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What's new

Two New Indexes of Criminal and Death Records on the HCGS Website - Thanks to the Cincinnati History Library and Archives (CHLA), two new indexes have been scanned and posted on this HCGS website: Criminal Records in Commissioners’ Reports and Deaths in City Infirmary Annual Reports. For more detail see page 43 of the June 2023 Tracer.

The June 2023 issue of The Tracer, our award winning journal, is available on our website in the Members Area.

The video recordings from our two-part webinar series Using the HCGS Website are now available under Public videos on the Videos page of this website.

Mark you calendars! Check out the plans for our annual Heritage Luncheon and our 50th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for this coming November 4, 2023. There is still time to start and/or complete your application for any of the four HCGS Lineage Societies. Applications will be accepted until 31 August for review.

The video recording of the February 11th HCGS webinar The CHPL Digital Library for Genealogists is now available on the Videos page.

HCGS has published a new index: Hamilton County, Ohio Roman Catholic Baptism Records - 1890 – 1899, which is available in our store with a 20% discount for members, and also available as a free abbreviated index.

The video recording of the recent HCGS webinar Hidden Treasures on FamilySearch is now available, with links to the handouts, on the Videos page in the Members Area.

The video recordings of the recent two HCGS webinars about the Hamilton County Recorder's Office are now available, with links to the handouts, on the Videos page in the Members Area.

HCGS publishes a new index: Birthplaces of Irish and Italian Immigrants in Hamilton County, Ohio, Records 1865-1930 in print and PDf formats. Member discount applies (login for discount to apply).

The All-Name Indexes of our four Lineage Societies have been updated for 2022 (see the individual society pages for the indexes).

Was your ancestor involved in a court case involving land? A new court case index is now available on the damaged deed book page. Read the introduction and use ctrl-F to search by surname with a link directly to the court paragraph.

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