Past MCC-OGS Events

2025 Events January 1 - September 1, 2025

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Monthly MeetingWhy Would I Want to Use DNA Painter? by Kelli BergheimerAugust 2025DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingDeath Records for Genealogy by Sue MuellerJuly 2025DOWNLOAD
Genealogy ClassesGenealogy Basics - How to Get StartedJune 2025-
Monthly MeetingConnecting the Generations:  A Mayflower Case Study by Dana Palmer, CG, CGLMay 2025DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingI have a Civil War Ancestor...Now What? by Brian RhinehartApril 2025DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingResearching Germans from Poland: One Family's Experience by Karla HuebnerMarch 2025DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingUsing Derivative History Sources to Find Primary Sources by John BarrFebruary 2025DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingVoting Records: Genealogy’s Best Kept Secrets by Pam VestalJanuary 2025DOWNLOAD

2024 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
SeminarMontgomery County Chapter OGS Annual Genealogy SeminarNovember 2024DOWNLOAD
Cemetery TourA Stroll Through History at Dayton Memorial Park CemeteryOctober 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingSearching for Julio: An Adoptee’s Quest by Lynn GrubbSeptember 2024DOWNLOAD
Field TripAllen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IndianaAugust 2024-
Monthly MeetingMaking the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana Your Research Assistant by Curt WitcherAugust 2024DOWNLOAD
Cemetery TourA Stroll Through History at Woodland CemeteryJuly 2024DOWNLOAD
Special EventMontgomery County Chapter OGS - Summer PicnicJuly 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingHow to Make the Most of Your Genealogical Society Memberships & Newsletters by Kelli BergheimerJune 2024DOWNLOAD
Cemetery TourA Stroll Through History at Calvary CemeteryJune 2024DOWNLOAD
Special EventMontgomery County Chapter OGS 50th Anniversary Celebration LuncheonMay 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingOverview & Update of Genealogical Resources at the Dayton Metro Library by Lori RottermanApril 2024DOWNLOAD
Cemetery TourA Stroll Through History at David's CemeteryMarch 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingThe Case of the Missing Will by Shelley BishopMarch 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingMining for Genealogical Treasures in the Internet Archive by Carla CegielskiFebruary 2024DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingOGS:  Who We Are, What We Do, Where We're Going by Noel PoirierJanuary 2024DOWNLOAD

2023 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Special EventMontgomery County Chapter OGS - Holiday Get-togetherDecember 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingWanted! Seeking Unknown Parents by Dana PalmerNovember 2023DOWNLOAD
SeminarMontgomery County Chapter OGS - Annual Genealogy SeminarOctober 2023-
Monthly MeetingMap Reading for Genealogists -- When North Isn't by John BarrSeptember 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingI’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections by Patti GillispieAugust 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingSkeletons in the Closet – How to Handle Sensitive Genealogical Discoveries by Lori SamuelsonJuly 2023DOWNLOAD
Special EventMontgomery County Chapter OGS - Society Inductions and PicnicJune 2023-
Monthly MeetingFamily History Books - Start to Finish in Six Steps by Nancy & Biff BarnesMay 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingUsing WikiTree by Mindy SilvaApril 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3-- Is There a Better Way? by Brian RhinehartMarch 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingColonial Research: Proving/Disproving an Undocumented Family Line by Patti GillespieFebruary 2023DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingThe Why, Where, When, What and How of Lineage & Hereditary Societies by Christine CohenJanuary 2023DOWNLOAD

2022 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Special EventHoliday Get-togetherDecember 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding German Records Using FamilySearch by Dana PalmerNovember 2022DOWNLOAD
SeminarMCC-OGS 2022 Genealogical Seminar featuring Kelli BergheimerOctober 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingEnhancing and Repair of Old Photos by Charlie NyeSeptember 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingWhat City Directories Can Do For You by Lori RottermanAugust 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingNoting the Clues by Jennifer Patterson DonderoJuly 2022DOWNLOAD
Special EventAnnual Society PicnicJune 2022-
Monthly MeetingMidwest Research: How the States are Similar--And Different by Laurie Hermance-MooreMay 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingAfrican American Research in the U.S.: An Overview by Amie Bowser TennantApril 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingAn Adoptee's Search for her Biological Parents by Angie HoschouerMarch 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3-- Is There a Better Way? by Brian RhinehartMarch 2022-
Monthly MeetingReliability, Ethics, and Privacy in the DNA Age by Kelli BergheimerFebruary 2022DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingColonial Research: Proving/Disproving an Undocumented Family Line by Patti GillespieFebruary 2022-
Monthly MeetingI'll See You in Court (Records)! by Debbie LargeJanuary 2022DOWNLOAD

2021 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Special EventHoliday Celebration!December 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingStriking Gold: Using Cluster Research to Find an Unknown Father by Dana PalmerNovember 2021DOWNLOAD
SeminarMontgomery County Chapter OGS - Annual Genealogy SeminarOctober 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding Your Ancestors in United States Church Records by Sunny MortonSeptember 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingThe 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists by Thomas MacEnteeAugust 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingPowerPoint Tricks for Genealogists by Mike GarramboneJuly 2021DOWNLOAD
Special EventSociety Picnic & Lineage Society InductionsJune 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingThe 15 Habits of Highly Frugal GenealogistsMay 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingThe American Revolutionary War Soldiers at Woodland CemeteryApril 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding Records in Naturalization RecordsMarch 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingOnline Tools to Organize and Collaborate with Your CousinsFebruary 2021DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingIs There a Tartan in Your Tree?  Searching Scottish RootsJanuary 2021DOWNLOAD

2020 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Special EventHoliday Party & Genealogy Show & TellDecember 2020-
Monthly MeetingFind Your Family in the U.K. by Dana PalmerNovember 2020DOWNLOAD
DIG - DNA Interest GroupDIG Meeting - Contacting Your MatchesOctober 2020-
Monthly MeetingThey Didn't All Come Through Ellis Island! by Katherine WillsonOctober 2020DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingScanning & Images: The Poop, the Scoop, and the Skinny by Mike GarramboneSeptember 2020DOWNLOAD
DIG - DNA Interest GroupUsing DNA Painter by Kelli Bergheimer August 2020-
Monthly MeetingFinding & Searching a German Ancestor's Place of Origin by Fred BuckAugust 2020DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingTracking Early Families Footprints in U.S. Land Records by Debbie LargeJuly 2020DOWNLOAD
DIG - DNA Interest GroupDIG Meeting: Working with Your Ancestry Test ResultsFebruary 2020-
Monthly MeetingGetting Organized Using Technology and a Research Report by Kelli BergheimerFebruary 2020DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingYour House has a History...What is it? by Betsy WilsonJanuary 2020DOWNLOAD

2019 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Monthly MeetingMontgomery County Records Center & Archives - Presenter: Tina RatliffNovember 2019DOWNLOAD
Seminar2019 Annual Genealogy Seminar - Featuring: Dana PalmerOctober 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingUsing Catholic Sacramental Records in Family History Research by Julie M. RossSeptember 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingHow to Clear The Mess on Your Desk - Presenter: Kelli BergheimerAugust 2019DOWNLOAD
DIG - DNA Interest GroupDIG Meeting - Using the Leeds Method to Create ClustersJuly 2019-
Monthly MeetingGoogle Your Way to Genealogy Success - Presenter: Amie Bowser TennantJuly 2019DOWNLOAD
DIG - DNA Interest GroupDIG Meeting - Adoptees & DNA by Lynn GrubbJune 2019-
Special EventSociety Picnic & Lineage Society InductionsJune 2019DOWNLOAD
Field TripField Trip to Old Washington & The Kentucky Gateway Museum & Genealogy Research LibraryMay 2019-
Monthly MeetingHistory of the Miami Erie Canal - Presenter: Don GillumMay 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingResearching Cemetery Records - Presenter: Curtis HodsonApril 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingItalian-Americans: Discovering your roots through Italian resources onlineApril 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingIda Weller & the Weller Family & House - Presenter: Ed RossMarch 2019DOWNLOAD
Monthly MeetingFinding Records on FamilySearch - Presenter: Dana PalmerFebruary 2019-
Monthly MeetingUsing the Family Search Wiki - Presenter: Dana PalmerJanuary 2019DOWNLOAD

2018 Events

Event CategoryDescriptionDateDownloadable Flyer
Special EventHoliday Party & Genealogy Show and TellDecember 2018-
Monthly MeetingUsing DNA to Identify an Adoptee's Family - Presenter: Kathy ReedNovember 2018-