These items can be searched in a small card catalog in the Research Room. However, it is necessary to ask a librarian on-staff to retrieve the book from the basement. This annual conference features outstanding speakers sharing their knowledge and experience on a variety of topics. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and socialize with others who share similar interests. The Ottawa Branch has started several special interest groups which meet monthly.
Members meet in small groups and discuss their family history interests.
Discussions include the use of the computer in helping to search your roots. Discussions include how and where to search your Germanic roots. Discussions include how and where to search your Irish roots and compiling information about Irish surnames in the Ottawa and outlying areas. Discussions include how and where to search your Scottish roots and information about living and social conditions in Scotland during the 1700s and 1800s. The Ottawa Branch has recorded and published indexes and transcriptions of approximately 200 cemeteries in Carleton, Lanark, Leeds, Russell, Renfrew Counties, and West Quebec.