Attendees at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2016 in Toronto, June 3 to 5, will have an opportunity to attend free pop-up presentations on a variety of topics about new sources of data, cutting edge technology, and innovative research techniques.
On both Saturday and Sunday, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and members of the heritage community will speak in 15 minutes or less.
Here are the topics, so far, in alphabetical order.
- Ancestry DNA—Lesley Anderson of Ancestry.ca
- Ancestry Online Family Trees—Lesley Anderson of Ancestry.ca
- Awesome Apps for Creating Captivating Family History—Lisa Louise Cooke
- Confero—Innovative Image-Sorting Software—Daniel Heidt of Waterloo Innovations
- Cornish Family History Research—Sher Leetooze
- Extraordinary Results from DNA in an Endogamous Family: Two Case Studies—Israel Pickholtz
- How to Use MyHeritage’s Cutting-Edge Matching Technologies—Esther Shuman of MyHeritage
- Stocking the Fish Pond: Getting Your Relatives to Take DNA Tests—Linda Reid
- Taking Better Photos and Videos for Online Family Trees and Preserving Family Stories—Suzy Tanzer of What’s Your Story Productions
- The Rural Diary Archive—Opportunities to Read, Search, and Transcribe—Dr. Catherine Wilson, Department of History, University of Guelph
- The Story of John Doyle and His Family: Leaving Ireland—Maureen Francis Doyle
- The Story of John Doyle and His Family: Living in Canada—Maureen Francis Doyle
- Top Tips and Tricks for Mobile Genealogy (Tablet & Smartphone)—Lisa Louise Cooke
- Using Story Scan (a Flip Pal product that adds audio)—Ellen Thompson-Jennings of Shop the Hound
- Using Techy Tools for Your Genealogy—Ellen Thompson-Jennings of Shop the Hound
- What Use is a Directory to a Genealogist?—Heather Oakley, Archive CD Books Canada
- Why Build Your Family Tree on MyHeritage?—Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
