The Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will hold its 50th Anniversary Luncheon at 12 noon on May 4th, 2024 at the Station House Restaurant in Centerville, Ohio.  This luncheon will take the place of the normal monthly meeting.

 

Guest speaker, Steve Grismer, Secretary-Treasurer of the Dayton Police History Foundation, will provide a very interesting presentation on early days of law enforcement in Dayton during the Temperance Movement, including the Prohibition era and the gangsters and bank robberies during the Great Depression (including Dillinger’s time in Dayton).

 

This is an exciting time for the Montgomery County Chapter OGS and we hope you can join us for our 50th Anniversary Celebration!

 

Tickets for the luncheon can be ordered through the Society's ONLINE STORE.

For questions or problems ordering tickets, contact Publicity@MCC-OGS.org.

In how many genealogical societies are you a member?  With so many ancestors in different locations, how can you mine genealogical society newsletters and membership benefits to find more about your ancestors?  Joining societies is the best value for your genealogy dollars.  Our speaker, Kelli Bergheimer, will offer more information on this interesting topic.

 

The Montgomery County Chapter OGS will hold its annual society picnic at the picnic shelter behind Christ United Methodist Church.  Everyone is encouraged to bring their favorite side dish, dessert, or drinks.  The chapter will provide chicken.

 

There will be lots of food, fun games, and much socializing!  Take this opportunity to meet some new friends and share some genealogical stories.

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 or two 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.

Our speaker, Lynn Grubb said:  "I always knew I was adopted.  I was told early enough that I have no memory of it. I was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the middle of the Baby Scoop Era--a time when middle-class single white women were not encouraged to keep and raise their babies.  After being cared for by on-site nurses at an adoption agency in Chicago, my parents picked me up when I was two and a half months old.  They were thrilled."

 

Speaking from the personal experience of searching for and finding her biological family, Lynn will talk about her journey and provide tips on researching adoptees.

 

 

 

 

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. 

Details and speaker information will be added at a later date.

Details will be announced at a later date.