Choose from free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Those in red are Canadian, bolded if local to Ottawa or recommended
Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed.
Tuesday 1 Feb. 2 pm: Virtual Genealogy Drop-In, from Ottawa Branch of OGS and The Ottawa Public Library.
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/.
Tuesday 1 Feb, 2:30 pm: Downeast Ancestry: Tracing Your Family Tree in Maine, by B.J. Jamieson for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6114697
Tuesday 1 Feb, 7:30 pm: Finding Your Ancestors in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, by Claire Wilton for Durham Region Branch OGS.
https://durham.ogs.on.ca/
Tuesday 1 Feb, 8 pm: Education in Australia, by Cathie Sherwood for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/education-in-australia/
Wednesday 2 Feb. 7:30 pm: Maritime Disasters on Lake Huron, by Colleen Maguire for Huron County Branch OGS.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-maritime-disasters-on-lake-huron-colleen-maguire/
Thursday 3 Feb. 6:30 pm: Using the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA as Power Tools and Problem Solvers, by John Beatty for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6109928
Thursday 3 Feb. 7 pm: Diaries, Journals and Calendars: Preserving and Documenting Your Ancestor’s Day-to-Day Life, by Melissa Barker for OGS/Ontario Ancestors.
https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/melissa-barker-diaries-journals-and-calendars-preserving-and-documenting-your-ancestors-day-to-day-life/
Friday 4 Feb. 2 pm: Control: the dark history and troubling present of eugenics, by Adam Rutherford for The Royal Institution.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/control-the-dark-history-and-troubling-present-of-eugenics-tickets-230860709597?_eboga=2123610036.1642611488
Saturday 5 Feb. 10 am: Why Did the Welsh Leave Wales, by Penny Walters for London and Middlesex Branch OGS.
https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-middlesex-branch-why-did-the-welsh-leave-wales/