Upcoming Monthly Meetings & Events for 2010
| BGOGS usually meets the fourth Tuesday of every month except during winter months when our meetings are held on the 4th Saturday of the month, in the afternoon. Each month, meetings are held in a different location throughout Grey or Bruce County. Everyone is welcome to our meetings. You do not have to be a member of BGOGS to attend. |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Speaker |
Topic |
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| January 23, 2010 | 1:30 pm | L. D. S. Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave S.E. Owen Sound, ON. | Harvey Reekie | Research Tips & His Family History. | |
| February 27, 2010 | 1:30 pm | L. D. S. Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave S.E. Owen Sound, ON. | Janet Isles | Estate Records - More than wills-learn how estate records can help in your genealogical research. | |
| March 27, 2010 | 1:30 pm | L.D.S.Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave SE Owen Sound, Ontario | Ruth Smith Meyers | Pack Up Your Chronicles. | |
| April 17, 2010 | 8:30-4:00 | Ayton Centennial Hall 818 Albert St. Ayton, ON. | Kathleen Szakall, Gordon Torrie & Roberta Clark | Region III meeting and 40th Anniversary of Bruce & Grey Branch of O. G. S. Registration Form Below. | |
| April 27, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Southampton, ON. | Wendy Scott | Speaking about her good fortune in finding her father's family. Her father having died in the war. | |
| May 25, 2010 | 7:30 pm | L. D. S. Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave S.E. Owen Sound, ON. | Rev. Dr. Donna Mann | Agnes Finds Her Voice: Agnes McPhail loved people. she especially worked to give voice to those who found themselves in situations where they were silenced or limited. Today we still hear her voice in similar issues against which she spoke out in her parliament days. And today we still hear the opposing voices who would silence the freedoms she defended. | |
| June 22, 2010 | 7:30 pm | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Southampton, ON. | Wendy Tomlinson | Making Memoirs Memorable: Is your family history an open book? It could be if your write it, design it, print it, and share it. Author of three family history books, Wendy Tomlinson shares her secrets to writing a compelling family history book by turing those dry genealogical charts and dusty photos into a readable narrative you can put on your coffee table. | |
| July 27, 2010 | 6:00 pm | L. D. S. Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave S.E. Owen Sound, ON. | Pot Luck Dinner | Pot Luck: Please bring your own plates, cutlery, beverage and dish to share with everyone. If you have a recipe handed down from your parents/grandparents we would encourage you to make it and share it with everyone. If it isn't a family secret you could bring the recipe & during the meeting if you wish you could share a story about this person. | |
| July 31st and Aug. 1st, 2010 | 1p.m.- 10p.m | Harrison Park | Annual Picnic | 144th Emancipation Festival: Celebrate Family History, Fellowship, Oral History, Documented History, Community Culture and Roots. For information: osemancipation@bmts.com or go to www.emancipation.ca | |
| Aug. 15-22, 2010 | 2010 Salt Lake City | Research Trip to Salt Lake City | Any questions email Kathleen Szakall at labuszkl@brucetelecom.com Check Below Fall Event Form for Research Reservation Form. |
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| August 24, 2010 | 7:30 pm | Frank Street Baptist Church Frank Street Wiarton, Ontario | Chris Raible | "From Hands Now Striving To Be Free" Following the failure of the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada(now Ontario) hundred of men were thrown into Toronto's jail and held for months without trial. Many began to make small wooden boxes (more than 100 have been identified), for family or friends, inscribed poems and quotations - senitmental, religious, and especially political. Those men in penitentiary were anything but penitent. | |
| Sept. 23rd & 24th | Grey Roots and Bruce County Cultural Centre | Free days of research for registrants. | You must have pre-registered to take part in this. | ||
| Sept. 25, 2010 | 8:30- 3:30 | Ayton Centennial Hall 818 Albert St. Ayton, ON. | Stephen S. Barthel Maryanne Cunningham |
Stephen S. Barthel, A. G., from St. Cloud, Minn., formerly of Salt Lake City will be speaking on German Research. Maryanne will perform "Family History in Song." Check below for information and registration form. | |
| Sept. 28, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. | L.D.S.Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave SE Owen Sound, Ontario | Stephen S. Barthel | Speaking on General Genealogy. | |
| Oct.26, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Southampton, ON. | Janet Iles | Timelines | |
| November 23, 2010 | 7:30 pm | L.D.S.Family History Centre 490 2nd Ave SE Owen Sound, Ontario | Betty's Two/Too | 40 Years of memories. | |
| December 2010 | No Meeting | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
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Bruce & Grey Branch,Ontario Genealogical Society
Annual Fall Event
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Ayton Centennial Hall, 818 Albert St. Ayton, ON.
Celebrating 40 years!
Stephen S. Barthel
Stephen Barthel was accredited in German research in 1981. His insatiable interest in genealogy led to a career of twenty-one years, working for the largest genealogical repository in the world, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. He worked as a reference consultant for Central European, Eastern European and International research. For five of thse years it was his privilege to work in the VIP Unit of the Family History Library, not only hosting VIPS, but doing research for such notables as Presidents Clinton and Bush, President Rau of Germany, The Queen of Sweden, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Barbara Walters, Walter Cronkite, several United States senators and governors, and many other high profile individuals. He is now serving as a director on the board of the St. Michael, Minnesota Historical Society. He currently works as an archivist/genealogist at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud. He has published more than two dozen family history books, including an online gazetteer of localities in East and West Prussia and is currently preparing a couple of major genealogical databases for a seachable CD. Stephen resides with his wife and two sons in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
8:30- 9:00: Registration, Visit Vendor Tables, Submit questions for Panel.
9:00 - 9:15: Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 -10:15: Breaking the Sound Barrier: Working with Phonetics: Research is full of obstacles. Given names, surnames, and locatlity spellings are often written phonetically, each creating a barrier to research. Follow the step-by-step twists of methodology, using German/Polish examples in overcoming the phonetics issue.
10:15 - 10:30: Break, Visit Vendors Tables
10:30 - 11:45: Passenger Lists, Police Records and Unreadable Localities: Passenger lists are tools generally used to find an ancestral place of origin in Germany or Poland. However the locality is often written illegibly. Follow a step-by-step example using a combination of other online sources and methods to circumvent the problem. Traditional instruction using U. S. passenger lists, the Hamburg 'police' records, as well as the Klluber collection will also be presented.
11:30- 12:00: Annual Meeting & Presentation of Ken Young and Betty Wilson Family Awards.
12:00 - 1:00: Hot Lunch - Visit Vendors tables
1:00 - 2:00 The Gazetteer Goldmine: Finding Localities in Germany/Poland: Most villages in Europe were too smaill to have a church. Records are cataloged by the Family History Library under the name of the locality that originally kept the records, which is usually a church locality. Gazetteers take the guesswork out of using maps alone to find ancestral records. Learn to easily locate records for any given village, using maps and gazetteers.
2:00 - 2:15: Break, Visit Vendors Tables
2:15 - 3:15: Maryanne Cunningham: "Family History in Song." She will sing a group of songs she wrote to tell her ancestors story.
While in Bruce and Grey counties, come early and visit the Bruce County Cultural Centre & Archives and Grey Roots. See what they have to offer you as a Bruce and Grey County researcher. There will be two free days of research to Fall Event participants on Thursday, September 23, and Friday, September 24. You must pre-register to take advantage of this offer.
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Registration Form
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone:_________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________
Make checks payable to and mail to: Bruce & Grey Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society (BGOS)
Att: Korleen Halbert ViceChair P. O. Box 66, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5P1 Telephone: 519-986-3293
Registration Fee: $35.00 before Sept.10th or $40.00 at the door (includes lunch)
Motels & Bed & Breakfasts
Durham Area
Varney Inn Motel & Restaurant, 313010 Highway 6 at Varney, South of Durham 519-369-9982
Back Door B & B, 240 Garafraxa Street South, Durham on Highway 6 519-369-6507 email: backdoor@log.on.ca
Campbell Brae, 493775 Baptist Church Road, North of Grey Road 4 519-369-2909
Dr. James Gunn Inn, 283 Durham Road East, on Grey Road 27 519-369-6876 email: gun.inn@bmts.com
Still Life Retreat, 394591 Concession 2, Glenelg Township, North of Grey Road 12 - 519-369-3663, email: retreat@still-life.on.ca
Owen Sound Area
Best Western Inn on the Bay, 1800 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound - 519-371-9200
Days Inn, 950 6th Street East, Owen Sound - 519-376-1551
The Butchart Estate B & B, 919 5th Avenue East, Owen Sound - 519-371-0208
West Winds Bed & Breakfast, RR3 (South on 2nd Avenue), Owen Sound - 519-376-9003
2010 Salt Lake City Research Reservation Form
August 15-22, 2010
Please Print
Name___________________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
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Phone Day: __________________________________Evening:________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________________________________________________
First Research trip to SLC _______________yes __________________no
Countries in which you will be researching:_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Emergency contact person:_____________________________________________________________________
(name of someone not travelling with you, and relationship)
Phone: __________________________
Alternate Phone: _________________________
Roommate(s)____________________________________________________________________________
All Hotel Rooms are non-smoking
Hotel: Carleton Hotel, www.carletonhotel-sic.com
[ ] single occupancy$365. for the week, includes full breakfast, plus all applicable taxes
[ ] double occupancy $425 for the week, includes full breakfast, plus all applicable taxes.
Each room has a small fridge and microwave. Washer and dryer available. Shuttle from hotel to/from airport and Family History Library. Also library is within walking distance Reservations at 1-800-633-3500.
Hotel reservations are your responsibility . They need to be made by June 1. I need to know the number of rooms needed and named of roommates.
Arline reservations are your responsibility. Suggest flying out of Buffalo or Detroit rather than Toronto. Remember, a passport is required. Free shuttle to and from the airport.
A banquet style dinner and lecture will be held on Sunday, August 15, and Monday, August 16. Dinner reservations must be made by June 1.
Dinner, Sunday, August 15 $35.00
Dinner, Monday, August 16 $35.00
Amount Paid: _________________________________
Remember all hotel and dinner reservations must be made by June 1, 2010.
Any Questions Email Kathleen at labuszkl@brucetelecom.com
Keep a copy of this form for your records.
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Please send completed registration form with check payable to:
Kathleen Szakall - SLC Trip
Bruce & Grey Branch, O. G. S.
P. O. Box 66
Owen Sound, ON. N4K 5P1
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| Several days each year are slated for cemetery transcribing. Volunteers are needed to visit a cemetery and transcribe information from the headstones and/or to update or verify previously transcribed information. If you would like to volunteer to be on a transcribing crew or need further information, please contact Betty Siegrist at (519) 534-1078 |
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