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|motto=The | |motto=The premier Ohio family heritage resource | ||
|established=15 August 1959 | |established=15 August 1959 | ||
|address=611 State Route 97 West<br> Bellville OH 44813-8813 | |address=611 State Route 97 West<br> Bellville OH 44813-8813 | ||
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=== Membership Benefits === | === Membership Benefits === | ||
'''Single Membership $40.00'''; ''' | '''Single Membership $40.00'''; ''' Joint Membership $45.00'''; [http://www.ogs.org Click here to join]. | ||
The Ohio Genealogical Society gives its members valuable benefits including: | The Ohio Genealogical Society gives its members valuable benefits including: | ||
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=== Library Services and Resources === | === Library Services and Resources === | ||
The '''Ohio Genealogical Society''' has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio records.<ref name="DB89">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Read about the [http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/index.php Samuel D. Isaly Library] and its hours, admission, contact, resources, and policies. '''Library Services: | The '''Ohio Genealogical Society''' has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio records.<ref name="DB89">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Read about the [http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/index.php Samuel D. Isaly Library] and its hours, admission, contact, resources, and policies. '''Library Services: ''' copy service, meeting rooms, researchers list, scanning and photocopy services, speakers bureau, and tours.<ref>[http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/services.php OGS Library Services] in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref> | ||
====Library Resources==== | ====Library Resources==== | ||
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*Ancestor Charts filed by member surname | *Ancestor Charts filed by member surname | ||
*Eight cabinets of surname files | *Eight cabinets of surname files | ||
*Complete set of ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly'' (formerly ''The Report'' | *Complete set of ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly'' (formerly ''The Report'' ), ''OGS Genealogy News'', ''Ohio Records and Pioneer Families'', ''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal'', ''Gateway to the West'' and other periodicals | ||
*Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners) | *Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners) | ||
*Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters | *Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters | ||
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