my genealogy life

Family stories are my buried treasure

Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland

Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, that bring our ancestors back to life.


Category: Conference

  • Connecting at Conference

    Connecting at Conference

    I was lucky enough to attend the Ontario Genealogy Conference that was recently held in Ottawa. A few of the reasons I LOVE attending: Deals. The vendors are there in spades and they offer great deals, DNA kits at unheard of prices, renewing your subscription to sites again at reduced rates, books, scanners, and more.…

  • Ontario Genealogy Conference 2017 Adds Another Day of Learning

    Ontario Genealogy Conference 2017 Adds Another Day of Learning

    Ontario Genealogical Society’s 2017 Conference that will be held in Ottawa  June 15-18, has added an aptly named Ancestry Day to take place on June 19th. The Conference already has a full weekend of genealogy learning starting with their excursions on Thursday (* the trip to Library and Archives Canada is already full) followed by three days of…

  • 3 Ways Genealogy Conferences Rock

    3 Ways Genealogy Conferences Rock

    Why attend a conference? That’s a good question and one it took me a bit to answer. Learning! Do you know it all? No? Me either, so a conference is a great way to learn from speakers face-to-face. And do you know what? I think every speaker I listened to at OGS 2016 gave out their…