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Archive for the ‘Branch Activities’ Category
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
For those of you who would like to see details of everything that’s happening at the OGS Conference 2013, here’s the Daily Schedule. You can still register at the door for lectures on Saturday and Sunday, but the food tickets may be all sold, so be sure to have alternate food plans just in case, and be prepared to pay by giving a credit card number, or using cheque or cash. There area also a few rooms left at the South Village Residence, although these are no longer held for our group.
Conference 2013 Daily Schedule:
http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Conference-2013-Daily-Schedule-May-29-2013.pdf
More information about Conference 2013 can be found by visiting the conference website at: http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference2013/home/
Tags: daily schedule, durham branch ogs, durham college, ogs conference 2013, oshawa, register at door
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Tuesday, 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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Thursday, 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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