Golden Anniversary Collections

For the 25th anniversary, OGS requested family histories and received 620 of them.  This number of family histories has since increased to over 3,500 in number. These family histories are in the OGS Library located at the North York Library – Canadiana Section on the sixth floor. To celebrate our 50th Anniversary as a Society we would like to have these histories updated as well as seek more family histories to add to our library collection.

A number of the current family histories have already been digitized that will be added to our e-Library. This will ensure that the histories are never lost and to make them more accessible to researchers both locally and worldwide.

In addition there is a number of family histories that are located in the libraries of the OGS Branches across the Province that may not be part of the OGS’s main library holdings. Where possible the Branch should be contacted to have these histories updated as well. It is hoped that a link can be established through their websites.

Golden Anniversary Collections Objectives

• To make family histories (information) available to researchers
• To have an index of names included in family histories
• To digitize family histories for on-line viewing
• To have record / index of family histories held by Branches

Guidelines for Submission

• The family history should not contain personal information of living family members (addresses, birth dates, etc.) unless permission has been acquired.
• Paper copy preferred (an electronic copy may be submitted with the hard copy)
• Indicate if this is a new addition history or if it is an update of a previously submitted history . If it is an update indicate original title and submission date
• Indicate if copies have been submitted to other OGS Branch Libraries

Copyright Permission

Canadian copyright law permits researchers to make copies of portions of your work for research purposes and permits OGS to make one copy of this work for preservation purposes.

• Permission is required to permit OGS to make appropriate copies in order to lend a paper or electronic copy of my work through the OGS library or e-Library.
• Permission is required to permit OGS, at its discretion, to make additional paper or electronic copies to place in OGS Branch libraries for the use of local researchers.

What OGS will do

• Document will be catalogued
• Document will be added to collection
• Copies will only be made at the requesting researcher's expense, at the rate charged by the library housing the Society's collection is. Unless permission is given, only small portions of your work can be copied by users.
• If you are interested in selling this book through the OGS online e-Store, using our Print-On-Demand (POD) process, contact us.
• The e-library is a new initiative which makes books available to one user at a time online using a software program that OGS has purchased. Your book would be placed in this electronic library and users may request to view it for a set time period. At the end of the period, the user will no longer have access to the book and it may be requested by another user. No book will be added to the e-library without the permission of the author.

Submit Family Histories to:

Ontario Genealogical Society
102-40 Orchard View Boulevard
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9