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		<title>Notice for Essex County Branch Meeting</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: Monday, June 10, 2013 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Windsor Public Library, 850 Ouellette Ave., Windsor Topic: History and Importance of the Duff-Baby House Speaker: Evelyn McLean Contact Info: www.ogs.on.ca/essex<br/>
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		<title>Notice for York Region Branch Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[how academic institutions are helping genealogists: digital projects that family historians should know about]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Time: 7:15 pm Location: Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St., Richmond Hill (map) Topic: How Academic Institutions are Helping Genealogists: Digital Projects that Family Historians Should Know About Speaker: Marian Press Marian Press is a retired academic librarian and a popular speaker at genealogical workshops and conferences. Join Marian [...]<br/>
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		<title>Bruce &amp; Grey Branch Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Destitute to Successful, A Poor Man&#8217;s Dream by Richard Bentham The forebears of Richard Bentham fled the grinding, dismal circumstances of ordinary people in Yorkshire, England and Ireland in the mid 19th century.They arrived in Ontario as pioneers and faced daunting challenges simply to survive. Hope for a new beginning saw them through many hardships. [...]<br/>
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		<title>Reminder for Toronto Branch Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[inheritance in ontario: estate files and beyond]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: 27 May 2013 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto Topic:“Inheritance in Ontario: Estate Files and Beyond” Speaker: Jane E. MacNamara Brief Overview: This presentation will review how to find an estate file and how it can lead to other sources both inside and outside the [...]<br/>
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		<title>Notice for Brant County Branch Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Location: Brant Branch OGS Library, 118 Powerline Road, Brantford Topic: Chief Peter Green, the founder of Smokey Hollow in the 1800&#8242;s and his descendants. Speaker: Floyd Doctor from Smokey Hollow Estates Contact Info: http://www.ogs.on.ca/brant/index.html<br/>
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		<title>Reminder for Ottawa Branch Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: May 25, 2013 Time:1:30-3:00 pm Location: City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Room 115, Ottawa Topic: The Life of Jack Couture Speaker: Michael MacDonald Brief Info: Couture was a journalist, activist, storyteller and poolroom operator who originally hailed from Deseronto, Ontario. The presentation will trace his poverty stricken beginnings and concentrate mostly on [...]<br/>
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		<title>FYI: Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe Annual Convention, August 9-11 2013, Seattle Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;Dear fellow researchers for German ancestors, Many of our German ancestors lived in areas of modern Poland which were once considered German, known as Prussia, Pommern and Posen. Others migrated through Poland and into Russian territory in search of land to farm. Members of the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (www.sggee.org) concentrate their [...]<br/>
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		<title>FYI:From the Constituency Office of Malcolm Allen – Member of Parliament for Welland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welland Canal Workers&#8217; Historical Exhibit &#8211; UPCOMING &#8220;During the building of the Welland Canal from 1914-1932, 124 men tragically lost their lives while working in difficult and dangerous conditions. When the canal opened in 1932, the Federal Minister of Canals and Railways of the time committed to building a memorial to remember the sacrifice of [...]<br/>
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		<title>FYI: New Searchable Database from the National Archives of Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Archives of Ireland has made available a new, searchable database for the Calendars of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922: &#8220;Before a will can take effect, a grant of probate must be made by a court. If someone dies without having made a will, the court can grant letters of administration for the disposal of [...]<br/>
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		<title>Notice for Kingston Branch Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Wilson Room, Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 130 Johnson St., Kingston Topic: &#8220;In Search of Your Civil War Ancestor&#8221; Speakers:  Bill Cookman and Jane Miller Contact information: www.ogs.on.ca/kingston<br/>
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