Genealogy 101: The Basics - Webinar from the Whitby Public Library

Genealogy 101: The Basics

Wednesday July 15, 2020
1:30 PM until 3:30 PM

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Come learn the basic steps for launching your family history experience. Learn from Nancy Trimble as she gives you advice on interviewing your family, searching attics, recording & organizing what you find, Internet searching and offline help, and groups. Learn to avoid some common pitfalls in your quest, as she shares some hard-learned lessons. 

Nancy Trimble, PLCGS has been doing genealogy since she was a teenager. She earned her diploma in Canadian Records in 2004 and is currently the Chair of the Durham Region Branch, Ontario Ancestors. 

Free Genealogy Websites - April 7th Meeting

There are more genealogy websites out there besides the subscription databases - and quite a few of them are free!

Come to our meeting as some of our members demonstrate a few of their favourites. A list of some of these sites has been uploaded to our Facebook Group in our member Stacy's post.

The meeting is held at 7:30 pm in the Oshawa Public Library Auditorium (basement), 65 Bagot Street, Oshawa, 1 block south of the City Hall.

Our meetings are free and visitors are always welcome. Come and bring a friend!

1871 Canada Census

LAC Press Release. 

Launch of "Census of Canada, 1871"

Ottawa, August 30, 2011— The 1871 census marked the first regularly scheduled collection of national statistics, and Library and Archives Canada is now pleased to make its results available online. Researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time.

The information covers the four provinces that were part of the Dominion of Canada in 1871: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.

Access to the digitized images of the 1871 census is available online in two different ways:

• Through a database that is searchable by nominal information such as Name, Given Name (s) and Age, and/or geographical information such as Province, District Name, District Number,and Sub-district Number. The database is available at:www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1871/index-e.html

• Through the "microform digitization” research tool, you can browse the microfilm reels page by page. The tool is available at:www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=26&interval=30&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=f0v3thhcgqvau3vslaruumn2a7

For more information, please contact webservices@lac-bac.gc.ca.

Getting Started in Genealogy Series

These three sessions are offered at the NEW Brooklin Community Centre

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Getting Started in Genealogy

All three Workshops for only $18.55

1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Nov. 7, 14, 21

I. Who’s Your Grandpa?

Where to begin, searching your home, talk to family, 

family data, research cycle, repositories, Internet, 

organizations, pedigree chart and family group sheets & 

descendants’ charts and more.

II. Base Camp for Family History

Organizing ideas, other researchers, places to find family histories, military records, online histories, familysearch.org, queries & message boards,

 search engines, genealogy software.

III. Vital Statistics: Births, Marriages, Deaths

This workshop’s content is more focussed and detailed.

Selected topics: sources; search techniques, documenting and more.

Offered in partnership with the 

Durham Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

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Registration Begins Aug 10, 2011.
Pick up an Activity Guide at a Whitby municipal building or download . . .

http://www2.whitby.ca/asset/cm-leisure_fallactivityguide-2011.pdf

See Page 4 on how and where to register & Page 52 for description.

You must have a current Senior Services Membership
Card to register for this Seniors' course.

Region 7 Annual Meeting - Sept. 29, 2007

We will be hosting the Region 7 Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 - at the Oshawa Public Library.
* Registration: 9:30 a.m.
*Annual General Meeting: 10:00 a.m.
*Pot Luck Lunch: Plates, cutlery, cups, coffee and tea provided
*Guest Speaker: Brian Winter (Whitby Archivist and author) - "Post Cards and Genealogy"

September 4, 2007 Meeting

Larry Doble will speak about the 1818 Settlers of Brock Township. Larry is past president ot the Brock Historical Societies http://www.brockhistoricalsocieties.ca/

Visit the Durham Region Branch OGS website for location and time: http://www.rootsweb.com/~onwob22/