The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) has regular meetings and workshops at the Knox Presbyterian Church (Elgin at Lisgar) in person and online (Zoom registration required). Visitors are welcome.

Spring Social and AGM

Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Sir Guy Carleton Spring Social and Annual General Meeting will be held 1:00-4:00pm on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Venue: 91A Fourth Avenue (in-person or via Zoom)

Parking: Street parking on the cross streets on either side of Bank Street. There are (paid) parking garages at Fifth Avenue and at Lansdowne Park.

Speaker: Brian Tackaberry on Loyalist Settlements along the Rideau River.

The Zoom link and meeting material will be sent closer to the meeting time.

Brian Tackaberry, UE has been a member of Bay of Quinte Branch UELAC since 1992 and is a retired secondary School teacher. He has served as Newsletter Editor and Branch President, and is currently Branch Vice-President and Financial Officer for the UEL Heritage Centre & Park. In addition to his work with the branch and park, he is a member of several other historical and genealogical groups. He has been a director with the North Lanark Highland Games in Almonte since 1985 and secretary of the North Lanark Historical Society since 2009. He is also conductor of the Perth Citizens' Band, Canada's Oldest Continuous Town Band. He is the author of James McMasters & Family: To Quinte and Beyond, The Lost Generation of Mississippi Mills, and Forgotten Heroes: Mississippi Mills Valour Award Recipients of the Great War.

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Beechwood Cemetery Tour

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Beginning at 11:00am, this tour will include the gravesites of some of the Loyalists buried at Beechwood Cemetery.

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