Meetings & Events

The Quinte Branch of the OGS holds meetings at a variety of venues on the 3rd Saturdays of the month except July, August and December. These meetings encourage fellowship, sharing of expertise among members, and guest speakers are invited to share their knowledge. Visitors are always welcome--come and bring a friend and your genealogy questions. Free admission, refreshments served.

Saturdays & Sundays May through August 2009	Gallows & Graveyards Walking Tours in Picton Discover the darker side of this wonderful County including the story of a most famous double hanging at the Courthouse gallows, the eerie secrets of Picton's early graveyards, and numerous points of interest in between! 3 pm departures from the Regent Theatre c/o The Regent Theatre, 224 Main Street, Picton Phone 613-476-8416, E-mail info@TheRegentTheatre.org $10.00 per person, pre-registration required Tours are held in partnership between History Lives Here Inc., and Glenwood Cemetery, Macaulay Heritage Park, and the Regent Theatre. Proceeds from the tours will go towards the fundraising efforts of these cultural institutions.	3 pm
8 August 2009	Toronto Branch OGS Irish Ancestry Workshop Toronto Branch and The Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library present John Grenham, Richard 'Dick' M. Doherty and Nuala Farrell-Griffin in a one-day workshop. Venue: North York Central Library Auditorium 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto (North York Centre subway station) For more information visit http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/irishancestry.html
22 Aug 2009	The Stirling/Rawdon Historical Society in partnership with Stirling-Rawdon Public Library Stirling-Rawdon Genealogy Fair 2009 Tracking your Ancestors Speakers: Fawne-Stratford Devai on Leaving Ontario: Resources of Tracking Ontario Migrants and David R. Elliott, "Digital Techniques for Reading Difficult Tombstones" and "Treasures in the Family Bible: Methodologies for Discovering Family History" Venue: Stirling Senior School, St. 107 James Street, Stirling, Ontario Contact Patricia Marshall at 613-395-6243 or oldcrone@sympatico.ca for more information. Drop by and say hello at the Quinte Branch table.	8:30 am
Saturday 19 Sep 2009	Quinte OGS Branch Meeting Speaker: Sean Smith, Senior Reference Archivist, Public Archives of Ontario Topic: How to do Research at the Archives, and How to Access the Archives from a Distance The Archives of Ontario is a treasure trove of interesting facts and information. Lined up edge-to-edge, there are over 60 miles of paper records at the archives. The archives are now located on York University’s Keele campus in a new, purpose-built building, that includes the vast collection of over 45,000 maps, some 1.7 million photos, almost 2,500 historical and contemporary art works and over 50,000 films. Using the archives does take some work. The archives’ Web site is good place to start. Visual material can be searched for through the Web site's Visual Database and records through the Archives Descriptive Database. As well, there are reference archivists on staff at the archives itself to help people get started with their search. Venue: Quinte West City Hall Library 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, Ontario	1:00 pm
Saturday 17 Oct 2009	Quinte OGS Branch Meeting Speaker: John D. Reid Topic: Researching British Immigrants to Canada Many Canadians have only a vague idea of where their ancestors came from, perhaps just "they were English." Now easily accessible records are often sufficient to allow you to trace their origins back to an ancestral village. Using case studies, and focusing on 20th century immigrants pre-WW1, the period of greatest English emigration, this presentation shows how to use Canadian and British records together to track down that elusive ancestral family. John Reid is the author of the Anglo-Celtic Connections blog. Venue: Quinte West City Hall Library 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, Ontario	1:00 pm
Saturday 21 Nov 2009	Quinte OGS Branch Meeting Speaker: Mr. William C. (Bill) Hunt, Author, Historian, Raconteur Topic: Rum Runners, Gamblers, and Flyers:  A Look Back at Quinte's Fascinating Past Bill Hunt is the author of several histories of the Quinte area including:  Booze, Boats and Billions, Smuggling Liquid Gold;  Gentleman Charlie and the Lady Rumrunner;  Whiskey and Ice, The Saga of Benn Kerr, Canada's Most Daring Rumrunner; and Dockside Democracy:  Women, Foster Ward and the Warf Streed Debating Club. Venue: Quinte West City Hall Library 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, Ontario	1:00 pm

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