Monday, May 2, 2011

Toronto OGS Courses

Here are a couple of courses that the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society will put on for May -

Course # 1

"DATE: 3 May - 24 May 2011: 4 sessions, Tuesdays (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
COURSE: Toronto Branch OGS
LOCATION: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto (Room 2)
TITLE OF COURSE: "Palaeography for Family Historians"
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Cherryl Moote
BRIEF INFO: This course will help students decipher historical documents and gather information from them. Students are invited to bring in their own records for study".
CONTACT INFO: www.torontofamilyhistory.org

Course # 2

"DATE: 30 May 2011 (7:30 p.m.)
MEETING: Toronto Branch OGS
LOCATION: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
TITLE OF TALK: "Using Technology in Your Family History"
NAME OF SPEAKER: Carol Nichols
BRIEF INFO: A look at how computers and the internet can help you gather genealogical facts, photos and background information to fill in your stories, lead you in new directions, store and organize your genealogy, and link your family members to their history. Additional short presentation by Evelyn Kidd: "What you find when you aren't even looking". $5 charge for non-members of OGS".
CONTACT INFO: www.torontofamilyhistory.org