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Monday, December 24, 2012
DIGGING FOR GOLD IN TORONTO LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, and the Canadiana Department of North York Central Library is planning to hold a day-long workshop for family historians on May 4, 2013 at the North York Memorial Community Hall, located on 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto.
It is so easy these days for genealogists to spend all their time immersed in online resources, that we sometimes forget about the wonderful archives and libraries available to us in Toronto and the GTA. We are seeking presentations that will inspire researchers to get out of their pyjamas and explore the wealth of information and special services in and around our city.
We hope to receive proposals from genealogists and historians, as well as librarians and archivists who would like to showcase their facilities and collections.
We are looking for a variety of presentations at various skill levels. Here are a few ideas, but we welcome all proposals that emphasize on-site research in Toronto:
an overview of collections and services in a Toronto-area repository
a collection or how several collections can be used together
a survey of the holdings of a particular type of resource at several repositories (like newspapers, for example)
Each session will be an hour long, including 5 to 10 minutes for questions. Presentations should be illustrated – we can provide a computer projector or an overhead projector. Speakers will be expected to provide a handout of supporting material (up to four pages) in advance, which we will photocopy for all registrants. Speakers will be paid an honorarium of $100 per lecture plus modest expenses.
Please submit your lecture proposals by e-mail to: courses@torontofamilyhistory.org. Please keep proposals brief and informal at this point. Be sure to include your mailing address, phone number and a brief bio.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: Friday, 25 January 2013
Toronto Branch is one of 34 branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society, a not-for-profit organization and the largest genealogical society in Canada. For more information about Toronto Branch, please visit www.torontofamilyhistory.org.
© Elizabeth Lapointe All Rights Reserved
It is so easy these days for genealogists to spend all their time immersed in online resources, that we sometimes forget about the wonderful archives and libraries available to us in Toronto and the GTA. We are seeking presentations that will inspire researchers to get out of their pyjamas and explore the wealth of information and special services in and around our city.
We hope to receive proposals from genealogists and historians, as well as librarians and archivists who would like to showcase their facilities and collections.
We are looking for a variety of presentations at various skill levels. Here are a few ideas, but we welcome all proposals that emphasize on-site research in Toronto:
an overview of collections and services in a Toronto-area repository
a collection or how several collections can be used together
a survey of the holdings of a particular type of resource at several repositories (like newspapers, for example)
Each session will be an hour long, including 5 to 10 minutes for questions. Presentations should be illustrated – we can provide a computer projector or an overhead projector. Speakers will be expected to provide a handout of supporting material (up to four pages) in advance, which we will photocopy for all registrants. Speakers will be paid an honorarium of $100 per lecture plus modest expenses.
Please submit your lecture proposals by e-mail to: courses@torontofamilyhistory.org. Please keep proposals brief and informal at this point. Be sure to include your mailing address, phone number and a brief bio.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: Friday, 25 January 2013
Toronto Branch is one of 34 branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society, a not-for-profit organization and the largest genealogical society in Canada. For more information about Toronto Branch, please visit www.torontofamilyhistory.org.
© Elizabeth Lapointe All Rights Reserved
New/Updated Websites, Blogs, and Newspaper Articles – 24 December 2012
I have come across the following websites, blogs, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too –
My Descent into Descent http://mydescentintodescent.blogspot.ca A genealogy blog where you can check the surnames - Saunders, Sanderson, Hart, Merriam, Wright, Marlow, Bosomworth, Monk, Crawford, Lefevre, Green, Cook, Goff, and Dickenson.
To Edmonton House with the Saskatchewan Brigade, Part One http://furtradefamilyhistory.blogspot.ca/2012/12/to-edmonton-house-with-saskatchewan.html Nancy Marguerite Anderson has a blog about the North Saskatchewan River and the people who travelled along it and the history they lived. And here is Part Two - Saskatchewan Brigade to Edmonton House, Part Two http://furtradefamilyhistory.blogspot.ca/2012/12/saskatchewan-brigade-to-edmonton-house.html
Hooper-Squires Photo Archives Treasure No. 5
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.ca/2012/12/hooper-squires-photo-archives-treasure.html These are rescued photographs of the Hooper and Squires families of St. Mary's, Ontario.
SGS Prince Albert member recognized with Heritage Award www.paherald.sk.ca/Local/News/2012-12-18/article-3142969/SGS-Prince-Albert-member-recognized-with-Heritage-Award/1 The Prince Albert branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society recognized Barb Beck with the 2012 SGS Volunteer Heritage Award according to an article in the Prince Albert Daily Herald
© Elizabeth Lapointe All Rights Reserved
My Descent into Descent http://mydescentintodescent.blogspot.ca A genealogy blog where you can check the surnames - Saunders, Sanderson, Hart, Merriam, Wright, Marlow, Bosomworth, Monk, Crawford, Lefevre, Green, Cook, Goff, and Dickenson.
To Edmonton House with the Saskatchewan Brigade, Part One http://furtradefamilyhistory.blogspot.ca/2012/12/to-edmonton-house-with-saskatchewan.html Nancy Marguerite Anderson has a blog about the North Saskatchewan River and the people who travelled along it and the history they lived. And here is Part Two - Saskatchewan Brigade to Edmonton House, Part Two http://furtradefamilyhistory.blogspot.ca/2012/12/saskatchewan-brigade-to-edmonton-house.html
Hooper-Squires Photo Archives Treasure No. 5
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.ca/2012/12/hooper-squires-photo-archives-treasure.html These are rescued photographs of the Hooper and Squires families of St. Mary's, Ontario.
SGS Prince Albert member recognized with Heritage Award www.paherald.sk.ca/Local/News/2012-12-18/article-3142969/SGS-Prince-Albert-member-recognized-with-Heritage-Award/1 The Prince Albert branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society recognized Barb Beck with the 2012 SGS Volunteer Heritage Award according to an article in the Prince Albert Daily Herald
© Elizabeth Lapointe All Rights Reserved
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