County genealogists meet

The Hancock County chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the shelter house across the street from Riverside Park. The meeting is open to the public. Justin Crawfis, the local and family history librarian at the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library, will provide an update of the library. Members of the executive committee will discuss chapter business, including an update on the status of the Famous Dove ship passenger genealogy project. Charlotte Brannen and Roxann Baird are continuing to input obituary information into the Ohio Obituary Index at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library website. They are also continuing to photograph tombstones to upload to www.findagrave.com. The goal is to have every Hancock County, Ohio cemetery tombstone on the site. Pioneer and Settler applications are due. Current paid members who can prove descent from a Hancock County resident before Dec. 31, 1845, may be eligible for the Pioneer Award. The Settler Award is for proving descent from a resident after Jan. 1, 1846, and before Dec. 31, 1865. There is a $10 application fee for each award. Applications are available at the library.