Join the Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and Calvary Cemetery on Saturday, June 1, 2024, for the second of four tours scheduled for 2024. Check-in starts at 1:00 p.m. with tours starting promptly at 1:30 p.m. Download Flyer The Calvary Cemetery tour, hosted by the MCC-OGS, will take visitors to various areas … Continue reading Tour Cemetery with Montgomery County OGS
Importance of Cemetery and Gravestone Preservation at October Meeting
The Crawford County Chapter of OGS hosted Ronny Echelberger at the October meeting. Ronny is a dedicated preserver of Cemeteries and Gravstones, focusing in Richland County Ohio. Meeting attendees learned about terms like Taphophiles and Coimetromania and techniques for correctly preserving gravesites. Taphophile: Someone who is interested in funerals, gravestone art, epitaphs and cemeteries. Coimetromania: … Continue reading Importance of Cemetery and Gravestone Preservation at October Meeting
Glimpse of Galion’s Fairview Cemetery on Dec 28 1911
Fairview Cemetery Entrance on Dec 28 1911, Galion Ohio
Conley Cemetery Clean-up in Crawford County Ohio
by Marilyn Long Conley Cemetery in Crawford County Ohio Clean up began on Saturday. As previously reported, 7 or 8 years ago, our friends, Steve & Cathie Timmis and my husband Steve and I visited several states to find cemeteries where relatives were buried. One of these was in Bucyrus, Ohio. We found the isolated … Continue reading Conley Cemetery Clean-up in Crawford County Ohio
Veterans Grave Registry Found in Crawford County Courthouse Basement
Recently an historic copy of the Veterans Grave Registry created for Crawford County Ohio in the early 1900's by the Works Progress Administration of the State of Ohio was found in the basement of the courthouse. Thanks to the Tax Map Office the document was digitized and is available for download. The PDF file is … Continue reading Veterans Grave Registry Found in Crawford County Courthouse Basement
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