those who may need transporation.  All expenses including hotel and meals will be the responsibility of the individual attendees.

 

If you are interested in attending, please email Publicity@MCC-OGS.org to provide more information.

Lynn Grubb was born Kristy Lee Unger in the middle of the Baby Scoop Era and adopted from a famous Chicago adoption agency.  Growing up reading Nancy Drew mysteries, she always knew that she would one day search for her birth parents.

 

In this presentation, Lynn will discuss the intersections of genealogy, adoption, DNA, and unknown parentage and what documents and resources she uses to help others like her.

 

 

 

The Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery tour, hosted by the MCC-OGS, will take visitors around the cemetery and stop at specific gravesites to highlight that person and/or family to tell the story of what they did during their lifetime.

Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery is the newest in comparison to the other cemeteries that were on the 2024 tour schedule so they don’t have the pioneers, but they still have stories to tell.

Throughout the tour, visitors will experience a variety of people who are buried here.

• Collection of local race car drivers
• A local historian who documented Dayton’s history in photographs.
• Collection of local and state politicians
• Aviation pioneers
• Hollywood TV and movie star
• We’ll even meet a person who was buried and later identified using DNA technology

Dayton Memorial Park will also provide great examples of what can be learned from a cemetery for genealogy researchers. 

 

Sunny Morton, nationally known speaker and genealogical researcher, will be the guest speaker at the Montgomery County Chapter OGS annual genealogy seminar on Saturday, November 9th.  The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunny will present these four sessions:

To register online with a credit card go to the following Eventbrite link.  Details can be found on the attached flyer.

 

Details will be announced at a later date.