The Padgett Methodology for Effective Cemetery Research in Genealogy Virtual Presentation - Wed. August 13, 2025 - 7:00p.m. - Warren County Genealogical Society

 The Padgett Methodology for Effective Cemetery Research in Genealogy 

Warren County Genealogy Society - A Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - Virtual Meeting - August 13, 2025 - 7:00PM

Website of the Warren County Chapter of O.G.S.

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Spotlighting the Warren County Genealogical Society - a Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (O.G.S.) - and their well-attended 2023 Cemetery Restoration Workshop - photographs and a link to the handbook produced from the workshop.

The Warren County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society was quite busy with their cemetery restoration workshop that was held in September, 2023. 

Stunning photographs and highlights of the cemetery restoration workshop are also offered on the website of the Warren County Chapter of O.G.S. 

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The chapter also produced an outstanding 255 page workshop handbook  of the 2023 cemetery restoration work that is for sale!

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"Crosson Cemetery, Harlan Township."

"This book was created to help researchers interested in cemetery preservation and those responsible for cemetery maintenance.  Topics include basic restoration techniques, cemetery maintenance, mapping a cemetery, finding unmarked graves, mortar mixes, tombstone cleaning, tablet straightening, repairing breaks, resetting stones and obelisks, and Ohio Cemetery laws.
**Completely updated again for 2023.  Includes handouts from Ta Mara Conde, Conservator from Historic Gravestone Services, and information about Crosson Cemetery - 255 Pages."
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For further reference.:
The Crosson Cemetery on Find a Grave. 

Cemetery Preservation Workshop in September, 2023.: Warren County Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - Friday, September 15 2023 - 9:30a.m. - 3:00p.m. - Crosson Cemetery, Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio

Sharing information about a cemetery preservation workshop that requires registration and payment for attendees.  It will be hosted by the Warren County Genealogical Society, a Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.  

The workshop will be at the Crosson Cemetery, conducted by Ta Mara Conde.  

"This active cemetery is 2 acres in size and located on the south side of Roachester Cozaddale Road (Township Road 52) about northeast of its intersection with Morrow Rossburg Road (Township Road 27). The cemetery was deeded to the public by William Crosson, who died in 1879 and is buried in the cemetery.

The cemetery is located in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, and is # 12253 in “Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003”, compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1039493 (Crosson Cemetery)."

 Warren County Ohio

Crosson Cemetery Preservation Workshop Flyer

Warren County Ohio's WPA Cemetery Plat Map Link is now available for viewing on the blog.

The Warren County WPA Cemetery Plat Maps have now been added to the right sidebar of the blog. 

Presently, there are 146 Warren County Cemeteries listed on Find A Grave. 

A link to the Main Cemetery Page on the website of the Warren County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

A link to the Warren County Cemeteries on the website of "Genealogy Trails"

Please keep in mind that these WPA Cemetery Plat Maps were drawn up during the years of the Great Depression; during the 1930s.  The latest war at that time was World War I. 

Also, please keep in mind that many cemeteries are known by alternate names; and the name that was popular for a cemetery in the 1930s may not be the case for it today.

Fort Ancient Cemetery Workshop with Jonathan Appell - Thursday, April 16, 2020 - Warren County, Ohio

March is almost here!

It's that time of the year to start looking ahead to news of cemetery preservation workshops -- and in particular those that will be held in Ohio.  Most importantly, to those that offer training that adheres to NCPTT guidelines of "Do No Harm." 

On Thursday, April 16, 2020 from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. the Warren County Genealogical Society will be holding their cemetery preservation workshop at the Fort Ancient Cemetery in Turtlecreek Township. 

Jonathan Appell will be the instructor.  Mr. Appell is a nationally known cemetery conservator who has demonstrated both basic and complex repairs to various types of gravestones found across America. 

Below is the link to the details about this upcoming workshop:

Fort Ancient Cemetery workshop

Announcing Fort Ancient Cemetery Resoration Workshop - in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County Ohio - Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 9AM to 4PM - Jonathan Appell, Instructor

Sharing information about the upcoming cemetery restoration workshop to be held on Thursday, April 16, 2020 from 9AM to 4PM at the the Fort Ancient Cemetery in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio. 

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Registration

The Fort Ancient Cemetery on Find A Grave.

(Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery

Also known as Bethel Cemetery, Fort Ancient Hilltop Cemetery, Old Bethel Burial Grounds)

An Alternative Link to locating and obtaining WPA Cemetery Plat Maps in Warren County, Ohio

The Warren County Records Center Archive Index for Warren County, Ohio is currently the alternative avenue to take when obtaining Warren County, Ohio WPA Cemetery Plat Maps.

Remember when the Warren County Genealogical Society (Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society) had their massive website on Rootsweb? Then because of changes on the website, most of Rootsweb was "down" for a long period of time.  I quit trying to keep track of how sites came slowly back on, but more and more did. Unfortunately, not all of the content on them returned.

  For Warren County Genealogical Society's "Virtual Cemetery" link that included the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps, those still cannot be viewed.  

So the workaround is to use the Warren County Record Center's Archive Index, and follow up with a phone call to order your WPA Cemetery Plat Map(s).

See screen print below.: 

ALSO:

There is a choice for searching by name in the Veteran's Gravesite Index:

Records Request Form

From a member of the Warren County Genealogical Society.:

"This is one of the many reasons we are building a new website. 

Our cemetery records are on the Rootsweb servers, and unfortunately, still not accessible online. 

They ARE, however, available in the library! 

We'll keep everyone updated on how the new website build is coming along and what the expected release date will be.

 The access to the full cemetery index / photos / etc. that previously was accessed on the Rootsweb site is in the Warren County Genealogical Society Library, located in the lower level of the Warren County Administration Building. 

The volunteers are WONDERFUL and so willing to help. If you need something before we get everything up and running, just give them a call at 513-695-1144." 

Warren County Ohio Genealogical Society;
406 Justice Dr
Lebanon, OH 45036
Website: www.wcgsoh.org
email: wcgs@co.warren.oh.us
Phone: (513) 695-1144
Hours: 9am-4pm Mon - Fri
A Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
(Closed the same holidays as the Warren County Administration Building)

Sharing Recent Photos of the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio

Sharing photographs of some of the markers and monuments standing at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.  
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The Pioneer Cemetery was the site of a restoration workshop held a few years ago.  

However, these photographs show that additional preservation work remains to be done because many of the gravestones and momunents, including some veterans markers, are in need of proper care for serious condition issues. 

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 Above:
Sinking marble marker for War of 1812 veteran John Conrey

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Sinking marker for Margaret wife of John Conrey 

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Margaret Keever side of monument

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Wilson T. Keever monument

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Samuel, Charles, and Lewis Chamberlin sides of monument

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Hannah Corwin, wife of David, monument

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Anna Corwin, daughter of J. B. & Rebecca Corwin, marble marker

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William G. Corwin - sinking marble marker

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Robert L. Corwin marker

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Sarah Corwin, consort of Ichabod Corwin and Ichabod Corwin markers

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Lydia Benham, wife of Jas. Benham, side of monument 

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Abraham Phillips marble gravestone

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Double marker in slotted base for Hannah Chamberlin and Samuel Chamberlin

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Beautifully inscribed tablet marker for Joshua Collett

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Mary, wife of John Osborn, side of monument

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Matthias C. Drake's white marble marker

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Sarah, wife of Rev. Daniel Clark, side of monument

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White marble marker for Zephaniah Hart

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Three markers left to right:
Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim Culy, Mary Ellen, dau of G. & M. Liverpool (incorrectly spelled on gravemarker as "Liverpoll"), and Elizabeth B., wife Chambless Applegate

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Notes from "Find A Grave" about the Pioneer Cemetery:

"Cemetery notes and/or description:
The cemetery is a city block bounded by Main Street, West Street, Mulberry Street, and Harrison Street within the city of Lebanon. Although the cemetery is now a single entity, the north half was originally the Baptist Graveyard and was known as the Old Baptist Graveyard. The south half was the Methodist Cemetery and, likewise, was known as the Old Methodist Graveyard. The Old Baptist Graveyard began about 1811 when the Baptist church moved their church from a site east of Lebanon to a lot in the western part of town. The churchyard was used as a burying ground. The Old Methodist Graveyard did not come into use until 1820.

The cemetery is #12292 in “Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003”, compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1044484 (Pioneer Cemetery)."

Taking a Video Tour of the Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio

Thanking John Davey of Lebanon, Ohio for bringing to my attention this interesting and educational presentation about the Lebanon Cemetery.  

Sharing the link to the City of Lebanon Ohio's almost hour-long historical tour of the Lebanon Cemetery on "The Lebanon Channel."

The Lebanon Cemetery currently has 9,812 interments listed on "Find A Grave."  -- Click HERE

There are five famous interments at the Lebanon Cemetery -- Click HERE

October Cemetery Tour for Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio - October 12th and 13th, 2012 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Click on title to read about the upcoming Pioneer Historical Cemetery Tour for October in Lebanon, Ohio.  

"Admission is $20 per person in advance. 

Please call 513-932-1817 for your reservation."

The link is part of the Warren County Historical Society's website. A wonderful website to visit and browse!

Enjoy viewing the photographs of presenters dressed in period attire from past cemetery tours!

Currently, there are 467 interments listed for the Pioneer Cemetery on "Find A Grave."

"Last Call" for Those Interested in Attending the "Lantern Light Cemetery Tour" - This Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8, 2012 - 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. - Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio

"There are still a few tickets left (less than 10) for the Lantern Light Cemetery Tour this Friday and repeating on Saturday, September 7 and 8, 2012."  

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"Cost is $20.00 in advance, we take MC, Visa and Discover over the phone. Office opens at 9:00 am. Call 513-932-1817.  

Unless its thunder and lightening stormy, we will proceed even if its raining; bring your umbrella!  See you then!"

From the Warren County Historical Society's website:

Lantern Light Ceremony Tour

September 7, repeating Sept 8, 2012

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 

Contact: 

Victoria Van Harlingen 513-932-1817

gro.muesumshcw@yppatv

  www.wchsmuseum.org

 

The Warren County Historical Society presents its annual Lantern Light Cemetery Tours led by its Historian, Mr. John Zimkus Friday evening
September 7 and repeating Saturday evening, September 8 at the Lebanon Cemetery on Silver Street. 

The tour pays homage to noted Lebanon citizens of
the past, who were prominent, both at home and on the national scene. 

The tour will visit the graves of fifteen prominent citizens where guests will meet the “spirit” of the departed. The cost of the tour is $20 per person and reservations must be purchased in advance. 

Volunteers from the Glendower Historic Characters play the parts of the citizens of old. 

Dressed in costume, each character will emerge from the shadows from behind his or her tombstone and speak to the guests about the character’s life in old Lebanon and beyond. 

Designed to be a local history lesson, the tour also provides music and theatre as the dear departed “come to life” at the hands of their costumed
re-enactors. 

The Lantern Light Cemetery Tour will thrill and educate at the same time. 

The tours will begin before dark at 6:30 pm and end approximately at 8:30pm. 

Guests should plan to park on Silver Street and other surrounding streets, not in the cemetery. 

This event is a fund raiser for the Warren County Historical Society and all proceeds will go to benefit Glendower Historic Mansion in Lebanon. 

For reservations contact the Warren County Historical Society at
513-932-1817 or email at gro.muesumshcw@shcw. Cash, check or credit cards
accepted. 

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On "Find A Grave," currently The Lebanon Cemetery  has 9,751 interments listed -- 5 famous interments! 

"Cincinnati Enquirer" Story about the recording of old gravestones

Click on title to access a wonderful story that ran in the "Cincinnati Enquirer" on October 30, 2009 about volunteers in Butler, Clermont and Warren Counties, Ohio who are photographing and posting their findings from recording gravestones at local cemeteries. 

Some photographs included with story and helpful links:

From the website of the "Cincinnati Enquirer":

"Gravestones online"

Clermont County Genealogical Society: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecgs

Warren County Genealogical Society: www.co.warren.oh.us/genealogy

Butler County site of Caroline Huppi: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohbutcem