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Monday, November 29, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Glenn Wright presents “Proudly They Served: Researching Canadian Men and Women in the Second World War, 1939-1945”
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| Glenn Wright |
Durham Branch invites you to join on Zoom on Tuesday Nov. 2nd at 7:30 p.m.
“Proudly They Served: Researching Canadian Men and Women in the Second World War, 1939-1945” - Glenn Wright
Our Annual General Meeting will begin the evening, quickly followed by the main presentation.
Researching the men and women who served in uniform during the Second World War can be a challenging, yet rewarding, experience for those interested in family history. It was an extraordinary six years in many ways, both overseas and at home, and by researching our own personal connections to the war, we can more fully appreciate the significance that the war had in the lives of our ancestors.
Following a brief overview of the war, the presentation will focus on the major sources of information and what we can learn from them, including a) service records and how to retrieve them; b) interpreting these records; c) researching unit war diaries (for the Canadian Army) and operations record books (for the RCAF); d) war dead; and e) essential websites and more.
About Glenn Wright:
Glenn Wright was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario. Following graduation from the University of Toronto, he worked as a researcher for Pierre Berton before joining the Public Archives of Canada in 1975. During his public service career that spanned more than 30 years, Glenn worked as an archivist, historical research officer and, for many years, assistant historian with the RCMP.
Retired since 2006, he is a frequent speaker at family history and genealogical events, especially the OGS, with a special interest in Canada’s military history and the men and women who have served in uniform. Glenn has also been associated with television programs such as “Who Do You Think You Are?”, “Ancestors in the Attic” and “Engraved on a Nation”.
He has published widely in family history, genealogical and historical magazines and journals. Glenn is also the author of Canadians at War, 1914-1919: A Research Guide to World War I Service Records (Global Genealogy, 2010) and Controversy, Compromise and Celebration: The History of Canada’s National Flag (Historical Society of Ottawa, 2017).
Glenn has been actively involved with the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa and served as the Society’s President from 2010 to 2014.
Pre-register at the following link:
A confirmation e-mail with the join link will be emailed to you.
Durham Region Branch Website: durham.ogs.on.caFacebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/durhamogs/
Friday, October 8, 2021
Programme Ideas Needed!
The Programme Committee of Durham Branch would like your help in our 2022 program choices.
Please take the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPLK3P9 It only takes about 4 minutes!
I put some ideas together, but there are also comment fields that you can add your own ideas if you need to.
Thank you,
Durham Region Branch's Programme Committee
Survey will be closed on October 31st (Happy Halloween👻)
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Membership opens November 1st With "Grow Our Family" Campaign!
The "Grow Our Family" Campaign is back starting on November 1st. If you haven't been a member of Ontario Ancestors for the last 2 years, then find a sponsoring current member and you will BOTH receive a 50% discount on your Ontario Ancestors' membership.
If you renew in November, your name will be entered in an Early Bird Draw!
Monday, September 27, 2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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| Urban Iskwew - Hawlii Pichette© |
September 30th has been designated as the "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation". As we take this day to reflect on the legacy of residential schools, we wish to honour the survivors and their families.
Oshawa raised the Every Child Matters flag on Friday, September 24th in Civic Square. The best thing that we can do is to educate ourselves about indigenous matters. The following website from the City of Oshawa can help:
https://www.oshawa.ca/residents/national-indigenous-history-month.asp
Check your own local area to see what is being done to recognise this holiday. Every child matters.
Sunday, September 26, 2021
FamilySearch Completes Digitization of Massive Microfilm Collection
On Tuesday, FamilySearch announces the completion of the their ambitious project to completely digitized their microfilm collection. This project started in 1998 with a projected timeline of 50 years. They finished 30 years early! This is absolutely amazing and due to technological advances that they themselves pioneered.
See their news release here.
Next step - to digitize their massive microfiche collection.
Ongoing: to index these digital images. Take part here and sign up to be one of their massive team of volunteers!
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Lesley Anderson of Ancestry.ca Speaks at Durham Branch' October Meeting
Search Tips – Researching Women on Ancestry
Tuesday, October 5th @ 7:30 p.m.
This session will provide strategies for searching for women in the Ancestry databases, including methods to uncover females using name variations and other search techniques. Famous or interesting women will be highlighted wherever possible using the new Ancestry databases from around the world, as well as the core record groups. The presentation will appeal to new and experienced researchers alike.
Everyone is welcome and bring a friend! Pre-registration is required:
Lesley Anderson has worked for Ancestry.ca for over 14 years as their Canadian Spokesperson and has done numerous presentations for genealogy societies and conferences across Canada as well as TV and Radio appearances.
She has been involved in the personal research of her family tree for over 50 years specializing in Canadian, British and Irish records. Her passion for genealogy has branched out to DNA genetic genealogy, teaching classes, speaking at seminars and conferences, consulting and doing research for others. For years she was well known for her computer and genealogy classes offered through the Ottawa Catholic Board Continuing Ed and her “field trips” to various archives and libraries.
She was the Director of Education for BIFHSGO (British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa) for many years and volunteered at the Ottawa Stake - LDS Family History Center. She gets great enjoyment out of helping new and experienced genealogists with their research.
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