Friday, September 17, 2010

ST. GEORGE APPLE FEST SEPT 18 & 19

The South Dumfries Historical Society will have a table on the Main Street during Apple Festival with recent brochures and some of the Brant Heritage Committee,s Bridge posters. We will share the table with the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead. The Museum will also be open for extended hours, so pop in and look around.

For more details on all the food, music, crafts, and fun of Apple Festival, visit their website at www.stgeorgeapplefest.com

1850 SPIRIT WALK OF PARIS - SEPT 18th

1850 Spirit Walk

Sponsored by the Paris Museum & Historical Society

Walk through time with knowledgeable guides and relive the history of the founding families.

Experience life as it was in 1850 through the tales and monuments of Paris past.

This is a Free event

The one hour tour begins at the memorial chapel in the Paris Cemetery at the junction of King Edward Street and Rest Acres Road

Date: September 18, 2010
Time: 2-4 pm

Donations gratefully accepted - proceeds for the preservation of Paris’ History

For information contact -Paris Museum 519-442-9295
parismuseum@rogers.com
www.parishistoricalsociety.com

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY - AT THE FORKS OF THE GRAND

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY

Celebrate Ontario Public Library Week October 17- 24, 2010...

Join other history-minded folk at the Paris Branch Library on Sunday, October 24, 2010 to celebrate the re-release of At the Forks of the Grand Volume II by D. A. Smith. This seminal history of the town of Paris has long been out of print, but now is your chance to own a copy through this very special reprinting.

Order now and save! Pre-orders for At the Forks of the Grand Volume II are now being taken. Order both volumes I and II for $40, or pre-order a single volume for $22. After publication in October, each volume will cost $25. Then, pick up your books at the launch party, or at the Paris Branch after October 24th.

Sponsored by the Paris Friends of the Library.

County of Brant Public Library,
12 William Street,
Paris, ON N3L 1K7

Phone: 519-442-2433

ANCESTRY DATABASE WORKSHOP

ANCESTRY DATABASE WORKSHOP

Join experts at the Paris Branch Library for this two-part workshop designed to introduce novices to the Ancestry Library Edition Database. Use this library database to access census lists, birth / marriage / death records, passenger ship lists and more.

PART ONE: participants will learn the basics like how to organize information, how to do a basic search, how to interpret the search results, and the types of records in Ancestry like census lists, military records, and more.

PART TWO: participants will have a chance to learn advanced search techniques like rooting out hard to find information, using wildcards and quotations, truncation, and more.

Participants are encouraged to bring their existing family research with them to this workshop.

Space is limited; advance registration required.

What: Ancestry Library Edition Workshop
When: Part One: Wednesday, October 13 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Part Two: Wednesday, October 20 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: Paris Branch
Cost: $5.00

County of Brant Public Library,
12 William Street, Paris,
ON N3L 1K7,

Ph: 519-442-2433