Choose from a few selected 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. Additional mainly US events are listed at https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual.
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER
2 pm: OGS Ottawa Branch Virtual Drop-in.
https://meet.google.com/nvz-kftj-dax
2:30 pm: New York State Genealogy, by Sara Allen for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Centre.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7602962
8 pm: Wayward Girls: A Context Case Study, by Stephanie O’Connell for BCG and Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/wayward-girls-a-context-case-study/
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER
2 pm: Designing with Canva for Your Genealogy, Society, or Business, by Colleen Robledo Greene for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/designing-with-canva-for-your-genealogy-society-or-business/
THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER
6:30 pm: Resources for Oregon Research, by Dawn Carlile for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Centre.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7571433
Anytime: Christmas Carols and Nostalgia, by Jeremy Summerly. A Gresham College classic from 9 Dec 2021.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/carols-nostalgia
FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER
Anytime: Christmas Lies and Legends, by Judith Flanders. A Gresham College classic from 9 Dec 2020.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/christmas-legends
SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER
Anytime: The Man Who Invented Christmas: Film Adaptations of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, by Christine Corton. Gresham College classic from 10 Dec 2019.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/christmas-carol