Join OGS Before Nov. 30th & be Entered into the Early Bird Draw

 

https://ogs.on.ca/society-membership-system/

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!

My Roots, Your Roots, Our Ontario Roots: The Keynote Lecture Tonight

 My Roots, Your Roots, Our Ontario Roots:

At the opening session for the virtual Ontario Ancestors Annual Conference, Janice Nickerson gave a very inspiring keynote speech about diversity, inclusion, marginalization and the imbalance of the lack of diversity of members involved in our hobby of genealogy in Ontario. It was an amazing talk which included many hints on what can be done to redress this imbalance. As soon as it finished, I felt the need to explore Durham Region's history and makeup of our population. Five minutes of Googling found the following links:

https://www.durhamimmigration.ca/en/moving-to-durham-region/history-of-durham-region.aspx

https://bit.ly/3uRHKLL - Land Acknowledgement from Durham College

I challenge other readers of this blog to find further links that explore Durham Region's diversity! Please post in the comments.

Nancy

Are you a Writer? Keffer Writing Competition

 There's still time to take part in this contest. Deadline is Nov. 1st. The link for the Submission form is found on the Ontario Ancestors Website here.