Quinte Branch OGS
Quinte Genealogy Centre, Quinte West Public Library, 7 Creswell Drive, K8V 5R9 Trenton, ON, Canada

Join the discussion! FREE Virtual Meeting on Researching your Canadian Ancestors. Wednesday, November 18 @ 9 am EST. See you there! #genealogy #CanadianRoots

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The presentation may be of interest: The Irish and the Rideau Canal presented by Susan Warren on Friday, October 23 @ 7 pm EDT. Zoom registration required.

Remembrance Day ceremonies will be much different this year. Please check your local community for details. #WeRemember Trenton: https://inquinte.ca//remembrance-day-ceremony-in-trenton-t Belleville: https://www.intelligencer.ca//remembrance-day-ceremony-wil Ottawa: https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/remembrance-day-ceremonies-in-ott

Who loves maps? Explore the Atlas of Canada. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca//atlas-cana/explore-our-maps/16836

Quinte Branch Needs #Volunteers! We are currently looking to fill four specific positions: Chairperson, Treasurer, Indexing Coordinator, and Social Media Assist...ant. Please read the blog post for more details. Volunteers for any of these four positions or as volunteers for special interim assignment should submit an email to [email protected], subject-line Volunteer Quinte. Please include the position you are interested in, your personal knowledge and skills, and your experience in family history/genealogy if applicable. #QuinteOGS #genealogy #familyhistory Blog Post: https://quinte.ogs.on.ca//quinte-branch-needs-volunteers-2/ See more

With heavy hearts, we are sharing the news of the passing of long time Quinte Branch member, Marilyn Harry. She was a constant volunteer in many capacities over the years. Even through failing health, she still continued to do whatever she could. She will be dearly missed. Thank you Marilyn for all of your contributions to researching at the Quinte Branch Genealogy Library. https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/2020/10/03/marilyn-mae-harry/

From Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County A project that might be of interest to you. They have scanned the 1871 Hastings County assessment rolls and is crowdsourcing for transcribers. "Each municipality in the county of Hastings sent a copy of its assessment roll to the county authorities. The rolls list each occupier of lands, with details of the property, its value, and additional information such as the occupation of the individual, how many people were in... their household and even how many sheep, horses and cattle they owned. Transcribing the information in these records gives us a picture of the way Hastings County had been settled by 1871, and expands on the information available to us from the national census which was taken in the same year." If you are interested, see their post here: https://www.cabhc.ca/en/news/archives-from-home.aspx

Lots of Family History opportunities this month at Ontario Ancestors.

This looks interesting! and it is FREE :) #genealogy #virtual #familyhistory

For those with London and UK research

FREE Virtual Meeting. Are you looking for online resources and tips to assist your #familyhistory research? Join the discussion and discover interesting websites to search. Sharpen your online skills. Be prepared to be inspired! Hosted by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies #genealogy #skillbuilding #virtual #onlinelearning

For those with Irish research

Vernon's City of Belleville Directories 1909-2004 at CABHC (Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County) https://discover.cabhc.ca/vernons-city-of-belleville-direct #VernonDirectories #Belleville #Quinte #familyhistory Some copies also available on FamilySearch.org

FREE Webinar. The Irish and the Rideau Canal presented by Susan Warren on Friday, October 23 at 7 pm EDT. Registration required. See details below.

Getting started in Family History research can be both daunting and extremely rewarding. Where do you start, how do you keep track of everything and how can you get help? The Quinte Branch with the help of Bob Dawes has started this Genealogy 101 basic instruction guide on the website to help you get going. https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/20//18/need-a-genealogy-road-map/

https://www.qbfhs.ca/how-to-research-the-newly-digitized-o/

Do you have any connections to the Streamer Brockville? https://www.cabhc.ca/en/news/the-steamer-brockville.aspx

REMINDER: FREE Webinar begins in ONE HOUR: After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee on Saturday, October 17 @ 1 pm. #QuinteOGS #genealogy #familyhistory Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2815524001883452

Ontario Ancestors - FREE Webinar on Thursday, October 1st @ 7 pm EDT. This webinar is filling up fast. Be sure to log on early. PRE-1869 BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS with speaker Serge Paquet, Archivist. *This webinar is in partnership with the Archives of Ontario. Serge will explain how births, marriages, and deaths were registered with the government before civil registration was introduced in 1869, and where and how to search for them. This webinar will also help you ...find other sources for births, marriages, and deaths available at the Archives of Ontario. Everyone is welcome. Registration is high so please sign on early. REGISTRATION LINK: https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/webinar-2020-october-2/ See more

Reminder: FREE Webinar begins in ONE DAY: After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee on Saturday, October 17 @ 1 pm. #QuinteOGS #genealogy #familyhistory Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2815524001883452

FREE Webinar: After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee on Saturday, October 17 @ 1 pm. Zoom Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUtf-6tpzspHt3Z2HTVZR1aClEaC00gb Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2815524001883452 #QuinteOGS #genealogy #familyhistory

British Home Child Day ~ September 28th. Remembering the 100,000 British Children sent out to find a better life than what they were leaving behind. Remembering the 10,000 children who passed through Marchmont Receiving Home (1870-1925) in Belleville. Part of our Heritage. #BHC #BritishHomeChildren #familyhistory

Our SIL (Surname Interest List - updated April 2020) contains the surnames being researched by Quinte Branch members and visitors. We are inviting you to SUBMIT the Quinte Area Surnames that YOU are researching to be added to our SIL. We reassure you that your information will never be given out - we make connections through a privacy code system. This is a great opportunity to find out if someone else is researching the same surnames as you are. Perhaps you will discover tha...t you have a common ancestor! Visit the SIL webpage to access the Lists. Be sure to download BOTH pdf files and start connecting to fellow researchers. Submit your surnames to: [email protected] #QuinteOGS #genealogy #familyhistory #FindingCousins https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/surname-interest-list/

Election Results from our annual AGM. #OntarioAncestors

Query the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB). This is an interesting Research Tool. Many times we find similar places names. This may solve your #familyhistory mystery! Click "Query by Geographical Name" and then enter your place name. Try the several filter options available as well. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca//querying-canadian-geographic/9170

This is an excellent course if you are wanting to dig deeper into your #UEL #Loyalist roots. #familyhistory