Thank You For A Great 2020/2021 Season!
The meetings scheduled for Fall 2021, will all be held via zoom with the hopes of returning to in-person meetings for the second half of the season if it is safe to do so.
2021/2022 Genealogy Club Schedule
September 15th, 2021 - Library and Archives of Canada
Join us in kicking of the 2021/2022 Genealogy Club season by welcoming Nicole Watier with the Library & Archives of Canada. Watier will discuss the various genealogical resources held at the Archives, and inform us on how to navigate their website to produce the best results for your family research.
*Please note that this month's meeting will be held over Zoom. If you would like to receive the link to the meeting, RSVP to info@museumontowerhill.com
October 13th, 2021 - Simcoe County Archives
Learn about the different resources available at the Simcoe County Archives with archivist, Ellen Millar. Millar will discuss the holdings at the Archives, how to access them, what can be found online and more!
*Please note that this month's meeting will be held over Zoom. If you would like to receive the link to the meeting, RSVP to info@museumontowerhill.com
November 10th, 2021 - Simcoe County Remebers
In honor of Remembrance Day, we will be bringing back Archivist, Ellen Millar, who will discuss the Simcoe County Remembers Project. Learn about why the database was started, what work went into creating it, how you can navigate the database comprising over 1000 First World War veterans, and all the ups and downs faced by the Archives when creating the project.
*Please note that this month's meeting will be held over Zoom. If you would like to receive the link to the meeting, RSVP to info@museumontowerhill.com
December 8th, 2021 - Genealogical Miracles
Join us in welcoming Ken McKinlay for a presentation on "Genealogical Miracles." We will be taking a sometimes humorous look at some of the very interesting gaffs and errors that can be found in family trees such as "Resurrection", "The well preserved", and "Time travellers". At the same time we will cover how to prevent those pesky mistakes in our own trees.
Speaker Bio: Ken McKinlay's foray into his family tree research started with three simple family stories that he wanted to confirm or refute. He has now been researching his family tree for over 20 years and discoveries are still being made. He has given talks for several branches of the Ontario Ancestors, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, and the Ottawa Public Library. Ken's talks generally focus on methodologies and providing the skills needed to help solve those brick wall problems. He has a genealogy related blog at Family Tree Knots (https://familytreeknots.blogspot.com/) where he shares the methodologies that he uses in his own research.
*Please note that this month's meeting will be held over Zoom. If you would like to receive the link to the meeting, RSVP to info@museumontowerhill.com
February 9th, 2022- TBD
March 9th, 2022- TBD
April 13th, 2022- TBD
May 11th, 2022- TBD
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