Bruce County Genealogical Society

Finding Them on the Ground in Ontario

by bcgs316001184February 15, 2022April 18, 2022

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.

Coffee Chat about all things military

by bcgs316001184February 15, 2022January 14, 2023

For Bruce County Genealogical Society members only

Military coffee chats

Jan Briggs-McGowan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Come chat with other members of BCGS about anything military related. Talk about your military research, battlefields and burials, ask a question, share your passion for a military ancestor, anything at all. No agenda, just friends getting together for a coffee and a chat

Wed February 1 2023 at 10am Bruce County Time!

To register please click on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtceqhrj4tHdBld7nX3tsY7YWozMPwmDtI

Or Email Jan and ask her to register you

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

For our members we are holding another Special Interest Group meeting.

by bcgs316001184December 7, 2021February 11, 2022

Come join Anne Goeden, Erin Netzke, Lolly Fullerton for a coffee to discuss DNA. It’ll be for any member who is wondering whether to take a DNA test, who has taken a DNA test but doesn’t know what to do with it, or who, like us, loves using DNA to find ancestors / cousins etc. We’ll see how it goes and if there is enough interest, we’ll carry on doing this. Date: Thursday, Feb 10 at 2pm ET Zoom link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TO8OncZHSqCltjP5Lu0DSA Zoom will respond saying you are registered. I will make it a meeting just before we begin!

For our members we are holding another Special Interest Group meeting.

by bcgs316001184December 7, 2021February 11, 2022

Military Coffee Time

Jan Briggs-McGowan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Glenys Johnson will be joining her.
Bring a coffee and join us for a chat about all things military.

Date: To be Confirmed

Bruce County Genealogical Society’s January 2021 Webinar

by bcgs316001184November 19, 2021January 17, 2022

You likely already know John Kaminski from his presentation earlier this year regarding tracing Eastern European roots. He has given the AGEN20 (Adele’s Genealogy 2020) bug to his wife and has increased his researching knowledge by helping Adele trace her French Canadian heritage. Using at least 6 online sources, they have been able to trace Adele’s maternal lineage through documentation back to the early 1700’s, almost all exclusively born in Nouvelle France.

John and Adele have not pursued much farther back than her 7th great grandparents, but know there are a few Acadian and French links, including Filles du Roi, convicted salt smugglers and military personalities.

It has been a wild ride through Canadian history not taught in the classrooms!

Date and Time: Monday, January 10, 2021 at 7PM ET

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0pmG3uS-S_WM8o5mByxk2w

Or Email BCGSwebinars@gmail.com