Welcome to the Seneca County Genealogical Society
The Seneca County Genealogical Society is an active chapter of OGS, with many talented and knowledgeable members who volunteer to assist researchers at all levels. Our members cover a wide range of ages and interest from beginners to advanced, including students from the high school genealogy club, as well as older adults who have been doing genealogical research for a long time. We specialize in Seneca County, Ohio, research but we can also help with other research needs.
Our meetings are on the first Tuesday each month, except for July, August, and December, and you do not need to be a member to attend. All are welcome to join us to hear some great speakers! You can also read about upcoming SCGS events and see other genealogy-related announcements on our FACEBOOK page.
Please CONTACT US anytime, or you can email me directly with your questions and comments. We look forward to connecting with you and helping you with your genealogical journey!
Upcoming Events - (In Person Meetings)
free to the public, you need not be a member to attend
Sept 5, 2023 - 6:30pm –
Steve Coffman -
Historical monuments: How to Clean, Repair, and Restore. Or not Tiffin Seneca Public Library – 6:30 pm
In this presentation, Dr. Steve Coffman will touch upon evaluation and assessment of historical cemetery monuments for possible cleaning, repair, and restoration, including many before and after photos. He will suggest videos by specific practitioners of the "art" of historical monument work and always recommends in-person, hands-on training with an experienced conservationist before attempting these tasks on your own. Dr. Coffman, a Tiffin resident, has been involved with the restoration of Rock Run Cemetery in Eden Township, Seneca County and heads Monumental Task Cemetery Preservation.
October Meeting
Meeting date and time and place will be changed for this month only!
Our October meeting will be on Sunday, Oct. 1st, 2023
Dee Knapp is coordinating a Family Day at Old Camp Pittenger for the Seneca County Genealogical Society and the Rotary. There will be a welcome and a presentation on the Camp’s history and future at 3:15 followed by a Camp tour. After that there will be games and a fire with S’mores for those who want to stay.
Dee and others are trying to promote and develop Camp Pittenger which has a long history in Seneca County going back to 1937. Many of our members may have gone there throughout its history and along with those who have never been there and would like to see it. This program is for you. Camp Pittenger is located at 8877 Township Road 131 McCutcheonville, Oh and is currently the Northwestern Ohio Christian Youth Camp.
June Obarr and Jim Stultz are coordinating this program. For further details contact June.October MeetingOctober Meeting
Meeting date and time and place will be changed for this month only!
Past Meetings Information:
June 6, 2023- 6:00 pm - The annual potluck dinner of the SCGS will be on JUNE 6th at 6 pm. The last few years we have had a BYOS (Bring Your own Supper) where people bought a take out or brought their own meal and we had a nice time re-connecting, so we decided to do it again.
6 pm - Hedges Boyer Park, Tiffin Barn - we can be inside so weather is not a factor. Bring your own take-out or home-cooked/assembled meal.
For further information, contact Becky Hill at rebeccahill44883@gmail.com
http://tiffinparks.com/the-barn/
March 7, 2023 - The 1950 Census: It’s New, It’s Old, it’s Out!
Becky Hill, Officer, Seneca County Genealogical Society and retired Hayes Presidential Librarian, will discuss one of the most important building blocks of family history – the Census. The 1950 census was released to the public in 2022 and can now be searched by name or place to find your family.
She will walk through the major sites that offer the census for no cost– Ancestry.com, Familysearch.org and the National Archives. This program will be offered to the public for free on March 7, 2023 at 6:30 at the Tiffin Seneca Public Library’s Frost Kalnow Room.
Becky has pre-recorded it and it is available on Youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avmo1PsJ4ok
Handout available for download below:
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