Warren County Genealogical Society (WCGS) had its humble start in 1981 when a few local Warren County residents wanted to begin preserving Warren County records.  On May 20, 1981, WCGS was recognized by the Ohio Genealogical Society as an official chapter.  Original board members included:  President Bart C. Gibbons, Vice President Leora Spindler, Corresponding Secretary Miriam Worley, Recording Secretary Pat Johnson, and Treasurer Dan Ledbetter, Jr.  There were 62 charter members in Volume 1, Issue 1, of our quarterly newsletter Heir Lines in September 1981.  Dues were $5.00 for single membership and $7.00 for family membership.

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We have come a long way since 1981 and genealogical research has changed in ways we never anticipated.  You can read more about our history and journey through the years here:

History of the Warren County Genealogical Society (PDF)​

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Going Digital:  A Guide to Our Many Websites

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As of August 2025, our original website (wcgsoh.org), which launched Spring 2002 and was kindly hosted (at no cost to us) on the county servers, seems to be gone.  With the recent revamp of the county email addresses and website URLs, our website was not carried over to the new format.  We have lost a GREAT resource for information.  Please follow the progress of our work to get more information from the old site added to our new site.

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Our new website (wcgsohio.org) was launched late June 2021, and has allowed us to share news with those interested, information about our Society, events, and programs, and begin building a research resource for those connected to Warren County.  It has allowed our members to join or renew WCGS online using a credit card or PayPal account, supporters to donate quickly and easily, and customers to purchase our publications and used books for sale. 

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As of late 2021, Ancestry.com has restored the entire Warren County GenWeb project on RootsWeb.  

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwarren/index.htm

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Our Virtual Cemetery on RootsWeb was also restored in late 2021.

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwarren/Cemetery/burial.htm

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*​NOTE:  A copy of Warren County GenWeb and our Virtual Cemetery was made, but is INCOMPLETE.  If you reach any of these, please anticipate encountering the dreaded 404 Not Found error when trying to visit many of the pages.  It is best to use the RootsWeb versions mentioned above.

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Sites that are INCOMPLETE copies:

https://warren.ohgenweb.org/

https://warren.ohgenweb.org/Cemetery/burial.html

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