Obituary Collection
One of our members has provided the following information. Please help out on this important project:
"Because of my interest in genealogy and a need to help others in their searches, a group of us have made arrangements with Allen County Genealogy Library in Fort Wayne, IN to digitize obituaries for genealogical purposes. This will allow greater access to indiviuals researching their families everywhere. Fort Wayne has the second largest genealogy library in the country next to Salt Lake City, Utah, for those that do not know.
I am asking for your help to make this possible. If you could spread the word to others and share with your groups to save and not toss their obituaries, programs, cards, etc from anywhere, so they may be made available to help someone in their research it would be much appreciated. Arrangements have been made with the Warrensville Heights Library to house these obituaries until we send to Allen County. So they can be dropped off there if that is more convenient. Of course you can always give them to me at any time. This will be ongoing from here out. We want to help everyone find that elusive ancestor.
Should anyone wish the information they are willing to share returned to them that can be arranged.
The Warrensville Library address is: 4415 Northfield Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128-4603. They can send them to Genealogy Tracers c/o Jesse Sanders until further notice.
I don't mean for anyone to save us pages out of newspapers, we can research newspapers. In that case what we were looking for was information on any person that you had a perticular connection with and there by saved that information. The obituaries that are in booklets, programs, phamplet or cards are the main focus. This information may or may not be kept by someone though usually it is tossed after the service. We want to save the information which usually gives us a wealth of information on the person. We should not need any information, (sources, dates, etc) because that should be on the obituary. We didn't want anyone to go to any extra work other than not tossing the information. I am happy to take them when I come to meetings to keep anyone from going to any expense. "
We thank you for your support.
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.
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Saturday, May. 19th:
Cemetery Invasion
Kelly Holderbaum, Cemetery Chair, will lead us to Copley Cemetery (3770 Copley Rd; on south side of Copley Rd just west of Copley Circle and Cleveland-Massillon Rd) where we will read the stones in a portion of the cemetery. Instructions and materials will be provided. Our work will provide the information for new publications by our Chapter. Bring your lunch, lawn chair, wear comfortable shoes and come enjoy the day!!
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Saturday, Jun. 16th:
Deeds and Why You Should Love Them
Deeds are an important resource and can help you piece together information on your family. Julie Wilson will share more tips on getting the most out of deed research. Discover how to use deeds to define a family connection, separate people with the same name and more.
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Saturday, Jul. 21st:
The Painless Autobiography
Why haven't you written your family history? That seems to be the ultimate goal of most genealogists, but so few of us actually get there. It may be your approach that's holding you back. We'll explore "painless" ways to get family stories down on paper by beginning with your own autobiography.
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Saturday, Aug. 11th:
Discovering Your Civil War Ancestors
Free all day genealogy program. The featured speaker will be Amy Johnson Crow. Details on the event are still being finalized.
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Saturday, Sep. 15th:
Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town
Dr Joyce Dyer will discuss her book the story of of Thomas William Coyne and his daughter (the author). Employed for thirty-seven years by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, T. W. Coyne moved his family to Firestone Park, the residential community built in 1916 by Harvey S. Firestone for Firestone employees. Everything in the Park bore the Firestone name -- the school, the streets, the stores, the bank, the tires, the clubhouse, the stoves and radios. It is one family's story, but also a chapter in a larger story about industry and family at a deceptively comfortable time in American history.
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