Ohio Brooklyn Genealogy Club

Ohio Brooklyn Genealogy Club The Brooklyn Genealogy Club is an organization of interested genealogists formed to gather information on our families.

The Ohio Brooklyn Genealogy Club (BGC) is a not-for-profit association located in Brooklyn, Ohio made up of individuals whose purpose is to learn about, explore, and share information about genealogy. Each month, with the exception of June, July, August and December, we hold a general meeting of the membership and an instructional program on a subject dealing with Family History presented by a guest speaker.

02/13/2024

Join us for our next meeting this Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn Branch, 4480 Ridge Road, Cleveland, Ohio. Our speaker will be Tom Cirincione presenting “Italian Genealogy”.

01/06/2024

Our next meeting is January 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn Branch, 4480 Ridge Road, Cleveland, Ohio. Our speaker will be Benjamin Kman presenting "Polish Genealogy 101" about the 4 steps to researching your Polish genealogy and the tips and tricks to make your research successful. Hope to see you there! 🙂

01/06/2024

Hello and Happy New Year!
I hope 2024 brings you health, happiness, and breaks down your genealogy brick walls!

12/30/2023

With our new season kicking on January 2, we are celebrating 10 incredible seasons of !!

Throughout this season, we will share favorite family stories and revelations from our previous guests as part of our series! What were the fan-favorite moments from our brilliant 10 seasons? Follow along every Friday to relive the remarkable stories featured on our show.

Celebrate all 10 seasons of by streaming them on the PBS app and tune in for our season 10 premiere on January 2nd at 8/7C only on PBS

11/28/2023

THE GREAT SEA STORY

The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was LAT 0º 31' N and LONG 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899.

"Know what this means?"

First Mate Payton broke in, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime.

He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ship's position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line!

The consequences of this bizarre position were many:
The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer.
The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899.
In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900.

This ship was therefore not only in:
Two different days,
Two different months,
Two different years,
Two different seasons
But in two different centuries - all at the same time!

05/22/2023

The IGHR FamilySearch Family History and Genealogy Expo will be on Saturday, June 24, this year from 10-4:30 pm ET! Join us for an informative and fun-filled day watching FamilySearch presentations, asking questions, and visiting the virtual vendor and society booths.

FamilySearch experts will present sessions about the extensive, free resources available online at FamilySearch.org and answer your questions! FamilySearch International is the largest genealogical organization in the world.

In addition, a variety of genealogy and history related organizations and vendors will have booths to help attendees explore genealogy tools, resources, organizations, and educational opportunities.

FREE and open to the public!

More information and registration at: https://ighr.gagensociety.org/familysearch-expo/.

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