Date/Time
Date(s) - Tuesday, March 25, 2025
7:00 pm
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Speaker: Sara Cochran, The Skeleton Whisperer
Genealogical DNA tests are bringing thousands of new cousins to our attention, but many of them don’t have trees yet, or the trees aren’t attached to their test. Learn some new techniques for figuring out where how these individuals connect with you (Focus is on Ancestry.com results system).
Please register for this virtual event.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – Join us for a virtual presentation highlighting the wide range of genealogical resources available through the Archives of Ontario. This overview will introduce key collections of interest to family historians, including Ontario birth, marriage, and death records, wills and estate files, church and court records, and private family papers. Unique holdings such as those relating […]
Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Did you know that you can access Ancestry Library Edition at any of the Wellington County Library branches without a subscription and with no fees? This gives you access to billions of records such as census data, city directories, cemeteries, wills, immigration information, court records, military information, family histories, and birth, marriage, and death documents. […]
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Speaker: Thomas MacEntee While AI (artificial intelligence) might be the current “hot” buzz word, the fact is that many genealogy vendors and even genealogists have already been using this technology for years. The AI industry is at a crossroads and within the next five years, it will permeate almost every aspect of business and society. […]
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Speaker: Cameron Shelley Location: In person at the Wellington County Museum & Archives (0536 Wellington County Rd 18, Fergus, ON N1M 2W3). Postcards can provide interesting and informative glimpses into the lives and relationships of people in bygone days. Cameron will provide an overview of the history of postcards and what they can tell us […]
