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Genealogy Fair

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2019-10-26 09:50:00 2019-10-26 16:00:00 America/New_York Genealogy Fair First annual Genealogy Fair, showcasing professional genealogists and/or family history specialists. Keynote speaker and multiple presentations. Free event, no registration required.  Downtown Branch - Angus Ross Room

Saturday, October 26
9:50am - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-10-26 09:50:00 2019-10-26 16:00:00 America/New_York Genealogy Fair First annual Genealogy Fair, showcasing professional genealogists and/or family history specialists. Keynote speaker and multiple presentations. Free event, no registration required.  Downtown Branch - Angus Ross Room

Downtown Branch

Angus Ross Room

First annual Genealogy Fair, showcasing professional genealogists and/or family history specialists. Keynote speaker and multiple presentations. Free event, no registration required. 

Schedule: 

Opening Remarks: 9:50-10:00 am - Gathering Place Stage 

Time Gathering Place Stage  Angus Ross Room
10:00 - 10:45

Fun with Family History -  Janice Nickerson 

Genealogy is your passion but reading genealogy reports isn't your family's idea of fun. What else can you do? Make a game of course! Over the last ten years, Janice has introduced a new game at each family gathering, getting everyone from her five-year-old nephew to her 80-year-old father involved.

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11:00 - 11:45

PLUS see *** workshop below ON CHILDREN's Floor

Basic Genealogy - Kathleen Bacher

Just getting started in family history?  Learn the basics of getting started plus best practices to make sure your research is sound. Explore the sorts of records you can locate online and locally, plus how they work together to be sure the people you find are your family members.

Putting Meat on the Bones and Filling in the Dash - Paula Jones

A headstone notes the date of birth and date, but the dash between the two dates brings the person to life.  Find facts and details about your ancestors, like putting meat on the bones, by using seemingly small details from research records, Google searches and a little sleuthing. Build a story that will fascinate and delight.

Noon - 1:00
  • Break  
  • Visit displays and vendor tables
  • Break 
  • Visit displays and vendor tables
1:00 - 1:45

Beyond the Book - Janice Nickerson

Most genealogists spend years, even decades, researching their family’s history and then despair of ever writing “the book” that will showcase all their discoveries for their family. This lecture demonstrates, with show-and-tell examples, a variety of creative ways to give your family the gift of genealogy without the slog of writing a 500-page tome.

Archival Resources for Family Historians - Ellen Millar 

Learn which genealogical nuggets can be mined from local government and community records.  Drawing on holdings of the Simcoe County Archives for examples, Assistant Archivist Ellen Millar will talk about archival resources of great value to family historians which are not available for searching in Ancestry or FamilySearch databases.

2:00 - 2:45

It's like they never existedCanada's Home Children - Lori Oschefski

150 years ago  forced immigration of children of all ages to Canada began. As indentured farm laborers and domestics these children endured back breaking work and often, slave like conditions. The programs ended in 1949.  Today there are over 4 million descendants of Home Children, yet it's a part of Canadian History which remains largely unknown in our country. Learn to locate records.

French Canadian Records - Marie-Chantal Hogue

Learn how to navigate the French-Canadian Records in Ancestry and FamilySearch.  In addition our presenter, Marie-Chantal, will show you other likely websites to use to research your French-speaking ancestors.

3:00 - 3:45

Indigenous Records - Angela Knowlton

Indigenous Records can be challenging to locate if they were created at all.  Join Angela as she explains how and where Indigenous records are found on Ancestry and at the National level in Canada.  She will give you strategies for searching easily located records.

Medals in the Attic: Military Records - Spencer Linington

Explore and discover how to find the records that go with the medals left in the attic. Learn how to locate the records from WW1, what they mean, and the story they tell.

ALSO:

*** Presentation on Children's Floor:  11:00 - 11:45                                                                                 Involving Children in Family History - Vicki Nicholls

Children like hearing about their grandparents as children and about other ancestors. Learn fun ways to involve your children in family history.  Vicki has presented on this topic at the Ontario Library Association conference.

Collaboratory: Drop-in database help for Ancestry or FamilySearch databases and tips on basic research.  OGS & FHC members will help with complex research suggestions intermittently, as presentations permit.
 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy |

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Downtown Branch

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Phone: 705.728.1010

Hours

 

 
Mon, Mar 18 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 19 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 20 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 21 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 22 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 23 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 24 9:30AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Our Downtown Branch is centrally located in the Downtown core at the corner of Worsley and Owen Streets. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy a beverage or a small snack from our Café located inside the lobby, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or soak up the sun on our Rooftop Reading Garden.

Upcoming events

Mon, Mar 18, 10:45am - 12:15pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration is now closed

Mon, Mar 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Mar 19, 10:00am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room

Tue, Mar 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Mar 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Mar 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Wed, Mar 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
This event is full

Wed, Mar 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Thu, Mar 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Thu, Mar 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Fri, Mar 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
This event is full

Sat, Mar 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Mar 23, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Creative Spaces

Sat, Mar 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Sun, Mar 24, 11:30am - 12:45pm
Angus Ross Room

Sun, Mar 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Mar 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Gathering Place

Mon, Mar 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Mon, Mar 25, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Mar 26, 10:00am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room

Tue, Mar 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Mar 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tinker Lab

Tue, Mar 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Mar 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Mar 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Wed, Mar 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Mar 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Wed, Mar 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
This event is full

Wed, Mar 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Canceled
Thu, Mar 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Canceled
Sat, Mar 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sun, Mar 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Rescheduled
Tue, Apr 02, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
New date Tuesday, April 09, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Canceled
Tue, Apr 02, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Wed, Apr 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Wed, Apr 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Angus Ross Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Canceled
Wed, Apr 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Thu, Apr 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 04, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Apr 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Apr 06, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Sun, Apr 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Apr 08, 10:45am - 12:15pm
Angus Ross Room

Mon, Apr 08, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Angus Ross Room

Mon, Apr 08, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Tue, Apr 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 09, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Apr 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 09, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
West Lounge

Tue, Apr 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Wed, Apr 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Wed, Apr 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Apr 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Apr 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Apr 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Sat, Apr 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Apr 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Sun, Apr 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Apr 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Apr 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Tue, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Tue, Apr 16, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
West Lounge

Tue, Apr 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Wed, Apr 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Wed, Apr 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room