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Archive for October, 2012
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2012
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, 395 Wellington Street, OttawaÂ
Topic: Ryan Taylor Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Kyle J. Betit
Overview: Kyle J. Betit BS (Biology) is a professional genealogist, lecturer and author residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a co-editor of the popular journal The Irish At Home and Abroad, and is co-author of A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the National Writer’s Union, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.
Please check back for last minute changes.
Contact Info: program@ogsottawa.on.ca
Website: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/
Tags: Kyle J. Betit, Ottawa Branch Meeting, Ryan Taylor Memorial Lecture
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Catch of the Day, Galway, Ireland, c.1905
Four “fish wives” making their way up along Long Walk to the fish market, on the Spanish Arch side of the Claddagh in Galway City.
Source
National Library of Ireland on the Commons (flickr)
Tags: c.1905, fish wives, Galway, heritage photos, Ireland, long walk, spanish arch, the claddagh
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Date: Sunday, November 25, 2012
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Four Corners Public Library (Auditorium), 65 Queen Street East, Brampton
Topic: “I can’t find anything on the internet about my family. Why not?”
Speaker: Brian Gilchrist, Region of Peel Archives
Contact Info:Â http://www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/
Tags: "I can't find anything about my family on the internet, Annual General Meeting, Brian Gilchrist, Halton-Peel Branch, Why not?
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Date: Sunday, November 25, 2012
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Branch Library, 118 Powerline Rd., Brantford
Topic: The 1812 Battle of Brant’s Ford
Speaker: Floyd Doctor, co-owner of Smokey Hollow Estates
Contact Info:Â http://www.ogs.on.ca/brant/
Tags: Brant County Branch Meeting, Floyd Doctor, Smokey Hollow Estates, The 1812 Battle of Brant's Ford
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
The Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and Heritage Mississauga invite you to attend a Genealogy Workshop.
Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: The Grange, 1921 Dundas Street West, Mississauga (map)
Workshop:Â ”Breaking down the walls”
Guest Speakers:  Co-Star of television’s “Ancestors in the Attic,” Fawne Stratford-Devai, and noted Halton-Peel OGS genealogists Dorothy Kew and Jane Watt.
Registration fee: $10 (must be pre-paid to reserve your spot).
Please note, you must make your own accommodations for lunch.
For more information or to reserve space, please contact Heritage Mississauga at 905-828-8411 ext.0
or email info@heritagemississauga.org
Website: http://www.heritagemississauga.com/promo/Genealogy-Workshop
Space is limited so reserve your spot now!
Tags: breaking down brick walls, Dorothy Kew, Fawne Stratford-Devai, Genealogy Day at the Grange, Halton-Peel Branch OGS, heritage event, Heritage Mississauga, Jane Watt
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Stratford Public Library, 19 St. Andrew Street, Stratford
Topic: Family War Stories, WWl & WWll
Speaker: Lynn Matheson
Contact Info: http://www.ogs.on.ca/perth/
Tags: Family War Stories, Lynn Matheson, Perth County Branch Meeting, WWl & WWll
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Widow Macnamara in her Fortress.
This is the home of eighty year old widow, Margaret Macnamara, from Bodyke, Co. Clare, who was evicted on 2 June 1877.
Source
National Library of Ireland on the Commons (flickr)
Tags: Bodyke, Co. Clare, eviction, heritage photos, Ireland, widow Macnamara
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
A Journalist at the East York Observer is seeking help from the Ontario Genealogical Society on a story for their upcoming Remembrance Day edition.
They are looking for an East York community member who has traced their ancestry to a soldier or family member who participated in the war of 1812, and would be willing to be interviewed.
If you, or someone you know, fits this description, please contact Paula Last at: ms.paulalast@gmail.com, or by phone at: 647 269 4624
You do not have to be a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society to do this. The only criteria, as stipulated by the paper, is that you be a member of the East York community.
Tags: East York Observer, living descendant of the War of 1812, Remembrance Day edition
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
The Vankleek Hill Family History Weekend is taking place this Saturday, October 27th through to Sunday the 28th. The Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be in attendance with some OGS publications and maybe an answer or two for some of your genealogical queries. Other activities to choose from include:
Antiques Appraisal at St. John Anglican Church Hall.Â
- Two Sessions:
- Morning 10:00 am – Noon
- Afternoon, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
- Appraiser: Janet Carlile, an independent, Sotheby’s-accredited antiques appraiser, best known for her tours with the Canadian Antiques Roadshow
- Pricing: As a fundraiser in support of the Vankleek Hill Museum, $10 per item for a maximum of 3 items per person. With three items you get free entry to Sunday’s paper conservation workshop!
- Tickets: Tickets for Janet Carlile are available at Scotiabank, Vankleek Hill or at the event door. Can’t make it to the Bank? Call the Museum to reserve: 613-678-2323.
Harold MacMillan brings ‘the Gaelic’ to life!
- Saturday, October 27, 2012
- Location: Musée Vankleek Hill Museum
- Time: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Overview: Harold returns to the Vankleek Hill Museum to introduce you to the unique history of this language in our region, and to teach you familiar Gaelic phrases.
Paper & Photo Preservation Workshop
- Date: Sunday, October 28, 2012
- Time:Â 1 :30 p.m.
- Location: Vankleek Hill Community Centre
- Pricing: For $10, bring your paper-based treasures to learn more about care, keeping and preservation methods.Â
- Overview: Kyla Ubbink, an accredited and certified conservator who has helped restore art by Picasso and Warhol, will be at the Community Centre. This is a 90-minute workshop presentation on how to preserve your photos, albums, scrapbooks for future generations. It finishes with a question period.
Contact Info:
More information will become available as the weekend activities develop.
Tags: heritage events, OGS, Ottawa Branch, Vankleek Hill Family History Weekend
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