Dutch and Italian Streams a First for OGS Conference 2010

Posted by conference on August 28, 2009 under Blog: New Postings, Dutch Research Stream, Italian Research Stream, Speakers and Program | Be the First to Comment

We are pleased to include two more firsts at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2010. On Saturday, May 15, we’re adding add two specialized streams to the program on the essentials of researching Dutch and Italian ancestry respectively*.

The two streams will begin with an exclusive joint lecture on preparations for a European research trip to the Netherlands or Italy. Then the groups separate for in-depth two-part lectures on researching Dutch and Italian records. After lunch, each group will hear a case-history presentation from North American researchers who have successfully used both Canadian and Dutch or Italian records to construct a family history.

For each of the last two sessions of the day, attendees can choose from five different lectures from the full Conference program such as Canadian immigration and passenger list records, using newspapers in genealogical research and deriving ancestral clues from old photographs.

These streams will appeal to experienced family history researchers who’ve never gotten around to their one Dutch or Italian ancestor, as well as to those in the Dutch and Italian communities who’ve always been curious about their family histories but have not had access to the quality information necessary to get them started.

Speakers and full program will be announced in this blog in upcoming months. To register to receive an e-mail alert when the program and registration form go online, please contact us at conference2010@ogs.on.ca.

*The Dutch and Italian streams will be offered in addition to the usual compliment of five concurrent lectures during every session.