Genealogy & Local History Help

 With the lifting of the social distancing mandate, the Virginia Wheeler Martin Family History and Learning Center at the Medina Library is happy to welcome back one of our favorite services - Genealogy One on Ones.

Before the pandemic, The Center offered two services for family and local history researchers: 

• The Genealogist is In! which was offered for four hours on Tuesday afternoons. Staff would be guaranteed to be on hand to help with more in-depth research. Sometimes no one would show up and sometimes 3 people would all show up at the same time. It wasn't predictable and the best we could do was promise to spend at least 30 minutes researching the problem. Currently, the Center has two genealogists on staff, so the Genealogist is ALWAYS In! However, we cannot guarantee how much time we can spend with you.

• Genealogy One on Ones was our version of the popular Reference-Service-by-Appointment geared to our specialized family and local history researchers. We offered it as a virtual service during the pandemic with limited success.

The old form for requesting a One-on-One appointment

 

Now it is back!

We are thrilled to be able to offer this service again. If you are interested in assistance with your genealogy or local history question, contact us:

• 330-725-0588, extension 5017
• me-team.genealogy@mcdl.info (copy & paste)
• Or through this online form:  Genealogy Appointment 

Image from the online form.

To get the most from your appointment:

• Be specific in your request. Provide
• Individual's name
• Location
• Time period
• What event are you searching? Birth? Marriage? Immigration?
• By providing what information you already know and where you have already looked, we can better help you.
• Each appointment is for one hour scheduled around our staffing levels and at a time convenient to you.
• Part of each appointment is spent researching.
• We suggest other areas of research. Not everything is available online. Sometimes you need to look elsewhere.

And yes, virtual appointments are still an option!