Ontario Ancestors yesterday opened registration for its virtual conference, taking place from June 4 to 6. The theme is My Roots, Your Roots, Our Ontario Roots.
The opening keynote on Friday, June 4 will be live streamed to the public on Ontario Ancestors’ YouTube channel. It will be delivered by author and professional genealogist Janice Nickerson who plans to issue a call to action to find ways to diversify the society’s membership and address different communities in its programs and projects.
Ms. Nickerson said, “Ontario has been transformed many times through the arrival of new groups of people from all over the world, and will continue to change. So let’s consider how we can best embrace this challenge to fulfill our mission.”
Saturday and Sunday are filled with sessions in two streams, hosted by conference co-chairs Vito Giovannetti and Kathryn Lake Hogan.
Leading up to the three-day event are three FastTrax presentations, starting May 31, and they are included in the $79 conference fee.
The Saturday and Sunday sessions and the FastTrax presentations will be recorded and available for registrants to watch for 30 days afterward.
Ancestry Day
In addition to the conference is the first virtual Ancestry Day on Friday, June 4. Ancestry staff and genealogy experts will deliver in-depth presentations on new tips and tricks and research strategies using digitized records of birth, marriage, death, census, immigration, military service, and newspapers. The fee for Ancestry Day is $25.
