Brian W. Hutchison Scholarship Award

Brian W. Hutchison Scholarship Award
The Alberta Family Histories Society is pleased to announce the availability of the Brian W. Hutchison Genealogical Scholarship of up to $500. The scholarship is to be awarded annually to a Canadian resident, toward the cost of tuition and books, for the recipient to study the field of genealogy and family history in a recognized educational or accreditation/certification program.
The Brian W. Hutchison Scholarship is funded by an endowment to the Alberta Family Histories Society from Brian W. Hutchison, CG, FSA (Scot), principal of GEN-FIND Research Associates, Inc.
It is Mr. Hutchison's wish to encourage Canadians to pursue formal study of genealogical analysis, research, evaluation, and documentation methodologies and standards.

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2008
The Scholarship will be awarded in May 2009
All residents of Canada are eligible,
except for current members of the Scholarship Committee.
The application must be completed in full and submitted before the deadline.
Candidates will be judged on their responses to the application questions and on the quality of a four-generation genealogy and a short essay, as judged by the Scholarship Committee. The Alberta Family Histories Society reserves the right to publish the genealogy and/or essay of the winning candidate.

Writing a Narrative Family History

Writing a Narrative Family History: A Seminar with John Colletta
When: Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
(at the North York Centre subway station)
Cost:
CA $45.00 NON-MEMBER OCAPG
CA $20.00 MEMBER OCAPG
Along with the Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library, we are having a day-long seminar on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 in Toronto with John Colletta, popular speaker, educator and author. This is a day to inspire writing your family history.
Register online to reserve your seat today. To register go to: www.genealogystore.com, choose the country in which you reside and click on “Services & Trips” (on the left). Click on “OCAPG” and then click on “Writing Seminar”. (Please note that you will be directed to The National Institute for Genealogical Studies website for the registration process.)

Whitby Library and Archives - Photographs Digital Project

Whitby Library and Archives - Photographs Digital Project
Old Whitby Photographs Available Online
A number of old photographs of downtown Whitby, Brooklin, Ashburn, Myrtle and Myrtle Station have now been made available online. Currently there are over 600 photographs and postcards digitized from the Archives collection - please check back as more content is added each week. Http://images.ourontario.ca/whitby is a collaborative project among several heritage organizations to make cultural heritage and community information available and searchable online.

African Roots in Canada

African Roots in Canada:
Saturday, August 9, 2008
North York Central Library Auditorium
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
(North York Centre subway station)
The workshop, “African Roots in Canada”, will appeal to the many Canadians, both recent immigrants and many-generation residents, who can trace their ancestry to the African Diaspora in Canada, the US, West Indies, and throughout the world.
Whether you're a seasoned family history researcher or just starting to investigate your ancestors, and whether your family has lived in Canada for 20 or 200 years, you'll enjoy this informal, late-summer day of shared stories and new insights into researching ancestors with African roots, and the opportunity to meet others who share your interests.

Celebrate your Anglo-Celtic Roots

14th Annual BIFHSGO Fall Conference. Celebrate your Anglo-Celtic Roots
19 to 21 September 2008.
This year registration can be performed on-line using a credit card over a secure connection or by mail using the registration form. On-line Membership renewal is also available.
Keynote Speaker - Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot, Past President, US Association of Professional Genealogists, author and specialist in English, Irish and Scottish family history.

The Grey Highlands Digitization Project

The Grey Highlands Digitization Project is a collaboration between the Grey Highlands Public Library and local newspapers, archives, museums, their collections, and the community. Working closely with host site OurOntario.ca, the project aims to do two things:
* create a website and an accompanying digital collection to act as an entertaining and informative resource about Agnes Campbell Macphail,
* and upload and index the Markdale Standard and the Flesherton Advance newspapers for online discovery.

Toronto Anglican Archives Closes for Renovation

From the Toronto Branch e-newsletter:

Toronto Anglican Archives closed for renovation
Janice Nickerson has just notified me that the archives of the Toronto Anglican diocese closed down today for renovations. Apparently they won’t reopen until October.