This Week’s Online Genealogy Events

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.T

Tuesday 19 Apr. 2 pm: Virtual Genealogy Drop-In, from Ottawa Branch of OGS and The Ottawa Public Library.
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/

Tuesday 18 Apr. 2:30 pm: Genealogy Begins with Questions, by Cynthia Theusch for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6421746

Tuesday 19 Apr. 7 pm: Dr. Joy – Tillsonburg’s Man with Eclectic Interests, by Laurel Beechey for Oxford County Branch OGS.
https://oxford.ogs.on.ca/events/branch-meeting-3/

Tuesday 19 Apr. 8 pm: Proving Parentage Two Centuries Later Using DNA Evidence, by David S. Ouimette for BCG and Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/proving-parentage-two-centuries-later-using-dna-evidence/

Wednesday 20 Apr. 12 noon: Using the FamilySearch Wiki, presented by FamilySearch Family History Library.
https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/2816426145814/WN_27IzwZ98SYeeFgiA6oSP

Wednesday 20 Apr. 2 pm: Unlocking Stories of Our Female Ancestors through Effective Research Methodology, by Denyce Porter Peyton for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/unlocking-stories-of-our-female-ancestors-through-effective-research-methodology/

Wednesday 20 Apr. 7 pm: The DNA of Cornwall, by Joe Flood for the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa.
https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events

Wednesday 20 Apr. 7 pm: The Prisoners of Gravenhurst, by Judy Humphries for Orillia Museum of Art & History.
https://www.orilliamuseum.org/project/the-prisoners-of-gravenhurst/

Thursday 21 Apr. 6:30 pm: Origin: How Ancient DNA Informs Modern Genealogy, by Jennifer Raff for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6300521

Friday 22 Apr. 9 am: Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale, by Kate Lister for The (UK) National Archives.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/whats-on/events/
(scroll down).

Saturday 23 Apr. 1 pm: The Early History of Cumberland Township, 1798 to 1840 (Ottawa), by Gérard Boyer for Ottawa Branch OGS. 
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/ottawa-branch-presentation-2022-04-23/