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Ashtabula County Bicentennial 2011

Austinburg Church History and a Visit to Cowles Homestead

Ginny Seifert, Austinburg Twp. Historian, holding one of a set of plates that Betsey Cowles purchased with her first teaching money. It is entitles "Landing of Lafayette."

Ginny Seifert welcomed members of the ACGS and guests to the First United Church of Christ and to the Cowles Homestead on Wednesday, August 22. [...]

Rome Township and Its Pioneers

Gary Hunter and the Rome Township Quilt

The Ashtabula County Genealogical Society program held Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 6:30 pm at the Geneva Public Library meeting room was entitled “Rome Township and Its Pioneers.” Dianne Gilbert, Vice President/Programs, introduced the presenter Gary Hunter. Mr. Hunter has been a Rome Township Trustee [...]

Ashtabula County Men in World War II

Kenneth Lawrence

The Wednesday, June 29, 2011 program of the ACGS was held at 6:30 p.m. At the Geneva Public Library.  Dianne Gilbert, Vice President/Programs introduced the speaker Dr. Kenneth Lawrence, D.D.S.  His presentation was “Ashtabula County Men in World War II.”  Uniforms, hats, jackets, a knife, and pictures were displayed.  He collects [...]

Mission at Salt Lake City, Utah

Clare & Deloris Bottorff

The ACGS program for May, 2011 was held on Wednesday, the 25th, in the meeting room at the Geneva Public Library.  Members and guests welcomed Delores and Clare Bottorff who were introduced by Vice President/Programs Dianne Gilbert.

 

Delores and Clare have served three missions for the Church of [...]

Experiences in Family Research

At the March 23, 2011, meeting of the Ashtabula County Genealogical Society, held at 1 p.m. in the meeting room at the Geneva Public Library, the topic of the day was “Experiences in Family Research.”

Karen Anthony shared her experiences in teaching a class for beginners. She advised them to carefully look line-by-line for [...]

Finding Family and Other Surprises

Carol Thomas Fox

Dianne Gilbert, Vice President and Program Chair, of the Ashtabula County Genealogical Society welcomed members and visitors to the February 23, 2011, program at 1:00 P.M. at the Geneva Public Library.  After the pledge of allegiance by all those present, she introduced Carol Thomas Fox of Andover.  Mrs. Fox gave [...]

Ashtabula County Bicentennial Celebration

The Ashtabula County Genealogy Society and the Northeast Ohio Chapter #12 of the Sons of the American Revolution combined on January 22, 2011 to hold a celebration of the bicentennial of the January 22, 1811 founding of Ashtabula County. The S.A.R. Color Guard conducted a memorial dedication for Ashtabula County’s First Treasurer, Patriot David [...]

Cemetery Tombstones

Ashtabula County Genealogical Society met on Wednesday November 17, 2010 at the meeting room of the Geneva Library. Spokes person Dianne Gilbert talked about photographing cemetery’s, covering history of tombstones materials and identifying some of the gravestone symbols.

A list of cemetery supplies and equipment that you should carry with you is as follows: [...]