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Events 2012

Essex County Branch & O.G.S.,  Calendar of events:

Calendar click here

1) Road Trip; Saturday June 9th, 2012: Essex Branch OGS will members visit the Burton Collection at the Detroit Public Library. Contact Essex OGS for details:

essexogs@gmail.com

http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm

2) Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2012: June 1st-3rd, 2012, Kingston, Ontario

Visit Conference 2012 - Borders & Bridges: 1812-2012 for more information

http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference2012/

3) Roots to Boots, August 3-5th, 2012 Amherstburg, ON

http://www.1812amherstburg.com/

4) Essex County (Region One) OGS Annual Meeting (Theme 1812) Saturday, October 20, 2012, 9-4pm, St Andrews Residence, 99 Park St, CHATHAM, ON: visit

 www.ogs.on.ca/kent

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Other Community Events / Meetings / Projects

A) Mark Warren has printed a new book, covering Anderdon Township in Essex County, Ontario. It is available in Amherstburg bookstores and will be on sale at the Roots to Boots event.

www.anderdon1812.com

B) Friends of the Tecumseh Monuments: Buy a Brick Program to renovate & expand the existing site. Visit: http://www.tecumsehmonument.ca/support/buy-a-brick-program/

C) Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society, (HEIRS) Membership meets monthly, on the fourth Thursday, excluding June, July, August, and December. The meetings are held in the Community Room, Harrow and Colchester South Community Centre, Arena Building, at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise stated. The public is welcome.

http://www.heirs.ca/index.shtml
 

D) Amherstburg: World Alzheimer's Day 'Run for Heroes' Marathon. The Official Run for the Battle of 1812 Bicentennial Celebrations. Sept 23rd, 2012

http://www.runningflat.com/index2.html

Kingsville: The Augustine Pioneer Family Cemetery: War of 1812 Veteran

War of 1812 Commemorative Project

Do you have a War of 1812 ancestor? To commemorate the actions of our ancestors during the War of 1812, the Essex County Branch OGS would like to add a collection of family histories that prove their ancestry back to those who fought during the War of 1812 in the Western District (Essex, Kent and Lambton counties). We will present certificates to those who can successfully prove this connection. They, along with their families, will be invited to special events being held in the area to commemorate the war.

To be a part of this project, a completed certificate application form with documented proof for each generation between the applicant and the War of 1812 ancestor must be completed. Successful applicants will receive a certificate. The certificate processing fee is $25.00 for each certificate application.
The applications will be placed on our Branch Members Only section of our website. Information for only those persons who were born earlier than 100 years ago will be included. No information about living persons will be posted.

Click on the button below to download the certificate application form.