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Uncovering Union
Événements partenairesIn collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, Uncovering Union is an online exhibit about Toronto’s Union Station ...
The GEDCOM toolkit
Événements partenairesThe GEDCOM format file is a largely misunderstood and underused genealogy tool, according to presenter Bob Dawes ...
WikiTree: The ins and outs of a global family tree, with Mags Gaulden
Événements partenairesWikiTree is a single global family tree. This means that there is only one profile per person who ever lived. You and your cousins would bring together your research and work your shared profiles together. How can this be? Collaboration ...
Discovering and sharing our history – Our story, with presenter Jennifer DeBruin
Événements partenairesStruggling with how to put all your names, dates and data into a story that your family and others can enjoy reading? Join us for this presentation where Jennifer DeBruin will share information on how to do just that ...
From petition to patent: Crown land records at the Archives of Ontario
Événements partenairesIf your ancestors came to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the late 18th the first half of the 19th centuries, there is a good chance that they received or bought land from the Crown. In this webinar, learn how they did it, what records exist to document it, and how to find these records in the Archives of Ontario’s collections ...
Community, family and the hidden histories of Southwestern Ontario, with presenter Thomas Peace
Événements partenairesStudy upon study demonstrates that what matters most about the past is how it relates to our own experiences. Family and community are what is important. In this presentation we will discuss why this is, how it complicates teaching and learning about the past, and what tools are available to mitigate these challenges ...
House Hunting, presented by Debra Honor
Événements partenairesJoin us for an enlightening talk about how to find information on an ancestral home. Who lived there? When was the house built? What style is the house ...
Black History Speaker Series
Événements partenairesJoin the Ontario Black History Society for a virtual speaker series that will include three evenings of dynamic conversations with a phenomenal range of speakers – including filmmaker Cheryl Foggo, author Lawrence Hill, a panel with Black heritage sites, and storyteller Sandra Whiting ...
From the outside looking in: Paying tribute to Essex County's Black Canadian families
Événements partenairesJoin us during Heritage Week and Black History Month to discuss Essex County’s Black Canadian families. This online presentation will be led by Lorene Bridgen-Lennie, Assistant Curator at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum ...
Culture shock! The impact of pandemics
Événements partenairesJoin the London Heritage Council on February 11, with support from the City of London’s Culture Office, as they host this fascinating webinar on Facebook Live. The presentation will bring together a panel of local historians, medical professionals and cultural experts to discuss how previous pandemics – such as the 1918 influenza pandemic, known as the Spanish flu – impacted and shaped culture, and see how the current COVID-19 pandemic is spurring change ...
Exploring the wonder of English records
Événements partenairesJoin us for a spirited discussion about exploring English genealogical records – live from the United Kingdom with Kristy Gray ...
Researching your female ancestors, presented by Linda Corupe
Événements partenairesJoin this fascinating webinar and learn how to research the women in your family tree ...
Memories of Wasaga Beach
Événements partenairesJoin the Wasaga Beach Historical Advisory Committee and the Town of Wasaga Beach Archives as we take a trip down memory lane to experience some moments from our rich and fascinating past ...
Aabamnigaan: Looking Forward
Événements partenairesAabamnigaan: Looking Ahead is the story of Nogojiwanong, now known as Peterborough County, from the 1800s to the present. This narrative explores the local historical events that have helped shape the interpretation at Lang Pioneer Village Museum and is created in partnership with Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation ...
Explore the heritage of New Tecumseth
Événements partenairesIn celebration of Heritage Week, the Town of New Tecumseth welcomes its residents and all who are interested in learning about the town’s heritage to visit their Facebook page and website for updates, online tours and more ...
Thunder Bay East End Virtual Exhibit
Événements partenairesThunder Bay’s East End has a long and complicated, but fascinating history in the development of the city ...
St. Marys Heritage Fair
Événements partenairesThe St. Marys Museum is busy preparing for its 25th annual St. Marys Heritage Fair. This year will be a little bit different, and we’ll be going digital with a virtual celebration during Heritage Week ...
Virtual historical neighbourhood walking tour of Allandale
Événements partenairesTake a virtual or physical stroll through the historical Allandale Neighbourhood – which includes many railway homes built from the mid-1850s to the early 1900s ...
Military Heritage Park walking tour
Événements partenairesTake a virtual tour honouring Barrie’s military or stroll through Military Heritage Park, next door to the Southshore Centre ...
Virtual tour of plaques and markers in Barrie
Événements partenairesFinding Barrie: A Guide to Plaques and Markers in the City of Barrie brings historical significance and community spirit together in this listing of 120 plaques and markers ...
Forum: Beyond the Underground Railroad – Black history in Chatham-Kent
Événements de la FiducieBeyond the Underground Railroad – Black history in Chatham-Kent features the curators from Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site, the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum and the Chatham-Kent Black Mecca Museum in conversation with creators and researchers from across the province ...
McKim Township: Beyond the twin towns
Événements partenairesDuring this presentation, Paul Haynes will share stories about his adventure – some of the people he encountered, places he discovered and events that shaped everyday life in McKim Township in the early 1900s ...
They put down roots: African-American freedom seekers and their Niagara descendants
Événements partenairesJoin Rochelle Bush as she speaks about the free Blacks and fugitive slaves who settled in the Niagara area in the 19th century – as well as the descendants who remained here ...
The First World War letters of George Gallie Nasmith: A genealogical adventure
Événements partenairesPatty McGregor leads the discussion at the Annual General Meeting of the Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society with an interesting presentation about the First World War correspondence of George Gallie Nasmith ...
Portable genealogy: You can take it with you
Événements partenairesThis is a presentation for genealogists who want to take their family history with them when they travel or visit research repositories ...
Using Evernote for genealogy
Événements partenairesSpeaker Linda Yip uses a program so good that you’d think it was made for genealogy. She’ll talk about the do’s and don’ts of filing, and how Evernote has made her a better genealogist ...
Canadian genealogical treasures
Événements partenairesThe Canadiana website has a vast amount of material for family historians, but not many use it or even know about it ...
In search of Paul Barber, a former Kentucky slave
Événements partenairesIn this virtual presentation, genealogy enthusiast Tom Barber will talk about his early research methods and how his methodology has advanced his search for his ancestor Paul Barber, a former Kentucky slave ...
Introduction to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Événements partenairesThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established during the First World War to honour and manage the gravesites of Commonwealth soldiers. It now maintains 23,000 sites in over 150 countries and commemorates 1.7 million Commonwealth men and women who lost their lives in both the First and Second World Wars ...