Mahoning County Ohio Genealogical Society

02/06/2026

A reporter from the Youngstown Vindicator wrote a great story about our February meeting. Here is the story:

BOARDMAN — On a winter evening inside St. Charles Church, weathered books, fading photographs, handwritten journals, military artifacts and fragile documents told stories far larger than their physical size. The Wednesday night meeting of the Mahoning County Chapter of the Genealogical Society was...

01/22/2026

If you are interested in colonial history - here is an event you may like!

01/08/2026

Listening to John Slanina talking about researching the Slovakia region....

11/20/2025

For those of you who have been thinking about doing a DNA test, kits are on sale now at Ancestry.com for $29! That is the lowest I have seen!

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07/08/2025

I missed this. Someone who is visiting this upcoming weekend pointed this out...
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Belmont Park Cemetery in Youngstown provides traditional burial, cremation burial, and other services.

06/05/2025

The year ending banquet at Al a Carte Catering in Canfield for the chapter. Good turn out. The installation of officers (new and returning) and a marvelous speaker. We resume.our meetings the first Wednesday of the month in September. 7pm St. Charles Church in Boardman. Enjoy your summer. Have a love of Mahoning Valley or long standing family ties here? We would love to have you join us as we preserve and share the history of the valley.

05/28/2025

Ken Bravo has been a presenter at several Ohio Genealogical Society Conferences. He will be in Youngstown for a session on Jewish Genealogy Research. To attend, you MUST register in advance.

05/05/2025

Congratulations to Campbell, Ohio author Joseph Lambert, Jr., for being awarded The Governor Thomas Worthington Award at the just concluded Ohio Genealogical Society Conference, Kalahari Resort in Sandusky. His book, "The Political Transformation of David Tod" was selected above several others which were submitted for consideration.

05/03/2025

Congratulations to Mahoning County OGS member Jan Elias for being recognized for doing additional family members in Ohio. She was one of several honored tonight during the Lineage Society Banquet at Kalahari.

04/20/2025

A long time member and friend....

April 15, 2025

04/18/2025

04/04/2025

Are you interested in exploring genealogy and tracing your family lineage? Our organization provides informative and engaging programs focusing on research techniques. Join us for a meeting.

BOARDMAN – For more than a decade the popular PBS program, “Finding Your Roots,” brought viewers along as celebrities dug through the layers of their ancestry to discover the connections of the past that eventually lead to the present day. At Wednesday’s monthly membership meeting of the Mah...