Category: OGS
NextGen Goes International
August 1, 2018
This past June the NextGen Genealogy Network was invited to attend the annual Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Guelph, Ontario as a vendor. We recently formed a partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society and were excited about this opportunity! In addition I gave two lectures at the conference (on Prince Edward Island repositories and records and another lecture on how to use NextGen tools in your research). Unfortunately due to some delivery issues with UPS, we were not able to ship out materials out in time for the conference. The show must go on though!
I held a selfie contest with Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, David Allen Lambert, who was attending the conference.Anyone that attended and had a selfie with either myself or David was entered into a contest to win a free one hour consultation with David. The lucky winner was Cheryl Martin Levy! Below is the winning selfie.
Overall, it was a great conference. There were a variety of topics that were being discussed. As an American, I really appreciated hearing the Canadian perspective and the different resources available (such as Archives of Ontario, Library and Archives of Canada, Canadiana, etc.). There were even rides involved – golf carts shuttled us between buildings. This was a welcome treat given the weather was quite warm in Guelph.
We look forward to more opportunities with the Ontario Genealogical Society and other historical societies.
Melanie McComb is the social media coordinator for the NextGen Genealogy Network. She is also a genealogy blogger (known as The Shamrock Genealogist) and international speaker. She has been researching her family history for over 16 years.
OGS Webinar: Crime, Prison, and Punishment: Researching UK Criminal and Prisoner Records Online
July 30, 2018
On the first Thursday of every month, the Ontario Genealogical Society hosts an education webinar. This month, Debra Dudek will be presenting a webinar entitled ‘Crime, Prison, and Punishment: Researching UK Criminal and Prisoner Records Online’. The presentation will begin at 7pm EST on August 2 and registration is required.
Debra says “Whether by choice or circumstance, some of your ancestors may have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The vast array of criminal and prison records available online and at the National Archives in Kew can offer researchers a great deal of information for their ancestors in a pre-census world”.
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity: REGISTER HERE for Thursday’s webinar
OGS Webinar: Surveying the Community – Finding Clues Hidden Among the Neighbors
July 2, 2018
On the first Thursday of every month, the Ontario Genealogical Society hosts an education webinar. This month, Luana Darby will be presenting a webinar entitled ‘Surveying the Community – Finding Clues Hidden Among the Neighbors’. The presentation will begin at 7pm EST on July 5 and registration is required.
Luana says “Your ancestor’s community holds many clues and patterns that help your fill in missing pieces in your family puzzle. Often the person next door or another family in the community may hold the answers you seek. By using a combination of readily available records such as census, tax, land, maps, and cemetery records we can discover additional clues and avenues of research.”
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity: REGISTER HERE for Thursday’s webinar
OGS Webinar: Camera scanning your photographic archive
June 4, 2018
On the first Thursday of every month, the Ontario Genealogical Society hosts an education webinar. This month, Peter Krogh will be presenting a webinar entitled ‘Camera scanning your photographic archive’. The presentation will begin at 7pm EST on June 7 and registration is required.
Webinar Summary: “The need to digitize photo collections is shared by families and companies alike. This is essential to both preserving history, and sharing it with others. Peter will share his reasons why using your own digital camera is the fastest, easiest and most economical way to achieve a digital archive. Professional photography skills are a plus, but by following the recipe approach, Peter makes such experience not necessary by any means”.
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity: REGISTER HERE for Thursday’s webinar