The October Toronto Branch meeting took place on Monday October 28, live online via Zoom. Professional genealogist Janice Nickerson let us in on her secret method to uncover hidden chapters in our ancestors’ lives that add spice to their stories. Using four dramatic examples from her own research, Janice illustrated how a little conflict can go a long way in enhancing your family history storytelling. Patricia Blackstock started the evening with her “opening act”, […]
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Our March Toronto Branch meeting took place on Monday March 27. This month, we we were taken on a storytelling journey! We got set to take the first steps towards creating an expressive and lasting legacy for future generations from those boxes of family history documents, as Lynn Palermo, also known as the Armchair Genealogist, showed us how to shape our research into entertaining and shareable stories. We began the evening with a short […]
The first Toronto Branch meeting of 2020 will take place on Monday 27 January starting at 7:30 p.m. at Lansing United Church in North York. We’re kicking off the new year with a special panel presentation titled We all have a story to tell! Three of our panelists are Branch members who have published their family stories, all in different ways. Marian Press has created a traditional family history book, Sheelagh Hysenaj publishes genealogy […]