The Quinte Branch lost one of its “pillars” with the passing of John Carew on November 28, 2022. During a decade of service, John had served as Chair, Vice-Chair, Publications Coordinator and Library Coordinator, while taking an active role in supporting family history research throughout the Quinte area. John was […]
For over 20 years, Bob Dawes shared his computer expertise in many ways. “Bob’s Bytes” was a regular feature in the Quinte Branch newsletter, “The Quinte Searchlight“. Bob created and mentored a “special interest group (SIG)”, a “TECH SIG“, that focused on using computers for genealogical research. A pre-eminent speaker […]
The Quinte Branch website contains many resources, both new and old. One section that has withstood the “test of time” is GENEALOGY 101, available from the top navigation bar. Check out “Tool Kit Links” [https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/tool-kit-links/], “Links to Resources” [https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/genealogy-links/] or an entire beginner’s course in genealogy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgvvLjtQ7Ww].