A one-day genealogical conference is taking place in Arnprior, Ontario on Saturday, October 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., hosted by the Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives.
For a $5 admission fee — and that includes a morning coffee break — you will be able to listen to expert speakers and browse the marketplace.
Speakers
Mary Campbell: New Opportunities, Family, Settlement (Scottish theme)
Leslie Anderson: AncestryDNA
Gloria Tubman: Scottish Home Children
Noreen Kruzich: First National and Métis Roots.
Marketplace
Among the vendors in the marketplace will be Ancestry, Arnprior Family History Group, Global Genealogy, and the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch.
DNA kits on sale
To top it all off, AncestryDNA kits will be on sale for $79, including tax, from Global Genealogy. (Compare that price to the current $129 plus $20 shipping if you order online from Ancestry.ca.)
The conference will be held at the Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, which is about an hour drive west of Ottawa.
For more information, email adarchives@hotmail dot com, call 613-623-0001, or visit the archives website.
