>> From: Paul Thomson <info(a)scottishstudies.ca>
>> To: Scottish Studies Foundation Membership <info(a)scottishstudies.ca>
>> Date: 4/14/2006 5:42:34 PM
>> Subject: 2006 Scottish Studies Spring Colloquium and Family History Day
> Saturday April 22
>>
>> "Homecoming" will be the theme of our 2006 Spring Colloquium and
Family
>> History Day which will take place on Saturday April 22 at the University
> of
>> Toronto's Knox College and is sure to be of interest to those of you who
> are
>> trying to find out, not only who your ancestors were, but where, when
>> and
>> how they might have lived.
>>
>> Our speakers will include Jane MacNamara from the Ontario Genealogical
>> Society who will present a paper entitled "The records of the St.
>> Andrew's
>> Societies in Ontario -- a forgotten source of family history." She will
> show
>> how Canadian Scots re-created a sense of "home" through the numerous
St
>> Andrew's Societies established throughout Ontario.
>>
>> Alan McKenzie, former president of the Scottish Studies Foundation and
>> current Regional Supervisor for the International Society of Genetic
>> Genealogists, will explain the latest advances in DNA evidence and how
>> it
> is
>> now being used in genealogical research to accurately trace one's
> ancestry.
>>
>> Finally, Cathryn Spence from the Scottish Studies Program at Guelph will
>> present a paper entitled "Homecoming in Scotland and Canada" and
Susan
>> Murray will take us on a fascinating journey to the "Sisterland"
convent
> of
>> medieval Aberdour, in Fife.
>>
>> A light lunch will be available from 12:30 p.m. and refreshments
> throughout
>> the afternoon will be offered. The actual talks begin at 1 p.m.
>>
>> Registration Fee: $20 for Foundation members, $25 for non-members
>> (cheques
>> payable to The University of Guelph).
>>
>> To help us arrange the catering, please register in advance (post-dated
>> cheques acceptable) by sending your cheque to:
>> Scottish Studies
>> Department of History
>> University of Guelph
>> Guelph, Ontario
>> Canada
>> N1G 2W1
>>
>> For more information please contact our Scottish Studies Office at:
>> 519-824-4120, ext 53209
>> Email: scottish(a)uoguelph.ca
>>
>> Please visit our hame pages:
>>
http://www.uoguelph.ca/scottish/
>> or
>>
http://www.scottishstudies.com/520springcolloquium06.htm
>>
>> For enquiries about the program:
>> Dr Graeme Morton
>> The Scottish Studies Foundation Chair
>> Tel: 519-824-4120, ext 52255
>> Email: gmorton(a)uoguelph.ca