How do you find out if your ancestors served in the military during the American Revolution or the War of 1812?  Brooke Anderson with the Muskingum County Genealogical Society will explore military records that are available in both print and online formats for those time periods.

Brooke Anderson is a native of Pennsylvania who has lived in Muskingum County since 1977. She received her BS in Education and Master of Science in Library Science from Clarion State College (now Penn West Clarion). She was a Library Media Specialist for the Zanesville City Schools for 35 years. Brooke has been conducting genealogy research for over thirty years and currently volunteers as chairman of the Genealogy Library of the Muskingum County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society (MCCOGS). She is a member of MCCOGS, the Ohio Genealogy Society, the Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society, and the Beaver County (PA) Genealogy and History Center.

The MCCOGS Genealogy Library is currently located in the Ohio University Zanesville Library at Harrold Hall. It will return to the John McIntire Library when the remodeling project is completed. The hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (unless OUZ is closed for holiday).

In partnership with the Muskingum County Library System, Muskingum 250 and Muskingum County History are excited to offer a presentation by Jay Frey about the early history of Wheeling and Fort Henry.  

Wheeling, West Virginia was the first of many cities and towns Ebenezer Zane had a hand in founding, and was the home of many of those who settled in Muskingum County   The battles of Fort Henry in Wheeling were crucial in the American Revolution, but have been mostly forgotten in the course of American history.  Learn about the events that led these battles, who fought them, and what came of them.  Jay will also discuss the heroic acts of Samuel McCulloch, and Betty Zane. 

Born and raised in Wheeling, Jay Frey was educated in Ohio County Public Schools and he is a graduate of Oberlin College. His career as a teacher and later as a fundraising professional took him outside of his home state. In 2010 he returned to the area for an executive position at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. He retired in 2014. With a lifelong passion for local history and genealogy, Jay is involved in a number of organizations reflective of those interests, namely the Fort Henry Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, the Friends of Wheeling, Wheeling Heritage and the newly formed Ohio County Cemeteries Foundation. He has worked as a volunteer to raise up Wheeling’s colonial and Revolutionary legacy hence his interest in Lord Dunmore and Dunmore’s War.

Curt Radabaugh as
General George Washington

In partnership with the Muskingum County Library System and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Muskingum 250 is proud to present Curt Radabaugh as General George Washington and Alisa Dupuy as Martha Washington. 

Curt has had a life-long fascination with George Washington and he has achieved his goal of portraying this great man.  A veteran and retired law enforcement officer, Curt seeks to continue his life of service by helping to preserve America's past for a new generation. 

How long has your family lived in Muskingum County?  Could they have been among the first to call Zanesville home?  Brooke Anderson from the Muskingum County Genealogical Society will give a presentation about how to discover if your ancestors were among the first residents of Muskingum County, and how to join First Families of Muskingum County.

Dr. Lacey Hull and Charlotte McElroy are on the Board of Directors of Muskingum County History.  In this presentation, they will be discussing the history of Wakatomika, and the events of Lord Dunmore’s War in and around what is now the town of Dresden, Ohio. 

Debbie Deal from the Ohio Genealogical Society will speak about the motives and patterns of migration of New Englanders in Ohio.