We’re happy you’ve found us!
Curious about your family’s past? For over 50 years, the Halton-Peel Branch of Ontario Ancestors has been providing an outlet for people to explore their family history. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or are deep into research, we’re a welcoming and vibrant community of family history enthusiasts exploring our family trees, unravelling ancestral mysteries and preserving records that help those tracing their roots in Halton and Peel Regions. Even if your family wasn’t in the Halton or Peel area – we offer a wide range of genealogy talks and offer a local setting to meet people who love researching their family history as much as you!
Join us in 2026! Our meetings bring genealogy to life—connect with us virtually for talks from January-April and October & November, and meet up with us in-person in May and September. Engage with experts, have fun and learn techniques that help you navigate challenges in your research.
Stay connected with us on our Facebook page, where you’ll find genealogy news, upcoming events, and a community of fellow family history enthusiasts eager to share insights and support your search for Halton-Peel ancestors.
We hope you’ll become a member of the Halton-Peel Branch of Ontario Ancestors to help us continue our mission (and where you also have access to the materials on our Members Only page), but our meetings will always be open to everyone!
Our Branch Meetings – Our meetings will be virtual from January – April
When: Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Link: Click here to register for April 26th
Speaker: Heather McTavish Taylor
“Planning and Preparing your Genealogy Legacy”
What happens when you aren’t there anymore to make sense of your documents and family trees to others? Join us as Heather discusses how to prepare and plan your genealogy legacy. You will learn how to organize your papers, files, photos and what you can do to engage others to make sure it is not lost along the way. Heather McTavish Taylor worked in marketing for twenty years until retiring to begin her second career as a professional genealogist. In 2013 she formed her own company, Dig Ancestry Services. www.digancestry.ca She has volunteered with OGS serving as President and Past President. Currently she is Co-Chair for the Scottish SIG and is managing editor of “Families.
For members of the Halton-Peel Branch, we have recordings of our webinars available from the last few months on our Members Only page. Unless otherwise indicated, recordings are kept for one month starting from the date it was placed on the website. If you miss a meeting and want to catch it, don’t wait too long. We do not live-stream or record in-person meetings.
Genealogy Happenings in Halton-Peel
Most Genealogy Meet-Ups are currently being held online. Please visit their websites for more details.
We are fortunate to live in an area where our local libraries are truly supportive of genealogical pursuits and regularly schedule courses to upgrade our skills and broaden our horizons.
Oakville Public Library has a Family and Local History page for details about the ‘Genealogy Meetup’ sessions and new Genealogy Workshops.
Brampton Public Library offers a Genealogy and Local History page. Our local history collection is housed on the 2nd floor of the 4 Corners Branch and contains Halton-Peel local history, family history and cemetery transcriptions of Halton and Peel.
Halton Hills Public Library (Georgetown Branch) offers monthly genealogy gatherings – for more information on these free, in-person meetings (no registration required), please visit: Georgetown Branch – Halton Hills Public Library
For Branch Members: If you have been having problems accessing our Members Only page, please take note of the following change in the access procedure. After clicking on Members Only on the header above, you will see a new Log In box on the right-hand side. Sign in here with your Ontario Ancestors email and password credentials then simply click on Members Only to access to more files that we’ve added.
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