Sandusky County Kin Hunters Meeting This Sunday

Are you making effective use of obituaries and death certificates in your genealogy research? John Tate will be discussing this topic at the Sandusky County Kin Hunters meeting this Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 PM The meeting will take place at the Sandusky Township Hall on Rt 19 North in Fremont. There is ample parking and the meeting is handicapped accessible. Guests are always welcome! For further information, please contact Kim at 419-603-0367.

© 9 July 2009, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters Meeting

Just a reminder, that the February meeting of Sandusky County Kin Hunters will take place this Sunday, February 8 at 2:00 PM. John Tate, the guest speaker, will be sharing his own knowledge and experiences in doing family history research. The meeting, which is free and open to anyone with an interest in genealogy, will be held at the Sandusky Township Hall on Rt. 19 North in Fremont. Parking is ample and the building is handicapped accessible For more information, contact Kim at 419-603-03679

©3 February 2009, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters Meeting this Sunday!

Kim Harden of Sandusky County Kin Hunters sent me a note reminding me that the next meeting is this coming Sunday, January 11, at 2:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the Sandusky Twp. Hall on Rt. 19 North in Fremont. The building is handicapped accessible and there is ample parking available. 

Kim says, "We would like to welcome anyone interested (or curious) in genealogy research. Present members will be glad to share knowledge and experience. Anyone wishing to join will receive a free starter kit." So don't be shy, come out and meet some fellow family historians! For more information you can contact Kim at 419-603-0367. 

Until Next Time - Happy Ancestral Digging!

© 7 January 2009, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters Meeting Reminder

This Sunday, November 9, the Sandusky County Kin Hunters will be holding their monthly meeting at 2:00 PM at the Sandusky Township Hall on Rt 19 North. I will be there chatting about the topic “Researching My Pomeranian Roots.” The meeting is free and open to public with ample parking available. If you have any questions please contact Dave at 419-502-7620. Hope to see you there!

© 5 November 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters This Sunday

Sandusky County Kin Hunters 

Just a reminder, the October meeting of Sandusky County Kin Hunters will be held this Sunday, October 12 at 2:00 PM. Stephen Charter, Head Archivist of the Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University will be the featured speaker. If you’ve ever had questions about this wonderful research facility, then maker sure you attend at the Sandusky Township Hall, Route 19 North in Fremont on Sunday. The meeting is free and open to anyone with an interest in Family History. There is ample parking and the building is handicapped accessible. 

For further information, contact Dave at 419-502-7620. 

Carnival of Genealogy 

The Carnival of Genealogy has posted its 57th edition. The topic was I Read It in the News. If I counted correctly (not always a sure thing) there are 47 genealogists participating this time. Thanks Jasia, for being such a good hostess! The next edition of the Carnival has the topic “Halloween Hauntings– Fact or Fiction” For more details, be sure to visit this edition of the Carnival of Genealogy at Creative Gene.

©8 October 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters at the Hayes President Library

I’m popular. Well, okay, not so much popular as I am in demand. Family, work, and my dirty house are all crying for extra chunks of time. And if you haven’t noticed, there is an exciting presidential race in full swing. (I think I have whiplash from trying to follow all the charges and countercharges that are floating around the Internet and TV – talk about silly season.)

So, I’m going to be dialing it back a bit on my blogging – unless of course, someone discovers how to add more hours in a day. Seriously – anyone - more hours? 

Carnival of Genealogy 

Jasia has posted a whopping 50 entries from 49 geneabloggers at the 55th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy. There is a lot of great reading (and a fair amount of picture viewing) on the subject of “Show and Tell.” 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters 

A little birdie (okay, not a birdie but Dave Golden) tells me that this Sunday’s Kin Hunters meeting will be held at the Hayes Presidential Library this Sunday at 2:00 PM. Head Librarian, Becky Hill, will be presenting the program that is free and open to anyone interested in family history. For further information, you can contact Dave at 419-502-7620 

Well, that’s all from my corner of the world. Until Next Time – Happy Ancestral Digging! 

PS Special thanks to Randy Seaver for including my post One Year and 199 Posts Ago, in his Best of the Genea-Blogs- 31 August - 6 September 2008.

© 10 September 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

A Whole lot of This and That

SANDUSKY COUNTY KIN HUNTERS MEETING THIS SUNDAY 

Just a reminder – This Sunday, July 13, the Sandusky County Kin Hunters will be having their monthly meeting at 2:00 Pm at the Sandusky Township Hall on Rt. 19 North in Fremont. Dave tells me the speaker will be Lolita Guthrie of The Ohio Genealogical Society. Her topic will be “Cemeteries, Our Buried History?” As always, the meeting is free and open to anyone interested in family history. Parking is handicapped accessible. If you have any questions or need further information, contact Dave at 419-502-7620. 

23RD ANNUAL OHIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CHAPTER MANAGEMENT SEMINAR – SATURDAY AUGUST 16 

I’m tardy on mentioning this next item. The 23rd Ohio Genealogical Society Chapter Management Seminar will be held Saturday, August 16th, at the Holiday Inn of Elyria, Ohio located at 1825 Lorain Blvd (State Route 57) between Elyria and Lorain. This is free to OGS members and OGS Chapter members, and $25.00 for all others. Below is the schedule of events: 9:00 - 9:30 Registration (complimentary doughnuts and beverages available) 

ORDERS TAKEN FOR BOX LUNCHES:

($10.00 cash for each box lunch) 9:30 - 9:40 Opening Session E. Paul Morehouse, O.G.S. President Kenny R. Burck, O.G.S. Chapter Management Seminar Chair 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

9:45 - 10:45 Session #1

A - “Lineage Applications - Compiling Yours/Reviewing For Your Chapter” - Margaret Cheney 

B - “Taking a Look at Your Township and Village Records for Your Next Chapter Project” - Thomas Stephen Neel

C - “Developing or Locating Quality Programs for Your Chapter Members” - Gwen Gotham Mayer

11:00 - 12:00 Session #2

D- “Attracting New Members for Your Chapter” - Deborah Lichtner Deal 

E - “Deciding What to Publish and How to Get it Done” - Sunda Anderson Peters

F - “Whose Materials Are They?, Keeping Ownership of Your Chapter’s Possessions” - Bvenitta J. Williams 

12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH - Box lunch served with a $ 10.00 charge for each box lunch 

1:00 - 2:15 Session #3

G - “How to Find and Generate Quality Material for Your Chapter Newsletter” - Wallace D. Huskonen H - “Attracting, Directing and Keeping Volunteers” - Cinda Anderson Justice 

2:30 - 3:30 

“Meet the O.G.S. President: Your Chapter Relationship with OGS & Other O.G.S. Issues” - E. Paul Morehouse 

Closing Remarks and Door Prize Drawing (must attend to win) 

Kenny R. Burck, O.G.S. Chapter Management Seminar Chair Note: If you are planning to stay overnight at the Holiday Inn, the cost for OGS will be $79 plus tax. Deadline for reservations if staying over Friday night is JULY 16. Contact information for the Holiday Inn Phone: 1-800-321-7333 Internet: www.hokday-inn.com/cle-elyria If you have questions, contact Kenny Burck at 513-851-9549 or kburck@juno.com or OGS at 419-756-7294 or ogs@ogs.org.

CARNIVAL OF GENEALOGY POSTED

The 51st edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! This edition was hosted by Thomas MacEntee of Destination: Austin Family. Thanks Thomas for a great job! The topic was Independent Spirit. It's always surprising how so many people can take the same topic and make it uniquely their own. The topic for the next edition is AGE and will be hosted by Lisa at 100 Years in America. (It almost feels like I'm announcing - Party at Lisa's!)

Until Next Time – Happy Ancestral Digging!

© 9 July 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

Sandusky County Kin Hunters Meeting This Sunday

Hey, guys, I received an email from Dave Golden of the Sandusky County Kin Hunters reminding me that this Sunday, June 8, is their regular monthly meeting. Scott Mitchell will be on hand discussing, “Researching Cherokee Ancestors.” The meeting, which is free and open to anyone with an interest in family history, will be held at 2:00 PM at the Sandusky Township Hall on Rt. 19 North in Fremont. Parking is ample and the building is handicapped accessible. 

If you would like further information, you can contact Dave at (419) 502-7620. 

Until Next Time - Happy Ancestral Digging

© 3 June 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

A little of this, a little of that

REMINDER - SANDUSKY COUNTY KIN HUNTERS MEETING

Just a quick reminder that Sandusky County Kin Hunters will be meeting at the Sandusky Township Hall, 2700 Oak Harbor Road, this Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m. John Tate will be the featured speaker, and he will have a question and answer session. Visitors are welcomed. Sandusky County Kin Hunters is a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. For more information go the Kin Hunters Website at http://www.kinhunters.org/ or contact the organization at information@kinhunters.org.

CARNIVAL OF GENEALOGY 

The 43rd Carnival of Genealogy has arrived. I've read all 32 posts. They are an interesting bunch, my fellow Geneabloggers. The subject, of course, was technology. More specifically, what hardware, software and Web sites contribute to each of our genealogical quests. Some answers enlightened, some answers surprised but all answers entertained. If you would like to see what other genealogists deemed important, you can read about it here: http://creativegene.blogspot.com/2008/03/carnival-of-genealogy-43rd-edition.html. 

RETROSPECTIVE OF COG POSTERS 

The footnoteMaven, who has designed many of the posters for the Carnival of Genealogy has, at Jasia's request, posted a gallery of these designs on her blog. FM is very creative and you will want to check these out at http://footnotemaven.blogspot.com/2008/03/cog-posters-retrospective.html. AND FINALLY … Harold Henderson at http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com/, “Midwestern Microhistory,” keeps his readers informed about research in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. To keep abreast of what's going on in the world of Midwestern genealogical research, you need to check in with Harold's blog. Harold has given the Desktop Genealogist its second nod, by mentioning the post “Pension File Stories: Louisa Ish Smathers, Disappearing Woman.” Thanks Harold! 

Until Next Time - Happy Ancestral Digging! Note this post first published online, March 6, 2008, at Desktop Genealogist Blog at The News-Messenger Online http://www.thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=BLOGS02

© 6 March 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder 

A Sunday with Sandusky County Kin Hunters

One of the perks of doing an online blog for the local newspaper is that I have gotten to know some really nice folks. One of those nice people is my new friend, Phyllis (Hi Phyllis!), who belongs to the Sandusky County Kin Hunters, which is the local chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society. They meet at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of every month (except December) at the Sandusky Township Hall on Oak Harbor Road. Phyllis invited me to meet her at the township hall on Sunday to attend the February meeting. 

I have to admit it was nice going to the meeting knowing that I would have a friendly face to greet me. It’s not easy walking into a strange place where you don’t know a soul. I bet some of you feel that way too. Not to worry. As it turns out, the Kin Hunters are all friendly people, and they make you feel right at home.

Their speaker was John Tate, who talked about using various records to fill out a family group sheet. John kept the discussion lively and interesting (translation – John is knowledgeable and even better, he has a wicked sense of humor, just my kind of guy!). He will return in March when he will lead the group in a question and answer session. Members and guests can bring in their questions, and hopefully, John or someone in the group will have faced a similar challenge and have the answer. The March meeting should spawn some interesting discussions! 

That meeting will be March 9. The cost of an annual membership to the Kin Hunters is $10 for an individual and $12 for two people with the same address. A student membership is $8. All dues are paid for the calendar year.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Sandusky County Kin Hunters, you can stop by their Web site at http://www.kinhunters.org/default.htm. I walked into the meeting with just a pen and a notebook, and I walked out with an arm full of old Kith and Kin newsletters, a bunch of notes, an old picture (thanks Bob), and I hope, some new friends. Thanks guys! 

Until Next Time – Happy Ancestral Digging

Note this post first published online, February 15,2008, at Desktop Genealogist Blog at The News-Messenger Online http://www.thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=BLOGS02

© 15 February 2008, Desktop Genealogist Unplugged, Teresa L. Snyder