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P.O. Box 15865
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215-0865

Telephone: (513) 956-7078

A chapter of the
Ohio Genealogical Society

What's new

A video of the presentation Migration To and Through the Old Northwest Territory given by Rev. David McDonald and hosted by HCGS on September 16, 2017, is now available in the Members Area (members only).

A video of the HCGS webinar Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: The Google Maps of Their Day with Jill Morelli, CG, held on June 6, 2017, is available in the Members Area (members only).

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 discontinued its microfilm distribution services. For more information see https://familysearch.org/ask/faq as well as our September Tracer (above).

An abbreviated version of the Index of Hamilton County, Ohio Reported Court Records 1841-1869 is now available online to the public that contains for each reported case: name, type of court case, year of notice.

The latest edition of our newsletter, the July 2017 Gazette, is available.

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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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.

Understanding X-Inheritance Patterns - SWOHDNA - October 10th, 7:00 PM, MidPointe Library

We are pleased to announce that Kelli Bergheimer, coordinator of the Central Ohio DNA Interest Group, has agreed to come and speak to us about X-Inheritance Patterns. Click on the image 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.

Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase moved to Cincinnati at the age of twenty two to practice law. He became known for his defense of slaves attempting escape on the Underground Railroad. In Jones v. Van Zandt Chase argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that the Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional. He served as governor of Ohio and U.S. Senator, and in 1864 Chase was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.