July 18, 2024 7:00 pm ET – sponsored by the Haldimand-Norfolk Branch When you find yourself conducting genealogical research in the archives, you make use of many paper resources. These may include family files, maps, newspapers, and even yearbooks. But what if you could listen to your ancestor, or hear someone else mention growing up…

May 16, 2024 7:00 pm ET – sponsored by the Sault Ste Marie & District of Algoma Branch On The Wright Track is the story of William (Bill) and Helen Wright and their four children.  Letters written by Bill and Helen to their parents that had been saved give a good picture of what their lives were like and their day-to-day…

May 23, 2024 7:00 pm ET sponsored by the Waterloo Branch and co-hosted with the Wellington Branch Edwin (Ed) Taylor was the only grandparent Art Taylor ever knew. Art attributes several of his own interests to his maternal grandfather. While studying various documents, letters, postcards, greeting cards, photo prints, and several formats of negatives, including…

February 22nd, 2024 at 7pm ET In 1816 William Dickson purchased over 90,000 acres in the area between Galt and Brantford, east and west of the Grand River, and he set about settling his surveyed lots with fellow countrymen from the Borders area in Scotland. Over the following decades he, and his son after him,…

June 20, 2024 7:00 pm ET – sponsored by the British Home Children Special Interest Group This webinar with slides will be similar to the presentation already on the NOTL Museum website which discusses the contributions of Ms Maria Rye and the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society between 1868 and 1914, during which…

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….