Choose from these selected free online events. All times are Eastern Time, unless otherwise noted. Registration may be required in advance—please check the links to avoid disappointment. For many more events, mainly in the U.S., visit https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual/
Tuesday 13 January
2 pm: Using MyHeritage in Your Genealogical DNA Testing Plan, by Paula Williams for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/using-myheritage-in-your-genealogical-dna-testing-plan/
2:30 pm: Researching Your Enslaver Ancestors, by Martha Runnette for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/15357802
Wednesday 14 January
2 pm: Where They Once Stood: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Place of Origin, by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll for BCG and Legacy Family Tree Webinars
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/where-they-once-stood-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors-place-of-origin/
7 pm: Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice, by Ryan Stevens, for the Historican Society of Ottawa.
https://tinyurl.com/HSO-14-Jan-2026
8 pm: Foundations in AI for Family History 1 of 5: What Is AI and Why It Matters to Genealogists, by Andrew Redfern and Fiona Brooker.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/foundations-in-ai-for-family-history-1-of-5-what-is-ai-and-why-it-matters-to-genealogists/
Thursday 15 January
6:30 pm: Food of My Forefathers: Applied Genealogy: The Cultural
Context of Traditional & Ethnic Foods, by Margaret (Peg) Kapustiak for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/15260199
Friday 16 January
2 pm: Using Marriage Dispensations to Find Ancestors in Mexico, by Nefi Arenas Salazar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/using-marriage-dispensations-to-find-ancestors-in-mexico/
7 pm: Rebuilding and Growing: Robert Nelles and Post-War of 1812 Society | , by Ken Coker for OGS Niagara Peninsula Branch.
https://niagara.ogs.on.ca/events/rebuilding-and-growing-robert-nelles-and-post-war-of-1812-society-niagara-peninsula-webinar-series/
Saturday 17 January
10 am: Hate in the North: Exploring Ku Klux Klan’s Impact on Canadian Communities, by Kathryn Lake Hogan for OGS Kingston Branch.
https://kingston.ogs.on.ca/events/kingston-branch-ogs-meeting-17-january-2026-kathryn-lake-hogan-on-hate-in-the-north-exploring-ku-klux-klans-impact-on-canadian-communities/
11 am: Guardians of England’s Poor, from Parish to Workhouse, by Angela Snedaker for The British Interest Group of Wisconsin & Illinois (BIGWILL).
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rsKDz5xfTQSTtzkDdpiV7w
1 pm: Intermediate DNA: Strategies for working with your matches, by Arun Konanu for OGS Quinte Branch.
https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/events/intermediate-dna-strategies-for-working-with-your-matches/
1 pm: A Celebration for the Ontario Land Records Index (OLRI), by Ken McKinlay, Chuck Buckley, Glenn Wright, Linda Corupe, and Jane MacNamara.
https://torontofamilyhistory.org/event/olri-celebration/?instance_id=1643
This book should be avail from the Ottawa Public Library shortly!
Canada and the Great Irish Famine Approved
Suggested: Nov 21, 2025
Author: William Jenkins
Format: Book
Audience: Adult
Content: Non-Fiction
Publication Year: 2025
Language: English
Notes: Useful for historical and genealogical research
We are pleased to inform you that the Ottawa Public Library will order the item you suggested. When it appears in the catalogue – usually within 1 week — you will be able to place a hold.