Medina County Genealogical Society
a Chapter of
The Ohio Genealogical Society

P. O. Box 804
Medina, OH 44258-0804

Page last updated 4 July 2008

Contact Margaret Cheney for any updates or corrections

2008 Chapter Membership Form


2008 Meeting Agenda

July 12 - SATURDAY MEETING "Using Family Tree Maker" - by Margaret Cheney Guests are always welcome Social Hour at 1:30 p.m.  Program starts at 2 p.m.  Medina Public Library - Meeting Room on Main Floor

August 9 - SATURDAY MEETING Woodland Indians of Medina County by John Burke Guests are always welcome Social Hour at 1:30 p.m.  Program starts at 2 p.m.  Medina Public Library - Meeting Room on Main Floor

September 13 - Confirmed Date ANNUAL LINEAGE BANQUET York Methodist Church Mallet Creek, OH Guests are always welcome

October 12 Kathy Petras, Genealogy Librarian of the Medina County Library will give us our much anticipated tour of the new library and let us know what is new in the Genealogy Department. Guests are always welcome Social Hour at 1:30 p.m.  Program starts at 2 p.m.  Medina Public Library - Meeting Room on Main Floor

November 9 Program TBA Guests are always welcome Social Hour at 1:30 p.m.  Program starts at 2 p.m.  Medina Public Library - Meeting Room on Main Floor

December 14 Annual Pot Luck Christmas Dinner Guests are always welcome Details TBA

2007-2008 Officers

President - Robert Hyde
Vice-President - Margaret Cheney
Secretary - Ann Stroth
Treasurer - Dorothy Morris

Something NEW - Announcing a new publication in CD format

Publications Available -  A list of publications and CD's available with an order form.

First Families of Medina - A chart of applicants and their ancestors since 2004

Settlers & Builders of Medina County - Charter inductions in September 2007 - a chart of    
                                                              applicants and their ancestors

First Families of Medina County (application forms) First Families of Medina County honors your ancestors that were living in present-day Medina County by 31 Dec 1850.   These forms are in PDF format and need Adobe Acrobat to open - they must be printed out to be filled in.  Application deadline is 1 April.

•      How to prepare your application
•      Guidelines
•      How to source your citations
•      Application Form
•      Ascent Chart
•      Residency-Descendency Chart
•      Documentation Chart

Settlers & Builders of Medina County  Settlers and Builders of Medina County honors your ancestors that were living in present-day Medina County between 1 Jan 1851 and 31 Dec 1880.     These forms are in PDF format and need Adobe Acrobat to open - they must be printed out to be filled in.  Application deadline is 1 April. 

•     How to prepare your application
•     Guidelines
•     How to source your citations
•     Application Form
•     Ascent Chart
•     Residency-Descendency Chart
•     Documentation Chart  

Spencer Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions by Mr. Francis Stuart
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Here are some favorite websites:
Ohio Genealogical Society (http://www.ogs.org)
MCGS Members Only Website (http://www.myfamily.com)
Medina County Historical Society (http://www.medinahistorical.com/index.shtml)
LDS Library Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp)
Cleveland District Roundtable - (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcdrt)
Medina County Events Calendar - (http://www.MedinaCountyEvents.com)

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 This is a work in progress and changes will be made on a continuing basis.