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It all started with the 1921 census. Follow the Franklin family from Saskatchewan to Ontario and to England. Learn how to use census, civil, and church records as we track this family back 4 generations. Find out how to extract information from censuses, calculate birth, marriage, and death dates and create a database to organize…
We will use Google Maps to see where your ancestors walked, plot the migration of your ancestors, plot where your earliest known ancestor was located, and organize a trip. This session will explain how to use Google Maps to see what is now in the location of an ancestor’s home add these locations with stars…
When tracing Ontario families we usually start with census records and civil registration. But these records are closed for most of the 20th century. So where do you start if your earliest known ancestor was born after 1921? Or maybe you’ve traced your ancestors, but now you want to find out what happened to their…
There is one large collection at the Archives of Ontario for which, as yet, no digitized inventory listing exists in their database. That is the Miscellaneous Collection, which is described as an accumulation of documents assembled over a period of many years, containing such items as letters, deeds, bonds, lists, warrants, invitations, etc. This lecture…
The first Ontario maps. Settlement from east to west, and from the lakefront to the back.Structure: counties and districts, townships. hamlets, villages, towns, and cities.Lot and concession numbers. Found in land records, assessment rolls, and printed directories.What you can find online:Some early township maps online at AO (not easy to find).McGill County Map Project with…
Do you dream of having a personal research assistant? Well, look no further than the free easy-to-use tool Zotero to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your genealogy research. In this presentation, you’ll explore how to use the FREE reference manager Zotero to take control of your genealogy research. What attendees can expect to…
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