Call for Speakers - Scottish Workship

CALL FOR SPEAKERS:

SCOTTISH FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP

Saturday, June 18, 2011
North York Central Library Auditorium
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto

The Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch and the Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library will be co-hosting a one-day workshop on Scottish Family History.

The principal speaker will be Chris Paton from Scotland who will give presentations on the Scottish church, Scottish land records/house history and the use of guild records. (For a summary of his talks, click here). We are looking for other speakers who would like to be part of the workshop.

Workshop attendees will be most interested in presentations emphasizing sources and research techniques that might be useful in their own research. We are looking for both very focused, and more general presentations at the intermediate and advanced levels. Topics and case studies should relate to Scotland, not the Scottish diaspora.

Full-length Presentations:

We are seeking presentations on topics related to Scottish genealogy. Some suggestions are: online resources, poor law records, education records, migration to and within Scotland, Scottish repositories– or a topic of your choice with relevance to Scottish family history.
Each session will be one hour long, including five to ten minutes for questions. Presentations should be illustrated—we can provide a computer and computer projector. Speakers will also be expected to provide a handout of supporting material (up to four pages).

Short Presentations - Case Studies

We are also seeking presentations of case studies. Each case study session will be 20 to 30 minutes long. Speakers will be expected to provide a page or two of supporting material.

Speakers giving full-length presentations will be paid an honorarium of $100 per session, plus modest expenses. Those presenting case studies will receive $35. All speakers will be granted free attendance at the workshop.

Please submit your lecture and case study proposals by e-mail. Please keep them brief and informal, at this point. (We may ask for more details later.) Be sure to include your mailing address, phone number, and a brief bio. DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: Monday, November 1, 2010

For more information about the Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch, please see: www.torontofamilyhistory.org

To submit proposals or to ask a question about the event, please contact Linda Reid at reidlinda@rogers.com