About Us:

Lanark County Genealogical Society a not-for-profit organization of family historians with patrons in Lanark County, across Canada, the USA and worldwide. It is our aim to assist members in researching family histories and in the gathering, recording and preserving of genealogical information pertaining to Lanark County.

The LCGS is an independent group, yet maintains close ties with the Kingston, Ottawa and Leeds & Grenville branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

Published works which have been completed by the collective and individual efforts on the part of our members are listed on this website along with other publications related to Lanark County which are available from other sources.

Also the Kingston and Ottawa branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society have published many booklets of the cemeteries, census and church records of Lanark County.

The LCGS normally meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month with the exceptions of no meeting in January. Afternoon meetings are held on the first Saturdays of November, December, February, March and April. The meetings are held at different locations througout Lanark County in an effort to accommodate all members of our group. See the current meeting schedule for locations

The majority of these meetings feature guest speakers, on a variety of topics, which can include doing genealogical research, history of Lanark County, family histories, the availability of research materials, and a whole lot more.

We welcome you to come out and join us.