The Summerside Journal is 150 years old

Culture Summerside and The Journal-Pioneer invite you to attend the public celebration of the 150th anniversary of The Summerside Journal, Sunday October 18th from 2 to 4 at the Veterans Convention Centre in Credit Union Place, 511 Notre Dame Street, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. 

Formalities and special program will begin at 2:30. Complimentary copies of the booklet Changing Times will be available as will an art exhibition inspired by 150 years of advertisements appearing in the newspaper. 

Refreshments will be served. 

Culture Summerside thanks the Department of Canadian Heritage for funding to celebrate this milestone of the community newspaper. 

To go to the newspaper, their website is http://www.journalpioneer.com/

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If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-05-october-2015.html

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Indexes are being added to FamilySearch

I see where FamilySearch is now putting on the records that were indexed this summer, and among the first to appear is the vital statistics of British Columbia. 

British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993

These are death registrations including overseas casualties, delayed death registrations, and delayed registrations of Native American deaths.

There has now been 317, 454 records that have been indexed and added to the records.

The website is at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538285

The British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937

There has now been 18,818 records that have been indexed and added to the records.

The website is at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307718

Happy Researching!

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-05-october-2015.html

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

Quebec Workshop

Gwyneth Pearce, the head of publicity at the Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society has put out a call for Speakers – Quebec Workshop.

Toronto Branch is planning a one-day workshop on 16 April 2016 on Quebec family history. We are delighted that Gary Schroder, long-time President of the Quebec Family History Society, has agreed to be the keynote speaker!

We are now seeking other speakers with Quebec expertise who would like to be part of the workshop team.

You'll find our detailed call for presentations at http://torontofamilyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Call_for_Speakers_-Quebec-Family-History_Workshop_April_2016.pdf.

Please note that the deadline to submit a proposal for this workshop is Saturday 24 October 2015.

The website for the Toronto Family History Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is http://torontofamilyhistory.org/

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-05-october-2015.html

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!