Friends of the Barrie FamilySearch Center

05/07/2025

The Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors May meeting will be Hybrid. It will take place In Person & Online.

Date: Sat. May 10, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library,
425 Holland Street West, Bradford (Zima Room)

Speaker: Nancy Leveque
Topic: A Deeper Dive into using Family Search
Join us as we learn unconventional ways to use the Family Search website and their tools to expand your family history research. We
will learn how to use the Family Search Catalog and explore the Full Text experiment on their Labs website.

This will be a Hybrid meeting, In Person & Online
Registration link for joining online:
Please us the link below to register to view online.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/y-bC_a9lSz6D677VY7jHgA

You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.

Registration: Registration is not required for those attending in person and we welcome all!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Simcoe County Branch Presentation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

04/09/2025

The Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors April meeting will be Hybrid. It will take place In Person & Online.
Date: Sat. April 12, 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Speaker: Mary Fletcher Harris from the Barrie Historical Archive
Topic: Early History of Barrie
Location: Barrie & District Association Realtors facility, 676 Veterans Drive, Barrie Note: new Barrie location
This will be a Hybrid meeting, In Person & Online
Registration link for joining online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeyqqzsiHtCGxVmY1I1lWkV4RvpLRm2Z #/registration
You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.
We invite you all to join us in person or online for our April 12th meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Simcoe County Branch Presentation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

03/04/2025

The Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors March meeting will take place Online Only.
Date: Sat. March 8, 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Speaker: Laura Camilleri, Archivist at The Museum of Dufferin Topic: Silent Roots – The Black Settlers Who Shaped Dufferin Count
Black settlers were among the first homesteaders in the hills of Dufferin County, but there’s almost nothing left to show they were here. But they were here, and they helped to build farms, villages and businesses. In the almost 175 years since they helped build Dufferin County, their stories have been relegated to names in government records and tales recounted by Irish and Scottish settlers in newspapers and family histories. The Museum of Dufferin Archives has been researching their stories, in an effort to make their legacy anything but silent. She will also touch on Mono and Mulmur Townships that were moved from Simcoe County to Dufferin County.
This will be an Online Only Meeting.
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduygrj0jHNwWUU2jeaRyaoJmt_T4EYw1 #/registration
You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.
We invite you all to join us online for our March 8th meeting.

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02/03/2025

Linda Hayward is offering a free 6 session Family History beginner class for anyone that would be interested. It will take place in the FamilySearch Center, Barrie. If you are interested, please call Linda at 705-481-1029.

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02/03/2025

As we mentioned in our January posting, our February meeting for the Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors will take place Online Only.

Date: Sat. Feb 8, 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Speaker: Linda Corupe
Topic: Land Records in Pyjamas “Now that most land records are online, this is a step-by-step explanation of how to access and understand them”.

This will be an Online Only Meeting.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOmurDgqH9IvpUj0cg527LEGMxRDyO0T

You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.

We invite you all to join us online for our February meeting.

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01/08/2025

You are invited to attend the Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors 2025 meetings.
You will see some changes for our scheduled meetings of The Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors for 2025. January, February and March will be Online Only and they will be presented from 10:30 am – 11:30 am. Note the new time. Our meetings will be held on the 2nd Saturday each month. We will continue to send notices with links to register each month.

Date: Sat. Jan 11, 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Speaker: Christine Woodcock
Topic: Removing the Rebels: Peter Robinson’s Settlement Scheme
For further information on Christine’s topic, please visit our Branch Meetings web page per URL listed below.

This will be an Online Only Meeting. Please register below.
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclceCopzwsG9a6mSk7AiQcPEwZRCc9K7RU

You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.
We invite you all to join us online for this our first meeting in 2025.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Simcoe County Branch Presentation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/08/2025

The Barrie Ontario FamilySearch Center is now back open. All are invited to visit the Center to further your family history. You can walk in, but to be sure there is a computer available, you can make an appointment with Linda Hayward at 1-705-481-1029
Our open hours are:
Tuesday 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Wednesday 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Friday 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Thursday and Saturday we are closed but appointments can be
made if the above hours do not work for you.

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12/13/2024

12/10/2024

The Barrie Ontario FamilySearch Center will be closed for Christmas Break from Monday Dec 23 through Jan 6. We will reopen for 2025 on Tuesday, Jan 7 at 12:30 pm. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year!

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12/03/2024

The Simcoe County Branch Ontario Ancestors invites you to join us at Northwest Barrie United Church, 464 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie.

Sat. Dec. 7, 2024 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Annual Show and Share ~ In Person Only

Please join us as we gather to celebrate the season with goodies and refreshments and share some of our family mementos and finds.

This will be an In Person Only Meeting.

You may find further information regarding our organization by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.
We invite you all to join us in this our last meeting for 2024 in person.

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10/28/2024

The Simcoe County Branch invites you to join us at Northwest Barrie United Church, 464 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie.

Sat. Nov 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Speaker: Ellen Millar, Archivist, Corporate and Municipal Records, Simcoe County Archives
Topic: Simcoe Remembers

Join us as Ellen Millar tells us about her pet project, a database containing the names of 1,009 men and women who had connections to Simcoe County and who died while in service or as a result of wounds or injuries sustained during the First World War. This database is a virtual supplement to the public memorials located in communities around Simcoe County.

This will also be a Hybrid Meeting. For those attending virtually registration is required and can be done using the links below.
You may register by going to the Simcoe County Branch Meetings web page at (https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings/), or visit our Facebook site at (https://www.facebook.com/groups/827393414004460/) for information about other events.
We hope you will be able to join us in person or virtually.

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10/17/2024

I just received word that Rita Turner passed away on Tues, Oct 15. Her funeral service is on Monday Oct 21, at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home, 211 Langstaff Rd East, Thornhill. I know that a few people tried to stay in touch with her over the years. Rita was a faithful patron at our Barrie Ontario Family History Center for many years. She was an amazing woman and a great genealogist.

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