Returning to Toronto for the 2024 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference

The official announcement that I will be heading to Toronto from June 14th-16th for the Ontario Geneaological Society conference, entitled An Interactive Experience: Explore, Engage, Enjoy! (https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca)

Rounding out the roster of fabulous marquee speakers coming to Conference 2024 is genealogist and writer Chris Paton! Based in Ayrshire, Chris runs the Scotland’s Greatest Story research service, is the author of numerous books on family history, blogs daily about ancestral research, and gives talks worldwide. He’ll lead a workshop on sharing your family history online, present enhanced interactive sessions on Scottish and Irish genealogy, and participate in a special panel discussion. Conference attendees will also have the opportunity to meet and chat with Chris on an informal basis.

Northern Irish born Chris Paton is a genealogist and writer based in Ayrshire, where he runs the Scotland’s Greatest Story research service at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk. As well as contributing to the UK’s best known family history magazines, Chris also writes for his own Scottish GENES news blog at www.scottishgenes.blogspot.com, and regularly gives talks to family history societies across the UK and worldwide. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical Studies from the University of Strathclyde, and teaches Scottish and Irish courses for Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd.

Chris is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the North of Ireland Family History Society, and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society, as well as the PRONI stakeholder forum, which meets quarterly. His most recent Pen and Sword publications include Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd edition), Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, and Sharing Your Family History Online.

Sessions:

Friday 2-hour workshop: Sharing Your Family History Online

Saturday Enhanced Presentation: What’s New and Exciting in Scottish Family History

Sunday Enhanced Presentation: What’s New and Exciting in Irish Family History

Panel Discussion: TBD

Plenary Address: TBD

For further details on the conference, please visit https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca/

Comment: In 2010 I made my first overseas conference visit as a genealogy speaker, as a guest of the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, and so I am absolutely delighted that what will be my first overseas trip in almost seven years in 2024 will once again be to Toronto! This will be my fifth visit as a genealogist to speak in Canada (and my eighth visit in total, taking in my telly years before that), and it is always fun to cross the Atlantic, even if they don't understand my pronunciation of the word 'poor' (as in 'poor law')...! lol

I hope you can join, myself, Paul Milner, Ron Arons, Blaine Bettinger, Jonny Perl, and others, in what looks set to be a great conference line-up - see you there!

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.