250 Buckeye Train & Transportation Celebration

FREE ADMISSION TO LIBRARY

The Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society library, 307 Center St., Dennison, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, during the 250 Buckeye Train & Transportation Celebration. This event will feature vintage aircraft flyovers, a car show, World War II reenactors, food trucks and music. Admission to the genealogy library will be free during this event. Tours of the library will be given. In addition, the library will have a large selection of used books for sale, mostly genealogy related. Come and join us at this event!

Library hours 2026

Due to volunteer availability our daily operations continue to fluctuate.

In 2026, the TCGS Library will be open:

1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays,

2nd, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays, and

1st and 2nd Saturdays.
Hours will remain the same – daily 11a-3p. Please continue to email us at tcgslibrary@gmail.com to arrange library visits for those who are not local. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Library closed 30 Aug 2025

Library will be closed Saturday 30 Aug for the holiday.

Closed 5 Jul 2025

Library will be closed Saturday 5 Jul for the holiday.

Closed on 31 May 2025

Library will be closed on Saturday 31 May 2025. Dennison Railroad festival is this weekend and streets will be blocked off. No parking available.

Hours

Our library opens on March 4, 2025 for another year of researching our family history. We’ll celebrate our 57th anniversary in October. What a milestone!
Our hours of operation are changing to accommodate volunteer availability. It’s been a harsh winter for our volunteers and this spring is a time to recuperate. We will continue to be open on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays from 11-3p, and all Saturdays except the 5th Saturday of the month from 11-3p. And the 2nd and 5th Thursday of the month will also have our normal 11-3p hours.
Please email (tcgslibrary@gmail.com) to schedule other times you would like to research at the library. By giving us a two week advance notice of your plans, we can find volunteers to accommodate your wishes.
Please remember, The Tuscarawas Co.

January 2025 meeting cancelled

Because of the weather reports, it was decided to cancel the meeting for January.

Lineage Societies

Cheryl Brown Abernathy is presenting a workshop on lineage societies for the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society on May 15th at 2 p.m. at the TSCG Library in Dennison.
After a brief introduction to lineage societies, we will work on ANY lineage application you have questions on, so bring them with you!
She is the lineage chair for both Tuscarawas Genealogical Society’s lineage societies, First Families of Tuscarawas County (settled in Tuscarawas before 1830) and Pioneer Families of Tuscarawas County (in Tuscarawas County between 1 Jan 1831 and 31 Dec 1850).
She is also the lineage chair for the Ohio Genealogical Societies’ Settlers and Builders of Ohio, and a DAR registrar.
As well as being involved with the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, she is also involved with several other OGS chapters as well as an officer of OGS. Her father’s side of the family has deep roots in Tuscarawas County, while her maternal side is from Holmes, Stark and Wayne Counties.

Holiday Closings

As a reminder the library will be closed Thursday 23 Nov and Saturday 25 Nov for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Final day for the 2023 season will be 16 Dec 2023.

55th Anniversary ! ! !

The Tuscarawas county Genealogical Society Will celebrate their 55th anniversary on Saturday October 7th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the library located at 307 Center St. Dennison, Ohio.

There will be tours of the library and archives building, book sales, libraty volunteers to answer your questions and refreshments.

The library will be opened at 11:00 am for normal Saturday hours but will close for research at 2:00 pm for the anniversary open house.

If you have any questions you can call the library 740 922 0531 on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday and every Thursday and Saturday of the month from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm