Branch Meetings

Regular branch meetings are held between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 79 Ferris Lane, Barrie (see location map). Any changes in time or place are noted in the Branch newsletter SCAN, as well as here on the web, in community newspapers and on Trillium Cable’s Channel 10. We take a summer break, so there are no meetings held July and August.

Guest speakers at these monthly gatherings include experienced researchers, teachers, computer buffs and others who are well versed in genealogy. You will soon make friends with our members who are always ready to answer your questions and provide any assistance you need to get started on your quest.

All meetings are open to the general public, so you do not have to be a member to join the fun.

2012

SATURDAY - February 4 , 2012
Guest Speaker Gwen Patterson
Topic The Effect of the War of 1812 and of its Veterans on the subsequent history of North Simcoe

SATURDAY - March 3 , 2012
Guest Speaker Naomi Ridout
Topic Shearman Godfrey Bird and Amoi Chun: From Colonial Hong Kong to Pioneer Barrie

SATURDAY - April 14, 2012 (Please note this is the second Saturday)
Guest Speaker R. Brock Godfrey
Topic Fraud Awareness and Genealogy Scams

SATURDAY - May 5, 2012
Guest Speaker Marc Stevens
Topic Escape, Evasion and Revenge – the true story of a German-Jewish RAF pilot

SATURDAY - June 2, 2012
Guest Speaker Michael Fitton
Topic Country Doctor/Military Surgeon - A Canadian in the US Civil War

SATURDAY - September 8, 2012
Guest Speaker Karolyn Smardz Frost
Topic I've Got a Home in Gloryland

SATURDAY - October 6
(Please Note: Meeting will take place at the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral home located at 30 Worsley Street in Barrie)

Guest Speaker TBA
Topic TBA

SATURDAY - November 3
Guest Speaker Ron Wencer
Topic Looking Through Steve's Eyes - Rediscovering a forgotten veteran, and using the military as a framework for exploring family history

SATURDAY - Novermber 3, 2012
Guest Speaker AGM / James Thomson
Topic TBA
Simcoe County Branch ~ Ontario Genealogical Society
Box 892 ~ Barrie, Ontario ~ L4M 4Y6