Need help finding your English ancestors before the civil records of the 19th century? Toronto Branch is presenting an exciting two days of learning at the end of October devoted to English genealogy, and ideally suited for researchers at the intermediate to advanced level. International author and lecturer Paul Milner and our own Branch expert James F.S. Thomson will lead a full-day workshop on Saturday October 27 on the theme English Genealogy Before 1837: Researching […]
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Registration is now open for the next semester of Toronto Branch educational activities, beginning in September 2018. In store this fall: four courses, two workshops and one tour, with learning opportunities for both new and seasoned family historians. On Thursday afternoons in September, join instructor Carol Nichols for Using Ancestry.ca Library Edition & FamilySearch.org, a hands-on three-week course on how to get started with two of the largest free databases of Canadian and international […]
Our June 2016 Toronto Branch meeting will take place on Monday 27 June starting at 7:30 pm at our new location—Eglinton St George’s United Church at 35 Lytton Blvd in North Toronto. Please join us for a fascinating case history presentation. Our featured speaker Jane E. MacNamara will guide us through many early English records—from manorial records and parish registers in Yorkshire, to an ancient church in Smithfield, to manors in rural Essex, and to intriguing records of inheritance in […]
Our April Toronto Branch meeting will take place on Monday 27 April starting at 7:30 pm at the Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Hall, 5110 Yonge Street in Toronto (convenient access from the North York Centre subway station). The title of our main presentation at this meeting is Out of the Shadows: Imaging the Women of my Family. Branch member Bonnie Bell will tell us about her project to inspire members of her family […]