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This week at the Ontario Genealogical Society, two branches and two special interest groups will host free virtual presentations that are open to the public The following are in Eastern time. Monday, October 20, 7:00 p.m. — Oxford County BranchTillsonburg’s … Continue reading →

Struggling with Library and Archives Canada’s new website? Want to learn to learn more? The Québec Genealogical eSociety will host the free webinar, Navigating the New Library and Archives Canada Website, by Ken McKinlay on Thursday, October 16, at 7:00 … Continue reading →

Our long Thanksgiving weekend is over and I hope you had time to spend with family and/or researching your family history. Now, it’s time for us to get back to learning. This week, three branches and two special interest groups … Continue reading →

Branches at the Ontario Genealogical Society will host several virtual presentations this week. They are free and open to the public. The following are in Eastern time. Monday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. — Leeds & Grenville BranchLost Cemeteries by Charleston … Continue reading →

If you have English or Welsh ancestry and/or ancestors who struggled in poverty or lived in a mental institution, you may want to attend the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s (BIFHSGO) annual virtual conference that will take … Continue reading →

The Ontario Genealogical Society and two of its branches will each host a virtual or hybrid presentation this week. All are open to the public and free. The following times are in Eastern time. Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m. — … Continue reading →

Until September 26, you can save 25 percent on a one-year subscription to Genealogy Quebec. Use this link to make your purchase. The sale price is $105, down from $140. Cornwall, Ontario parish records addedThis offer is just in time … Continue reading →

The final webinar in Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ O Canada series, called Removing the Rebels: Peter Robinson’s settlement of Irish immigrants to Upper Canada, will take place tomorrow, Friday, September 26, at noon Eastern time. It will be presented by … Continue reading →

There are two free virtual presentations on Monday and Tuesday this week with topics we perhaps see less often. They will especially interest those with Indigenous ancestry in Quebec and relatives who lived in Newfoundland and Labrador. On Monday, September … Continue reading →

The Canadian e-special interest group at the Genealogical Society of Collier County in Naples, Florida, with their free virtual presentations, has come to an end. Al Turner, who was the facilitator of the eSIG, has decided to step down for … Continue reading →