Toronto Branch is hosting a celebration in January and you’re invited to join in the fun! Almost 50 years ago, in 1979, staff of the Archives of Ontario created the Ontario Land Records Index—a massive index connecting settlers who were allocated Crown land in Upper Canada/Canada West/Ontario to specific properties. Until the fall of 2025, this wonderful research aid was only found on microfiche in a few locations. But now, it is available worldwide online […]
The online Toronto Branch database of war memorials has grown again. We’ve now added three more memorials to the For King and Country collection, all tied to city landmarks. A long and memorable chapter in Canadian history came to an end in 2025 when the Hudson’s Bay Company closed its doors. Many of its outlets, including the one at the corner of Queen and Yonge Streets in Toronto, had previously belonged to another of […]
It’s November, and that means it’s time once again to celebrate our own members’ adventures in family history… On Monday November 24, eight Branch members shared some of their Great Moments in Genealogy! The meeting was recorded. Get set for some intriguing, thought-provoking and heart-stirring stories: Ann Brown—Dear Wife—Letters from the Front Beth Adams—A brick wall has fallen! Carol Ufford—Tracing troubled roots Melanie Parker—The Underhills of Hillsdale Avenue Mike Loader—The myth of the three […]
The Toronto Branch meeting took take place on the evening of Monday October 27, via Zoom. Many Toronto neighbourhoods were once home to soldiers who left to serve in the First World War and never returned. In our main October presentation, The Dead from Down the Street, lawyer, writer and lecturer Drew von Hasselbach showed us how to look up the addresses where they lived and bring their stories to life. In our “opening […]