The Ottawa Branch of Ontario Ancestors will host the free webinar, Genealogy of Place, presented by Fraser Dunford, on Saturday, January 23, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Anyone curious about one-place studies will want to attend.
Most genealogists research a family but it is also possible to research the genealogy of a place, be that a house or a cemetery or a community. This talk will describe the author’s decade-long research into the early settlers of Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Ontario. First settled in 1831, Mr. Dunford has so far identified more than 2,600 people in 585 families who lived there before the first nominal census in 1852. Lack of early records makes it difficult to prove family relationships. People eventually moving elsewhere makes it difficult to track many lives.
The data gathered is being added to the website, Early Settlers of Drummer Township, which is still very much a work in progress. The talk will include dos and don’ts (such as “Don’t take on such a big project!”)
Registration is required.
