DNA Testing for Family History
May 2022 Speaker - Barbara Dickson
A story of Canada’s biggest WWII munitions plant (“GECO”) employing over 21,000 citizens, predominantly women, who courageously worked with high explosives around the clock over its four-year history
April 2022 Speaker - Geoff Cutten
Geoff provided us with an April Fools talk based on a Zoological Hoax. He spoke about the "Snouters".This hoax was the whimsical creation of Gerolf Steiner, a zoology professor at the University of Heidelberg
March 2022 Speaker - Maggie MacKenzie
Maggie MacKenzie is the Heritage Services Coordinator with the City of Richmond Hill. The topic was the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) - designated under the Ontario Heritage Act
Nicole Adams is the Genealogy and Local History Librarian at the Oshawa Public Libraries as well as a professional genealogist. She has over 30 years experience in researching family history and is always keen to help others in their research.
Nicole’s presentation on June 9 will talk about new developments in consumer DNA testing as a way of digging for your family roots and what they can reveal about your family history
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See an overview of our 2021 Speakers
January 2022 Speaker – Lianne Harris on Royal Scandals
Gossip, intrigue, love affairs, clandestine meetings, mystery children . . . secrets shared and confidences broken---it’s all in a day’s work for the royals!
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June 9th, 2022 Speaker
Nicole Adams
February 2022 Speaker - Malcom Kelly - SPROG
SPROG is a historical fiction which narrates the adventures of a group of young men who enlist in the Canadian Air Force during WWII.
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