The Kawartha Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario Ancestors was formed in 1975. We are a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to supporting genealogical research in the Counties of Haliburton, Northumberland and Peterborough and The City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County) in the Province of Ontario, once known as Upper Canada and Canada West.
We organize regular regular educational events and presentations, maintain a genealogical resource library at the Peterborough Public Library and advocate for the preservation and promotion of genealogical resources in the four counties which we serve.
Our current operating council:
- Acting Chair – Alvina Seawright – kawarthachair@ogs.on.ca
- Treasurer – June James – kawarthatreasurer@ogs.on.ca
- Cemetery Co-ordinator – June James – kawarthacemeteries@ogs.on.ca
- Librarian – Alvina Seawright – kawarthalibrarian@ogs.on.ca
- Publication Sales – June James – kawarthapublicationsales@ogs.on.ca
- Newsletter Editor – Janet Louden – kawarthanewsletter@ogs.on.ca
- Research – June James – kawartharesearch@ogs.on.ca
- Victoria County Research – Barbara Di Mambro – kawartharesearch-victoria@ogs.on.ca
- Settler’s Sheet Co-ordinator – Fraser Dunford
- TONI Co-ordinator – Fraser Dunford
- Webmaster – Alvina Seawright – kawarthawebmaster@ogs.on.ca
Contact Us
KAWARTHA BRANCH of Ontario Ancestors
The Ontario Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 861Peterborough, ON K9J 7A2
Branch Email: kawartha@ogs.on.ca
“To promote, encourage and foster the study of genealogy in the area, to provide a forum for ideas and techniques and provide gatherings for the exchange of ideas and information.”