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Archive for November, 2012
Heritage Photo of the Day: November 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012Heritage Photo of the Day: November 6, 2012
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012Today we have 2 heritage photos of Canadian Soldiers in WWI:
A Canadian drying his socks over a roughly made fire, July 1917.
Library and Archives Canada: BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives’ photostream
Canadians buying oranges and chewing gum from little children. The little French girls carry their gas masks. July, 1917
Library and Archives Canada: BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives’ photostream
Reminder for Sault & District Meeting
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Rosedale Public School, 90 Chapple Ave., Sault Ste. Marie. (map)
Agenda: Brief business meeting; Meet researchers; Q&A; Guest Speaker.
Contact Info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onogsssm/
Heritage Photo of the Day: November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5th, 2012View over the crest of Vimy Ridge showing the village of Vimy , which was captured by Canadian troops , May 1917.
Library and Archives Canada: BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives’ photostream
Upcoming Heritage Event at Lambton Room Archives: British Home Child Presentation & Reading
Monday, November 5th, 2012Date: Sunday, November 18, 2012
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Location: Sarnia Library Theatre, 124 Christina St., S, Sarnia (map)
Join Canadian author Sandra Joyce as she discusses the plight of the British Home Child and her personal connection. Her novel, The Street Arab, is based on her father’s life, a home boy sent to Canada from Scotland in 1925. A question and answer period will follow.
Admission is free.
Contact Info: http://www.lclmg.org/lclmg/Museums/LambtonRoom/tabid/110/Default.aspx
Notice for Sudbury District Branch Meeting
Monday, November 5th, 2012Date: Monday, November 19th, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Parkside Centre, Sudbury YMCA, 140 Durham St., South
Special Guest Speaker: T. R. C. Smith, Canadian Army-Retired, Career Military Man & Canadian Forces Veteran of Afghanistan.
Topic: Military Rank Badges of the Canadian Forces, from 1867 – 2012.
Contact Info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onogs/ogs.htm
Please Join Us! Guests are ALWAYS Welcome!
Free Parking after 6PM, Under YMCA Building
FYI: Genealogy Reference Interview with Penny Allen
Monday, November 5th, 2012Web Conference, 1 hour
Date: Monday, November 19, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm ET
REGISTER HERE or here’s the link: http://bit.ly/Nov19Allen
Fees: Member: $39.00, Non-Member: $49.00
Overview: Unlike a reference interview, genealogists have specific requests, and may have a little or no knowledge of the types of resources that the library can offer. It is very important that the librarians ask questions that will help them understand what the researcher is looking for. This session will cover the basic questions that are specific to genealogy enquiries.
About the Presenter: Penny Allen is a qualified librarian, who has a passion for genealogy. With over 30 years of experience, she has implemented genealogy programs in public libraries; taught basic genealogy to adult learners through continuing education programs; attended and presented at genealogy conferences; volunteered at the Who Do You Think You Are show in London and researched at many archives and libraries in the U.K. and across Canada.
Contact Info: http://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Home/OLAWEB/Ontario_Library_Association.aspx?hkey=49504c21-3931-4906-984e-4812d251311a
FYI: Former Patron makes Archival Donation
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012Recently retired Senator and former Patron of the Ontario Genealogical Society, the honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy, has donated her Archival Records to the University of Toronto.
Read the full media release from the University of Toronto here
Heritage Photo of the Day: November 3, 2012
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012Firefighters, England, 1884
The National Archives UK
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