Category: OGS Blog

What Census Records Do or Don’t Tell Us

The 1851 Canada West Census for Wellington County, Eramosa Township captured the family of my 2X great grandfather, Andrew Sims: Andrew Sims, farmer, born Ireland, Methodist Episcopalian, age 50 Elizabeth Sims, born Ireland, Methodist Episcopalian,…

• July 27, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

Are You a Genealogical Researcher Role Model?

Reading a post on Facebook by a genealogy friend about one of her kittens who had jumped onto a shelf in a closet and ‘encountered several boxes of family history memorabilia” prompted this blog post.1…

• July 13, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

Private Ralph Louis Ackerman- Finding Living Relatives

Winding down from my time on the Board of The Ontario Genealogical Society hasn’t meant relaxing and sipping drinks on the back deck. Research is now occupying my time more. A contact made with Lambton…

• June 22, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

What New Genealogical Strategy or Resource Came Home With You From The 2018 OGS Conference?

• June 8, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

#IamNextGen: The Next Generation of Genealogists

This guest post was written by Becky Zoglmann, a member of NextGen. The focus of The NextGen Genealogy Network is to foster the next generation’s interest in genealogy. We are a U.S based 501(c)(3) charitable…

• May 25, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

Getting the Most Out of Attendance at the 2018 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference at Guelph

Having attended a number of Ontario Genealogical Society Conferences over the years I offer the following suggestions to participants as a way to get the most out of the 2018 Conference. Before You Go –…

• May 11, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

The Value in Genealogical Road Trips

My most recent genealogical road trip was to the Kitchener Central Library for their 6th annual Genealogy Fair. I enjoyed listening to Mags Gaulden’s plenary address, The Power of Genetic Genealogy. The excitement that she…

• April 27, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog

Are Published Genealogical Queries Effective?

In the past month I have had two “printed” queries published. One was published in the Irish SIG newsletter, the other was printed in Families. Both of them received responses. Did I get exactly what…

• March 23, 2018
• Category: OGS Blog