General Meeting - May 6, 2008 - Famous Events and People of Brock Township

Larry Doble - Famous Events and People of Brock Township. Those interested in local history, or whose family was originally from Brock Township, should not miss this. Larry's information about most early settlers is compiled into booklets, containing 15 family histories, and is sourced from a database of 48,000 names. [School punishments - for the curious]
http://www.brockhistoricalsocieties.ca/

Also: "What if the Web Site Doesn't Speak English?" - a 15 minute mini-talk by Guy Lafontaine.

Who's Your Grandpa?

The most recent free introductory courses have started.

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April 1 Meeting - Oshawa Library 7:30 p.m.

Finding your English Ancestors - Our panel will both illustrate and describe their experiences doing research in England, and will answer audience questions to the best of their abilities. Members of the panel share many years of genealogical experience in this area. [Sample link from MyTrees.com]

March 4 Meeting - 7:30 p.m. Oshawa Libary

Brian Winter, Whitby Archivist, brings out more letters written by Whitby pioneers to their families back home in the old country. These letters reveal much about local history - its hardships, development, customs, and individual personalities. Some are funny, some are sad, but all are very interesting. Brian has authored books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles during his long career in Whitby.

Introductory Genealogy Courses Have Started

The Education Committee at the Durham Region Branch has planned several Introductory courses to be hosted at Durham Region Libraries.

Please note that these are introductory, not beginner's courses, and have been planned with the general public in mind.

***Please pass this information on to friends, family and neighbours who you think might get interested in genealogy, but have no idea where to start!!

Volunteers needed! At this point, the education committee members are asking for volunteers who could commit to being an assistant at some of these and future sessions to help the attendees with filling out ancestral charts, etc. Note: you do not have to be the lecturer, just an assistant!

Thanks, Nancy Trimble (Click to send email to Nancy.)

February 5 Meeting - Whitby Land Records

Wanda Griffin, Deputy Land Registrar for the Land Records Office in Whitby, will explore the fully automated resources available. [905-665-4007 ext 211] wanda.griffin[AT]ontario.ca
View a few examples of old Whitby deeds at: Nipissing University
e.g.; - a) Alexander Cameron's mortgage on December 7, 1847 established that fifty pound payments were to be made to Abner Nash. b) William Morcombe agreed to pay James Cameron two hundred and seventy-five dollars every October 1st for the use of certain premises near the baseline between Oshawa and Whitby. The document is dated December 2, 1876 .

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Note: Fawne Stratford Devai and Ruth Burkholder (and husbands) have been highly active in finding safe homes for land records under a group called APOLROD.
Association for the Preservation ofOntario Land Registry Office Documents251 Second Street, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1B9