Category: General Posts

Manitoulin Roots is Now Hosted by The Ontario Genealogical Society

The Manitoulin Roots database, with over seventy thousand people, was created in 2007 by Marilyn Irish and Roberta Clark. In the beginning, families were linked together using census information from the 1901 census. Later, other…

  • February 16, 2019
  • Category: eWeekly, General Posts

Ontario Ancestors Introduces Our New Executive Director

Ontario Ancestors is pleased to introduce our new Executive Director – Megan Houston.  Megan comes to us from the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum in Sharon (East Gwillimbury), Ontario, where she served most…

  • February 16, 2019
  • Category: General Posts, Press Release

2019 Free Webinar Series Full Schedule

  The Ontario Genealogical Society is pleased to release its full 2019 monthly webinar series schedule.  Our webinars are presented at 7 pm Eastern Time on the first Thursday of every month and are freely…

  • January 13, 2019
  • Category: General Posts

Holiday Hours – Re-opening January 2

  Please note that our dedicated staff and our volunteers will be taking a break during the holiday season. Our office will be closing on the afternoon of December 21, and re-opening on January 2nd. …

  • December 8, 2018
  • Category: Calendar, eWeekly, General Posts

Announcing Conference 2020

  Mark Your Calendars – Conference 2020 Conference 2020 will be held in Hamilton at the Hamilton Convention Centre, June 5 – 7, 2020. Mark your calendar now so you won’t miss this special event.…

  • November 14, 2018
  • Category: eWeekly, General Posts

Society Membership Forms 2020

Our 2020 Membership form is available in PDF format below. Click on the down arrow to download the file.

  • October 29, 2018
  • Category: General Posts

Join Us on Facebook

Want to keep up with the latest in Ontario family history? Looking for help? Want to share a success?  Have you looked at the Ontario Genealogical Society’s  Facebook groups lately? Our Facebook groups let you see what…

  • October 24, 2018
  • Category: eWeekly, General Posts

Now You Can Donate Aeroplan Miles – Learn How

  Building a better world together: Please Support OGS: Donate Aeroplan Miles NOW Aeroplan joins you in supporting the causes you care about with a 10% top up for every donation, every time More information about…

  • October 18, 2018
  • Category: eWeekly, General Posts

Membership 2019

2019 Membership The 2019 membership season will open on November 1, 2018. All current memberships expire on December 31, 2018. Current members need to renew before then to prevent any lapse in benefits or Member’s Only…

  • October 2, 2018
  • Category: General Posts

Fergus Scottish Festival

  Join the Ontario Genealogical Society at the largest Scottish heritage festival outside of Scotland – the Fergus Scottish Festival, August 10-12, 2018, in Fergus, Ontario.  We will be in the Heritage Village, where you will…

  • July 4, 2018
  • Category: eWeekly, General Posts