Announcing our first Toronto Branch course of the season! Understanding Ontario’s Crown Land Records, taught by Jane MacNamara, will be held via Zoom over three Thursday evenings beginning November 9. Learn how land was acquired from the Crown in early Upper Canada. Find out about the rich records that were generated in the process and how to access them, both in person and online. Each session will be recorded and archived for a limited […]
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Our first Toronto Branch event of 2023 is a series of online talks about one of the key areas for early Ontario family history research—land! Over three Thursday evenings in January, three in-demand speakers will explore some of the lesser-known but richest sources of land and family information—many of which are now digitized and available for free: January 12—7:30 pm (Eastern): THE BEGINNING: FROM INDIGENOUS TO LOYALIST HANDSLinda Corupe will explain how land formerly […]
The fall learning opportunities at Toronto Branch continue! November’s bounty includes a timely two-part lecture series on Ukrainian family history and a reprise of our very popular three-week course on Ontario land registry records. All these sessions will be online via Zoom, and all will be recorded, so registrants who can’t attend live will be able to access the recordings for a limited time. November 3, 10 and 17—7:30 pm (Eastern Time): UNDERSTANDING ONTARIO […]
Change of plans! Our next Toronto Branch meeting will still take place on Monday, October 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will be entirely online via Zoom and open to all. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, our originally scheduled speaker is no longer able to attend. We look forward to hearing Pat Barnett’s presentation on civil rights activist Stanley Grizzle at a future date. We’re delighted that Jane MacNamara has agreed […]