Breakout Session A 9:45 - 10:35am

My Métis Heritage
Gilles Allard
The first newly wedded white women determined to venture westward with her new Hunter, Trapper, Voyageur husband Jean Baptiste Lagimodiere Jr. Their honeymoon trip led them to the premiere destination of Fort Edmonton in 1806 from The first white person to be born in western Canada on January 6th1807. The first white child born in present day Alberta in between Edmonton and the Battle River in August 1808, Jean Baptiste Lagimodiere (nicknamed La prairie).

Iroquois Métis with yellow blonde hair that earned him the nickname Tête Jaune. He was one of the unsung Métis who stood out in Canada's fur industry. Tete Jaune Cache, the Yellowhead Highway, also called the Carlton Trail, was the original Trans Canada West. Yellow Head Trail name, Mount Pangman, Klyne Mountain.

Finding Your Canucks in Ontario 
Liz Barbeau
This session will give you direction to records are available in Ontario at the different times in history.

 

The Heart of DNA
Lianne Kruger
DNA tests should come with a warning label. You are vulnerable because you may find out something you didn't know. You might also meet family members that may enrich your life and whose life you may you enrich. You may learn how big your heart can grow.
In this beginning DNA session, items discussed will be how can DNA help you find your family? Autosomal DNA test options. How to organize and contact your cousins. How to share your results with other websites. What is the Shared cM Project, how it can help you, and why it is updated. Stories and examples will be shared to illustrate each item. 

One on One Where Do I Begin? Session
This is a 20 minute session one on one with a volunteer who will help you know where to start your family history journey.

Click the menu item "One on One sessions" at the top of this page.
Watch the video on how to prepare for this session

FamilySearch Center
After attending a One on One Session, you may come to the center to learn the next steps or apply what you learned in the One on One session.