February Meeting Location

Kingsview United Church at 505 Adelaide St. E. is the location for our February 4th meeting, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Parking is plentiful.)

Oshawa Library Auditorium Still Waterlogged!

Our regular monthly meeting location is still unavailable due to water damage in the meeting room.

We are looking for an alternate meeting room.

Please check our website for information about the location our February 2014 meeting:

www.durham.ogs.on.ca/

Durham Region Branch
Ontario Genealogical Society

John Alford, membership chair

Branch Genealogical Research Courses - Clarington Library

"Who Do You Think You Are?" -  Clarington Library, at the corner of Church and Temperance Streets in Bowmanville - " November 11, 18 and 25 - 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. The final topic, "Census Records", was presented by Nancy Trimble on Monday, November 25th. LINK for more...

GOOGLE IT !

Google ITGenealogy has one main activity, searching!   So many say, Google It!  This is easy if your quest has only ONE answer.  Without basic search strategies you will be deluged with many possible answers and none may the correct, best, or desired answer.  I am a fan of most things Google.  The steps in using the different tools offered by Google are neither complex nor many. So if you are new to Google searching I suggest that you make use of Google’s help pages.  Three links to get you started are below. Take time to read and practice these strategies which will lead to more successful searches.   Later the concepts are transferable to advanced searching in genealogy specific websites such as Ancestry.ca or Family Search or Mocavo or Scotland’s People, and so on.

    Good luck and have fun,
        Guy

Basic Search Help
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479 
Search Operators
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/136861?hl=en
Google Advanced Search

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/35890
Look for my next post which will provide more Google search hints.

Mapping with Google Free Course

From Linda Reid's Toronto Branch e-bulletin:

Mapping with Google

https://mapping.withgoogle.com/preview

Mapping with Google will be offered from June 10 - June 24. It is a self-paced, online course where you will watch videos (or read text lessons) and apply the skills you learn.During this course, you will be able to collaborate with a worldwide community of learners and experts in the class forum, Hangouts, and via Google+.
Course completion requires an internet-enabled desktop or laptop computer.

It's free!

May 7 - Tuesday - 7:30 p.m. - Oshawa Library (main branch)

Dorothy Shier - The Home Children/Barnardo Children

Tens of thousands of children, who could not be supported by parents in England, were sent to Canada by Dr. Barnardo. Many intakes of children, especially of girls, occurred in nearby Peterborough, where a stop-over house maintained a boarding operation from 1886 to 1922. This may be just one of Dorothy's topics. But, she is also a direct descendant of a Barnardo child.  
Refreshments during the break. All are welcome.

April 2 - Tuesday 7:30 - Oshawa Library (Main)

Date corrected!!

Peter Johnson - A Perilous Trip Into the Rebellious State Of New York: delving into various aspects of New York State - some history, some sources, lots of pictures - with a dip into New Jersey and Vermont briefly too.

Peter points out that his recent return, as a 'Loyalist', into once hostile territory, could, by a long stretch, be regarded as "perilous".

http://ogs.on.ca/durham/

We will also cover the same short topic as for the March Meeting - dating photos based upon clothing style.