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• Membership to BCCOGS is open to anyone interested in genealogy. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and may submit queries free of charge. There is a $1.00 query charge for nonmembers.
  
• Dues are $10.00 for a single membership, $12.00 for a joint membership (2 persons in one household, 1 mailing) or $14.00 for family membership.
  
• Dues are paid January for the current year.
  
• Persons who join during the fiscal year will receive newsletters from the start of said year.
• To become a member print the Membership Application and send the completed application along with a check or money order (sorry no credit cards) to:
  
  
  Belmont County Chapter, OGS
  P. O. Box 285
  Barnesville, OH 43713-0285
  

• Regular meetings are held on the second Sunday of every month at 3:00 p.m. in the genealogy room at the:
  
  
  Hutton Memorial Library
  308 E. Main Street
  Barnesville, OH 43713
  Tel: 740-425-1651

  Researchers are welcome to search the extensive genealogical holdings at the Hutton Memorial Library.

  Regular Library Hours
  Monday - Thursday	10:00am - 8:00pm
  Friday	10:00am - 6:00pm
  Saturday	10:00am - 5:00pm
  Sunday	CLOSED
  Summer Library Hours
  Monday	10:00am - 8:00pm
  Tuesday - Friday	10:00am - 6:00pm
  Saturday	10:00am - 5:00pm
  Sunday	CLOSED

  For directions to the Hutton Memorial Library click here.

• The prime objectives of the First Families of Belmont County, State of Ohio are to identify and honor the memory of the early settlers of Belmont County and to show the proved settler's lasting mark on the County they helped to settle.
  
  
• The research and work necessary to discovering the settlers and their descendants is to promote and encourage interest in the people who contributed in any way great or small, and to the establishing of Belmont County, State of Ohio, the customs, culture, genealogy and history.
  
  
• If you are interested in becoming a member of the First Families of Belmont County - please read - the requirements for membership in First Families of Belmont County, Ohio by 1831.
  
  
• Deadline for First Families of Belmont County, Ohio for 2014 is August 1, 2014. Applications received after the deadline will be considered for the next year.
  

• The prime objectives of the Pioneer Families of Belmont County, State of Ohio are to identify and honor the memory of the early settlers of Belmont County and to show the proved settler's lasting mark on the County they helped to settle.
  
  
• The research and work necessary to discovering the settlers and their descendants is to promote and encourage interest in the people who contributed in any way great or small, and to the establishing of Belmont County, State of Ohio, the customs, culture, genealogy and history.
  
  
• If you are interested in becoming a member of the Pioneer Families of Belmont County - please read - the requirements for membership in Pioneer Families of Belmont County, Ohio by 1851.
  
  
• Deadline for Pioneer Families of Belmont County, Ohio for 2014 is August 1, 2014. Applications received after the deadline will be considered for the the next year.
  

President Sandy Saffield Vice President Ann Clayton Treasurer Marie Bundy Newsletter Editor Ann Clayton Corresponding Secretary Sandy Saffield Recording Secretary Becky Lynn Trustee Donald Hathcer (2014) Trustee Charles Shepherd (2015) Trustee John Taylor (2016)