Hamilton County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 15865
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215-0865
Telephone:  (513) 956-7078

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A chapter of the
Ohio Genealogical Society
What's new​
  • A reminder to our members that they are welcome to attend our Board Meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Perkins Restaurant in Mt. Healthy at the Ronald Reagan Highway, except July and August when no Board meetings are held.  Next meeting: Thursday September 21.  You may come early to eat then the meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and go until about 8:00 p.m. Come and find out what’s happening. Note: June and December are held at different locations. See our Calendar for specific dates.
  • The September 2017 issue of The Tracer is now available on our website in the Members Area. The contents of this issue are:
    • The Evolution of FamilySearch
    • Genealogy Programs
    • Advanced Genealogy Forum: Focus on Authors and Writing
    • Calendar of Genealogy Events
    • Chapter News
    • HCGS Membership Survey
    • Do You Ever Wonder Where HCGS Members Call Home?
    • Finding Aids: What They Are and How to Use Them
    • New Finding Aid with Indexes for St. Aloysius Orphanage Records
    • Finding Ancestors Who Attended Hamilton County Schools
    • Public Library Acquisitions
  • Family History Microfilm Discontinuation - On September 8, 2017, FamilySearch will discontinue its microfilm distribution services.  (A week has been added to the previous discontinuation date of 9/1/.) For more information see: https://familysearch.org/ask/faq
  • Three videos about DNA have been added to our Videos page (Introduction to DNA, Autosomal DNA, and Overview of 23andme) by the Southwest Ohio DNA Interest Group.
  • A new Buyer surname, Total Alphabetic Deed Index 1844 to 1869 consisting of over 80,000 entries has now been completed by our HCGS volunteer indexers and is provided on the Hamilton County Deed Indexes page.  Also included are instructions for accessing the newly online deed book images at the Hamilton Recorder's Office website for deed books A to W2 and 21 through 216 (1794 - 1823).
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Members may login to access their membership profile, contribute to the Discussions forum and Surname list, and search our members-only databases. 
 
Non-member access
 
Non-members also benefit from the HCGS public databases, the research guides in Local Records and Records Repositories, and much more. Not a member? Become a member today for as low as $15.
 
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page modified: 09/18/2017
Latest News
See also our Events page
Saturday, Sep 30, 10:30 am, Pamela Stone Eagleson
"Finding Thomas's Father: An 18th Century Prince William County, Virginia Case Study" Click on the image for further information.
A Day with the Genealogy Experts
The Annual "Ask the Experts" Day at the Main Library will be held on Saturday, October 7. This year's featured speaker will be Amy Dudek. Click on the image above for more information.
Genealogy Roundtables, October 15 and December 3, 1:30-3 pm
This is a discussion group for genealogists. Click on the link for more information about upcoming topics.
Sat, Oct. 21, PLCH Lock in, Preregistration is Required
Join fellow genealogists for the Genealogy Lock-In from 6:30 – 11:30 pm. To preregister, click on the image