OGS

2008 Region 7 O.G.S.
Annual Meeting
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008

Northminster United Church
300 Sunset Blvd.,
Peterborough MAP
9:30 a.m.

Registration

10:00 a.m.

Annual Meeting (business, reports, and elections)

11:30-12:30 Pot Luck Lunch

12:30 p.m.

Speaker

Catherine Dibben ,

Topic: The Roy Photographic Collection, a collection of old photographs covering most of the Region 7 area.

Everyone welcome.

Hosted by Kawartha Branch O.G.S.

OPL Heritage Festival

8th Annual Heritage Festival
held by Oshawa Public Library

Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the McLaughlin Branch.

Join us for our 8th Annual Heritage Festival. An amazing showcase of Durham’s heritage resources will be on display FREE to the public. Visit the exhibitors from museums, historical societies, genealogical and military groups, scrapbookers and many others.

No registration required. Free parking all day.

For more information, please contact Nicole at 905-579-6111 ext. 5243.

Durham Region O.G.S. Opening Its Doors

We are participating in
Doors Open Oshawa 2008
September 20-21
Telephone: 905-436-5636, ext. 2108

Ontario Genealogical Society,
Durham Region Branch
1000 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa

Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: Noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.

Durham Branch Office of OGS is housed at the base of the Oshawa Airport's control tower, the Genealogical Society will assist people to discover their family heritage.
Come in and "Ask a Genealogist" about the society, searches and resources.

Genealogy in London

Genealogy in London:
A workshop about searching for Londoners and other British ancestors

Saturday, November 8, 2008
North York Central Library Auditorium
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
(North York Centre subway station)

For more information and to register...

“Genealogy in London”, acknowledges our many members with English roots. The presentations will be a blend of information about researching Londoners and using London research facilities covering a much broader swath of the UK. Whether your British ancestors lived in London or many miles away, London’s libraries and archives are rich sources for family history. You'll enjoy this relaxed, information-packed day about London’s records and record keepers—and the twists and turns of finding ancestors there.

A. London’s World of Genealogy by Else Churchill, London, England, has been the Genealogy Officer of the Society of Genealogists since 1998.
B. Tracing Elusive Pre-1837 Marriages in England byPhillip Dunn, Salt Lake City, Utah, is a Senior Consultant at the Family History Library, an heir-tracer and an Accredited Genealogist® in England and Scotland genealogical research.
C. The Time of Cholera by Alison Hare, CG, Ottawa, is an award-winning genealogical lecturer and editor with more than 25 years of experience in family history research.
D. Question and Answer Panel
E. Tour of the North York’s Central Library Canadiana Department
F. I'm Stuck in London. by Else Churchill, London, England
G. The Search for Alban Leaf by Jane E. MacNamara, Toronto, is a long time member of the Ontario Genealogical Society, a founding director of the Friends of the Archives of Ontario, and a member of the Society of Genealogists (London).
Put on by the Toronto Branch of O.G.S.
For more information and to register...

Everton’s Genealogical Helper

Everton’s Genealogical Helper

Online Edition is now available for download. Cost is only $12 per year for the full six issues of the magazine. Traditional Magazine subscribers get FREE access. However, for the next week, the Jul-Aug, 2008 issue will be “in the clear,” and available to anyone that wants to check it out. FREE!!

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/onlinegh/

Stirling-Rawdon Genealogy Fair 2008

Saturday, 8:30 - 4:30,

August 23 2008

Stirling Senior School,

Stirling, Ontario

Featured Speakers:

Kathy Orr: Who are the United Empire Loyalists?

Paul McGrath: Staff Genealogist for Ancestors in the Attic

Partial List of Vendors:

Global Genealogy, Stirling-Rawdon Hist. Soc., Stirling 150th Anniv. Book Comm.,

Hastings County Historical Society, UEL Bay of Quinte,

Quinte, Kingston, and Kawartha Branches of O.G.S.,

Lakeshore Gen. Soc., LDS Trenton, Tweed Heritage Centre,

Bancroft Gen. Club, Upper Ottawa Valley Gen. Group,

South Frederick Hist. Soc., Linda Croupe, Don Kellaway, Susan Brose

Visit: www.stirling-rawdon.com/srhs.htm

CONTACT

Pat Marshall

5 Wright St., PO Box 743

Stirling, Ontario

K0K 3E0

Phone: 613 395-6243

oldcrone@sympatico.ca

For librarians, archivists, . . .

Genealogy & Local History for All:
Services to Multicultural Communities

Welcome!
Librarians, archivists and those who provide library services to the genealogy and local history public are invited to join us in
Ottawa on August 6 & 7
for a conference that highlights the products and techniques required to accommodate their special needs.
In association and with the support of Library and Archives Canada, the Genealogy and Local History (GENLOC) and the Reference and Information Services (RISS) sections of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have organized an overview of specific organizations and specialty topics.

Over two days, this conference will explore aspects of genealogical research relating to specific ethnic and cultural communities, such as African-American, First Nations, French-Canadian, Caribbean, Chinese and Continental European.

Library and Archives Canada