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Announcement about upcoming programs:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are not holding any in-person events. Check back here for changes. Please see our Events listing and our Calendar. Also see the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCH) website for announcements and service changes.

The latest edition of our newsletter, the April 2021 Gazette, is available.

Registration is open for the HCGS Ask the Experts Webinar scheduled for Saturday April 24.

HCGS is happy to announce our newest lineage society! CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS.

The March 2021 issue of The Tracer, our award winning journal, is available on our website in the Members Area.

New public index now available (1 Feb 2021): Hamilton County World War II Fatalities.

The International German Genealogy Partnership is thrilled to announce that the 2021 International German Genealogy Conference will now be held virtually from 17 July to 24 July 2021.

Never before indexed deed books now indexed by our dedicated volunteers. If you are looking for a deed or court case from Dec. 1840 to Dec. 1870 (not continuous), look here.

Volunteer! We have no paid staff. If you are a member of HCGS and would like to become more active in our chapter, and do more for fellow members and others researching their ancestry, consider volunteering for one of our roles.

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