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May 2019
May WCGS Meeting
In honor of Mother's Day, attendees are asked to bring and share articles and or photos of a female ancestor. If you cannot attend but wish to participate, please send these items to WCGS, PO Box 293, Bryan, OH 43506. Submission of items gives WCGS permission to read them at the meeting on 13 May 2019 or print them in the WCGS newsletter.
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WCGS Banquet
37th Annual WCGS Banquet Date: Monday, June 17th, 2019 Time: 6:30 pm Place: Moose Lodge, 115 N. Airport Rd, Montpelier OH Cost: $15 per person paid in advance by cash or check. Tickets go on sale April 24, 2019 Roger Lash will host “Trash or Treasure”. Evaluating items which have been presented to him in advance as to their value. Preregistration IS REQUIRED. Cost is $15 per person. The Local History and Genealogy Center is located at 107 East High…
Find out more »September 2019
WCGS Sept 16 meeting
Come Join us Sept 16th at 6:30pm in the Harmon Room of the Local History Center for a: SPOTLIGHT on Northwest Township… Denver Henderson will lead us in a lively discussion of the Northwest Township, it’s inhabitants and the tales and legends of Nettle Lake. For the this event we have assembled a research starter kit for Northwest Township….Cannot attend? You can take advantage of this offer in the following manner. Order by mail. Also available for purchase: The Northwest Cemetery…
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WCGS Oct. 14 meeting
October is a time for ghosts, goblins, strange and unexplained happenings....... Perhaps some of these exist in your family...perhaps your house or the home of a relative is haunted Maybe someone in your family is "strange" eccentric, spooky or just plain odd . Come to the Oct. 14 WCGS meeting and share your tales.
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Explore the Mayflower Society
On November 18th, Judy Rand, Lt. Deputy Governor of the Toledo Colony of the Mayflower Society will be the speaker for WCGS. Ms. Rand visited in December 2018 when her organization donated books on Mayflower Descendants to the Local History Center.The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm - 7:45pm in the Harmon Room of the Local History Center.
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January 2020
Civil War Families…how to join informational meeting
Lineage Society Chairperson, Kim Smith. Will present information on how to become a member of WCGS' newest lineage society. Civil War Families.
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Fieldtrip to Spangler’s Candy Factory
WCGS will be touring Spangler's Candy Factory. Attendees are asked to meet at the factory 400 N. Portland Street, Bryan, OH 43506. $6.00 per person.
Find out more »March 2020
Bridgewater Township Founding – CANCELLED until Coronavirous Emergency is lifted.
Please note: Change of Time, day, and place for the March 2020 Williams County Genealogical Society’s monthly program meeting, you will be invited to take a 181 year journey in time from the founding of Bridgewater Township . The Program will take place at the Bridgewater Township Community Hall on Sunday March 22ed at 2:00 PM SAVE THE DATE… Further details will be announced closer to date.
Find out more »April 2020
Featuring…Williams County’s Bicentenniel
Denver Henderson, speaker.
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