Summer
is Here!
It's Time
To Build Your (Family)Tree
NEW
Information!!
We now have Death Index Letters
Letter B from 1891-1919
and Letter C from 1869-1912
We also offer many Services
to
our members...mostly FREE!
Create your own
“customized” family tree to suit your requirements
(we help you).
Scan
photos &
slides to movie shows on DVD
and play them on your TV or computer.
Make
backups of all your photos
Scan and restore
your photos.
Play pictures in
slide show format on digital picture frames
Create a family
photo web site.
Put your Family
tree on DVD.
FREE
Family Tree Maker software lessons.
Learn Word,
Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Web Site Design, PPC, Adwords, eBooks, PDF,
Convert
old VHS
tapes,
slides and 35MM film to DVD.
We do it for you or show you how to do your own.
High Speed
Internet access
And Much More!
Call us
and
we will set a
time convenient for you at our Bobcaygeon
office. The Heritage and Archives Centre is normally open on
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
are available any
other day
[at no
cost] by contacting the center at 1-705-738-0100
to
make an appointment.
We are located 1 km North of Bobcaygeon on County Road 49. Look for the
Township Works Building and two sand domes.
Come on in. We have FREE high speed Internet
Access!
Bring your
laptop.
Who Are You?
Where Do You
Come
From?
Genealogy
focuses on the study of family history and descendants by using
information obtained from oral records, historical records and genetic
analysis. It can show your origin and demonstrate kinship. The study of
genealogy offers a number of benefits. Researching your family history
is a fun way to find out where you came from. Knowing one's origin can
be a very enlightening experience.
Family
members
are one of the best sources of knowledge in your genealogy. You can ask
your relatives for help. Sometime they can give you important
information, which may provide you a useful clue for your research. If
you just start to research your family's genealogy, you can start with
any papers, documents, certificates, licenses, photos
and other resources
your
ancestors leave.
You should carefully study
these resources
to find the useful information behind.
Like
in most
things, you should have a good plan. If you do not know where you are
going and don't plan for it, you will reduce the chances of achieving
your goal. In genealogy it is useful to put on paper what you are
looking for and how you plan to achieve it. This can prevent you from
repeatedly going to the same search locations for information. In this
way, you can save a lot of time.
Modern
technology greatly change the way people conduct genealogical research.
With modern means of communication, people no longer need to travel
long to find the relevant materials. The Internet brings people great
convenience.
People can
collect a huge amount of
information
on the Internet. There are many genealogy
Web sites, and some of them are
free. But there is much
information
which is helpless for you. Therefore, you should verify what you find
online.
We
will
be happy to
help you
with your Family Genealogy
in any way we can.
The Greater
Harvey
Historical Society
P.O. Box 159,
Buckhorn,
ON K0L 1J0
1-705-738-0100
"Along the Buckhorn Road to Cavendish"
The
Society has begun the task of gathering information for the new history
book of Cavendish "Along the Buckhorn Road to Cavendish". Please tell
us your memories of Cavendish, the stories about your family and the
part they played in settling and creating Cavendish Township! don't
miss this opportunity to tell your family history and have it recorded
in the history book.