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May 24th, 2013
Date: Monday, June 24, 2013
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Topic: “My Interesting Ancestor”
Brief Info: Branch members share their stories with fast-paced five-minute talks on ancestors they have found particularly interesting.
Contact Info: www.torontofamilyhistory.org/
Tags: my interesting ancestor, Toronto Branch Meeting
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May 24th, 2013
Please be advised that due to technical issues beyond our control, the delivery of this weekend’s eWeekly will be delayed until Monday, May 27, 2013.
We thank you for your patience.
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May 22nd, 2013
Date: Monday, June 10, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Windsor Public Library, 850 Ouellette Ave., Windsor
Topic: History and Importance of the Duff-Baby House
Speaker: Evelyn McLean
Contact Info: www.ogs.on.ca/essex
Tags: essex county branch meeting, evelyn mclean, history and importance of the duff-baby house
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May 21st, 2013
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Time: 7:15 pm
Location: Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St., Richmond Hill (map)
Topic: How Academic Institutions are Helping Genealogists: Digital Projects that Family Historians Should Know About
Speaker: Marian Press
Marian Press is a retired academic librarian and a popular speaker at genealogical workshops and conferences. Join Marian and learn about the many digitization projects sponsored by academic institutions that can help with your family history: databases, digital libraries and image collections.
Contact Info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onyrbogs/
Tags: how academic institutions are helping genealogists: digital projects that family historians should know about, marian press, York Region Branch Meeting
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May 21st, 2013
Destitute to Successful, A Poor Man’s Dream by Richard Bentham
The forebears of Richard Bentham fled the grinding, dismal circumstances of ordinary people in Yorkshire, England and Ireland in the mid 19th century.They arrived in Ontario as pioneers and faced daunting challenges simply to survive. Hope for a new beginning saw them through many hardships.
Richard Bentham of Grey Highlands Farm near Flesherton discusses what they were leaving behind and what they were looking for here. The story of the Bentham Pioneers could be a template for the many thousands of pioneers that poured into Grey County.
Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: LDS Family History Centre, 2nd Ave. SE, Owen Sound (map)
Contact Info: http://www.bruceandgreygenealogy.com/
Tags: bruce & grey branch event, destitute fo successful a poor man's dream, richard bentham
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May 16th, 2013
Date: 27 May 2013
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Topic:“Inheritance in Ontario: Estate Files and Beyond”
Speaker: Jane E. MacNamara
Brief Overview: This presentation will review how to find an estate file and how it can lead to other sources both inside and outside the court system.
Additional short presentation by Jean McNulty: “A Photographic Puzzle”.
Contact Info: www.torontofamilyhistory.org/
Tags: inheritance in ontario: estate files and beyond, Jane E. MacNamara, Toronto Branch Meeting
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May 16th, 2013
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Brant Branch OGS Library, 118 Powerline Road, Brantford
Topic: Chief Peter Green, the founder of Smokey Hollow in the 1800′s and his descendants.
Speaker: Floyd Doctor from Smokey Hollow Estates
Contact Info: http://www.ogs.on.ca/brant/index.html
Tags: Brant County Branch Meeting, chief peter green, Floyd Doctor
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May 16th, 2013
Date: May 25, 2013
Time:1:30-3:00 pm
Location: City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Room 115, Ottawa
Topic: The Life of Jack Couture
Speaker: Michael MacDonald
Brief Info: Couture was a journalist, activist, storyteller and poolroom operator who originally hailed from Deseronto, Ontario. The presentation will trace his poverty stricken beginnings and concentrate mostly on his colourful contributions to life in Aylmer, Quebec including his many contributions to the Ottawa daily newspapers in the 1940s to 1950s.
Contact Info: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/
Tags: Michael MacDonald, Ottawa Branch Meeting, the life of jack couture
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May 15th, 2013
“Dear fellow researchers for German ancestors,
Many of our German ancestors lived in areas of modern Poland which were once considered German, known as Prussia, Pommern and Posen. Others migrated through Poland and into Russian territory in search of land to farm.
Members of the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (www.sggee.org) concentrate their search in the areas of Poland and Volhynia (Ukraine) and help others whose ancestors might have migrated through these regions.
The SGGEE is holding its annual Convention in Seattle, Washington from August 9-11.”
To contact the SGGEE and for more information about this convention, please follow the link to the convention poster: https://www.sggee.org/convention/2013_poster.pdf
Tags: august 9-11 2013, FYI, german genealogy in eastern europe annual convention, seattle, washington
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May 14th, 2013
Welland Canal Workers’ Historical Exhibit – UPCOMING
“During the building of the Welland Canal from 1914-1932, 124 men tragically lost their lives while working in difficult and dangerous conditions. When the canal opened in 1932, the Federal Minister of Canals and Railways of the time committed to building a memorial to remember the sacrifice of those men. Unfortunately to this day, that memorial still does not exist.
Malcolm Allen – Member of Parliament for Welland is putting a call out to the community for photographs, letters, artifacts or historical pieces relating to the Canal workers. Items loaned to our office by community members/organizations will be displayed in our constituency office at 60 King St for the month of June in order to promote the need for a permanent memorial.
Your assistance or participation in the upcoming “Welland Canal Workers’ Historical Exhibit” is greatly appreciated.
For more information please contact Lisa Bastien, Constituency Assistant for Malcolm Allen at 905-788-2204. “
Tags: lobby for permanent canal workers' memorial, malcolm allen, mp for welland, welland canal workers' historical exhibit
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