Branch Meetings

Most meetings are held in Guelph on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except for the months of July, August, December and January. Meetings begin with Interest Groups (those researching other countries) coffee and cookies and/or conversation at 7:00 p.m., followed at 7:30 with the Guest presentation.

Most meetings are held in the Zehrs Meeting Room, 2nd floor, 1045 Paisley Road, Guelph (map); wheelchair accessible by elevator.

Some presentations are held at the Speaker's location to enable access to the materials available therein. The June meeting is usually held at a more northern location in Wellington County.

Date	Topic
22 May 2012 7:00 p.m. 52 Norflock Street, Guelph (map)	Guelph Civic Museum Our meeting will take place at the newly located Guelph Civic Museum. Bev Dietrich the Museum curator, will lead us on a tour of the new facility and attendees will be given an opportunity to try to determine if there is information at the Museum that will help with their family history research. The branch will present a cheque to the Museum to assist with their efforts to enhance research capabilities in the Museum.
26 June 2012 6:30 p.m. 98B Trafalgar Road (Wellington County Road 124), Hillsburgh (map)	Walking Tour of the main street of Hillsburgh Lee Tocher, a lifelong resident of Hillsburgh will lead a walking tour of the main street of Hillsburgh. Participants will enjoy learning about the history of Hillsburgh and listening to Lee’s stories about growing up in Hillsburgh in the 1950s and 60s. One building of great interest will be the Exchange Hotel, built in the 1880s and currently being renovated into condos with retail space on the ground floor. The walking tour will begin at the Hillsburgh Branch Library at 6:30pm and we will return to the library around 7:15. After a short period for refreshments, there will be a short presentation about sources and resources for researching your Ontario ancestors. Directions: From Guelph follow Eramosa Road north out of Guelph where it becomes Wellington County Road 124. At Brisband, turn left onto Trafalgar Rd/County Road 24 and follow on to Hillsburgh. The Hillsburgh Branch library is located on the left side of the road, across from the Hillsburgh Community Centre and in the same building as the Graham Animal Hospital. Entry is off Trafalgar Rd. or off George St beside the Foodland grocery store. Distance is about 32 km, a ½ hour drive. Parking available at the front, side and back of the library.

27 September 2011	Flags and Heraldry Right Reverend D. Ralph Spence, who is also the Albion Herald for Canada will tell us about his lifelong interest in flags and Canadian Heraldry
25 October 2011	Traps and Pitfalls in Genealogical Research Roberta Clark, who is also OGS Region III Director, will tell us about the problems and pitfalls she has experienced through her many years of exploring her Family History. Roberta will share some good advice on what to avoid and how to solve some brickwall dilemmas.
22 November 2011	OGS News Nancy Trimble, President of the Ontario Genealogical Society will bring news from the Head Office and will inform us as to "What's New, and What's Planned for the Future".
28 February 2012	Bring and Brag Members and guests are encouraged to bring an object (photo, book, story, article of clothing, etc.) that has a story related to it that would be of interest to other members. Need to identify persons in a photo? Perhaps someone in attendance can help you.
27 March 2012	High-Performance Computing and Family History: Census Projects at the University of Guelph and Beyond Dr. Andrew Ross will be talking about lLinking people from the Canadian, American and British Census 1851-1911. The sets of linked records will be of interest to those looking to set their ancestors in historical context.
24 April 2012	Researching your Loyalist Ancestors Stephen Bowley U.E. will introduce you to the wide array of resources available for tracing the family history of Loyalists. These include British records, American records, petitions, claims, diaries, military maps, and other documents.

A Wellington Branch meeting held at the Wellington County Land Registry Office. Members were introduced to the methods of access and the wealth of genealogical materials associated with land records.