This is the latest news to come from the Ontario Genealogical Society -
"For those who are able to attend the upcoming Ontario Genealogical Society's Conference 2011 in Hamilton next week, there will be a meeting to discuss the organization of the British Home Child SIG. The objectives of this meeting are to solicit input into the formation of this group, establish an executive and to determine how many people intend to join. I have included a short presentation on finding my British Home Child ancestors.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Subject: British Home Child Special Interest Group – Organization Meeting
Date: Friday May 13, 2011
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Location: OGS Conference 2011, Hamilton Convention Centre, located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario (See http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference2011/)
Room: Albion 'A'
Sign in sheet to be sent around room.
AGENDA:
1. Introductions (5 min.) – Shirley Sturdevant (Vice President, OGS) 2. Status of the SIG (10 min.) – (current number of potential members / executive positions etc.) – Shirley Sturdevant 3. Presentation (15 min.) – "In Search of My British Home Child Ancestors" – Phil Ellis 4. Open discussion (15 min.) 5. How/when to join – Shirley Sturdevant
UNABLE TO ATTEND?
If you are unable to attend the meeting and plan to join this special interest group, please send an email to Shirley Sturdevant, OGS Vice-president at vp@ogs.on.ca prior to the conference.
Hope to see you there".
Phil Ellis
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FamilySearch Historical Collections Update
There have been two Canadian collections updated by the FamilySearch Historical Collection in April, and they are -
Ontario Census 1861
The 1861 Ontario Census has been updated, and there are 1,709,804 records now online.
It includes the population census as well as the agricultural censuses at the end of each county or township.
The website says that the information is "Arranged by census district (generally by county). Within each county, arrangement is usually alphabetical by name of township. Cities, towns and villages are often enumerated separately from the townships in which they are located".
It can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1460164
Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900
The second collection is the Quebec Notarial Records which contains images of notarial records arranged by locality, then notary, then time period.
They can be seen at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1471015
Ontario Census 1861
The 1861 Ontario Census has been updated, and there are 1,709,804 records now online.
It includes the population census as well as the agricultural censuses at the end of each county or township.
The website says that the information is "Arranged by census district (generally by county). Within each county, arrangement is usually alphabetical by name of township. Cities, towns and villages are often enumerated separately from the townships in which they are located".
It can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1460164
Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900
The second collection is the Quebec Notarial Records which contains images of notarial records arranged by locality, then notary, then time period.
They can be seen at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1471015
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