2019/2020 Genealogy Club - Bonus Summer Zoom Meetings!

 July 8th, 2020 - What Gravestones Can Tell You About Your Ancestors

Join the Museum in welcoming Laura Suchan, Executive Director at the Oshawa Museum, will be presenting on her work with gravestones in Ontario. In an era when illiteracy was common, carvers relied on the symbols to convey messages of morality and spirituality to those unable to read. Themes relating to life, death and the hope for everlasting life are just some of the messages protrayed on the stones. Discover the clues and information that gravestones can reveal about your ancestors and the world in which they lived.

August 12th, 2020 - Before They're Gone: Documenting Living History

Welcome back University of Toronto, Linguistics professor, Dr. Sali A. Tagliamonte. Sali will be presenting her research showing that dialects all over Ontario are dying, with them are also fading away the old line small mixed farm culture and history, the pulp and paper industry that was documented so well by John Macfie. To learn more about Sali and her research, follow the link! http://ontariodialects.chass.utoronto.ca

*Due to COVID-19, Museum staff made the difficult decision to cancel Genealogy Club meetings taking place in April, May and June. This was done to ensure the health and safety of our members, visitors, presenters and staff. With so many great presentations having to be cancelled, the Museum will be offering special online (Zoom) meetings during July & August!

The Museum is also trying to arrange new meeting times for all the guest speakers that did not get to present - keep an eye to this page for the 2020/2021 Genealogy Schedule.

Cancelled presenters include Genevieve Carter with the Huronia Museum & Huron Ouendat Village and Lori Oschefski, British Home Children in Canada.