Organizations/ Events/ Training

British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO)

• monthly meetings with speakers

• annual fall conference (Celebrate Your Anglo-Celtic Roots)

• occasional workshops (e.g., English Records, Census Returns & Civil Registration)

• quarterly journal and other publications

• focus on English, Scottish and Irish ancestry

• also Canadian resources and general techniques

• annual membership $35

• see www.bifhsgo.ca

Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS)

• annual conference

• quarterly journal

• many excellent publications for sale

• annual membership $45

• see www.ogs.on.ca

Ontario Genealogical Society, Ottawa Branch

• monthly meetings with speakers

• annual spring conference (Gene-O-Rama)

• occasional workshops (e.g., Beginners' Genealogy) journal (5 times a year)

• annual membership $15 plus OSG membership

• see www.ogsottawa.on.ca

National Institute for Genealogical Studies

• online courses on a wide variety of topics (e.g., Canadian Land Records, Research at Family History Centres)

• about $90 US for a 6-week course, plus cost of printed materials

• on-site courses - Toronto, salt Lake City, etc.

• publications and supplies

• see www.genealogicalstudies.com

  

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