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​​
  • Researching Roman Catholic Church Records - Tips & Tricks, a video by Jeff Herbert, presented at the Kolping Center on July 11, 2019. Jeff discusses effective use of Archdiocese of Cincinnati Roman Catholic sacramental records (indexes available on Findmypast) for researching your Hamilton County ancestors. 
  • Independence Day - July 4th - marked the completion of yet another Make-A-Difference (MAD) project that was begun over two years ago.   It continues the previous efforts to document our veterans buried in Hamilton County, focusing on over 16,000 veterans who served in the military during World War I.
  • The June 2019 issue of our journal The Tracer is now available on our website in the Members Area. The contents of this issue are:
    • Cincinnati Incorporated, the Queen City in 1819
    • Genealogy Programs
    • Chapter News
    • Calendar of Genealogy Events
    • Growth and Conflict in Cincinnati, the Next Twenty Years
    • Cincinnati & Hamilton County Published Sources of Early History
    • Plan of the Town of Cincinnati by Colonel Israel Ludlow 1802
    • Remembering Gail Burkholz (1937 – 2019)
    • Oldenburg Church Books Now Available on Matricula
    • Two Books from Catholic Archives in Vechta Donated to Public Library
    • Overcoming Unique Challenges in Jewish Genealogy
    • African American Society Columns in Cincinnati Newspapers 1884 – 1896
    • Nast Trinity Church, Digital Library Additions
    • Book Review: Visiting Your Ancestral Town: A Walk in the Footsteps of Your Ancestors, CAROLYN SCHOTT
  • The next HCGS Board Meeting will be held on Thursday September 19th at 6:30pm. Members are welcome. Come and find out what's happening! Follow link for location.
  • Findmypast has announced that, "Over 405,000 sacramental register entries covering 103 Parishes across the Dioceses of Cincinnati are now available to search online for the first time. These new collections consist of indexes of baptisms, marriages, burials and congregational records spanning the years 1800 to 1979." Please note these are indexed transcripts rather than images, and they were provided by a third party, not by the HCGS, and may be incomplete.
  • A new Article Index for our quarterly journal The Tracer covering the years 2008 - 2018 has been added to this website.  The earlier article index covering the years of publication 1979 - 2008 remains available.
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page modified: 07/17/2019 JMM
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Events page
Video of Researching Roman Catholic Church Records Posted
This talk was presented by Jeff Herbert on August 11, 2019. Click on the image for the link.
Honoring the Past with a Gift to the Future - August 17 - 11:00 - 4:00
Free but reservations are required and are now open! Click on the image above for more details.
Breaking Down Brick Walls by Using the Lazarus Project - August 13th - 7:00
Click on the image for more details.
New book for sale
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Roman Catholic Baptism Records - Early – 1859 Excluding Hamilton County). Click image above for more info.