Lecture Streams at a Glance
Lectures at Conference 2010 are categorized into a variety of “streams” by subject area, geographic focus, skill level, and the three aspects of our theme: Essentials, Innovations & Delights.
Browsing the lectures grouped by stream (below) may help you focus your interests and needs. You may also find useful our printable at-a-glance timetables for Friday, Saturday, Saturday’s Dutch and Italian streams, and Sunday.
Many lectures will fit into two or more streams. Except for the Dutch and Italian ancestry streams, you are free to move from stream to stream as you wish.
Browse streams by:
- “Essentials”
- “Innovations”
- “Delights”
- Subject Area
- Geographic Focus
- Skill Level
Essentials: What You Need to Know
1—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 1
2—How to Avoid Being Duped by the Internet
3—Researching Aboriginal Ancestors in Ontario
6—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 2
7—Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestors’ European Origins
8—The Paper Chase: Using Online Tools to Find Manuscripts
11—What You Must Know to Save Your Research from Destruction
12—The Errors of Our Ways: Learning from 16 Classic Family History Mistakes
13—Behind Bars: Kingston Penitentiary, Inmate Records and Family History Research
16—Online Family Trees
17—Citations for Canadians
18—Destination Canada: Immigration and Related Records
21—Newspapers in Family History Research
22—Tap into Your Inner Private Eye: Tracking Down Living Relatives
23—Reading Immigrant Clues in Photographs
27—British Intelligence: Smart Strategies for Tracking Down English, Scottish and Welsh Ancestors
28—Tracing Your Roots in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
32—Writing a Narrative Family History, Part 1: A Reliable Document
33—Guidelines for Research at State Archives in Eastern Europe
37—Writing a Narrative Family History, Part 2: A Readable Story
38—Ships Ahoy! Navigating the Great Lakes for Genealogical Research
Innovations: What’s New in Sources, Technology and Techniques
Throughout the weekend, choose from a continuous stream of lectures on what’s new in genealogy—the latest record sources, research techniques and advances in technology.
4—Genealogy Podcasts 101: Free Online “Radio” Shows for Researchers
9—Sea Change: New Approaches to Passenger Lists
14—Progress and Promise: Digitizing Scottish Church Records
19—Social Networking for Genealogists: Should We Be Doing It Just Because It Is New?
24—New Toronto Research Tools
39—OneNote: A Tool for Organizing Your Research Electronically
29—OCAPG Forum: Essentials, Innovations & Delights, the Professionals’ Perspective
34—Genealogy Hacks: Mining the Internet’s Most Visited Genealogy Sites
Delights: Case Studies and Other Genealogical Treats
We offer a genealogical case study in every concurrent-lecture time slot—a stream of astounding breakthroughs and moving stories. Be sure to treat yourself to one or more of these “delights”.
5—The Voyage of the Caroline: Identifying Passengers without Passenger Lists
10—Criminal Trials: Case Studies in Upper Canadian Justice
15—Patrons and Performances: Finding Connections to the Arts in Early Modern England and Wales
20—How Do You Solve a Mystery Like Marie? A Complex Case Study
25—A Genealogy Journey to Key Largo with Bogart and Bacall
30—Post Empire Loyalists Era: A Case History
35—The Time of Cholera
40—Searching Modern Records in an Era of Privacy Legislation: A Case Study
41—Hacks and Hookers and Putting Up Pickles: Snares of Yesteryear’s English
Subject Area
Methodology/ Records/ Technology and Software/ Internet Research/ Photography/ Migration
P1—Inferential Genealogy: Deducing Ancestors’ Identities Indirectly
P2—Organizing Evidence to Overcome Record Shortages
P3—The Jones Jinx: Tracing Common Surnames
P4—Stories that Instruct: Using Case Studies to Teach Genealogy
P5—Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling
1—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 1
6—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 2
7—Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestors’ European Origins
11—What You Must Know to Save Your Research from Destruction
12—The Errors of Our Ways: Learning from 16 Classic Family History Mistakes
17—Citations for Canadians
22—Tap into Your Inner Private Eye: Tracking Down Living Relatives
27—British Intelligence: Smart Strategies for Tracking Down English, Scottish and Welsh Ancestors
32—Writing a Narrative Family History, Part 1: A Reliable Document
37—Writing a Narrative Family History, Part 2: A Readable Story
W3—Ontario Crown Land Records
W7—Ontario Land Registry Records
W4—Quebec Church Records
W8—Quebec Census, Probate and Land Records
3—Researching Aboriginal Ancestors in Ontario
8—The Paper Chase: Using Online Tools to Find Manuscripts
13—Behind Bars: Kingston Penitentiary, Inmate Records and Family History Research
14—Progress and Promise: Digitizing Scottish Church Records
18—Destination Canada: Immigration and Related Records
21—Newspapers in Family History Research
23—Reading Immigrant Clues in Photographs
28—Tracing Your Roots in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
33—Guidelines for Research at State Archives in Eastern Europe
38—Ships Ahoy! Navigating the Great Lakes for Genealogical Research
W1—Working Effectively with RootsMagic
W5—Working Effectively with Legacy Family Tree
4—Genealogy Podcasts 101: Free Online “Radio” Shows for Researchers
19—Social Networking for Genealogists: Should We Be Doing It Just Because It Is New?
39—OneNote: A Tool for Organizing Your Research Electronically
W2—Searching and Exploring Ancestry
W6—Building an Online Family Tree at Ancestry.ca
2—How to Avoid Being Duped by the Internet
4—Genealogy Podcasts 101: Free Online “Radio” Shows for Researchers
8—The Paper Chase: Using Online Tools to Find Manuscripts
16—Online Family Trees
34—Genealogy Hacks: Mining the Internet’s Most Visited Genealogy Sites
23—Reading Immigrant Clues in Photographs
26—Identifying and Dating Family Photographs
31—Preserving Family Photographs, 1839 to the Present
36—Building Your Family Photograph Collection
5—The Voyage of the Caroline: Identifying Passengers without Passenger Lists
9—Sea Change: New Approaches to Passenger Lists
18—Destination Canada: Immigration and Related Records
23—Reading Immigrant Clues in Photographs
Geographic Focus
Ontario/ Quebec/ British/ Dutch/ Italian/ Eastern European
W3—Ontario Crown Land Records
W7—Ontario Land Registry Records
3—Researching Aboriginal Ancestors in Ontario
10—Criminal Trials: Case Studies in Upper Canadian Justice
13—Behind Bars: Kingston Penitentiary, Inmate Records and Family History Research
18—Destination Canada: Immigration and Related Records
24—New Toronto Research Tools
30—Post Empire Loyalists Era: A Case History
38—Ships Ahoy! Navigating the Great Lakes for Genealogical Research
40—Searching Modern Records in an Era of Privacy Legislation: A Case Study
W4—Quebec Church Records
W8—Quebec Census, Probate and Land Records
5—The Voyage of the Caroline: Identifying Passengers without Passenger Lists
17—Citations for Canadians
18—Destination Canada: Immigration and Related Records
4—Sea Change: New Approaches to Passenger Lists
5—The Voyage of the Caroline: Identifying Passengers without Passenger Lists
7—Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestors’ European Origins
14—Progress and Promise: Digitizing Scottish Church Records
15—Patrons and Performances: Finding Connections to the Arts in Early Modern England and Wales
20—How Do You Solve a Mystery Like Marie? A Complex Case Study
27—British Intelligence: Smart Strategies for Tracking Down English, Scottish and Welsh Ancestors
35—The Time of Cholera
D1—How to Prepare for Successful Research in European Records
D2—Traversing Dutch Genealogical Records: Sources to Trace Our Ancestors
D3—Going Dutch! Effective Searching for North Americans
D4—Unusual Sources for Dutch Research
25—A Genealogy Journey to Key Largo with Bogart and Bacall
I1—How to Prepare for Successful Research in European Records
I2—Italian Records, Part 1: The Foundation for Successful Research
I3—Italian Records, Part 2: A Detailed Examination, One by One
I4—Tracing the Origins of the Zorzi Family of Toronto: From Lonca to Passariano (Udine, Italy) and Beyond
7—Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestors’ European Origins
28—Tracing Your Roots in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
33—Guidelines for Research at State Archives in Eastern Europe
Skill Level
Sessions not listed below are suitable for genealogists at all levels.
Back to Basics
1—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 1
6—Introduction to Genealogy/Family History, Part 2
11—What You Must Know to Save Your Research from Destruction
16—Online Family Trees
21—Newspapers in Family History Research
Professional/Advanced
P1—Inferential Genealogy: Deducing Ancestors’ Identities Indirectly
P2—Organizing Evidence to Overcome Record Shortages
P3—The Jones Jinx: Tracing Common Surnames
P4—Stories that Instruct: Using Case Studies to Teach Genealogy
P5—Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling
29—OCAPG Forum: Essentials, Innovations & Delights, the Professionals’ Perspective