Ottawa Branch, OGS
In partnership with the
Ottawa Public Library
presents
Gene-O-Rama 2005
April 8-9, 2005
Ben Franklin Place
101 Centrepointe Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Speakers
Bruce Elliott
Sylvie Tremblay
Glenn Wright
Lyall Manson
Betty Burrows & Doug Hoddinott
Shaun Wallace
Marketplace
Invited Exhibitors include:BIFHSGO
Bay of Quinte Branch, U.E.L.
Global Genealogy & History Shoppe
Gloucester Historical Society
Grenville County Historical Society
Heritage Productions
Historical Society of the Gatineau
Huntley Township Historical Society
Lanark County Genealogical Scoiety
Leeds & Grenville Branch, OGS
National Institute for Genealogical Studies
Ontario Genealogical Society
Osgoode Township Historical Society
Ottawa Public Library
Quebec Family History Society
Sir Guy Carleton Branch, U.E.L.
St. Lawrence Branch, U.E.L.
Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogy Group
Ottawa Ontario Family History Centre
Genealogy Computing
Doug Gray and the Computer Special Interest Group
will provide demonstrations of software, applications, CD-ROM,
imaging, and presentations on related topics.
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
(BIFHSGO) Monthly Meeting
Peter Martin will not be providing a photographic service
this year because of declining interest.
We thank him for his past help.
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Programme
Friday, April 8, 2005
7:00 pm Registration7:30 pm Opening Ceremony
7:45 pm Pat Horan Memorial Lecture
Bruce Elliott
Emigrant Recruitment by the New Brunswick Land Company.
Saturday, April 9, 2005
8:15 am Registration9:00 am Sylvie Tremblay
The big and little things that bug you about French-Canadian genealogical research: The Tremblay experience.
10:00 am Break/Browse Marketplace
10:30 am BIFHSGO Monthly Meeting
Glenn Wright
From Batoche to Berlin: documenting military service, 1885 - 1918.
12:00 pm Lunch and Browse Marketplace
1:30 pm Lyall Manson
Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Genealogical Resources.
2:30 pm Break/Browse Marketplace
3:00 pm Betty Burrows & Doug Hoddinott
Creating a Great Family History Book on Your Computer.
4:15 pm Closing Ceremonies
7:00 pm Banquet - Wedgewoods Dining Lounge, Best Western Macies Hotel
Ticket required
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Speaker Biographies
Bruce Elliott:
Bruce is a Professor of History at Carleton University and director of the Carleton
Centre for the History of Migration. He is the author of Irish Migrants in the Canadas,
and of The McCabe List: Early Irish in the Ottawa Valley. He has also written two books
and numerous articles on the history of the Ottawa Valley. He is a former chair of Ottawa Branch.
Sylvie Tremblay:
Sylvie was born in Quebec City. She has a B.A. in History and a certificate
in archival studies from Laval University. Since 1978, she has been a genealogy addict.
She has published many articles, genealogical studies and marriage repertoires. Presently,
she is the genealogist for the Association des Tremblay d'Amérique, the largest French-Canadian family in North America.
Glenn Wright:
Glenn is a historian with Library and Archives Canada and is author of
numerous publications including: Winning the second battle: Canadian veterans and the
return to civilian life, 1915-1930, with Desmond Morton; and most recently The Caroline
and her passengers: March-May, 1832 published by the Wellington County Branch of OGS.
Lyall Manson:
Lyall was born in Cornwall, Ontario and grew up in the "Lost Village"
of Mille Roches. He attended Ottawa Teachers' College. He taught for over 34 years
with the Cornwall Public School Board and the SD&G County Bd. of Education.
An interest in history led to a long association with the SD&G Historical Society and the SD&G Genealogical Society.
Betty Burrows:
Betty is a retired elementary schoolteacher who has been researching her family trees
since her retirement. She has used Family Tree Maker exclusively to publish eight books
about her family's ancestors, distributing them to family members and historical societies.
Doug Hoddinott:
Doug is a member of the Ottawa Branch. He is currently Director, Membership
for the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. He has organized
Computer Research and Demonstration Rooms for Gene-O-Rama and BIFHSGO.
Shaun Wallace:
Shaun attended Brock University. His enthusiasm for Canadian
history has lead him down many interesting roads, from the restoration of an 1850's
home to the founding of the Morrisburg & District Historical Society. Shaun has
been a military re-enactor with the Museum of Applied Military History since 2000.
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Banquet
Saturday, April 9, 2005
7:00 pm Cash Bar
7:30 pm Closing Dinner
at the Wedgewoods Dining Lounge
Best Western Macies Hotel
1274 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
Speaker: Shaun Wallace
"For The Love of History"
Advance ticket sales only.
The Gene-O-Rama Committee reserves the right to alter the programme as needed.
For more information e-mail: conference@ogsottawa.on.ca
No refunds after March 19, 2005