Month: March 2019

The Trent Port Historical Society will be hosting a FUNDRAISING CONCERT on April 6, 2019 starting at 7:00 pm at the “Old Town Hall“, Trenton. Come out and participate with the “Happy Harmony Women’s Choir” as they bring back the best music of the 50’s and 60’s. Tickets will cost only $10.00 at the door.

The Ontario Genealogical Society and its local branches offer so much more than just census details and birth-marriage-death records. Local county and municipal “directories” offer a snapshot of your ancestors’ lives and social context at a particular point in the past. Here are some sample communities described in the Directory for Hastings County for 1869.

  2019 QW Residents’ Guide to Library Services (and) 2019 QW Residents’ Guide to Community Groups

Thinking about attending The Ontario Genealogical Society's Ontario Ancestors Conference and Family History Show in London, Ontario this year? The conference will be held at the downtown London Convention Centre June 21 to 23. Early Bird Pricing Discounts Expire March 31!!

March 16: Explore various methods for keeping track of DNA matches, especially autosomal matches. [webinar by Diahan Southard]

Weren’t able to get to RootsTech … many sessions were videotaped and archived for your viewing over several years. Watch past sessions from RootsTech saved in the RootsTech Video Archive

The Digitization Project has officially begun and we’re excited! The first of many books has been digitized and will be available shortly online. Stay tuned for access information! OGS President Steve Fulton working with FamilySearch employees at RootsTech to begin the scanning of these valuable genealogical resources – The Vernon’s Directories!

The Ontario Genealogical Society announces that it is re-branding itself as Ontario Ancestors, with a new logo which will be rolled out throughout the Society and its publications and on-line presence in the coming months. The goal of the re-branding is to better connect with the family history user community throughout Canada, the United States