Not to be left out in the cold—technologically-speaking—Toronto Branch has just added something new to their blog: the syllabus of the 2010 Conference. And it is going green!
Instead of rushing around and not having time to pick what I want to attend in advance, I will now be able to choose at home what lecture I want to hear, and I will be able to print out just those ones. Nifty!
But if you don’t have the time (it’s always a question of time, isn’t it?), you can arrange to buy the printed variety at $15.00 a copy when you get to the conference itself.
I am interested to see how this works because it will be the first year for the Internet-based syllabus.
The syllabus can be viewed online at http://torontofamilyhistory.org/2010/conference-2010-syllabus
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Saskatchewan Cemeteries
The Saskatchewan Minister of Justice has appointed Al Dwyer, the former Registrar of Cemeteries, to look into the matter of there are any cemeteries not being recorded, or left abandoned.
In a recent interview, Linda Dunsmore-Porter, President of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, said that “We were approached by the Minister of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, Registrar of Cemeteries, and were asked if a program could be developed, would SGS be willing to take on the administration of it. We agreed”.
In 1975, the SGS started to record the cemeteries in the province and, so far, has located 3,428 cemeteries and burial grounds, and have recorded 2,439 of them.
Linda says that they have already spent about two hours with Dwyer when he made his first stop.
“Al’s first stop was SGS, where we spent approximately two hours discussing the issue, how SGS could help, and various ideas about the process”.
Dwyer says that groups, individuals, and organizations interested in the working group can leave their contact information for him at 1.877.880.5550.
You can check out the SGS cemetery website at <www.saskgenealogy.com/general/Cemetery_Webpage.htm>.
In a recent interview, Linda Dunsmore-Porter, President of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, said that “We were approached by the Minister of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, Registrar of Cemeteries, and were asked if a program could be developed, would SGS be willing to take on the administration of it. We agreed”.
In 1975, the SGS started to record the cemeteries in the province and, so far, has located 3,428 cemeteries and burial grounds, and have recorded 2,439 of them.
Linda says that they have already spent about two hours with Dwyer when he made his first stop.
“Al’s first stop was SGS, where we spent approximately two hours discussing the issue, how SGS could help, and various ideas about the process”.
Dwyer says that groups, individuals, and organizations interested in the working group can leave their contact information for him at 1.877.880.5550.
You can check out the SGS cemetery website at <www.saskgenealogy.com/general/Cemetery_Webpage.htm>.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
FamilySearch.org Releases Indexing Update
FamilySearch.org has been actively indexing Canadian records for a number of years. They have currently completed two projects, and have recently started another three projects.
The ones they have just completed are the British Columbia Deaths (1872-1986) and Marriages (1859-1932).
The new ones that they have just taken on is the Deaths (1872-1986) Part 2 of British Columbia, and the Indexing of the Trust Cemeteries (1826-1935) of Toronto.
There was a piece about the Toronto Trust Cemeteries in the November 2009 issue of the OGS' newsletter, NewsLeaf, on page 70 under "News Briefs" in which the project was described, and the cemeteries named which are included in the project. It is 1% complete.
Another project which they have recently started is Registres Paroissaux of Montreal (1800-1900) which is 8% complete. It is in French.
You can help by volunteering to help at FamilySearchIndexing.org and the completed projects and digital image collections can be searched for free at Pilot.FamilySearch.org.
The ones they have just completed are the British Columbia Deaths (1872-1986) and Marriages (1859-1932).
The new ones that they have just taken on is the Deaths (1872-1986) Part 2 of British Columbia, and the Indexing of the Trust Cemeteries (1826-1935) of Toronto.
There was a piece about the Toronto Trust Cemeteries in the November 2009 issue of the OGS' newsletter, NewsLeaf, on page 70 under "News Briefs" in which the project was described, and the cemeteries named which are included in the project. It is 1% complete.
Another project which they have recently started is Registres Paroissaux of Montreal (1800-1900) which is 8% complete. It is in French.
You can help by volunteering to help at FamilySearchIndexing.org and the completed projects and digital image collections can be searched for free at Pilot.FamilySearch.org.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Ontario Marriage Registers by Clergy (1896-1948)
This fall, Ancestry.ca released the Ontario Marriage Registers by the Clergy database. It houses information on 12,000 marriages listed under the Registration Act of 1896.
Most of the marriages are by Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian ministers.
The ministers had to report the marriages within 30 days of when they took place.
There were pre-printed forms that the ministers had to fill out, and the spaces covered such items as name, age, residence, whether bachelor/spinster or widow/widower, occupation for the groom only, religious denomination, and names of parents.
The record also contained both signatures of the people being married, and the names and addresses of the witnesses.
The database can be found at Ancestry.ca.
Most of the marriages are by Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian ministers.
The ministers had to report the marriages within 30 days of when they took place.
There were pre-printed forms that the ministers had to fill out, and the spaces covered such items as name, age, residence, whether bachelor/spinster or widow/widower, occupation for the groom only, religious denomination, and names of parents.
The record also contained both signatures of the people being married, and the names and addresses of the witnesses.
The database can be found at Ancestry.ca.
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