Best wishes for a happy, healthy holiday season from all of us at Toronto Branch! And a gentle reminder… many 2023 Ontario Genealogical Society memberships will expire at the end of December. If you have already joined or renewed for 2024, thank you! If not, now’s the time… visit the OGS website for more information. Add Toronto Branch to your OGS membership when you sign up for just $15 more, and enjoy all of […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
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It’s that time of year again—our November meeting was devoted to Great Moments in Genealogy! On Monday November 27, eight Branch members will regaled us with a series of short and inspiring presentations on trials, tribulations and treasure in family history. Here’s the list of this year’s speakers and topics: Beth Adams—It’s a small world after all Ann Brown—Together in Toronto Dawn Kelly—Joah Earnshaw—Death in a Yorkshire coal mine Elayne Lockhart—Think your family history […]
Registration opens on November 15 for the Ontario Genealogical Society’s first in-person Conference in five years, taking place June 14-16, 2024 at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre. If you’re an OGS member, you get a head start. Members-only registration begins November 13. Starting November 15, registration is open to all. Conference 2024 is being billed as an interactive experience, with an emphasis on doing! It promises something for everyone who has […]
Have you ever tried exploring local council minutes for your family history research? Many are freely available online, and they’re full of names! Your ancestors might appear in the minutes because they were council members or appointed to carry out various municipal functions. Or they might have interacted with council as residents: to obtain a shop or tavern license, petition to have a road opened or a sidewalk constructed, complain about neighbourhood issues, or […]