The Ontario Genealogical Society's Annual Conference will be held at Fanshawe College, in London, Ontario from May 30 to June 1, 2008.
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P. O. Box 174 — Whitby, Ontario — L1N·5S1
Tuesday, May 6
Larry Doble - Famous Events and People of Brock Township. Those interested in local history, or whose family was originally from Brock Township, should not miss this. Larry has information on most of the early settlers, compiled into booklets containing 15 family histories and sourced from a database of 48,000 names. [School punishments - for the curious]
http://www.brockhistoricalsocieties.ca/
Also: "What if the Web Site Doesn't Speak English?" - 15 minute mini-talk by Guy Lafontaine.
Finding your English Ancestors - Our panel described their experiences doing research in England, and answered audience questions. Members of the panel shared many years of genealogical experience in this area. [Sample link from MyTrees.com]
March meeting was...
Brian Winter, Whitby Archivist, brought out more letters written by Whitby pioneers to their families back home in the old country. These letters reveal much about local history - its hardships, development, customs, and individual personalities. Some are funny, some are sad, but all are very interesting. Brian has authored books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles during his long career in Whitby.
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Anne Delong demonstrated the techniques she uses when researching with the aid of "Obituary Daily Times".
February Meeting was...
Wanda Griffin, Deputy Land Registrar for the Land Records Office in Whitby, explored the fully automated resources available.
[905-665-4007 ext 211] wanda.griffin[AT]ontario.ca
View a few examples of old Whitby deeds at: Nipissing University
e.g.; - a) Alexander Cameron's mortgage on December 7, 1847 established that fifty pound payments were to be made to Abner Nash. b) William Morcombe agreed to pay James Cameron two hundred and seventy-five dollars every October 1st for the use of certain premises near the baseline between Oshawa and Whitby. The document is dated December 2, 1876 .
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Note: Fawne Stratford Devai and Ruth Burkholder (and husbands) have been highly active in finding safe homes for land records under a group called APOLROD.
Association for the Preservation of
Ontario Land Registry Office Documents
251 Second Street, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1B9
