by Cheryl McClellan | Dec 21, 2018 | Club Ink, Genealogy
Let’s explore one of the genealogy databases available for free with a GCPL library card! MyHeritage.com is one of the four big genealogy websites. Geauga County Public Library patrons can access the website’s historical records for free through My Heritage Library...
by Sandra.Beane | Oct 5, 2018 | Book Reviews, Club Ink, Reader's Advisory, Staff Book Reviews
Editor’s note: Sandra’s review of Finding Samuel Lowe: China, Jamaica, Harlem by Paula Williams Madison dovetails nicely with Family History Month, which we will be celebrating on Sat., Oct. 13 from 1 – 10 p.m. at our Middlefield Branch for our First annual GCPL...
by Cheryl McClellan | Oct 30, 2017 | Club Ink, Finding Your Family in Local Resources, Genealogy
Over the next few blogs, we will explore the life story of a Geauga County resident, a miller by the name of John M. Williams (1845 – 1925), using records found either in the Allyn Room or through other GCPL resources, such as subscription databases. While Allyn Room...
by Cheryl McClellan | Aug 28, 2017 | Club Ink, Genealogy
This week, the view from the Allyn Room focuses on the 1890s. Two years ago, The Geauga County Genealogical Society and the Allyn Room partnered to create a substitute Geauga County 1890 U.S. Federal Census. The county census, along with most of the 1890 Federal...
by Cheryl McClellan | Aug 10, 2017 | Club Ink, Genealogy
Have you been meaning to look up information on your ancestors but don’t know where to start? Register online or by phone for my class, “Genealogy 101,” Aug. 15, 7 p.m., at the Chardon Branch in the Bostwick Room. Every discipline, including genealogy, has proven...
