Showing posts with label Ontario. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ontario. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Chatham-Kent library week
There are many events planned for Chatham-Kent Library Week from October 20 to the 26th.
Ontario Public Library Week began in 1985 and has become the annual focus for promoting and recognizing public library service in the province. This year's theme is "libraries connect,"
One event which caught my eye, are the talks given by Jerry Hind at the different branches of the library. Jerry and the local International Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E) “have been working on an ambitious project to compile all the information they can find on Chatham-Kent’s World War I and World War II veterans. Some of this information has been found in the library materials!”
Their research has culminated in a federally sponsored website Gathering Our Heroes and it’s at http://www.gatheringourheroes.ca/
Tillbury Branch Tuesday, October 15 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Ridgetown Branch Tuesday, October 22 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Dresden Branch Tuesday, October 29 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Wallaceburg Branch Tuesday, November 5 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Blenheim Branch Wednesday, November 13 at 1:00 - 2:00 PM
One thing to note in the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is that an article which will appear in the November issue of the journal Families. The article is called Blacks in the Great War (First World War) is written by Jerry Hind where he writes about the Blacks in Chatham-Kent.
While you are at the library site, they have a Genealogy Room where you can spend time Tracing Your Roots in Chatham-Kent.
It is at http://www.chatham-kent.ca/PublicLibraries/Genealogy/Pages/Tracing%20Your%20Roots%20in%20Chatham-Kent.aspx
Sunday, October 13, 2013
York Region Ancestors Fall Issue
The fall newsletter of the York Region of the OGS has two articles about the Upper Canada Sundries, New Research opportunities from the Library and Archives Canada, Aliens in the Township of Markham, and the Vaughn Memorial Project.
The first two articles involve land records in Upper Canada, and gives very good advice in finding people within the microfilm.
We are reminded that there are two places to check (FREE) and they are Janice Nickerson’s website at http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com and Michael Stephenson’s website http://www.ontariogenealogy.com/uppercanadasundries.html for sundries files.
If you have had difficulty finding aliens in the 19th century in the Township of Markham, maybe you should look at the list in this newsletter. There are fifteen names on the list for the year 1815, and they were taken from the sundries list.
The City of Vaughan Archives are putting together a Memory Project and Exhibit, and are asking people who use to live, or are living in the area to collect oral histories, and send them to the archives once finished.
The person in charge of this project is Brenda Hicock and she can be reached by Brenda.hicock@vaughan.ca
If you would like to receive this newsletter four times a year, you can join the York Region by going to the http://www.rootsweb.com/~onyrbogs
The first two articles involve land records in Upper Canada, and gives very good advice in finding people within the microfilm.
We are reminded that there are two places to check (FREE) and they are Janice Nickerson’s website at http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com and Michael Stephenson’s website http://www.ontariogenealogy.com/uppercanadasundries.html for sundries files.
If you have had difficulty finding aliens in the 19th century in the Township of Markham, maybe you should look at the list in this newsletter. There are fifteen names on the list for the year 1815, and they were taken from the sundries list.
The City of Vaughan Archives are putting together a Memory Project and Exhibit, and are asking people who use to live, or are living in the area to collect oral histories, and send them to the archives once finished.
The person in charge of this project is Brenda Hicock and she can be reached by Brenda.hicock@vaughan.ca
If you would like to receive this newsletter four times a year, you can join the York Region by going to the http://www.rootsweb.com/~onyrbogs
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Fall 2013 Anglo-Celtic Roots
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO)has issued the fall edition of its journal the Anglo-Celtic Roots.
There are a number of articles in this issue, and they are –
The Cowley Family Saga: From Sherwood Forest to the NHL – Part I by Christine Jackson which talks about the role that the Crowley family (they arrived in the Ottawa area from England in the 1830s) played in the development of the Ottawa Valley, and of Champlain Park, a housing development in the west end of Ottawa in the 1950s.
Found in a Monastery? by Brian D. Cook is a summary of what happened to tracing his maternal great-grandfather – Cuthbert Baker – from help by the BIFHSGO society, and genetic genealogy. .. and the records of the Benedictine Monastery in Europe.
The Cutler Genealogical Odyssey by Gillian Leitch tells of she successfully traced John Cutler from Eton, England who was employed as a clerk at the Tower of London. It is a fascinating story!
In the From the President message, Glenn Wright, says that they have imitated two projects that will result in two databases – the pre-Confederate immigrants from the British Isles (which will hold important names for researchers), and the second one will concern the First World War. So stayed tuned for developments on that front.
Betty Warburton keeps us up-to-date on the happenings at the library at the Archive of Ottawa, this month she tells us of the books on Ireland; John D. Reid talks about Canadiana.org, and the 1921 Census in The Cream of the Crop, and Ian White writes about The Ottawa City Archives: a Treasure Chest for Genealogists.
The Anglo-Celtic Roots (ACR) is available as a member benefit of BIFHSGO when you join the organization.
To join as a member, go to http://www.bifhsgo.ca
There are a number of articles in this issue, and they are –
The Cowley Family Saga: From Sherwood Forest to the NHL – Part I by Christine Jackson which talks about the role that the Crowley family (they arrived in the Ottawa area from England in the 1830s) played in the development of the Ottawa Valley, and of Champlain Park, a housing development in the west end of Ottawa in the 1950s.
Found in a Monastery? by Brian D. Cook is a summary of what happened to tracing his maternal great-grandfather – Cuthbert Baker – from help by the BIFHSGO society, and genetic genealogy. .. and the records of the Benedictine Monastery in Europe.
The Cutler Genealogical Odyssey by Gillian Leitch tells of she successfully traced John Cutler from Eton, England who was employed as a clerk at the Tower of London. It is a fascinating story!
In the From the President message, Glenn Wright, says that they have imitated two projects that will result in two databases – the pre-Confederate immigrants from the British Isles (which will hold important names for researchers), and the second one will concern the First World War. So stayed tuned for developments on that front.
Betty Warburton keeps us up-to-date on the happenings at the library at the Archive of Ottawa, this month she tells us of the books on Ireland; John D. Reid talks about Canadiana.org, and the 1921 Census in The Cream of the Crop, and Ian White writes about The Ottawa City Archives: a Treasure Chest for Genealogists.
The Anglo-Celtic Roots (ACR) is available as a member benefit of BIFHSGO when you join the organization.
To join as a member, go to http://www.bifhsgo.ca
Saturday, September 28, 2013
The Niagara Peninsula OGS Branch announces new publication
The Niagara Peninsula OGS Branch is starting to take orders of their new book - More Than A Mere Matter Of Marching on October the 1st.
This will be a limited-edition book to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
The press release says that “When Thomas Jefferson made his infamous prediction that "the acquisition of Canada this year... will be a mere matter of marching," he underestimated the courage and determination of the men and women of Upper Canada, including their First Nations allies.
Our book, More Than A Mere Matter of Marching contains the fascinating stories of over 60 families whose experiences during the War of 1812 may never have been in print before. The book is 323 pages, contains both colour and black-and-white images, and an index of over 1700 names.
PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE (available Oct. 1 - Oct. 31, 2013): $25.00 shipping and handling
PUBLICATION PRICE: $30.00 shipping and handling”.
For further information, please visit the Niagara Peninsula OGS Branch website: http://www.ogs.on.ca/niagara/. Just click on to the button which says War of 1812.
This will be a limited-edition book to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
The press release says that “When Thomas Jefferson made his infamous prediction that "the acquisition of Canada this year... will be a mere matter of marching," he underestimated the courage and determination of the men and women of Upper Canada, including their First Nations allies.
Our book, More Than A Mere Matter of Marching contains the fascinating stories of over 60 families whose experiences during the War of 1812 may never have been in print before. The book is 323 pages, contains both colour and black-and-white images, and an index of over 1700 names.
PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE (available Oct. 1 - Oct. 31, 2013): $25.00 shipping and handling
PUBLICATION PRICE: $30.00 shipping and handling”.
For further information, please visit the Niagara Peninsula OGS Branch website: http://www.ogs.on.ca/niagara/. Just click on to the button which says War of 1812.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Gene-O-Rama returns to Ottawa
After a year’s absence, the Ottawa Branch of the OGS, will be having a Gene-O-Rama 2014 at the Confederation Education Centre, 1645 Woodroffe Av., Ottawa.
It will be held on the 21 and the 22 March, 2014, and the featured speaker will be Toronto genealogist Jane E. MacNamara.
So mark your calendar.
For more information, go http://ogsottawa/geneorama/
It will be held on the 21 and the 22 March, 2014, and the featured speaker will be Toronto genealogist Jane E. MacNamara.
So mark your calendar.
For more information, go http://ogsottawa/geneorama/
Sudbury District (OGS) Branch Meeting
On Monday, October 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a meeting at the Parkside Ctr, 140 Durham Street in Sudbury of the Sudbury District (OGS) Branch.
The topic will be The Shouldering of Arms by Gary Peck. He will discuss what led to the First World War, with the intent to help better appreciate ancestors in the context of the times.
For more info, go to http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onogs/ogs.htm
The topic will be The Shouldering of Arms by Gary Peck. He will discuss what led to the First World War, with the intent to help better appreciate ancestors in the context of the times.
For more info, go to http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onogs/ogs.htm
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Kent County Branch Meeting
On Friday, October 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the St. Andrews Residence, 99 Park St., Chatham, ON, the Kent County Branch of the OGS will hold their monthly meeting at which Reg Johnston will speak on 150 YEARS! THE CHATHAM GRANITE CLUB.
Mr. Johnston with share the history and the people involved with building the curling club.
Contact http://ogs.on.ca/kent
If you can’t make it to the meeting, there is a short history of the Chatham Granite Club on their website at http://chathamgraniteclub.com/club
Mr. Johnston with share the history and the people involved with building the curling club.
Contact http://ogs.on.ca/kent
If you can’t make it to the meeting, there is a short history of the Chatham Granite Club on their website at http://chathamgraniteclub.com/club
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Region One Annual Meeting
The Region One Annual Meeting of the Ontario Genealogical Society hosted by Lambton County Branch OGS will be held on October 19th, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the John Knox Christian School at 4738 Confederation Road, Wyoming, Ontario.
The title of the one-day conference will be On and Off the Internet Strategies for Effective Genealogical Research.
Steve Fulton, Technical Support and Innovations Committee Chair, OGS/Chair, Niagara Peninsula Branch OGS will talk on Searching the Past with the help of the .com
Alan Campbell, Newsletter Editor and Past Chair, Lambton County Branch OGS will talk about Going Totally Off-line-Almost/On-Site Researching in Libraries and Archives
Heather Lavallee, Archivist -Lambton County Archives, Wyoming, Ontario will talk about Finding the Secrets of the Archives
Advance Registration [Includes Lunch] OGS Members $30.00 CDN Non Members $35.00 CDN Registration at the Door $35.00
Register on-line at http://www.lambton.ogs.on.ca/Bulletinboard.html
The title of the one-day conference will be On and Off the Internet Strategies for Effective Genealogical Research.
Steve Fulton, Technical Support and Innovations Committee Chair, OGS/Chair, Niagara Peninsula Branch OGS will talk on Searching the Past with the help of the .com
Alan Campbell, Newsletter Editor and Past Chair, Lambton County Branch OGS will talk about Going Totally Off-line-Almost/On-Site Researching in Libraries and Archives
Heather Lavallee, Archivist -Lambton County Archives, Wyoming, Ontario will talk about Finding the Secrets of the Archives
Advance Registration [Includes Lunch] OGS Members $30.00 CDN Non Members $35.00 CDN Registration at the Door $35.00
Register on-line at http://www.lambton.ogs.on.ca/Bulletinboard.html
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Nuit Blanche Ottawa-Gatineau
The Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa has announced its first-time partnership with Nuit Blanche Ottawa-Gatineau.
It will be held this weekend on September 21, from 6:21 p.m. to 4:22 a.m., and it is Free!
Come enjoy the pop-up lounge, a temporary art installation and special exhibitions.
Too see what available, go to http://www.civilization.ca/event/nuit-blanche
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Records
Starting in 1843, Wesleyan Methodist
ministers kept a book of entries for births and baptisms. Each year, they submitted
their book to the Conference Office.
Entries were then copied into the General Register, arranged by township, town, village and circuit. The records of the Wesleyan Methodist Church are from 1826 to 1910.
The United Church of Canada Archives who hold copyright on these records, but they have allowed the OGS to transcribe and sell these records through its thirty Branches located throughout Ontario.
To obtain copies of these baptismal record indexes, contact the Branch in the area in which you are doing your family research.
You can go to the list of Branches within the OGS at http://www.ogs.on.ca/branches.php
Postscript: Remember that these are copies of the original baptismal record. It is best if you can get the original record so that you can be sure that there are not any mistakes in transcribing the copies.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
UPDATE: Prince Edward Island/Ontario Cemeteries
The
following cemeteries have been upgraded on the GenWeb site as of July 22, 2013 –
PRINCE
EDWARD ISLAND
Queen's
County:
-
Hyde & Crosby Pioneer Cemetery
ONTARIO
Brant
County:
-
Bethany Mission Cemetery
-
Hatchley Cemetery
Bruce
County:
-
Chesley Cemetery
Carleton
County:
-
Beechwood Cemetery
Essex
County:
- Annunciation Roman Catholic / L'Annonciation
Cemetery
-
Irwin Cemetery
-
St William's RC Church Cemetery
-
Tecumseh Historical Museum Cemetery
Frontenac
County:
-
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
-
Point Alexandria United / Horne Cemetery
-
St Lawrence United / Foot Cemetery
-
Trinity Anglican Cemetery
Grey
County:
-
Boyd Cemetery
-
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Halton
County:
-
Colling Cemetery
Hastings
County:
-
Abandoned (Purchase Farm) Cemetery
Huron
County:
-
Maitland Bank Cemetery
Kent
County:
-
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
-
Duart Cemetery
-
Hyatt Cemetery
-
Ridgetown (Old) Cemetery
-
Smith & Hopper Burying Ground
-
St Thomas Anglican Cemetery
Lambton
County:
-
Alvinston Cemetery
-
St Matthew's Cemetery
-
Thedford Baptist Cemetery
Lennox
& Addington County:
-
Glenwood Cemetery
-
Pentland Cemetery
Middlesex
County:
-
Dorchester Union Cemetery
-
Woodland Cemetery
Norfolk
County:
-
McQueen Cemetery
Oxford
County:
-
Tillsonburg Cemetery
Perth
County:
-
South Easthope / Shakespeare Cemetery
Waterloo
County:
-
Oswald / Hoffer / St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
-
Pioneer Tower / Doon Pioneer Cemetery
-
Zion United Cemetery
Wellington
County:
-
St Martin's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Wentworth
County:
-
Christ's Church Cathedral Columbarium
These
updates were not be possible if not for the volunteers, such as Alison
Mitchell-Reid, Elizabeth Warwick, Kate Ford, Lorna Eggert, Marilyn Whiting,
Robert Gevaert, Sharon Mattiuz, and William Cooke for indexing.
Thanks
to Michael Stephens, Robert Gevaert & Ed McKeon, Doug Smith, Ron Spurr,
Angela M. Clatworthy, Corinna Rumble, Alison Mitchell-Reid, Sharon Mattiuz,
William Cooke, Carolyn Nordin, Lanny Robinson, Lorna Eggert, Beverly Fern
McKenzie, Bonnie Philbin & Patt Preston, Bruce Nuckowski, Elizabeth
Warwick, Ken Monk, and Doug & Donna Gammon for photos of the cemeteries.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Muskoka Parry Sound Genealogy Group
On
Thursday August the 15, 2013, there will be a meeting held by the Muskoka Parry
Sound Genealogy Group from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Huntsville Public Library, Huntsville,
Ontario.
The
topic will be British Home Children, and the speakers will be Bernardo Homes
by Carol Black and Quarrier Homes by Dona Crawford.
The
Muskoka Parry Sound Genealogy Group was formed in 1985, and it covers both the Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts of
Ontario, Canada .
On
their site they have maps of Muskoka Townships, and Parry Sound Townships,
Cemetery
Databases online.
Their
website is www.mpsgg.com
Friday, July 19, 2013
Censuses of Canada West and Canada East, 1842
In this notice received yesterday, here are
the 1842 Canadian Census for Canada West and Canada West -
“Library
and Archives Canada is pleased to announce that Canadians can now access the
Census of Canada West, 1842 as well as the Census of Canada East, 1842 online.
In 1841, Upper Canada was renamed Canada West, whereas Lower Canada became
Canada East. These two jurisdictions are now known as the provinces of Ontario
and Quebec.
Each
census is partly nominal and contains the names of heads of family, their
occupation and the number of residents for each family.
For
the Canada West (Ontario) Census, go to
For
the Canada East (Quebec) census, go to www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1842-Canada-East/Pages/about-census.aspx
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Special Interest Groups
The Ontario Genealogical Society has, at present, four Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
A
SIG is a permanent group of OGS Members with an interest in some other topic,
such as a geographic location outside Ontario (e.g. immigrants from a
particular country), an ethnic or cultural group (e.g. natives or a particular
fraternal organization), or an event (e.g. a particular emigration scheme).
Currently,
the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are
Irish
Palatines - http://www.ogs.on.ca/ip-sig
Ireland
- www.ireland.ogs.on.ca
Scottish
- Currently, there isn’t a website for
the Scottish SIG, but you can contact scottishsig@ogs.on.ca
British
Home Child - www.ogs.on.ca/SIG-BHC/index.htm
If
you are interested in joining this SIG or taking on a role of responsibility,
please contact OGS President, Shirley Sturdevant president@ogs.on.ca.
There
is an interest in establishing a Huguenot SIG and a Métis SIG; both are
currently seeking the necessary 25 Members.
E-mail
the Provincial Office http://provoffice@ogs.on.ca if you would like to see one of
these formed.
The
website is www.ogs.on.ca/branches/sig.php
Toronto Star Obituaries 1999 - April 2000, February 2001
The
obituaries from the Toronto Star have recently been updated on Ancestry.ca.
Over
17,000 images have been added to the database, and the database contains more
than 98,500 names
Sunday, July 14, 2013
OGS Conference 2014
The
OGS Conference 2014 will be held at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario (near Niagara
Falls) May 1st to May 4th. It will be sponsored by the Niagara
Peninsula Branch OGS.
And
already there is a video on the site www.ogs.on.ca/conference2014/index.php,
and you can see what is available in the immediate area.
Watch
for more news on the conference. It sounds as if it is going to be exciting!
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Brant OGS Golf Fundraiser
This
is a really neat idea!
On
Saturday, August 31, 2013, there will be a golf fundraiser held at a local club
called Fescue’s Edge, 18 Hagan Rd., Brant at 11:00 am Shotgun Start.
The
cost will be $80 and it includes cart, lunch and donation to Brant OGS (Receipt for
donation will be provided), and the deadline to register will be August 20,
2013.
You
can contact brantogsgolf@gmail.com,
or go to the web site at www.ogs.on.ca/brant
Saturday, June 22, 2013
UPDATE: TONI (The Ontario Name Index)
Since
last reporting on TONI (The Ontario Name Index) earlier this spring, nearly 2 ½
million entries have been added.
TONI,
as an index, is FREE for everyone the world over. In order to access
information found in the databases you must pay a small fee. All proceeds from
those fees support Ontario's heritage community.
Go
to www.ogs.on.ca/integrated/toni_database1.php to read more about TONI, and to
see if the name who are researching, is there.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Quinte OGS Branch Meeting
On
15 Jun 2013 at 1:00 pm, the Quinte OGS Branch will present the talk Why Can't I
Find It Online? Other Resources to Help with Your Search. The talk will be
presented by Ruth Blair, from The Passionate Genealogist blog.
A
good deal of research can be done online, and many believe this is all we need,
but only about 1% of genealogical data has been digitized and been made available
on the Internet. Great strides are being taken to get more data online, but it
is a costly process and sometimes what is available is only a small reference
to a certain record group, and not the actual image.
Libraries
and archives are still the main sources of information for the genealogical
researcher, especially when you want to dig deeper. Ruth Blair will present
case studies using such resources.
The
talk will take place at Quinte West City Hall Library, 7 Creswell Drive,
Trenton, Ontario
The
Quinte OGS Branch web site is at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canqbogs/index.htm
The
Passionate Genealogist web site is at http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Spirit Walk at the Crown Cemetery
A Spirit Walk will be held on Tuesday June 11th at 7
p.m. at the Crown Cemetery at Aberfoyle, Ontario.
Join them as they tell the life stories of five people
buried in Crown Cemetery
two pioneer settlers
a World War Two soldier
a travelling music teacher
a pioneer storekeeper
in Morriston
A 'tailgate lunch' will follow, and you are asked to meet
at the rear entrance to the cemetery off Nicholar Beaver Road (at Tim Hortons
on Brock Road), Aberfoyle, Ontario.
The web site for the Puslinch Historical Society is at www.puslinchhistorical.ca/Mtgs.shtml
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