Membership Drive

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Don't miss out!

 We welcome you to join the

Defiance County chapter

of the

Ohio Genealogical Society

•  Membership is only $12 a year (single) or $15 (family) 

Members receive our newsletter quarterly - "Yesteryear's Trails."   It can be emailed at no extra cost or for $5, one can received a print copy through the mail.

Members may submit surnames being researched for publication in the newsletter, perhaps leading to someone else who is studying the same family.

Members may submit their own family history queries to the newsletter and online.

Enjoy informative meetings and discussions with folks who are interested in not only genealogy, but history, as well.  Part of understanding our ancestors is knowing about the time period in which they lived.

• Meetings are held monthly, except for August and December, at the St. John United Church of Christ, Webster Street, Defiance - adjacent to the Defiance College campus.  

Meetings are on the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m.  

 

For a membership application, look HERE.

**Membership allows one to apply for special recognitions for the family, if criteria are met.

 If your family came early to Defiance County, membership allows one to apply for First Family status.
 If you can prove your direct ancestor was here before January of 1846 you can join as a Pioneer member.
If you can prove your direct ancestor was here 1846 - December 1860 you can join as a Settler member.
For a First Family application, look HERE.

If your family has been in Defiance for at least 100 years, membership allows you to apply for Centennial Family status.
For a Centennial Family application, look HERE.

If your family has someone who served in the Civil War from Defiance, membership allows you to apply for a Civil War Certificate for that individual.