The Hamilton County Genealogical Society (HCGS) offers its award-winning quarterly journal, The Tracer, as a benefit to members. The HCGS quarterly newsletter, The Gazette, is available online to the public. Both the journal and newsletter provide information related to researching in, and preserving the records of, Hamilton County. Each publication provides a list of upcoming events, the status of digitization projects, and more. For an index of Tracer articles from 1979-2023, see The Tracer Article Index.

Indexes and Guide

HCGS has published research guides and many indexes of records from the early 1800s to 2019. One book, A Guide to Genealogical Resources in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio (9th Edition), has a Table of Contents available online; the book can be purchased in the HCGS Shop & Support store. PayPal, credit card, and mail-in payments are accepted.

Member Discount Program

We offer a 20 percent discount for members only – the Member Discount Program - on all Hamilton County Genealogical Society publications for sale here in our online store, including books, PDFs, and CD/DVDs. In order for the member discount to be applied to your purchase you must first log into the Members Area, then go to the Shop & Support store. For more details see the July 2022 Gazette newsletter. If you would like to become a member see our Join or Renew page.

page modified: May 2024