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Upcoming Events & Workshops
Find or Advertise genealogy meetings, conventions, family reunions, historical & heritage events in your area.
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- February 7, 2012, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society, San Angelo, Texas
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 YMCA Drive
Program: Suzanne Campbell, Head of West Texas Collection at Angelo State University Porter Henderson Library will present "Historical Homes of San Angelo". The public is invited and there is no charge.
Details: Susan Ball, 325-942-5741, SAGHS.Inc@gmail.com, or web site
- Tuesdays, 7-28 February 2012: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Family History Writing
This 4-session course is designed for individuals who want to make progress with organizing their materials and writing up their research for personal or public use.
Instructor: Gayle Dzis
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- February 10, 2012 at 7 P.M.
The Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Meeting, Chatham, ON
Presents - IODE DRESDEN CHAPTER - Marie Carter will share the history and role of the Catherine McVean Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) in Dresden.
Where: The WISH Centre, 177 King St. E., Chatham. Every one welcome.
Details: www.ogs.on.ca/kent/
- Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (Monthly Meeting), Ottawa, ON
Program: The Hanging Hales. If you haven't found something fascinating, scandalous, or downright embarrassing in your family search, you aren't looking hard enough!
Presented by Gail Roger
Details: http://bifhsgo.ca/events.php
- February 11, 2012
Charlotte County Genealogical Society One Day Seminar, Port Charlotte, Florida
Where: See details
Topics: Genealogical Gold" with Paula Stuart-Warren. Topics: A Baker's Dozen: Easy Ways to Begin Writing Your Family History; Genealogical Goldmine: The Records of Old Settlers Organizations; Finding Ancestral Places of Origin; Organizing Your Genealogical Materials
Details: www.ccgsi.org
- Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10am - 5pm
Family Day, Sarnia, ON
To honour Family Day, the Lambton branch of the OGS and the Lambton Room Archives is hosting a booth at the Lambton Mall from 10 to 5pm. "Ask a genealogist" about "how-to's" for starting your family tree, finding marriage, birth and death certificates, wills, land, cemeteries, and how to access many other records. Free forms and brochures available. Submitted by Sheila Hewett, Researcher for Lambton Branch OGS
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10 a.m.
The Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Meeting, Kingston, ON
Program: Annual general Meeting and Silent Auction. Visitors welcome.
Where: The Wilson Room of Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 130 Johnson St., Kingston
Further info at www.ogs.on.ca/kingston
- Saturday, 25 February 2012: 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Sharing Networks for Genealogists
This new half-day workshop will offer new ideas and approaches to help researchers share genealogical data on-line safely and effectively.
Instructor: Marian Press
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- February 26, 2012 2:00 pm
Meeting - Halton/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, Oakville, ON
Where: Oakville Public Library, (second floor auditorium) 20 Navy St., Oakville, ON
Program: "Googling for Genealogy: How to Take Advantage of all Google Has to Offer"
Speaker: Marian Press, Librarian at OISE, University of Toronto
More Info: Michael Payne 905-877-7627, Jane Watt 905-828-8411 or WEBSITE: www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/
- Monday 27 February 2012: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: One Note
This talk will demonstrate the use of Microsoft OneNote, a computer program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. Additional short presentation by Greg Marlatt: The Flight of William Lyon Mackenzie.
Speaker: Jim Onyschuk
Where: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/meetings.html
- Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 - 1930h (7:30pm)
Meeting - Ukrainian Genealogy Group, National Capital Region - Ottawa, ON
Topic: Wojtowicz Family History by Frank Cedar. New Members and the Curious always welcome!
Where: St John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine Hall, 952 Green Valley Crescent, off Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON
Details: http://UkrainianGenealogyGroup-NCR.org/; eMail; Phone: (613) 731-1870 (evenings)
- Tuesday, February 28th, 7:00pm
Meeting - Wellington County Branch OGS - Guelph, ON
Topic: Bring and Brag - Members and guests are encouraged to bring an object (photo, book, story, article of clohing, etc.) that has a story related to it that would be of interest to other members. If you wish to present, please contact
Susan Edwards. Presentations limited to 5 minutes. Need to identify a photo? Bring it along. Perhaps someone in attendance can assist you.
Where: Zehr's 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 1045 Paisley Road, Guelph, ON
Details: website; Phone: 519-846-8095
MARCH 2012
- Saturday March 3, 2012 1 - 4 pm
Storing and Preserving Family Archives and Artifacts, Ottawa, ON
Topic:Answers to these questions and more - How do I store my family documents? How do I save newspaper clippings? Why are my photographs going 'silvery'? What kind of albums and sleeves should I use? How do I get rid of that musty smell in my books? Help! I have mould, now what?
Presented by Kyla Ubbink and sponsored by Ottawa Branch OGS
Where: City of Ottawa Central Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Ottawa
Details: Registration Form available at http://ogsottawa.on.ca/; For more information: pastchair@ogsottawa.on.ca
- Saturday March 3, 2012 2 - 4 pm
Meeting - Simcoe County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, Barrie, ON
Topic: "Sherman Godfrey Bird and Amoi Chun: From Colonial Hong Kong to Pioneer Barrie"
Presented by Naomi Ridout
Where: LDS Church, 79 Ferris Lane, Barrie
Details: Linda Mitchell 705-435-3071 Website: www.simcoebogs.com
- Thursdays, 8-22 March 2012: 6:15-8:15 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Creating a Family History Blog - for Genealogists
This new 3-session course will be taught in a computer lab. It will provide all the information necessary to find and read blogs, but will concentrate on how to build one's own blog to share family research.
Instructor: Marian Press
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- March 9, 2012
The Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Meeting, Chatham, ON
Presents - B's HIVE - The 140-year-old building, home to the B's Hive in Thamesville, is thought to be one of the few original commercial buildings in Chatham-Kent. Bonnie Vanrabaeys, owner of the B's Hive, will share this building's rich history.
Where: The WISH Centre, 177 King St. E., Chatham. Every one welcome.
Details: www.ogs.on.ca/kent/
- March 10, 2012
One day seminar on German Genealogy presented by Leslie Albrecht Huber, Port Charlotte, Florida
Organizer: Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society, Inc.
Topics: "300 Years of German Immigration," "Jumping Over Hurdles in German Research," "Getting the Most of our FamilySearch.org" and "Eight Ways to Cross the Ocean."
Details: www.swflgg.org
- Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Quebec Family History Society Public Lecture Series, Beaconsfield, QC
Program: The War of 1812 (Free Lecture). Presented by Luc Lépine. This lecture about the War of 1812 will focus on events that took place in Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the Battle of Chateauguay. Luc Lépine is one of the leading experts in the War of 1812 and author of the book "Lower Canada's Militia Officers, 1812 - 1815."
Location Briarwood Presbyterian Church Hall, 70 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 3Z3
More info: QFHS web site
- March 17, 2012
The Williamson County, Texas Genealogical Society's all-day seminar, Round Rock, Texas
Joshua Taylor will be the featured speaker
Contact society web site or email jbhorick@yahoo.com for registration information.
- March 17, 2012
The Acadian Memorial Foundation 8th annual Acadian Memorial Festival
Where: Evangeline Oak Park in St. Martinville, Louisiana
Details: posted on website.
- Tuesdays, 20-27 March 2012: 5:15-8:15 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Exploring the Baldwin Room's Manuscript Collection
This advanced 2-session course will explore the important Canadian manuscript collection housed in the Baldwin Room at the Toronto Reference Library, with hands-on examination of several manuscript fonds.
Instructor: Jane E. MacNamara
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- March 24, 2012
Annual General Meeting - Federation of Genealogical Societies, London, United Kingdom
Details: http://www.ffhs.org.uk/events/meetings.php
- March 25, 2012 2pm
Introducing Family Tree Maker 2012, Brampton, ON
Organization: Halton Peel Branch Ontario Genealogical Society monthly meeting
Speaker: Rick Roberts of GlobalGenealogy.com: This presentation includes an introduction to new features in FTM 2012, plus many tips on using FTM and Q & A.
Where: Four Corners Branch of the Brampton Public Library at 65 Queen Street East
More Info: Michael Payne 905-877-7627, Jane Watt 905-828-8411 or WEBSITE: www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com exhibiting at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- Monday 26 March 2012: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Unusual, Underused and Underappreciated Resources Online for Genealogists
Additional short presentation by Kathy Shorney: All for Silver and a Future.
Speaker: Marian Press
Where: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/meetings.html
- Tuesdays, 27 March - 17 April 2012: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Going Back to Basics - A Refresher
This 4-session course will cover the basic resources used to find your family history - it will be centred on Ontario records, but can be expanded to cover participants' areas of interest.
Instructor: Ruth Burkholder
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- Saturday, 31 March, 2012
WORKSHOP - Finding Your Great War Ancestors, Toronto, ON
Topic: First World War from a genealogical perspective -- focus is Canada and the British Isles
By Toronto Branch OGS, and Canadiana Dept of North York Central Library.
Details: web page to be posted later
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com exhibiting at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- Saturday, March 31, 2012 10am - 3pm
Quebec Family History Society "A Genealogical Day in England and Wales", Pointe-Claire, QC
Program: This seminar will a: examine the basic structures of family history research in England, Civil Registration of B.M.D.'s 1837-2005, Censuses 1841-1911, Wills 1858-2011, etc. and b: examine how to find your ancestors for the period prior to 1837 and how to make the best use of the English databases to found to be found on Ancestry and other commercial web sites. Reservations necessary, call 514.695.1502. Fee $30.00
Location Quebec Family History Society Library, 173 Cartier Av., Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 4H9
More info: QFHS web site
APRIL 2012
- Thursdays, 5-19 April 2012: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Hands-On Ontario Estate Records
Participants in this 3-session course will follow assigned case histories to learn hands-on at the Archives of Ontario how to find estate files and land registry records. Instructor: Jane E. MacNamara
Where: Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Quebec Family History Society Public Lecture Series, Beaconsfield, QC
Program: Researching in Vermont (Free Lecture). Presented by Ed McGuire. Ed McGuire of the Vermont French Canadian Genealogical Society will talk about doing family history research in Vermont.
Location Briarwood Presbyterian Church Hall, 70 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 3Z3
More info: QFHS web site
- Wednesdays, 18 April - 9 May 2012: 6:15-8:15 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Advanced English Family History
This 4-session course will focus on the 1700-1837 period - topics will include vital events, parish research, population listings, poor relief, apprenticeship, land tenancy and inheritance records. Instructors: James F.S. Thomson & Joan Read
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- Saturday, April 21, 2012 10am - 3pm
Quebec Family History Society "How to Use the New Version of the QFHS Genealogical Database", Pointe-Claire, QC
Program: Presented by Derek Hopkins. Reservations necessary, call 514.695.1502. Fee $30.00
Location Quebec Family History Society Library, 173 Cartier Av., Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 4H9
More info: QFHS web site
- Saturday April 21st, 10am to 5pm
Region VIII Annual General Meeting, Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS), Ottawa, ON
Sponsors: Region VIII includes Ottawa, Kingston and Leeds & Grenville branches of OGS plus British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO), Lanark County Genealogical Society (LCGS) and Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogy Group (UOVGG).
Speaker: Robert Serré: An Earlier Settler than Philemon Wright? -- Speaker: Rick Roberts: Organizing, Preserving and Sharing Physical Documents, Pictures, Printed Charts and Reports -- Speaker: City of Ottawa archivist to talk about the archive's holdings
Where: City of Ottawa Archives (Tallwood Drive, near Algonquin College)
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com exhibiting at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- Sunday April 22nd, 8:45am to 4:30 pm (registration begins at 8am)
Family Tree Maker & Ancestry.ca Workshop, Ottawa, ON
Speaker: Lesley Anderson: Ancestry.ca
Speaker: Rick Roberts:Family Tree Maker
Where: City of Ottawa Archives (Tallwood Drive, near Algonquin College)
Details: More information and registration
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com exhibiting at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- April 22, 2012 2:00 pm
Meeting - Halton/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, Oakville, ON
Where: Oakville Public Library, (second floor auditorium) 20 Navy St., Oakville, ON
Program: "Women and the War of 1812"
Speaker: Cheryl McDonald, Writer, Historian, Re-Enactor
More Info: Michael Payne 905-877-7627, Jane Watt 905-828-8411 or WEBSITE: www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/
- Monday 23 April 2012: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Women, Bicycles and Animals: Humanizing the First World War
Additional short presentation by Elayne Lockhart: My DNA - the Genealogical Gift That Keeps on Giving.
Speaker: Melissa Ellis
Where: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/meetings.html
Saturday, 28 April 2012: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: A Day of Technology for Family Historians
Spend a full day finding out how technology can assist family historians in finding and organizing information, and in editing and sharing photographs and other images. Instructor: Carol Nichols
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
MAY 2012
Thursdays, 3-24 May 2012: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Hands-On Early Ontario Land Records
Participants in this 4-session course will learn through hands-on practice how to use the collections at the Archives of Ontario to trace ancestors' attempts to acquire land in Upper Canada. Instructor: Jane E. MacNamara
Where: Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
- Saturday, May 5, 2012 10am - 3pm
Quebec Family History Society "A Genealogical Day in Quebec", Pointe-Claire, QC
Program: Presented by Sharon Callaghan, Lorraine Gosselin, Gary Schroder. This seminar will focus on the fundamentals of Quebec research including church records and their indexes 1621-1941, statistical returns of B.M.D. 1926-1997, census records 1666-1911, how to find Wills, Court records and Notarial records, and how to find Land records in Quebec for the three major types of land divisions, Seigneurial, Township, and Cadastral from the 17th century until the present plus a host of other types of records, Reservations necessary, call 514.695.1502. Fee $30.00
Location Quebec Family History Society Library, 173 Cartier Av., Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 4H9
More info: QFHS web site
- 9-12 May, 2012
National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2012 Family History Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brochure: Conference Flyer (PDF)
Details: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info
- May 10-13, 2012
O'Shaughnessy Society Rally, Gort, Ireland
Where: Gort, Galway, Ireland
Contact: Ann (O'Shaughnessy) Staines astaines@sympatico.ca
- Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Quebec Family History Society Public Lecture Series, Beaconsfield, QC
Program: The War of 1812 (Free Lecture). Presented by Anne Renaud. Anne Renaud is the author of numerous historical books. Her topic is "Into the Mist," the story of the tragic sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River in 1914 with the loss of over 1,000 lives.
Location Briarwood Presbyterian Church Hall, 70 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 3Z3
More info: QFHS web site
- Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society (ECCGS), Valley View, Ohio (Cleveland)
Program: All-Day Seminar with acclaimed genealogist Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. discounts for early registration.
Where: Harry E. Eastridge Professional Development Center
Details: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oheccgs
Contacts: email or contact Stacie at (216) 379-0749 (evenings or weekends)
- Monday 28 May 2012: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting - Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Legal Research for Family Historians. Additional short presentation by Guylaine Petrin: The Importance of the Mother's Maiden Name.
Speaker: Gwyneth Pearce
Where: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/meetings.html
JUNE 2012
JULY 2012
- July 4, 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Family Tree Maker How-To Session, Huron Branch, OGS, Goderich, ON
Rick Roberts of GlobalGenealogy.com will speak to on using Family Tree Maker [more details to come].
Contact: Arlyn Montgomery amontgom@hurontel.on.ca or phone 519-357-1279
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com will be at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- July 7-15, 2012
Edward Horton Festival, Feversham , Ontario
Organizer: Osprey Museum
Theme: Celebrating the 200th Birthday of the Founder of Feversham. The week will begin with the unveiling of an historical plaque at the Old Methodist Cemetery, John St., Feverhsam and end with Music, Prizes and Fireworks, and lots more.
Where: Variety of sites and events (see Details), Feversham , Ontario
Details: OspreyMuseumOntario@gmail.com; Website; Telephone: 705-441-1182, 519-922-2145; 519-922-2094; 519-922-2719
- July 27,28, & 29, 2012
SLOAN family reunion, Boscombe Alberta
Theme: The descendants of William Hiram Sloan (1818 - 1899) will be hosting a family reunion. William Hiram Sloan married Eliza Evans on 6 September 1849 in Algonquin, McHenry Illinois. Eleven children were born in McHenry Illinois and Crawford Wisconsin.
Where: Boscombe Community Centre, Boscombe Alberta
Details: Info and registration information .
AUGUST 2012
SEPTEMBER 2012
- 14-16 September 2012
Annual Conference - British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO), Ottawa, ON
Details: Official web site
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com will be at this event. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want to see.
- September 28-30th, 2012
"Harvest Your Family Tree" Conference 2012, Kelowna, BC
Organizer: Kelowna & District Genealogical Society
Speakers: Lisa Louise Cooke, Marina Crawford, Lyn Meehan, Dave Obee, Donna Potter Phillips, Dwight Radford, Rick Roberts....
Program: Internationally acclaimed speakers, marketplace, workshops and activities for every level and interest!
More information: 4 page brochure; Kelowna & District Genealogical Society's website
Note: GlobalGenealogy.com will be at this event. Let us know (by Sep. 15) if there is anything specific that you want to see.
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French & Native North American
Marriages & Genealogical Records Series,
Vol. 1 to Vol. 6
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, a descendant of Hurons from Ontario and Quebec, has published his many years of French, Native, Mi'kmaq, and Metis research into the six volumes that you find here. In his own words Mr. Bunnell says......
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The Roman Catholic Parish
of "Our Lady of The Angels"
Moose Creek,Ontario Baptisms,
Marriages and Burials 1882-1925
NOW ON CD
The content is organized alphabetically by surname. There is also an index to help researchers find others who are mentioned in the transcriptions, such as witnesses, named relatives, etc.....
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Research Guide To
Loyalist Ancestors
(Updated and Revised)
This updated research aid lists most of the locations where United Empire Loyalist records may be found throughout the world, and.......
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The New Loyalist Index
Vol. 1 to Vol. 7
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, UE has researched United Empire Loyalists for more than 30 years, publishing his findings into the seven volumes that.....
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Trimming Yankee Sails:
Pirates and Privateers
of New Brunswick
Pirates and privateers sailed from New Brunswick ports throughout the 19th century, but their exploits began in earnest during the War of 1812. Amid tales of battles at sea and fortunes lost and won......
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New Brunswick and the Navy:
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In 1881, the new Dominion of Canada chose New Brunswick as the base for its naval operations. This the story of New Brunswick's contribution to Canada's storied naval heritage......
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Family Tree Maker for Mac 2
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Makes organizing, researching and sharing your family history easier than ever, whether you're just getting started or already an expert........
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Methodist Obituaries
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This 11th volume from D.A. McKenzie provides carefully transcribed obituaries for Methodist deaths across Canada with Ontario most heavily represented, Scroll down to Vol. 11 after clicking.......
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