We hope you can join us in our family history library on the 2nd floor of the CKPL on Saturday February 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM to celebrate Family Day. Volunteers will be on hand to show you our collection, help with your family history research and answer questions. We will have some children’s activities and door prizes (family tree charts; local history books; $50 gift certificate from Book Brothers; a Family Tree Maker program; etc.). Bring your family and your friends.
Friday, October 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Alan Campbell will join us to discuss on-line websites he used in order to build the stories of his ATKEY and GRAPES family members, who primarily lived on the Isle of Wight, England, for the Book of Family he is creating for his grandchildren. . Register HERE to attend.
Friday, March 13, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Speaker: Catharine Anne Wilson, F.R.S.C. University Professor Emerita/Department of History / University of Guelph TITLE: Diaries Uncover the Daily Lives of Rural Families Description: Join Cathy as she tours the Rural Diary Archive website and invites you to explore old diaries (including some from Kent County), the nature of diary writing, and the value of diaries […]
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – NEW FAMILY TREE MAKER USER GROUP The interest in the Family Tree Maker software is very evident in the genealogical community thus we are introducing a FTM User Group. Whether you are a new FTM user, have been using it for years or are just curious and want to learn more, this user group is […]
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Rachel Cyr will discuss how her research into the mysterious Captain Keating of Chatham eventually led to discover her Ojibwe roots from Wikwemikong and St. Joseph Island. Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsce6vrjgjHdVE5mMoS2pE1Yh7qg4m61bO
