Choose from free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Those in red are Canadian, bolded if local to Ottawa or recommended
Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed.T
Tuesday 29 Mar. 2 pm: Virtual Genealogy Drop-In, from Ottawa Branch of OGS and The Ottawa Public Library.
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/
Tuesday 29 Mar. 2:30 pm: Even More New Treasures: The Genealogy Center’s Digital Collections! by The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library. https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6235930
Wednesday 30 Mar. 11 am: Railway History for Ukraine. 30-minute presentations as a fundraiser for the British Red Cross Society’s DEC Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal. https://historyforukraine.co/railway-history-for-ukraine/
Wednesday 30 Mar. 2 pm: Family Stories in 30 Minutes or Less, by Brenda Hudson for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/family-stories-in-30-minutes-or-less/
Wednesday 30 Mar. 7 pm: Maud Lampman: First Woman Appointed to Work on Parliament Hill, by Dianne Brydon for the Historical Society of Ottawa. https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/activities/events/eventdetail/62/16,17,19,21/maud-lampman-first-woman-appointed-to-work-on-parliament-hill
Thursday 31 Mar. 7:15 am: Launch of Demonised: ‘The Islandmagee Witches, 1711‘, with Dr. Andrew Sneddon, and Dr. Victoria McCollum. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-demonised-the-islandmagee-witches-1711-tickets-260101078327
Thursday 31 Mar. 6 pm: Don’t Let Your Memories Fade, by Rick Voight for The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library. https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6415678
Friday 1 Apr. 2 pm: “We Were Supposed To Be Neals:“ Reconstructing an Enslaved Family Using DNA, by Renate Yarborough Sanders for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/we-were-supposed-to-be-neals-reconstructing-an-enslaved-family-using-dna/
Saturday 2 Apr. 7 am: The Lusitania Disaster 7th May 1915, with over 1000 casualties – including Suffolk Outcomes, by Colin Chapman for Suffolk Family History Society. https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/event-suffolk-family-history-society-suffolk-family-history-society-virtual-branch-meeting-2022-04-02