Category: General Posts

Help With Photos

Patti Mordaswicz, Editor, eWeekly Update During the pandemic many of our readers have talked about organizing their photos, cleaning them up, and sharing them.  Our partner Vivid-Pix has a product that helps with all of…

  • December 14, 2020
  • Category: General Posts

Grow Our Family Campaign To Return for 2021

Ontario Ancestors’ Grow Our Family membership campaign will return once again for the 2021 year.  Any member of the Society renewing their membership can receive a 50% discount on their membership fees simply by bringing…

  • October 7, 2020
  • Category: General Posts

eWeekly Survey September 26th

Last week we asked you about about blogs – whether you read them, whether you write one (or more), and whose blogs you enjoy reading!  We received 101 responses – thank you! Not many of…

  • September 26, 2020
  • Category: General Posts

Results June 20 eWeekly Survey

Last week our Survey asked for a Social Distancing Genealogy Update.  We had 319 responses.  Thank you!  The results are very much in line with your responses from March 21st.   Top Four Tasks March…

  • June 27, 2020
  • Category: General Posts

Shaver Family Cemetery

Other Known Names: Duff’s Corners Cemetery Street Address:        1156 Highway No. 2. Location: Lot 35, Concession 3, Ancaster Type of Cemetery: Family (Shaver) Responsible Agency: Private Status for Burials: Closed for burials Plot Plan: None…

  • January 27, 2020
  • Category: General Posts

The Importance of Genealogy – Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Historian and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has explored the ancestry of dozens of people from diverse backgrounds on his PBS show Finding Your Roots. Gates believes family tapestries can offer a sense of…

  • January 20, 2020
  • Category: eWeekly Blog, General Posts

Early Bird Draw – 2020 Membership Registration

Click to     or All new and all renewing members who complete their 2020 membership registration in Ontario Ancestors, The Ontario Genealogical Society, prior to midnight, November 30th, will be entered into a draw…

  • November 3, 2019
  • Category: eWeekly Blog, General Posts

Vivid-Pix Restore – See What The Experts Say

Vivid-Pix Restore – See What The Experts Say Recently we wrote about a new discount available both to Society members and Friends alike – Vivid-Pix Restore Picture-Fix software. While we are impressed with the ease…

  • October 10, 2019
  • Category: eWeekly Blog, General Posts

Cemetery Vandalism and Rehabilitation Fund

Cemetery Vandalism and Rehabilitation Fund Ontario Ancestors is dedicated to helping support community efforts to repair damage to cemeteries incurred by acts of vandalism and for rehabilitation projects within cemeteries that are considered to have…

  • October 4, 2019
  • Category: General Posts, Press Release

Grow Our Family Campaign To Return for 2020

  Ontario Ancestors’ Grow Our Family membership campaign will return once again for the 2020 year.  Any member of the Society renewing their membership can receive a 50% discount on their membership fees simply by…

  • October 4, 2019
  • Category: General Posts