Once again, Ontario Ancestors offers genealogists free online opportunities to learn.
The following times are in Eastern time.
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. — Durham Region Branch
How DNA Can Reveal Truth – A Case Study by Mags Gaulden
In this talk, we will discover what YDNA is and how to use it to scrape away the dust and grime of long-held family lore to reveal the truth of descent — all the way down to a pin on the map, in a surprise no one expected. Register to watch online.
Wednesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. — Huron County Branch
Breaking Through Brick Walls in Scottish Research by Christine Woodcock
Learn strategies for moving your research forward using the information on documents and learning what your next steps might be. Register to watch online.
Thursday, April 3, 7:00 p.m. — Ontario Ancestors
Solving Your Picture Problems by Allyson Maughan
Pictures tell a brilliant story about our ancestors. But what do we do when pictures have problems! No writing on the back? Too many conflicting names and dates? Unfamiliar faces? Come learn the antidote to these dilemmas and finally use those pictures in your research.
Key Learning Objectives
1. Why would you use pictures in family history research?
2. How to sort family pictures.
3. How to overcome problems with family pictures such as:
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- No written information on the back
- Conflicting information written on the back
- Partial information written on the back
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4. How to use pictures in your family history.
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m. — London & Middlesex Branch
Old Family Letters: A Genealogist’s Dream Resource by Carol Small
Carol has written a 500-page family history and an addendum based on family letters from her grandparents’ farm house and built by her great-great-grandparents, Alexander and Barbara Gunn McIntosh. The letters span the years 1839 to 1971, six generations of the Sutherland, McIntosh and Gunn families, and three continents. The original focal area was Tongue, Sutherlandshire and Camster, Caithness in Scotland to all corners of the world. They give a longitudinal study of migration from Europe to Australia, New Zealand and North America and then the westward migration in Canada. Best of all, they give relationships of people, character and even gossip! The people had characters not just names and data. These treasures are now part of the family collection in the Bruce County Archives in Southampton, Ontario. They are a genealogist’s dream!
This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person at the London FamilySearch Library at 1139 Riverside Drive in London or register to watch online.
Saturday, April 5, 2:00 p.m. — Ottawa TMG / Family Historian Users Group
The Master Genealogist and Family Historian
We are a group of enthusiastic users of The Master Genealogist (the genealogy software product “that does it all”) and/or Family Historian. Some of us have switched to Family Historian for various reasons, and we include discussions and tips for that genealogy software as well. Our monthly meetings are webcast only and available to anyone in the world! Learn more about attending online here.
