The Williams County Genealogical Society held their monthly meeting on October 13, 2014 at 6:30pm, at the Bryan Public Library in the West Annex.
The guest speaker, Joanne Allison, spoke on her trip to Germany and ways she found her ancestors. She traveled with her daughter, who spoke German, to the church where her great grandmother was baptized. She visited with people who knew where different family members had lived. She gave a slide presentation of cousins she met, beautiful buildings, and many cities she traveled to. She showed how the very poor families lived in very small buildings, usually with only one window. They lived and cooked in the same building with the animals. She showed slides of the lush green grass with grazing cattle on the sides of dikes, thatched roofs, floating moors, mud flaps and wind turbines. She found out that Leiner is the sister city to St. Marys, Ohio.
Joanne has just published a book on German ancestors.
The next meeting will be a lock-in held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Bryan Public Library in the West Annex. The library is not open so you must register by Thursday, November 13 by contacting Jane at 419-636-6734 or coming to the library.
This is a free workshop. Methods to find your ancestors will be taught and handouts provided. If you haven’t done family research before or need some new inspiration to get started again, come join us and learn of the valuable resources the library has.
The purpose of the WCGS is preservation of county records and family research. Monthly meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, excluding July and August, at 6:30pm, in the conference room of the West Annex of the Bryan Public Library. The public is invited to attend all meetings.
For further information concerning the WCGS, visit the Website at www.wcgs-ogs.com or write to the WCGS, P.O. Box 293, Bryan, Ohio 43506.