A summary of each meeting is posted here after the meeting.
If available, the handout from a meeting is provided next to the summary.
20 January 2018 – In a special double-session that began at 9:00 a.m., guest speaker Marian Press gave two excellent presentations:
(1) “Are You Really Finding It All When You Search?: Mining Databases For Every Nugget Of Information” and
(2) “Putting Your Family Tree Online: Making Use of Modern Technology to Share What You Know.”
17 February 2018 – Joyce Fingland gave a talk on “Downloading Data from FTDNA or Ancestry and Uploading to GED Match.”
This was followed by our Annual General Meeting and 45th Anniversary with a celebration including a silent auction, photo display and presentation of a certificate by OGS President Patti Mordasewicz.
17 March 2018 – Dr. Bruce Elliott spoke to a full house on the topic of “Ireland, Irish Immigration and Research in Canadian Records.”
21 April 2018 – Kyla Ubbink gave an interesting and informative presentation about “The Preservation of Documents and Photos.”
19 May 2018 – James Brownell gave a very interesting talk and slideshow about “The Lost Villages” which existed along the St. Lawrence River before the building of the seaway in the late 1950s.
15 September 2018 – Shirley-Ann Pyefinch gave an informative and interesting talk about recent developments and updates to the FamilySearch site.
20 October 2018 – Gail Dever gave a lively and well-attended presentation about “Taking Advantage of Social Media for Your Research,” discussing Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, and more. During the brief educational session before her talk, branch member Thérèse Gilbert demonstrated some of the main research sites about Québec ancestors.
17 November 2018 – Nancy Cutway gave a fascinating talk and slideshow about “Searching for Ancestors’ Names on WWI Monuments and Memorials in Northern France.”
Other Links
Brief biographies of some speakers at Kingston Branch meetings are available at:
A more extensive write-up of each presentation may be found in the newsletter which follows that meeting date. The newsletters are available as follows:
- Kingston Branch Newsletters (More Than Three Years Old) – Available to members and non-members.
Further information is available in the Members Only area of this website, by clicking the following links:
- Kingston Branch Newsletters (Less Than Three Years Old)
- Recordings of Past Kingston Branch Meetings
- Handouts from Branch Presentations
- Official minutes of Past Meetings
Kingston Branch members of the Ontario Genealogical Society receive our newsletter, Kingston Relations as one of their membership benefits. To find out how you can join Kingston Branch, please visit our Membership page.