Ontario Ancestors is currently accepting proposals for its 2026 Virtual Conference: From Steamships to Microchips to be held June 12-14, 2026. We will be running two streams over the course of two days: one for ‘Microchips’:

Artificial Intelligence and other technology and the other for ‘Steamships’:

Immigration and Transportation. In following with our two themes, we welcome proposals that can enrich the knowledge of either or both of these interesting subjects. We are also open to submissions on other unique topics that would be of interest to family historians. The presentations are to be 45-50 minutes in length with 10 minutes allowed for Q & A and given over the Zoom platform. We also ask that the speaker provide a handout of 3-5 pages for their session.

Topics: Speakers can submit up to 5 proposals for consideration. For each proposal, please provide the title (of 10 or less words), a summary/description of your talk, and identify the intended audience (beginner, intermediate, advanced or all levels) as well as a short bio. Please submit your proposals at: https://ogs.on.ca/conference-speaker-submissionpage/

Be sure to include your full name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, website URL and social media profiles (if applicable). Speakers will receive an honorarium and complimentary Conference registration. Deadline for Submissions: Monday, December 1st 2025. Please direct any questions to Kim Barnsdale at speaker_liaison@ogs.on.ca. Those chosen will be notified by Monday December 15th, 2025

Deadline for Submissions: Monday, December 1st 2025. Please direct any questions to Kim Barnsdale at speaker_liaison@ogs.on.ca. Those chosen will be notified by Monday December 15th, 2025

About Ontario Ancestors The Ontario Genealogical Society, founded in 1961, is the leading society in all aspects of Ontario-related family history research, preservation and communication. Our mission is to encourage, bring together and assist those interested in the pursuit of family history and to preserve our Ontario genealogical heritage. The Ontario Genealogical Society is the largest genealogical society in Canada. Visit us at https://ogs.on.ca