April 21, 2018 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Chatham Branch, in Meeting Room at Chatham Kent Public Library 120 Queen Street

Wondering whether to take a DNA test or how DNA can help your family history research? The Kent Branch of The Ontario Genealogical Society will host an introductory workshop to explore:

• The types of DNA tests available (Autosomal, Y DNA and Mitochondrial DNA) • What they can tell you • The testing companies • How to interpret your results • How to use DNA testing to further your genealogy research.

We will discuss how to use shared matches and targeted testing to develop testing strategies to support your family research and potentially, break down brick walls. Bring your curiosity and questions as you add DNA to your genealogy toolbox. Cost: OGS Members $20 Non-members $25 Please register online at www.kent.ogs.on.ca or email us at kent@ogs.on.ca for more information or with questions. Spaces limited.

Maple Ridge Women's Institute will meet on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 1 pm. at the County Memorial Building

(Use Robert Street entrance), Napanee . Program: Election of Officers; Tweedsmuir Books on view.

Roll Call: Payment of Dues

On the Downtown Chatham History Walk, there will be stories about arson, haunted buildings, 200 years of floods on the Thames River, the Black Mecca, shipbuilding, the opera house, famous criminals and crimes, and more. The stories will be told while you are looking at the buildings and places where they happened. 

To join the Walk, meet under the Centennial Clock, corner of King Street West & Fifth Street, just before 2 p.m. It's free and it will happen rain or shine.

The tour will include stories of buildings, streets, and customs that have disappeared. There are photos of them on theveranda.ca/presents, if you’d like to have a look. If you have a mobile device with you on the walk, you will be able to see the pictures of what they were like years ago as they are being talked about.

This exciting program features music highlighting various sections of the orchestra: Brass and Percussion in  Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Holst’s St. Paul Suite for the Strings, the whole orchestra performing Schubert's beloved Unfinished Symphony and more! Ticket links online on thequintesymphony.com at Pinnacle Music Studios and Sam the Record Man, Books & Company or at the door.