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Just added - a NEW Message Board (Forum, Chatroom), which regularly gains new postings by fellow members.
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The Durham Region Branch, O.G.S. holds meetings at 7:30p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, in the Oshawa Library basement auditorium, 65 Bagot Street, just south of City Hall. Google Map Location
No meetings are held in July and August.
Visitors are always welcome. Come and bring a friend.
(Free Admission!)
Our historical and genealogical records are stored in our main Durham Region Branch Office.
September 10-12
Ottawa
Anglo-Celtic Roots
Conference
bifhsgo.ca
Change in Meeting Location for 7 Sep, 5 Oct, 2 Nov and 7 Dec- Kingsview United Church - 505 Adelaide Ave. East - SW corner of Adelaide and Wilson - Oshawa - directions...
Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 7 - with Fraser Dunford - speaking about What's On at the PO (i.e.; What is available to members at the OGS Provincial Office?) [The Provincial Office has been incubating a number of ideas for new services to members and branches.]
Also, Steve Wood has learned to cope with researching original Dutch records. He will give a short talk on the subject.
Notice - all remaining meetings for this year will be held at Kingsview United Church, as described above.
• The THREE Spring Workshops were quite successful.
• Stephen Wood will staff the Branch Office twice per month. Please see the Our Office page for times and dates. Our brochure (pdf - 430KB), is an introduction to the Durham Region Branch of the OGS.
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The above link leads to a compilation of monthly meetings of the Duraham Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society for the years 2008 and 2009. Scroll below for a summary of our 2010 meetings.
On Monday, 15 February O.G.S. Durham Region Branch held it's first ever Family Day Open House.
The turnout was wonderful. More than thirty people visited between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Some visitors stayed for an hour and some for a few hours.
Twelve Durham member volunteers welcomed our guests and worked very hard throughout the day assisting them with their genealogy questions. The office was filled with energy all day. Frequently there were as many as twenty people discussing, working on the Web, reading reference materials or for some filling out an ancestor chart for the first time.
During the day people crowded around nine computers locating their genealogical information on the Internet. It was an enjoyable day for all participants. [PHOTOS]
Congratulations to Bill and Loraine Hall of Ajax who won a 2010 Ontario Genealogical Society and Durham Region Branch memberships.
Seeking German Ancestors
Speaker: Eileen Wilson
Eileen discussed genealogical research in Germany and the former Austro-Hungarian empire,
focussing on the geographical changes in the area that make research
more difficult.
Such difficulties arose from the extensive national boundary changes after World War One. In 1867, the Austrian House of Habsburg agreed with the Kingdom of Hungary to jointly rule their respective territories. This Dual Monarchy lasted for 51 years.
Mini-Presentation by Nancy Trimble (Chair of the OGS) - All the latest from Family Search - as shown at the recent provincial conference in Toronto.
• at our May Meeting
Our Family History - Organized and in Print
Speaker: Sharon Murphy
Sharon is the founder of TIMELINES Genealogical Research. She is a professional genealogical researcher with 28 years experience and the author of two books -- Researching Canadian Vital Statistic Records and Researching Canadian Land Records. She has also designed curricula and serves as an instructor and is also the Head of the Canadian Department for the National Institute of Genealogical Studies Online Courses, University of Toronto. As well, she has been an occasional guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, giving on-site instruction and tours of the Archives of Ontario, Toronto Reference Library and North York Public Library. The Library Archives Canada is also on this list of tours.
One of her recent projects, closely related to the topic at our meeting, is the part she played in the preparation of former Cobourg Mayor Angus Read's new book "Don't Tell Me It Can't Be Done".
Genealogy and Genetics: A y-DNA Surname Study Produces Some Completely Unexpected Results.
Speaker: Ken Ackles
-Introduction to genetics
-y-DNA and Mitochondrial DNA
-Why y-DNA is important for genealogy
-What is DNA?
-Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)
-Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
-Ackles Surname Project
-The big surprise
-Ancient origins
-Suggested reading
The Ken Ackles is cousin to the Ken Ackles in this photo, who born in 1916, in Nova Scotia. He was an actor in B movies, and a professional wrestler?
THE HIDDEN GENEALOGICAL TREASURES IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
Speaker: Don Hinchley
The Ontario Government enacted legislation in 1874 requiring compulsory education to age sixteen. As a genealogist, examining the education system will reveal much information to broaden the scope of your research.
This presentation is intended to assist you in your research by revealing some of the sources not readily apparent to those whose exposure to the educational system did not extend past being a student.
Lynn Phillip Hodgson
All New Secrets from Camp X
Lynn Phillip Hodgson is the author of many books about Camp X, including:
Dispatches From Camp X, Inside-Camp-X, Ajax Arsenal of Democracy, Camp-X the Final Battle, Camp-X Silver Dagger, Camp-X Vengeance Weapon, and Camp-X Mills of the Gods.
Archives of Ontario, What's There for You!
Guest Speaker: Stewart Boden, Outreach Officer
Stewart presented a brand new and extremely informative introduction to the Archives of Ontario, its new building, and the collections and services of interest to genealogists. Stewart discussed how to research at the Archives, and about the different ways to access some of the most popular records held there. For those who are already familiar with the AO, the presentation reviewed some of the most important changes that have been made in the past year, including the redesigned website and the expanding educational programming. The website offers many resources online: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/
[Stewart Boden has been at the Archives of Ontario since 2001. He spent five years as a Reference Archivist, helping researchers find and use photographic, architectural and cartographic records. His passion for archival advocacy led him to his current position as Outreach Officer, a job he has been doing since January 2007.]