Special Interest Groups
The Ottawa Branch supports several special interest groups which meet monthly. Members meet in small groups and discuss their family history interests. Groups presently organized include: the Genealogy Computer Group and the Irish Research Group.
The Genealogy Computer Special Interest Group(CSIG) Discussions include the use of the computer in helping to search your roots.
The CSIG meets
at room 154, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. (same location
as monthly meetings). 
| Fall 2008 | |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | |
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 | |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 | |
| Winter/Spring 2009 | |
| Thursday, January 15, 2009 | |
| Thursday, February 19, 2009 | |
| Thursday, March 19, 2009 | |
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 | |
| Thursday, May 21, 2009 | |
| Fall 2009 | |
| Thursday, September 17, 2009 | |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 | |
| Winter/Spring 2010 | |
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 | |
| Thursday, February 18, 2010 | |
| Thursday, March 18, 2010 | |
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 | |
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 | |
The Irish Research Group meets at the McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy St. or room 156, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. (same location as monthly meetings) on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Discussions include how and where to search your Irish roots and compiling information about Irish surnames in the Ottawa and outlying areas.
- October 27, 2009 McNabb Community Centre Craft Room 7.30 pm
- November 24, 2009 Libray Archives Canada Rm 156 7.30 pm
- December No Meeting this Month
- January 26, 2010 McNabb Community Centre Craft Room 7.30 pm
- February 23, 2010 Libray Archives Canada Rm 156 7.30 pm
- March 23, 2010 Libray Archives Canada Rm 156 7.30 pm
- April 27, 2010 Libray Archives Canada Rm 156 7.30 pm
- May 25, 2010 Libray Archives Canada Rm 156 7.30 pm
No Meetings in July-August
Scottish Research Group:
Please refer to the BIFHSGO
Scottish Group.
Ottawa TMG User's Group
The Ottawa TMG Users Group has been started in Ottawa. This self-help group
focuses on The Master
Genealogist (TMG), a genealogy database program sold by Wholly Genes,
Inc. The group is affiliated with the British Isles Family History Society
of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO), but participation is open to everyone. For
complete information, see this web
site.