Still Time to Register for the OGS Conference
Have you made your plans to attend the 2012 OGS Conference? The theme of the 2012 annual conference is “History and Genealogy: Finding Clues to Ancestral Lives.” The conference will take place 12-14 April at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cleveland. Complete details are available in the registration brochure which can be downloaded from the OGS website at www.ogs.org.
Sign Up for the Conference Blog
The 2012 Conference Blog gives you the latest information about the upcoming conference in Cleveland. Go to the OGS website and subscribe to the OGS 2012 Conference blog for detailed information about the event. The subscription window is on the right side of the home page. Past blog postings also are available.
New Article Archive–For Members Only
We have started a new “Article Archive” for members only. Gradually, we will be adding more articles to it from Ohio Genealogy News, OGS Quarterly, and the Ohio Civil War Journal, as well as other materials of use and interest to OGS members. Extended versions of two of the articles in the current OGS (March 2012) have already been posted there. Sign in with your name and member number and take a look!
Western Reserve Historical Society Extends Hours for OGS Attendees
The Western Reserve Historical Society announces that there will be extended hours at its Research Center during the OGS Conference. It will be open 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on both Friday and Saturday, and open again on Sunday, April 15, from Noon to 5:00 pm. Plus, there will be free admission and free parking for OGS Conference attendees on those days. Just show your Conference registration documentation.
Research Center staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist you with your research during these hours and additional activities are being planned. The Genealogical Committee, an auxiliary of WRHS, will have a booth in the OGS Conference Exhibit Hall, describing the extensive genealogical research resources available at the WRHS Research Center, including the family history holdings, genealogical databases, ethnic history collections and more. Details about Genealogy Committee classes and seminars also will be available. Daily drawings will offer Conference attendees a chance to win their choice of free WRHS and Genealogical Committee memberships or free staff research time in the Research Center.
For information about WRHS, go to www.wrhs.org.