My husband and I are getting ready for our May trip to Ohio.
This will be my first trip back to the state of my birth in about 35 years. I'm really looking forward to it, but I'm not sure how I'm going to fit in everything I want to do and everyone I want to see.
Since all of my ancestors settled in Ohio at one time or another, Ohio is the hub of all my genealogical work. But more importantly, Ohio is where many of my relatives live. Most important are my aunt Sheila and Uncle Tom, and my cousins from Ohio and Michigan. I am really looking forward to seeing them and as many members of their families as I can. I have so many fond memories of being with them when I was a child, and I can't wait to see them again. We have so many things to catch up on.
But as long as I'm going to be there, I want to do a little genealogy work. There's a library in Lima that may have some records, as well as a library in Delphos. There's Bowling Green University which contains some church records I'm interested in. There are cemeteries to visit, and a drive around Lima to see old landmarks, like the homes of my two grandparents, the home I lived in as a small child, and the Kewpie, a hamburger restaurant that pre-dates McDonald's.
There are also photographs to gather, stories to record, and hopefully a few meetings with extended family members I've never met.
I can't wait!
