The Fulton County Genealogy Group is hosting a free genealogy workshop on Monday, November 10, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Museum of Fulton County in Wauseon. “Searching Veteran Records” is the third workshop in a free series open to registered participants.
Presented by members of the FCGG, the upcoming genealogy workshop will offer a variety of information about using veterans’ records for research. This free workshop is open to the public and historical society members.
“We are pleased to have Matthew Roesel, director/ CVSO of the Fulton County Veterans Service Office joining us for our November workshop,” shared Carolyn Stilwill, FCGG workshop coordinator. “Mr. Roesel will be talking about veterans’ records in relation to genealogical and historical research.”
While the beginning genealogy workshop is free, pre-registration is required. The class is limited to the first 40 registered participants. To learn more about the workshop and view the genealogy research plan that will be used during the class, visit museum offultoncounty.org/upcomingevents. Interested individuals can register at the museum, call 419-337-7922 or send a message to info@museum offultoncounty.org.
The group’s collection consists of more than 1,300 books and over 200 rolls of microfilm located at the Evergreen Community Library, 253 Maple Street, Metamora. Research appointments at the library are available with advance notice by contacting fultoncoogs.org/contact-us. The microfilmed records include newspapers for towns in the county through 1910; birth and death records beginning in 1867; marriage records from 1864 (although the county was formed in 1850, a fire in July 1864 destroyed many early records). The collection also includes family histories, county histories, obituaries, tombstone inscription books, as well as a wide variety of other Ohio county records. For additional information regarding genealogical research, visit the research page of the museum’s website at museum offultoncounty.org/research.
The museum is at 8848 State Highway 108, across from the Fulton County Fairgrounds. It is open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To learn more about special events, classes, shopping, memberships or how to plan a visit to the museum, call 419337-7922 or visit museumoffultoncounty. org. Additional information is also available on the museum Facebook and Instagram pages.
