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Currently, the Chapter meets monthly both in-person and with an online Zoom option. Information about those meetings are detailed below. Please make sure you check below for updates on meeting dates and locations.

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NOTE: Our newsletters are emailed in mid-Jan., Apr., July, and Oct. Please ensure that you either white list or mark the society's emails as "not spam" or "not junk" to make sure they come through. If you did not recieve it, check your spam folder.

2025 MEETINGS

Our meetings are planned to be in person meetings with the option to attend via Zoom. The in person part is held at the Medina County Public Library at 210 S. Broadway, Medina OH. Come at 1:30 for a social time with the program starting at 2:00PM.

• November 1, 2025, Saturday — Our Ancestors’ Education and Literacy
  From censuses to yearbooks, a variety of resources can reveal your ancestors' experiences with literacy and schooling. Lauren Kuntzman shares how to find and interpret records that reveal your relatives’ scholastic stories.

  Following the program Our Ancestors' Education and Literacy, the MCGS Annual Meeting takes place. MCGS Officers and Committee Chairs will make brief reports. Members will vote on a proposed bylaws revision. Members will elect the positions of Vice President and Secretary. Detailed information about the bylaws revision and the Board positions is available in the October 2025 issue of The Medina County Story, our newsletter.

• December 2025— No Meeting
  

• January 5, 2025— Help Session
  Bring your genealogical puzzles, brick walls problems, and/or hard-to-find ancestors. Attendees will brainstorm resources and methods to try to help solve your research challenges!

OTHER MEETINGS and ITEMS of INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS

• Genealogy Discussion Group - 2nd Wednesday of every month at Noon.

  Held at the Medina County Library Main Branch in the small 2nd Floor Conference Room 2A + 2B. Connect with fellow genealogists to discuss research, share hints, and ask questions. All are welcome! No registration required.
  

• Wadsworth Public Library Genealogy Club - 2nd Tuesday of every month from 2:00 to 4:00PM.

  Meet at the Wadsworth Public Library (WPL) at 132 Broad St, Wadsworth in meeting Room B. Research your family history at our Genealogy Club. Staff and members will share tips on genealogy research, exchange information, and talk shop. WPL Staff will help you access databases that search through millions of public records: census and immigration information, birth/marriage/death certificates, and more. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome.
  

• Lineage Society Video

  Lisa Rienerth, Medina County District Library, Main Branch, Genealogy Librarian presents this YouTube video for those intereted in various Lineage Societies and how to prepare an application to become a member.
  

Announcing a New Resource for Genealogists

Nelson (Terry) Hart and his wife Marcia Hart, current members of MCGS, have spent many years researching and compling information concerning Medina County Veterans. This work was part of a larger state-wide project with the Ohio Genealogical Society to document the Revolutionary War Veterans buried throughout Ohio. Eventually, the project included veterans from the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. The Harts have granted the Medina County Genealogical Society permission to provide pdf copies of the three volumes they published. Please note, Volume 2 is a very large file and may take a long time to download depending on your internet access.

• Veterans Buried in Medina County - Volume 1 - Revolutionary War Download Volume 1
• Veterans Buried in Medina County - Volume 2 - War of 1812 Download Volume 2
• Veterans Buried in Medina County - Volume 3 - Mexican-American War Download Volume 3

2025 Officers

If you wish to renew your membership for 2025, please complete and return the 2025 MEMBERSHIP FORM. Thank you for supporting our programs!

Want to become a member? Click here for our MEMBERSHIP FORM. It has all the information for joining us.

Lineage Societies of Medina County

Lineage Societies are a way of celebrating the achievements of our ancestors that arrived here first.

Applications for each group will be found on the page that describes the qualifications for each group.

Be sure to check out the Lineage Society Guidelines for rules on filling out the applications.

If you have questions, please contact our Lineage chair, at: , with any questions you might have.

APPLICATION FORMS

• First Families of Medina County
• Settlers & Builders of Medina County
• Century Families of Medina County

Medina County Chapter of OGS Research Policy

If you are not a member, but are interested in having our chapter do research for you, please see our research policy listed HERE.

Some Helpful (and our favorite) Links!

Ohio Genealogical Society: http://www.ogs.org
Medina County Historical Society: http://www.medinahistorical.com/
LDS Library, Family Search: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp