Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group
About Us
The Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group (UOVGG) was formed in January 1990 as a non-profit organization to foster the study of the genealogy of the families who live or lived in the Upper Ottawa Valley in Renfrew and Pontiac Counties.
Objectives of UOVGG
- To collect and preserve local genealogical records including census recordings, obituaries, cemetery transcriptions, family histories, charts and pedigree charts
- To share information with other members and to publish a newsletter on a regular basis
- o maintain a reference/lending library and encourage ethical principles; scientific methods and effective techniques of genealogical research with primary interest in Renfrew County, ON and Pontiac County, PQ
Current projects and activities
- transcribing cemetery inscriptions, and census records, and birth-marriage-death records from newspapers. [More on our projects.]
- developing our library and research centre
Read about the benefits of membership in the UOVGG.
Executive, Directors, and Committee Members for 2010
| Executive | ||
| Chairman | Don Barrington, chairperson@uovgg.ca | 613-584-3431 |
| Past Chair | Diane Burnett | 613-735-6664 |
| Vice Chair | Helen Schruder | 613-638-6116 |
| Recording Secretary | Mel Ready | 613-735-4824 |
| Treasurer | Ray Puhalski | 613-433-3461 |
| Directors at Large | ||
| Gillian Mark | 613-584-3942 | |
| Ann Frketich | 613-584-2514 | |
| Paul Miller | 613-732-3567 | |
| Marg Turner | 613-735-7796 | |
| Committee Coordinators | ||
| Cemetery recording | ||
| Inquiries | Bernie Buechman | 613-735-0719 |
| Library | Diane Burnett, library@uovgg.ca | 613-735-6664 |
| Mail Distributor | Mel Ready | 613-735-6067 |
| Email Secretary | Mel Ready | 613-735-4824 |
| Membership | Karine Akre, membership@uovgg.ca | 613-732-8374 |
| Programs | Jackie Patterson | 613-735-0206 |
| Publication Editor | Tom Alburger | 613-584-3811 |
| Publicity | Clare Stoppa | 613-646-2500 |
| Publications & Sales | Les and Janice Reavie, publications@uovgg.ca | 613-735-3424 |
| Timberline Editor | Helen Schruder, timberline@uovgg.ca | 613-638-6116 |
| Timberline Mailer | Garnet Miller | 613-732-4376 |
| Timberline Membership Interests and Queries | Heather Graham Smith | 613-732-1711 |
| Webmaster | Grace Jewell | |
Contact Us
UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL GROUP
P O BOX 972
PEMBROKE ON K8A 7M5
CANADA
E-mail: inquiries@uovgg.ca
Business Number / Registration number 879506616RR0001 with the Canada Revenue Agency