April 8, 2005:

Keith Thompson has a good site for history and genealogy in Lanark County.

Thanks to Robert Sample for contributing this link.
 August 14, 2006:

On behalf of Penny Samek, President, Lanark County Genealogical Society. 

We are pleased to invite you to the 25th Anniversary Gala and Banquet hosted by 
Lanark County Genealogical Society (LCGS) on September 30, 2006.

The purpose of this Gala and Banquet is to: Celebrate LCGS success and to present 
our accomplishments and our facilities to the community at large.

A number of Historical displays will be set-up for viewing and information exchange.  
Some of the displays include: Lanark County One Room Schools, the Perpetual School Tree, 
holdings from the LCGS Library and from the Lanark County Archives. 

Our Guest Speaker is Author Joan Finnigan. Joan is the acknowledged social 
historian of life in the Ottawa Valley, and the receiptant of a Genie Award. In 1965, 
the National Film Board produced her award-winning screenplay The Best Damn Fiddler 
from Calabogie to Kaladar to national acclaim.  Joan returns to Lanark County 
to share her stories of her Lanark County research experiences while compiling 
the Valley's Oral History; stories about the people she met and the yarns she heard.  
Joan’s presentation will bring back memories and re-kindle the spark for preserving 
your county's history. 

The program for the Gala and Banquet which will take place on September 30, 
2006 at the Township of Beckwith, Community Hall 1702, 9th Line Beckwith, R.R.#2, 
Carleton Place Ontario can be viewed on-line and registration for this event can 
be done on-line through our website at: http://www.holism.ca/lcgs25 .  

The $30 registration cost includes a “Hip of Beef Buffet”, you should RSVP 
through the Registration Hyperlink or by contacting one of our Co-Chairs by 
September 5, 2006.  Our space is limited, we recommend an early registration.

For more information on the Lanark County Genealogical Society, please refer 
to the Society website at http://globalgenealogy.com/LCGS/ 

I look forward to meeting you at the 25th Anniversary Gala and Banquet. 

Yours sincerely, 

Jayne Munro & Marilyn Snedden 
Co-Chairs of the 25th Anniversary Project 
Phone: 613-954-3391   or  613-256-3130
E-mail: jmunro@magma.ca

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