Research Services

The Warren County Genealogical Society Research Committee answers queries directed to our society and can obtain copies of court documents as requested.  Patrons wishing to use this service may contact us by postal mail or email.  You must include your mailing address, phone number, and email address.  Please also include as much information as possible with your request such as family group records and previous research done.  Limit yourself to three questions per request, stated concisely.

General or extensive research for members of WCGS is $15 per hour; for non-members research is $20 per hour.  In addition to the hourly fee, the cost of postage and copies (15 cents per page) will be billed upon completion of the research.  Deeds are $2.00 per page (usually two-pages).  If you plan on having lots of deeds copied, we would appreciate if you would estimate the cost and include money to cover the cost of these deeds as we have to pay for these when the pages are copied.  Any additional amount will be billed and any amount extra will be credited toward your research amount or refunded if you are significantly over.  We may contact you by email if we have a question about your project.  For further research we will inform you of what is available and the estimated cost.

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All requests must be accompanied by a payment for at least the first hour of research.

For copies from our photocopy service for names found in our online indexes, you may request up to 5 copies of any of the following types of records with your family names for $5.00 prepaid:

• obituaries

• births

• marriages

• death records

Additional items are $1.00 each.  Be specific with names, dates, and online references.

To order copies from our photocopy service, please print and include the completed Mail Order Photocopy Request form for copies from our online indexes.

To submit a Research Request, please print and include the completed Research Request form.

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To submit an Obituary Request, please print and include the completed Obituary Request form.

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Please follow these guidelines when submitting your question:

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1. Be specific about what information you are seeking in this request.  For example, "Do you have a will for John Smith who died in 1840?" 

2. Include a 5-Generation Pedigree Chart or Family Group Sheets that include your person of interest, giving us what you know of the time period, location, and family connections.  Please visit our Downloadable Forms page if you need a blank Pedigree Chart.

3. If you have a family tree online, give us the name and identification.  Also list any documents you already have, so we don’t duplicate research.

4. Please include a complete regular mail address as well as your email address and telephone number.  We may need to contact you prior to sending the research and documentation you have requested.

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Mail the completed form(s) and any payments to:

Warren County Genealogical Society

Attn:  Research Committee
406 Justice Drive
Lebanon, OH  45036

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If you wish to email your request, please include the form and requested additional documentation as attachments and use the email address listed on the form.  You can pay online by visiting our Shop and Support page and selecting the appropriate item(s) or use the selections below.

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