The first Toronto Branch meeting of the fall 2023 season took place on the evening of Monday, September 25, with a special in-person-only “opening act”! We met at Lansing United Church at 49 Bogert Ave in north Toronto, near the Sheppard subway station, starting a little earlier than usual at 7:00 p.m., and enjoyed an hour of “show-and-tell” with Branch members displaying their family history projects. Our main presentation began at 8:00 p.m. live […]
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Our April Toronto Branch meeting took place on Monday April 24. This month, we explored online resources for tracing Holocaust victims, survivors and displaced persons. Librarian and genealogist Kaye Prince-Hollenberg demonstrated how to navigate and piece together available records from major collections as well as small regional repositories. We also learned about efforts to trace and document Jewish families in particular towns and cities. We began the evening with a short presentation by Linda […]
Toronto Branch is excited to present a new four-part lecture series in May aimed at genetic genealogy beginners. Maybe you’ve done some DNA testing and now you’re wondering what to do with your matches? Or maybe you’re just thinking about getting your DNA tested and unsure where to start? Either way, you’ll want to sign up for DNA—How It Can Help Your Research. Our speakers are all members of Toronto Branch and will be […]
Our next Toronto Branch meeting will take place on Monday, March 22, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will be entirely online and open to all—but you must register in advance. In October 1804, a British gunboat disappeared in a storm on Lake Ontario near Presqu’ile Point south of Brighton, and all 20 on board were lost. To this day, the circumstances surrounding this tragic chapter in the history of Upper Canada remain […]