Publications

Footsteps Newsletter

Our quarterly newsletter provides members with news about chapter activities, events, articles about local history as well as information about genealogical and family history research. Members are most welcome and encouraged to submit material as well as FREE queries.

The newsletter is published in March, June, September, and December, and is indexed in PERSI, a publication of the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne, IN.

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Historically Speaking, Vol. 1 (2001-2007)

Limited Qualities Available

Wes Gaab was adopted as the City of Independence's Eminent Historian, and this book is a collection of monthly articles he wrote, which appeared in the Independence Community Newsletter.

Download the order form and send it to Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 311074
Independence, OH 44131-1074

Historically Speaking, Vol. 2 (2007-2016)

Wes Gaab was adopted as the City of Independence's Eminent Historian, and this book is a collection of monthly articles he wrote, which appeared in the Independence Community Newsletter.

Download the order form and send it to Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 311074
Independence, OH 44131-1074

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Independence Township Cemeteries, 3rd Ed.

Ohio Genealogical Society Lida Flint Harshman Award Winner

This book contains transcriptions of the cemeteries located in Independence Township and includes tombstone and burial record information for Mapleshade,
St. Lawrence, Tinkers Creek, St. Peter, Hemlock, the Darrow Family, the West Family, the Froehlich Family, the Harper Family, Crossview Cemeteries, and Brookmere.

Download the order form and send it to Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 311074
Independence, OH 44131-1074

Cemetery Workshop DVD

Misti Spillman, a cemetery preservationist, demonstrates how to clean, repair, and reset headstones in a 50-minute presentation. Sources for appropriate cleaning solutions and tools are also included.

Download the order form and send it to Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 311074
Independence, OH 44131-1074

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