Welcome to Clermont County Genealogical Society
Upcoming Events
Illustrated presentation that explores the history of Camp Dennison
Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meetings at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.
Presented by Mike Stretch, The Branding Ground,LLC
This richly illustrated presentation explores the history of Camp Dennison, from Cincinnati’s tense prewar climate and the public reaction to the firing on Fort Sumter, to Ohio’s rapid mobilization under Governor William Dennison and the founding of one of the state’s most important Civil War training camps. Using many images, maps, and illustrations, the talk covers the camp’s early struggles to house, feed, equip, train, and organize thousands of volunteer soldiers; the departure of early Ohio regiments for the Western Virginia campaigns; the expansion of the camp and construction of barracks; the creation of Dennison U.S.A. General Hospital after Shiloh; Morgan’s Raid and the later war years; the 100 Days Men of 1864; and the emotional return and mustering out of surviving volunteers in 1865. The presentation concludes with a look at Camp Dennison today and the historic landscape that still preserves the memory of this vital Civil War site.
Discovering the Digital Collections of the Library of Congress & Nat'l Archives
Hybrid Meeting - Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd St, Batavia and Virtual Meeting Come to the library to meet in person or use the information in your emailed invitation to meet via your telephone or device. CCGS members will be emailed an invitation and instructions one week prior to the event. If you do not receive an email and wish to attend, please contact us by the day before the meetings at info@ccgsoh.org or by calling (513) 723-3423.
Presenter: Bryna O'Sullivan
Whether you want to envision your hometown in the early 1900s or uncover an ancestor’s final pension payment voucher, the rich digital collections of the National Archives and the Library of Congress can help. Collections cover photographs, maps, military records, and much more. Join us for a presentation that will teach you how to navigate both sites and profile some of the collections most helpful for your genealogy research.
Bryna O'Sullivan is a Middletown, CT based professional genealogist and French to English genealogical translator. As proprietor of Charter Oak Genealogy, she specializes in lineage society applications.
Family History Artificial Intelligence
Hybrid Meeting. The presenter will present via Zoom. Members can watch on Zoom or at the Doris Wood Branch Library, 180 S 3rd Street, Batavia.
This presentation explores how artificial intelligence (AI) transforms traditional genealogical research into a faster, more efficient process. Attendees will learn how to use AI tools to review messy historical data, break through decades-old research "brick walls," and discover hidden family records. The session balances modern technological capabilities with essential fact-checking techniques to ensure your family tree remains accurate.
Heritage Day 2026
At our September 12 Heritage Day luncheon, we enjoyed a wonderful presentation by Michael Gunn about Revolutionary War uniforms and clothing. Thirty-three guests attended the luncheon, and five enjoyed the program via Zoom. We celebrated our two members successful proof of their ancestors in their First Families, Settlers and Builders, and Century Families Lineage Society applications. Their ancestors’ details are below.
2026 Lineage Society Inductees
First Families of Clermont County
| FFCC# and Member Name | Ancestor # and Name | Year | From |
| 324 Colleen Horn | 875 James McClain 876 Elizabeth (Betsy) Wood 877 Stephen Frazee 879 Margaret B. Mahan | 1820 1820 1801 1815 | NJ NJ Unk. Unk. |
| Settlers and Builders of Clermont County | |||
| SBCC# and Member Name | Ancestor # and Name | Year | From |
| 16 Colleen Horn | 45 Stephen Frazee 46 Elizabeth Ann McClain | 1855 1855 | CC CC |
| Century Families of Clermont County | |||
| CFCC# and Member Name | Ancestor # and Name | Year | From |
| 10 Colleen Horn | 19 George Frederick Horn 20 Margaret Alma Frazee | 1884 1866 | Germany OH |
| 9 Laura Murphy Wood | 17 John Chambers 18 Mahala Homan | 1880 1880 | NJ NJ |
A Big Thank You!
The Society wishes to thank many people who made the Heritage Day Luncheon special. Thanks to our donors Brenda Boyd, Paige Craig, Mark Dudek, Judith Malinzak, and the Greater Milford Area Historical Society. Many thanks to the volunteers who made this event a success.
Remembering Clermont’s Patriots
Scores of Clermont County’s early pioneers and settlers also served in America’s Revolutionary War (1775-1783). An 1802 Northwest Territory census of Clermont County includes nearly fifty of those Patriots’ names. As our county grew, so did the number of Patriot settlers and their families. Many of them later told their stories in their pension affidavits given in our courts. We can also find their names on Revolutionary War era Continental muster rolls and local militia and tax lists in the colonies where they served. There are currently profiles for over 150 of those Patriots on our website in our virtual memorial, found here.
Most of their graves can no longer be located and many of the inscriptions on those which can have weathered away over the past two centuries. To honor our Patriots and in celebration of America 250, CCGS dedicated a granite memorial on September 15 at Veterans Memorial Park. Many thanks to Union Township! Our memorial monument to Clermont’s Patriots will be unique in our county and will be available for Clermont Countians to enjoy for generations to come. The monument was funded through grants from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as gifts from Stuart G. Luginbuhl American Legion Post 72, CCGS members, and supporters.
The CCGS Library
Clermont County Genealogical Society Library Collections are held in a designated area within the Doris Wood Branch of the Clermont County Public Library (CCPL) in Batavia. The Collections are available during CCPL regular hours and must be used within the library. The collections continue to grow through donated gifts and an occasional purchase by the Society. CCGS reference books and microfilms available to researchers can be found by searching theClermont County Public Library’s online catalog.
CCGS has created an online catalog of donated family history notebooks and file items that are found on the shelves and in the file cabinets at the library. Entry of the notebooks is complete, but entry of the file folders is still in progress; volunteers have completed letters A through R. Search the catalog, Library-Physical Resource.
This brief list includes some topics from both CCGS and CCPL genealogical resources at the Batavia Library:
- Books and specialized indexes with a Clermont County emphasis
- wills, estates, guardianships, marriages, births, deaths, deeds, court records, military, cemeteries, census, maps
- Ohio and related states genealogical and historical books
- Genealogical Reference Books on standards, resources, methodology
- Migration, Immigration, Emigration
- Family History surname Notebooks
- Family File surname Files
- Obituary Card Files
- Clermont County Newspapers (Microfilm from 1814 to present)
The library has available for use:
- Microfilm Reader-Printer
- Photocopier
- Computers
CCPL Librarians in Batavia offer a quick online look-up genealogical search request by using a form available on the CCPL website. Both the form and an explanation of their services can be found at thislink. If time permits, they may answer in-person requests while you wait.
To contact the CCGS Librarian, use our online request form on our contact information page.
Cemetery & Obituary Records
We have many cemetery & obituary records important to researchers.
Search our Cemeteries and Obituaries databases by going to Research Resources and clicking on Cemeteries and Obituaries.
We now have 45,600 burials from 210 Clermont cemeteries on our website. Thanks to the Cemetery Committee Volunteers, Pat Dudek, Cindy Johnson Mark Ventre, and Mark Peterson, Chair.
As of October 1, 2026, there are 30,456 obituaries.
Thanks to Kathy Payne Chair, Stacie Ishmael, and Pat Dudek. Their progress is amazing!
Let us know if you find any broken links or data that you believe may be incorrect by emailing webmaster@ccgsoh.org
CCGS Store
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You will find some great resources, like Clermont County, Ohio 1980, A Collection of Genealogical and Historical Writings Volume One, containing original family histories and photos contributed by past CCGS members
Kroger Community Rewards
Please show your support for CCGS by signing up for Kroger Community Rewards today. Sign up and designate Clermont County Genealogical Society as your charity and Kroger will make a Quarterly donation to CCGS based on what you spend when shopping at Kroger. It costs nothing to sign up and it does not take away any of your fuel points.
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