OGS conference in Toldeo is in ten days. Ohio Death Certificates Again this year, the Ohio Historical Society will be bringing its Ohio death certificates for viewing and copying. Death certificates from 20 December 1908 to 1953 will be available, as well as ceritifcates for stillborns from 1918-1953. To expedite the process, it will be helpful to have certificate numbers ready. An online index from 1913-1944 can be found on the OHS web site at www.ohiohistory.org/dindex. Go to the Ohio Genealogical Society website for the conference program. http://www.ogs.org/2006conf.php One of the speakers, Jana Broglin, has published some transcripts of US records that may interest members interested in the Lucas County, Ohio, area or in various parts of Kentucky. http://home.toltbbs.net/jsbroglin/Publications.htm John T Humphreys, another speaker who is expert on Pennsylvania ancestors and where they migrated has published a lot of books and articles that include: Mr. Humphrey's principal genealogical publications include the fourteen-volume set of Pennsylvania Births that list more than 170,000 recorded births in eleven eastern Pennsylvania counties, a two-volume family history titled Early Families of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Gravestones, Northampton County and the critically acclaimed Understanding and Using Baptismal Records. Articles from John T. Humphrey: Life in Mid-Eighteenth Century Pennsylvania To find publication by any of the speakers whose subject is of interest just search the Internet with the speaker's name. Karen