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Ohio Project Continued...
Both these Patriots have now been approved by the Ohio Genealogical Society as qualified to be members of the First Families of Ohio. I am planning to attend their Conference on April 26-29 in Mason, Ohio and will receive my certificate, medal, and special attachment for being before 1803. See photos of cemetery cleanup on page 21.
.........Part 2 comes later.
Ohio Genealogical Society Eligibility/ Induction Process
Any member of OGS who is a direct descendant of an individual who settled in the area now encompassed by the State of Ohio by the end of 1820 may become a member of the First Families of Ohio (FFO).
All FFO society applications must be accompanied by proof of descent and the payment of a non-refundable $40 application fee. Applications must first be approved by the appropriate lineage society committee and then by the Ohio Genealogical Society’s Board of Trustees.
Induction of new members into FFO is held at a special banquet during the annual OGS Conference. Inductees receive a certificate and medal, and those who prove ancestors who resided in Ohio by 1803 or before receive the FFO 1803 Bicentennial pin. This special commemorative pin, introduced in 2006, was created to honor the earliest pioneers in the state of Ohio and can be worn alone or on the FFO ribbon.
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Stark Award Service to Veterans
Medal presented by Prescott
Chapter
The Prescott Chapter now has two members who’ve received the Service to Veterans Medal. National SAR awards this medal in accordance of criteria in the U.S.S. Stark Award Program. Both members and chapters can receive recognition. The photo above shows Compatriot Tim Prater, on the left, who has received the medal for accumulating the required 5,000 points. Compatriot Jack Smith, on the right, has now earned the Silver Oak Leaf Cluster for the medal by accumulating an additional 18,000 points. Questions about how to participate in this program can be directed to Wayne Hood, Prescott Chapter, Stark Program Coordinator.