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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…
Imagine you are trapped in an archive and the only way out is to solve a series of genealogy research puzzles. Are you up to the challenge? Are you ready for Genealogy Escape Room™? Based on the popular escape room concept, Genealogy Escape Room™ turns the typical webinar format upside down! Each registrant will receive…
‘I’m just compiling our family tree, what possible problems could there be?’ Researching and devising a family tree traditionally involved asking relatives about their lives, devising a tree, and undertaking a paper trail. However, it now involves finding previously inaccessible records and dealing with others via the internet, who are often strangers. Ethical dilemmas 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,…
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