Summit County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society

Essential Skills for Family Genealogist

From Genealogy Today we find an article on "12 Essential Skills for Family Genealogists".  Follow this link to read it. http://www.genealogytoday.com/articles/reader.mv?ID=4613

Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2013

From the GenealogyInTime Magazine website we find their top 100 genealogy websites for 2013. This is their second annual list of the top 100 genealogy websites.  They spent countless hours compiling an extensive collection of genealogy websites from around the world. They then ranked the websites based on their popularity, as measured by Alexa the internet traffic people. In addition to many old favorites, some interesting new genealogy websites made the top 100 list for 2013. Several rising genealogy stars also made big traffic gains compared to last year. Read all about it. [Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2013]
 

Did You Know

Did you know that the Ohio Genealogical Association has over 350,000 obituraries in their library?  They will send you a copy of any obituary you request for a small fee.  Check their site for further information.   www.ogs.org.

Genealogy Classes at the Library

The Akron Public Library regular schedules classes for genealogists.  Attached is the schedule for up and coming classes.  Register early as classes fill up quickly.  You don't want to be on the waiting list or worse yet, not be able to attend because the class is full.  
 

Upcoming Events
06/15/2013 - 10:00 AM
Cemetery Invation
Macedonia Northfield Cemetery
Presented by Kelly McKnight
07/20/2013 - 01:00 PM
Unlocking the Keystone State: Key Resources and Repositories for Pennsylvania Research
Akron-Summit County Library
Presented by Chris Staats
08/03/2013 - 09:30 AM
Discovering Your Immigrant Ancestors
Akron Main Library-Auditorium, 60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326