Programs

2020 - 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Ontario County Genealogical Society
55 North Main Street, Canandaigua, New York 14424

                                                                  Membership Registration is from 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Sept. 2, 2020 Program:    "House History of a Cottage on Canandaigua Lake"
   Speaker:    Larry Naukam, Rochester Genealogical Society President

Oct. 7, 2020 Program:    "The Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan"
                        Speaker: Preston Pierce, Ontario County Historian

Oct. ?, 2020 Field Trip:    TBA

Nov. 4, 2020 Program:     "A Review of a Paternity Puzzle - Solving Article"
                        Speaker: Marian Henry, Rochester Genealogical Society Past-President

Dec. 2, 2020 Program:     6:00 PM "Christmas Social" with a Dish to pass (bring your own place settings)
                                           7:30 PM  "Roundtable of members - Sharing their genealogy Finds and Brickwalls."
                       Speaker:      OCGS Members & guest

Jan. 2021 Winter Break: No meeting

Feb. 3, 2021 Program: "Votes for Women! The Woman Suffrage Movement in Ontario County "
Speaker: Wilma Townsend, Ontario County Hisorical Society Curator

Mar. 3, 2021 Program: "Deep Dive into the Census: Practical Applications of Census Use"
Speaker: Sara Greenleaf, Ontario County Genealogical Society & DAR Member

Apr. 7, 2021 Program:    "The Remarkable Inventions of Sylvanus Holly"
                       Speaker: Steve Clarke, Rochester Genealogical Society

Apr or May  Field Trip:      Elmira Steele Memorial Library for Research ?

May 5 2021 Program:     "Tips and Tricks for Maximizing Computer Usage"
                        Speaker: Diane Smith, Rochester Genealogical Society Webmaster

June 2, 2021 Program:     6:00 PM "Annual Picnic" with Dish to Pass (bring your own place settings) &
                                          7:00 PM   "Election of Officers".
                                           "Searching US Records for your Immigrant Ancestors"
   Speaker: Dennis Hogan, Ontario County Genealogical Society

Programs and meeting places are subject to change on short notice. All evening meetings convene at 7:00 PM, on the first Wednesday of the month at the Ontario County Historical Society Museum, 55 North Main Street, Canandaigua, New York, unless otherwise stated. Meetings are cancelled when Canandaigua, NY schools are closed due to inclement weather. Call OCHS/OCGS to make sure. Phone: 585-394-4975 email: barbarah@ocgsny.net

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