Recent Vandalism at Oakwood Cemetery in Cuyahoga Falls (Summit County), Ohio

Click on title to read the story and watch the video that was broadcast last evening on Cleveland's local NBC TV station, WKYC.  

Oakwood Cemetery in Cuyahoga Falls (Summit County), has suffered repeated vandalism that have affected many gravesites including those of veterans.

Currently, Oakwood Cemetery has 7,959 interments posted on the website, "Find A Grave," including a  separate listing for its Sultana Civil War Veteran's Memorial monument of white marble and bronze plaque honoring those who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.  

Hopefully, the television newscasts will bring better news in the days ahead about repair to the markers and monuments and that those who are responsible for the extensive vandalism at Oakwood Cemetery having been apprehended and brought to justice. 

Reminder - "Finding Your Way Around 'Find A Grave.'" Presentation - Monday, August 13, 2012 at the North Ridgeville Branch of the Lorain County Library hosted by The Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - Meeting Starts at 6:30p.m

It will be my great pleasure to address the Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society with a presentation entitled:  "Finding Your Way Around 'Find A Grave.'" coming up on August 13th.  

The general meeting begins first at 6:30a.m. with the presentation following at 7:00p.m.  

The meeting location is the North Ridgeville Branch of the Lorain Public Library.

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"Find A Grave" is indeed one of the most massive website's offered on the Internet today.  

"Find A Grave" carries its own unique intensity promoting its primary purpose to help researchers locate the final resting places of friends, family and famous people.  

I will attempt to cover some of the main points on how "Find A Grave" is important to a researcher's goal of reaching successful results on all those fronts through utilizing many of the tools built in to this one-of-a-kind resource.  

New discoveries, ideas, "Find A Grave Friends" and even long-lost cousins await many an avid "Graver" (general meaning: those who enjoy visiting cemeteries and recording gravestone inscriptions) as they wend their way through "Find A Grave's" serendipitous threads most of us have come to call "website links."  

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Information abstracted below from the Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society's website (click on title to view the chapter's Events Page):

"Meetings are held the second Monday of each month in the meeting room at the North Ridgeville Branch of the Lorain Public Library, 35700 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039, 440-327-8326. 

Social Time: 6:30 pm; the general meeting and program begins at 7:00 pm. Exceptions such as field trips, picnics and other activities will be announced in advance here and in the Lorain County Researcher. Check back for a link to the upcoming programs so that you might plan your calendar for attendance of our meetings!!"

If you need to contact the Chapter, you may either send regular mail to: 

Lorain County Chapter of OGS
P.O. Box 865
Elyria, OH 44036-0865

 

Or you may send an email to: loraingen@yahoo.com. 

"Either way, we will respond as quickly as possible."

Taking a Look at the Free On-line Databases Offered by the Ohio Genealogical Society

Click on title to link to Ohio Genealogical Society's free on-line databases which include:

"First Families of Ohio Roster"

Settlers and Builders of Ohio Roster"

"Ohio Cemetery Locations Index"

"Ohio Obituary Index"

"Ohio's Revolutionary War Veterans Index"

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If the focus of your ancestor research is centered in the state of Ohio,  becoming a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society will definitely benefit you in your research in many ways!