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Sept 12, 2024 7:00 pm ET – co-sponsored by the Elgin and Perth Branches Many of the early bastardy oaths, aka oaths of affiliation, from our province have not survived. But those from 8 different districts and/or counties are still available, including approximately 200 from Perth County and 250 from Elgin County. The Perth Co….
November 21, 2024 7:00 pm ET – sponsored by the Hamilton Branch While helping a cousin uncover their family history through DNA results, “stories” of connection to “the mountain” in Hamilton were discovered. This presentation will review the process that led to the discovery of the family they never knew, as well as investigating the…
December 12, 2024 7:00 pm ET – co-sponsored by the Perth and Elgin Branches Canadian burials can be found in the listings of World War I and World War II military burials worldwide at www.CWGC.org. These listings include several Canadian War Cemeteries because most of the burials in them are Canadian. Not all burials in…
The journey started with at-DNA results of distant cousin matches and admixture estimates that evolved over time and began converging on a narrow yet unknown ancestral path, followed by more at-DNA testing and then the Big Y-DNA test, which uncovered a patrilineal MPE. A detailed review of the discovery timeline and of the documentary, methodological,…
Keeping up with the enormous number of documents and images from Ancestry and other pay sites can be = overwhelming. Attendees will learn how to use a simple but effective process to see at a glance what items have been downloaded, or what documents have been entered into a genealogy program that doesn’t sync with…
Canada Post is a part of our everyday life, one that we sometimes take for granted. But the Post Office has been part of our country’s history since the 1500’s and has left behind a myriad of records, some of which are genealogically significant. Included are databases of postmasters, both past and present, and documents…
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