LAMBTON COUNTY BRANCH
Since 15 August 1996.
Lambton Branch is one of 29 Branches of Ontario Ancestors (formerly known as Ontario Genealogical Society – OGS).
The Lambton County Branch is a non-profit organization of people sharing an interest in family history and genealogy. The branch was organized in 1984. “Encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history in Lambton County Ontario”
During Covid-19 all meetings 2022 will be online only in summer 2022 we be having an open class or question and answer.
New Lambton let’s break up the winter. Last Monday of each month till June 2 pm. 3.30 or?
Drop-in is not the reg talk but a time for all to share ideas and hints or ask questions Start with the mic off raise your hand, hear your name turn the mic to share.
Monday, Jan 30, 2023
Lambton Drop-in meeting
Monday, Feb 27 @2pm.
New link for 2023 Drop-in starting Feb
Monday, March 27 @2pm.
Monday, April 25 @2/pm.
Monday, May 30 @2pm.
Monday, June 27@2pm. July 31, Aug. 28, Sep. 25, Oct. 30, Nov.27
New link for 2023 Drop-in starting Feb
Meetings are usually held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, excluding July & August at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, at 7.00 pm. 1400 Murphy Rd., Sarnia. There is a Family History Centre located at this church. Occasionally meetings are held at various locations in the county. All interested persons are invited to attend. Click MEETINGS to see our dates, topics, and speakers’ schedules.
To be a member of the Lambton branch, you must first be a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS). The 2023 Membership fee for OGS is $63.00, and the Membership fee for the Lambton Branch is an additional $15.00 per year. Join the OGS Community
What do you get being an OGS member
What you get for being a Lambton member
Our Member’s Resource site ( known as members only ) is filled with many indexes, books, All Newsletters from 2006 till the present, & collections you can only find in the Lambton Archives Lambton files. Members are willing to help members and discounted costs in research from afar. No fee for going to the Lambton Archives.
Receive OGS membership information Here Ontario Genealogical Society 2100 Steeles Ave. West, Unit #202 Concord, ON. L4K 2V1 Canada
Lambton Lifeline, our quarterly publication, is sent to all members. It includes Queries (an announcement of a request for information) free Queries, research information, family history articles, library additions, upcoming events of genealogical interest, and our meetings.
Our research team answers research requests for members and non-members. A minimum fee of $40.00 for non-members must accompany the request for research. A minimum fee for members once a year is $15.00 pre-hour, and you get one hour free. We can also electronically search our new digitized search requests for complete details. The branch uses PayPal online, letting research or purchases be made more timely. Branch members have a discounted price formation for a small fee Click on Research requests for complete details.
Branch Cemetery indexes are in the Lambton Name Search. Indexes have been moved to the Ontario Genealogical Society site. They can now be found in the TONI index. Full details are in the published transcriptions and can be purchased at the cemetery pages, with digital copies to be bought through the OGS E-Store. Single sheets can be ordered on this website (the drop-down arrow) will let you add more than one page. All Lambton cemeteries are accessible to members in the members-only site.
Paper Copies of the Lambton branch publications and its other holdings and genealogical research material are housed in the Lambton County Archives (Formal Name Change: Lambton Room to Lambton County Archives) at the Lambton County Library Headquarters, 789 Broadway St., Wyoming Ontario. Exit 25 (South) from Highway 402. NEW Phone 519-845-5426 use the toll-free number 1-866-324-6912 to avoid charges.
Archive HOURS: Wed to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, Thursday to 8 pm and Saturday from 10 to 4 pm. CLOSED HOLIDAY WEEKENDS.
As a result, our contact information has changed. For assistance with genealogical and local history inquiries,
please email us at lambton@ogs.on.ca
To keep informed of updates and events, please like us on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LambtonBranchOGS/
there are many other Lambton History Facebook pages like https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostlambtonfound/
Other sources of Lambton County information are:
Lambton County Archives
Formerly called the Lambton Room, the Lambton County Archives is your one-stop- spot for family history research in Lambton County.
Located at 124 Christina Street South at the intersection of Wellington Street. Open Daily has a microfilm of the Ontario census and local newspapers. ( also other newspapers like the London free press)
Lambton County Oil Museum
Visitors from around the world tour the oil Museum of Canada to learn the story of Canada Oil Pioneers, a unique and captivating era of history!
Lambton County Heritage Museum is Located on High 21 south of grand bend.
Moore Township Museum
Located at 94 Moore line Moorestown, Ontario, Canada N0N 1M0. Just 25 minutes south of Sarnia, Ontario.
call Toll-free: 855-MY ROOTS (855-697-6687) ex 314
if you need to reach a person but get a busy tone or out please leave a message and #, to return call can call Landlines Jane Teskey at 519-882-0835, Alan Campbell at 519-542-3554
leave a message and return phone number
Chair Person: 2023 Open lambton@ogs.on.ca
or write to OUR NEW ADDRESS
Lambton County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3100
787 Broadway Street
Wyoming, Ontario N0N1T0
Branch Council-Lambton County Branch OGS 2022
Lambton membership 2023 Karen Ferguson lambton@ogs.on.ca
Lambton Treasurer 2023 Nancy Brown lambton@ogs.on.ca
Lambton Newsletter Editor 2022 Alan Campbell mail to: lambtonnewsletters@ogs.on.ca
Lambton Sectary 2023 (Janet Kelch) Karen Ferguson lambton@ogs.on.ca
Lambton Publicity Gwen Watson lambton@ogs.on.ca
Lambton Webmaster, sales, Publications 2023, Jane Teskey mail to: lambton@ogs.on.ca
This website is owned and maintained by the Lambton County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
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Revised information Jan. 2023