Ontario Genealogical Society

The Ontario Genealogical Society
Formation 1961 (1961)
Type Non-profit
Purpose Genealogy, family history
Headquarters Concord
Location
Region served
Ontario
Official language
English
Main organ
Board of Directors
Website ogs.on.ca

The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is the largest organization devoted to research into family history in Ontario, Canada.[1] Founded in 1961[2] as a non-profit corporation, the Society has grown by 2012 to include 30 local branches covering all of Ontario and four Special Interest Groups.

Objectives

The objectives of the Society are:

Activities

Professional genealogists from around the province recommend membership in the Ontario Genealogical Society.[3][4] To fulfill its mandate of helping those who are tracing their family roots, the Society's members are involved in a variety of activities such as:

Heritage societies

OGS has organized certificate programs for those who are proud that their ancestors were part of Ontario's early heritage:

Annual conference

Each year, the Society organizes a family history conference in a different part of the province.[13] In 2017, the OGS Conference will be in Ottawa, Ontario - celebrating Canada's 150th Birthday[14] Genealogists and family historians from all over North America attend these conferences to exchange information, and to learn about new resources and research techniques. This conference also arranges for information booths from similar organizations, such as the Canadian Friends Historical Association to facilitate networking.

Branches

The Ontario Genealogical Society's branches are spread all over Ontario. Each branch takes responsibility for carrying out the Society's objectives in local communities. Members of the public can find information about the branches nearest them by checking the section of the OGS web site devoted to branches.

Publications

The Society produces a quarterly publication called Families. Many of the branches also produce regular newsletters.

The Ontario Genealogical Society supports the efforts of Ontario genealogists and historians by publishing and selling books of interest to them. As of a 2012 count, OGS has published about 140 books.

References

  1. "Two Presidents", Toronto Daily Star, 1996-07-26
  2. Harry, George, "Thrill of Tracing Your Own History", The Sunday Star, Toronto, 1979-02-25
  3. Skoggard, Ross, "Collecting your deceased relatives is good for your health", Toronto Daily Star, 1989-05-28
  4. Klich, Barbara, "Doing your family tree", Toronto Daily Star, 1996-10-27
  5. Gilchrist, Brian J., "Start Decade with Class in Genealogical ABC's", Toronto Daily Star, 1980-01-06
  6. "Meetings, clubs, talks, workshops", Toronto Daily Star, 1996-05-02
  7. Overy, Bill, "English Ancestry: How to search Roots", Toronto Daily Star, 1990-12-01
  8. "Unfamiliar Territory", Toronto Daily Star, 2005-02-28
  9. McGrath, Paul, "Bringing the past to life", Toronto Daily Star, 2005-02-28
  10. Gilchrist, Brian J., "Turning Up the Burial Places of Ancestors", The Sunday Star, Toronto, 1979-05-06
  11. Scrivener, Leslie, "Sleuthing it up at the local cemetery", Toronto Daily Star, 2007-11-04
  12. Scrivener, Leslie, "Guardians of our ancestor's graves", Toronto Daily Star, 2007-11-11
  13. Gilchrist, Brian J., "Seminars Name of the Brain Game", Toronto Daily Star, 1981-08-03
  14. OGS Conference 2017 web site
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