SIMCOE COUNTY BRANCH, ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box 892, Barrie, Ontario L4M 4Y6 Phone (705) 435-3071 E-mail: chair@simcoebogs.com Website: www.simcoebogs.com I hope that all of you had a happy and safe holiday season. Our next meeting is coming up fast so mark your calendars for Saturday, January 5th when we will be welcoming Ellen Millar from the Simcoe County Archives. We meet at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 79 Ferris Lane (east of Bayfield Street, south of Cundles Road) in Barrie at 2 p.m. Preview for 2008 for Simcoe County branch meetings February 2nd – Keith Butler from Extreme Imaging – restoring old photographs March 1st – Jane MacNamara – Manorial Records April 12th – Rick Roberts from Global Genealogy – Canadian Military Records Just a reminder to renew your OGS membership. If you wish to renew your membership online, please go to www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php Remember to indicate the branches to which you wish to belong. The annual OGS Conference is in London, Ontario this year on the weekend of May 30th to June 1st. Please see their website at www.ogs.on.ca/conference for further information. The Lost Cousins website is free until January 6th. This is the website where you input all your relatives that are on the 1881 census from England, Wales, United States and Canada and the site connects you with others who have input the same names. I have personally used the site and have had success in connecting with distant relatives. Their website address is www.LostCousins.com Linda Reid from the Toronto branch has advised that the National Archives of Ireland are digitizing their census records. 1911 is available at no charge on the website www.nationalarchives.ie The Toronto branch is presenting a full day on “Keys to Ontario Research” on February 23rd. Please see the following website for further information www.torontofamilyhistory.org/ontariokeys.html “Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.” --Van Goethe I hope to see you Saturday. Linda Mitchell Chair, Simcoe County branch of OGS