Hancock County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society

06/18/2026

A new feature on is a 1776 badge for Veterans. They partnered with to automatically update from their records. You can search Hancock County, Ohio and check 1776 near the bottom to see them. We have messaged the memorial manager for those we have submitted to the program who do not have the badge.

One note - Our research leads us to believe Nathaniel Babcock is buried in Dublin, Ohio with his wife's family. There is a stone in Houcktown we believe to be a memorial stone.

06/15/2026

This is your friendly reminder of the meeting Tuesday, June 16 from 2-4 at the Hancock Historical Museum, courtesy of the front page of The Courier on Friday.

06/02/2026

Great Scot stores in Findlay and North Baltimore are closing in the next month. I will turn in receipts this week and that will be the end of our participation. Sad to see this coming to an end. It was a nice income for us.

05/27/2026

Another story about the Revolutionary War Veteran Graves project. Same guy but different story.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18iPg7xVU8/

If you saw the Spectrum News report yesterday, then you heard right — the America-250 Ohio Revolutionary War Veteran Graves Project app will remain live for continued data collection!

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/05/25/revolutionary-war-veterans--graves-ohio

After a year of incredible work, more than 500 volunteers documented 4,344 Revolutionary War veteran and patriot gravesites across 1,487 cemeteries in Ohio.

The final results from this year-long effort will go live by July 4, 2026 — but the work doesn’t stop there. One of the greatest strengths of this project is that it’s a living document, meaning information can continue to be added, corrected, and refined over time.

So keep getting out there and helping us work toward documenting all 7,000+ Revolutionary War veterans and patriots buried in Ohio! Any new information submitted will continue to be incorporated into the final dashboard after the initial July 4 release.

Want to help? Learn how to volunteer, access the collection portal, and explore the live dashboard here: https://www.ohiohistory.org/preserving-ohio/history-preservation-where-you-live/revwarvet-graves/

📸: Volunteer Matthew Lucas searches for Revolutionary War veterans’ graves at Obetz Cemetery. Photo by Spectrum News 1/Aliah Keller.

05/27/2026

Another story on our project.

Memorial Day was first established in the aftermath of the Civil War, but has become a day to mark all those who died serving in the military. As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Judy Wood...

05/23/2026

Today's The Courier has an article about the America 250 Ohio project we've been working on.

05/20/2026

This is a story out of Chicago about the Revolutionary War Veterans project we've been working on for months.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GTtJ5AWPg/

05/14/2026

I can't share the article but I was able to read it on the app even though I don't have a subscription. This is the event on May 30.

04/26/2026

Great event at the Hancock Historical Museum tonight. Sorry I didn't get more pictures. I'm supposed to get some from the museum staff.