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Huron Branch – Breaking down Brick Walls – The GPS Approach – Janice Nickerson

03/09/2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Wed, Sept 3rd at 7:30 pm via Zoom When your research hits a brick wall, what next? This lecture shows how the Genealogical Proof Standard can help you tackle any research challenge. Learn how to apply the 5 Elements of the GPS: Conducting a Reasonably Exhaustive Search, Preparing Source Citations, Evaluating Evidence, Resolving Contradictions and […]

Huron Branch – Mad, Bad, and Sad: Inmates in 19th Century Ontario “Insane” Asylums – Terri Raymond

01/10/2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Wed, Oct 1st at 7:30 pm via Zoom Pre-register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-CgpzgrHdDCcQrX4hFCIq2U4GcGsMDC Learn who the asylum inmates were and how, why, and where they were institutionalized, using examples from residents of Huron County. Plus, tips for researching your ancestors and an overview of asylum records at the Archives of Ontario and how to access them.

Huron Branch – The Early Settlement of Bayfield – Julia Armstrong

05/11/2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Please join us Wed, Nov 5th at 7:30 pm via Zoom Pre-register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceqgrz8rGNSvvJTe7RhTZhGjicHlOU85 Learn the stories of  some of the early families. Find out how the Canada Company and the land agents associated with selling lots operated. Learn about some of Bayfield’s Main Street’s historic buildings/inns and who owned them.

Huron Branch – A Genealogist’s Guide to the United Church of Canada Archives- Kyle Pugh

07/01/2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jan 7th, 2026 at 7:30 pm via Zoom.    Pre-register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SJ130AIlSeW3wf8BzsDmBA Now over 100 years old, the United Church of Canada (UCC) is the country’s largest mainline Protestant denomination — and its archives reflect that! Formed in 1925 with the union of the Methodist, Congregational, and Presbyterian Unions, the United Church Archives houses thousands of […]

Huron Branch – AI in Genealogy, Is it really new? – Gordon McBean

04/02/2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Feb 4th, 2026 at 7:30 pm ET.  Pre-register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hwAlvvqCSK6CXEl-XhJsWQ Recently AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been all the news with the release of ChatGPT. ChatGPT might be new, but is AI new? Genealogists have been befitting from AI since about 2000. AI can be a useful tool for genealogy assisting with tasks such as record indexing, […]