Friday, March 12, 2010

Genealogy Learning: Ontario Genealogical Society Conference

Are you any of going to the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference (OGS) May 14 to 16, 2010 in Toronto?
It looks like a great line up of speakers who will be teaching everything from Inferential Genealogy (click to find out what that is!), to dealing with record shortages, case studies, Ontario Crown Land Records, How to [...]

Canada’s Provincial Genealogy Societies

Find your Canadian ancestors
A list of the Canadian Genealogy Societies:
(click on the names for more information)

Alberta Family Histories Society
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Manitoba Genealogical Society
New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Genealogical Network Association – list of several societies
Ontario Genealogical Society
Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society
Quebec Family History Society
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society

Additions, changes?  [...]

Finding Headstones in the Grass

Canadian Headstone Photo Project

 
Genealogists in Canada and elsewhere will be interested to hear of the Canadian Headstone Photo Project. This looks like a worthwhile cause if you are interested in volunteering. 
“The mission of this project is to capture digital images of  headstones of our ancestors. As decades pass — many stones are becoming harder, if not impossible, [...]

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