Publish
Before You Perish
Saturday,
21 February, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This
half-day course is intended for those who have already done a lot of
family history research. It will outline the steps required to
publish your family history in a printed book format.
Instructor:
Nancy Conn
Where:
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Welcome
to Our World: A Day with Top Toronto Genealogists and Family
Historians
Saturday,
21 February, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This interactive forum is intended
for people who are thinking of getting involved in genealogy or who
are beginners in this fascinating field. Some of Toronto's top
genealogy and family history experts will share their perspectives
and experiences.
Speakers:
Carol
Nichols, Janice Nickerson, Guylaine Pétrin and James F.S.
Thomson
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street,
Toronto
Using
Digital Newspapers for Genealogy Research
Wednesdays,
4, 11 and 18 March 2015, 6:15 – 8:15 pm
This three-week hands-on
course will examine the uses of historical newspapers for genealogy
research as well as where to find them online.
Instructor: Marian
Press
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Introduction
to Genealogy and Family History
Saturday,
28 March 2015, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This fast-paced one-day course
will introduce some of the types of records and techniques needed to
research your family tree, with a focus on vital records, census and
probate records, and how to extract and evaluate data.
Instructor:
Linda Reid
Where: North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge
Street, Toronto
Registration is
also now open for the first course in our spring 2015 lineup:
Hands-On
Early Ontario Land Records
Tuesdays,
31 March, 7 and 14 April 2015, 4 - 7 p.m.
This three-week course
is being offered in partnership with the Archives of Ontario.
Designed for both family and local historians, it will provide a
hands-on introduction to the land granting process in Ontario and the
main types of Crown Land records. Participants will work in small
groups following actual case histories through the
records.
Instructor: Jane MacNamara
Where: Archives of Ontario,
York University, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd., Toronto
For
program details, speaker biographies and information on how to
register for these events, visit
http://torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/courses.
Their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/TOFamilyHistory
If you haven’t done so
already, remember to check the Canadian Week in
Review Monday
morning for the latest in Genealogy,
Heritage, and History news in Canada.
If you missed last week’s edition, it is at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/canadian-week-in-review-05-january-2015.html
It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!
It has been a regular post every Monday morning since April 23, 2012
If you missed last week’s edition, it is at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/canadian-week-in-review-05-january-2015.html
It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!
It has been a regular post every Monday morning since April 23, 2012
