The next Toronto Branch meeting will take place on Monday May 25, via Zoom, beginning at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Do you have captains, crew, ship-owners, insurers, bread-makers or pirates in your family tree? You might have an ancestor involved in the commercial shipping industry and not realize it. Our main May speaker, historian and writer Andrea Lister, will show us how and where to look for Seafaring Ancestors. This presentation will be tailored for […]
The Toronto Branch meeting took place on Monday April 27, via Zoom. Our main presentation this month was a beginner-friendly talk on Basic AI for Genealogists. Since its explosion into the field in 2024, artificial intelligence has transformed how we uncover our family histories, but it can seem overwhelming if you’re just starting out. Drawing on real-world examples, genealogist and computer wizard Natalie Webb broke down what AI is—and isn’t—to help you understand how […]
Toronto Branch is offering a special in-person event this spring titled Eureka Moments in (Genetic) Genealogy. Be sure to join us for this unique, fast-paced and free Saturday afternoon session to help you think like an expert when you interpret and build on DNA evidence in your genealogy research. This will not be a session about genetic theory or the basics of DNA testing. Instead, you’ll hear from real researchers with real problems like […]
The March Toronto Branch meeting took place on Monday March 23. The digitizing of books and documents began in the early days of the Internet and has grown and expanded in the years since. And now, AI has been added to the mix! In our main presentation, Finding Digitized Books and Documents Online: What’s out there for genealogists, speaker Marian Press surveyed the range of digital sources for reference materials that can be valuable […]