Box 1083, Port Elgin, ON, Canada, N0H 2C0

Bruce County Genealogical Society

Serving Bruce County families … past and present

Category: Uncategorized

Henry Cargill | September 12 | 7 pm

by

Pat Kelly returns to the museum to discuss the remarkable life of Henry Cargill. During this talk Pat will weave in stories of the Cargill lumber camps and the Greenock swamp that he heard as a boy. Pat Kelly is one of Bruce County Genealogical Society’s favourite and popular speakers.This will be held at the Museum in Southampton. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. You can
register by calling the Museum at 519-797-2080 or through the website at https://www.brucemuseum.ca/

Pleased to announce we are also showing it via Zoom. There may be a break halfway through for 15 minutes or so. 
To register for watching it via Zoom, please click on the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SqAWPbZLQ2-0W2gtm2MVZw
Zoom will confirm your registration and remind you a week before the event and also an hour before. 

Hope you will join us either via Zoom or in person at the museum.

A GENEALOGICAL JOURNEY – Ron LaPlante

by

June Webinar

It all started when Ron inherited a 20-gallon Tupperware container of snapshots from his parents. Luckily, some had names and dates written on them. Thus began his journey of researching and documenting two branches of his Paternal Family Tree – drawing him back to 1600.

Besides building the family tree, he also documented key findings in a 300-page family history book – distributing 85 copies of both to his immediate family. At present, he is writing a novel based on the exploits of his great (X7) grandmother…

Join in the dialogue with Ron as we discuss the ins and outs, ups and downs of Family Tree research.

Date: Monday, June 13 at 7:00 pm E.D.T.

Please visit www.brucecountygenealogicalsociety.ca to sign up for this Zoom presentation.

OR

Register on Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcOqtrDsvG9Z-9CKLNcbBkkmebLlzQ9-Q

Zoom will confirm your registration.

Finding Them on the Ground in Ontario

by

One of the challenges we face when trying to pinpoint where our rural Ontario ancestors lived is finding records with information such as the township, concession and lot. Knowing this information is the starting place for finding land instruments such as deeds and even wills. In this presentation Ken McKinlay will show us how to find that information using census records, directories, voters’ lists, and other publically available records.

Join us on Monday, April 11 2022 at 7PM EDT

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcO2hpzguG9b-ACYqMI5iwV7Fhdvsmdog

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

Bruce County Genealogical Society’s October Webinar

by

Book Publishing: An Insider’s Story
Have you ever wondered what exactly a book publisher does? How they do it, or why? BCGS offers an opportunity to learn about some of the    activities, joys, and challenges of publishing from Anne Duke Judd,   founder of The Brucedale Press.

Anne brings a background in writing, research [including family stories], editing and bookselling. With its unique focus on Bruce, Grey, Huron—ancestral land of the Saugeen Anishinaabek, this local press releases books which are created and produced entirely in Ontario and appeal to all ages.
Now you know the what, how, why, and who,

the where and when: On line, via 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rMrmJmuWQ1aibjckD2Irlg

        Or Email newsletterbcgs@gmail.com  

 on Monday, October 11, 2021 at 7 pm EDT.

Our September Bruce County Genealogical Society Webinar

by

The Secrets of the Radar Museum

Maya Hirschman is the curator for the “Secrets of Radar Museum” in London, Ontario. This small museum was created to tell a story of the more than 6,000 Canadian World War II veterans who were recruited into a top-secret project involving radar. Drawn from every walk of life, and sent around the world, these veterans were held to an Oath of Secrecy that was not fully lifted until 1991. Maya will share some of these intriguing stories.

Date and Time: Sept 13 at 7pm EDT

Please register by clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__FfG4k_LShiiZz9VIUNY8A                               or by emailing newsletterbcgs@gmail.com

Box 1083, Port Elgin, ON, Canada, N0H 2C0 email: brucecgs@yahoo.ca