2021/2022 Genealogy Club Season!
The remaining genealogy club meetings for the winter/spring 2022 season will be held via Zoom to ensure the health and safety of our members and presenters. It is our hope to resume in-person meetings next season!
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.
*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- Canadian Museum of History
Manager Resource Centre and Copyright Services, Tanya Anderson & Reference Archivist, Jonathan Wise with the CMH will discuss how the CMH works, their services and best practices for preserving & storing audio and video files.
*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
March 9th, 2022- Huronia Museum and Huron Ouendat Village
Join us in welcoming Curator, Genevieve Carter, who will discuss the archival holdings at the Huronia Museum & Library and how to access them.
*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
Archivist, Blythe Koreen, with the Archives of Ontario will present Tracing Your Family History Using the Archives of Ontarios Collection.