| Program | Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | 9:00 - 9:30am | Central Library Atrium | |
| Session 1: Keynote Speaker Ben Dawson Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing Tools and Tips | 9:30 - 10:30am | Mills Room | Learn how genetic genealogy or DNA can help you discover your past. |
| Genealogy Questions Answered By Volunteers* (15 minute time slots) | 9:30 - 9:45am 9:45 - 10:00am 10:00 - 10:15am 10:15 - 10:30am | Special Collections | Questions must be registered in advance. One session per person. Sessions meet on the second floor outside the Special Collections room. |
| A Short Introduction To Ancestry Library Edition | 10:35 - 10:55am | Computer Lab (First Floor) | Take a quick look at what's available on Ancestry Library Edition. It's free at the library! |
| Tour | 10:30 - 11:00am | Elevator on the First Floor | Tour the Special Collections Room, the Norval Johnson Heritage Collection and the OGS Collection (Niagara Branch) |
| Genealogy Questions Answered By Volunteers* (15 minute time slots) | 10:30 - 10:45am 10:45 - 11:00am 11:00 - 11:15am 11:15 - 11:30am | Special Collections | Questions must be registered in advance. One session per person. Sessions meet on the second floor outside the Special Collections room. |
| Session 2A: Susan Young Getting the Most out of Records | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Rotary/Bankers Room | Discover how to interpret the records you find and what questions you need to ask. |
| Session 2B: Steve Fulton Finding Hidden Secrets in the Databases of the OGS | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Mills Room | Discover the resources available from the Ontario Genealogical Society and how OGS can help you. |
| Lunch | 12:00 - 1:00pm | Please bring your own lunch. | |
| Tour | 12:00 - 12:30pm | Elevator on the First Floor | Tour the Special Collections Room, the Norval Johnson Heritage Collection and the OGS Collection (Niagara Branch) |
| Session 3A: Brian Narhi Land Records 101 | 1:00 - 2:00pm | Rotary/Bankers Room | Learn how Ontario land registry records can help you with your family history. |
| Session 3B: Sue de Groot Dead and Buried: Accessing the Records | 1:00 - 2:00pm | Mills Room | Death produces a multitude of records including death registrations, obituaries, burial and tombstone records. Find out why you should collect all records and what information each one holds. |
| Genealogy Questions Answered By Volunteers* (15 minute time slots) | 1:00 - 1:15pm 1:15-1:30pm 1:30-1:45pm 1:45-2:00pm | Special Collections | Questions must be registered in advance. One session per person. Sessions meet on the second floor outside the Special Collections room. |
| A Short Introduction to FamilySearch.org | 2:05 - 2:25pm | Computer Lab (First Floor) | Learn how FamilySearch.org can help you with your family history research |
| Tour | 2:00 - 2:30pm | Elevator on the First Floor | Tour the Special Collections Room, the Norval Johnson Heritage Collection and the OGS Collection (Niagara Branch) |
| Genealogy Questions Answered By Volunteers* (15 minute time slots) | 2:00 - 2:15pm 2:15 - 2:30pm 2:30 - 2:45pm 2:45 - 3:00pm | Special Collections | Questions must be registered in advance. One session per person.Sessions meet on the second floor outside the Special Collections room. |
| Session 4A: Rochelle Bush From Slavery to Freedom | 2:30 - 3:30pm | Rotary/Bankers Room | Tracing the genealogy of enslaved people of African descent via the Underground Railroad can be quite difficult. Using some examples relating to her ancestry, Bush will discuss the records to help trace people of interest. |
| Session 4B: Susan Young The Mechanics of Finding Your Family Using DNA | 2:30 - 3:30pm | Mills Room | Learn how to organize your DNA results more effectively to identify your relationships with your matches. |
| Genealogy Questions Answered By Volunteers* (15 minute time slots) | 3:00 - 3:15pm 3:15 - 3:30pm 3:30 - 3:45pm 4:45 - 4:00pm | Special Collections | Questions must be registered in advance. One session per person. Sessions meet on the second floor outside the Special Collections room. |
| * Family history research volunteers are from the Ontario Genealogical Society, Niagara Branch and the Mayholme Foundation. | |||
Get your children involved! Genealogy for KidsGenealogy is for everyone! Try out various genealogy activities for the youngest generation in your family. Participants will be entered to win a fun genealogy prize pack!
Green Screen Creations (All Ages)Did you ever wish you could travel back in time – maybe even to historic St. Catharines locations? Come play with our green screen and see yourself in places you only ever imagined using images from our Local History collection. Participants will be entered to win a fun genealogy prize pack!
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