Choose from selected 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. Many additional events are listed at https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual/
Tuesday 1 November, 7:30 pm: Bomb Girls: Life at the DIL plant in Ajax, by Elaine Lievaart for OGS Durham Branch.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/durham-branch-meeting-bomb-girls-life-at-the-dil-plant-in-ajax/
Tuesday 1 November, 9 pm: Tips & Tricks for Researching in Australian Archives, by Shauna Hicks for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/tips-tricks-for-researching-in-australian-archives/
Wednesday 2 November, 2 pm: Right Place, Right Time, Right Person: Intersections of DNA and Document Evidence, by Paul Woodbury for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/right-place-right-time-right-person-intersections-of-dna-and-document-evidence/
Wednesday 2 November, 7:30 pm: From Dungannon to Dungannon: A Scots/Irish Journey, by John Palmer for Huron OGS & Bruce Co Gen Soc.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-deb-mcauslan-mary-kinder-1776-1878-ireland-to-canada/
Thursday, 3 November, 6:30 pm: DNA Testing for Your Genealogy Research, by April Earle for Allen Country Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7425195
Thursday, 3 November, 7 pm: Neither Rain Nor Sleet, by Linda Corupe for OGS/Ontario Ancestors.
https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/linda-corupe-neither-rain-nor-sleet/
Friday 4 November, 2 pm: Freedom Bound: Escaping Bondage for Life in the North, by Renate Yarborough Sanders for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/freedom-bound-escaping-bondage-for-life-in-the-north/
Saturday 5 November, 10 am: Neptune’s Escort: The Royal Canadian Navy’s 31st MSF at D-Day, by Stephen Young for OGS London & Middlesex Branch.
https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-middlesex-branch-neptunes-escort-the-royal-canadian-navys-31st-msf-at-d-day/
For the UK, these new Ancestry databases are coming: