Welcome to Wood County OHGenWeb

  Wood County, Ohio was part of the Northwest Territory and inhabited
  by Native Americans from the following tribes; Wyandot, Ottawa,
  Seneca, Chippewa, Shawnee, Delaware, Potawatomi natives. The
  land was infested with mosquitoes since the Great Black Swamp
  covered a good portion of this area.  It was claimed as hunting grounds
  by the Native Americans.

  At first the county encompassed what is currently Lucas and Wood
  counties all the way to the Michigan border. After purchasing these
  grounds from the Native Americans in the Lower Maumee Treaty,
  the county became organized on February 12, 1820. The first Judicial
  seat was Maumee since Lucas County was part of Wood County.
  The first county seat was Perrysburg from 1822 to 1868. Then it was
  moved to Bowling Green and this city is the present county seat.
  Wood County was downsized to it's present boundaries in 1835 when
  Lucas became a County of it's own. The county was named for
  Colonel Eleazor D. Wood who graduated from West Point
  Military Academy, was an engineer, War of 1812 soldier, and
  designed Fort Meigs located in the current city of Perrysburg
  along the Maumee River.

  (Source:) Wood County District Library

  If you have some time you can read more online,
  or download this Wood County history book in PDF format.

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  Another great source of further reading is the
  Biographical Record of Wood County Ohio, J.H. Beers, Chicago, 1897

You are invited to attend a free workshop on
German Genealogical Research on November 5, 2016.

Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America in conjunction with the Harris-Elmore + Genoa Branch Public Library presents this program as a public service.
Everyone is Welcome!

Location: Harris-Elmore + Genoa Branch Public Library,
602 West Street,
Genoa, Ohio 43430,
Phone: 419-855-3380

Preregistration is not necessary.
Speaker: Jayne Davis, professional genealogist for 25 years.
10:30 a.m. Session 1: Beginning German Genealogy
11:30 a.m. Session 2: Researching Records in Courthouses
12:15 p.m.: Questions & Answers