Friday, May 22, 2015

North Sydney Heritage Museum, Nova Scotia


Thirty years ago, the people of North Sydney, Nova Scotia built a heritage museum because they wanted some place to put all of their artifacts and paper documents.

They have just recently renovated the place, and now they have a number of exhibitions on display.  These exhibits centre around immigration, transportation, the military and communication.

They are also planning to have a number of speakers come to the museum this summer, and one of them will be Joan Dawson who has written A History of Nova Scotia in 50 Objects. She will appear on Monday the 25 of May from 7-8 p.m.

She has also authored Mapmaker's Legacy, Nova Scotia's Lost Highways, and Nova Scotia's Historic Rivers.

The website is http://www.northsydneymuseum.ca/index.html

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Research Tip!  There are immigration records for North Sydney from November 1906 to August 1922. The immigrants came from Newfoundland and St-Pierre et Miquelon.  r========================================================================

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Canadian genealogist to present Family Tree University webinar


If you don’t know who Janice Nickerson is already, she is a professional Canadian genealogist from Toronto, Ontario who has been asked by Family Tree University to give a live, one-hour webinar called Canadian Genealogy Crash Course on Tuesday, May 26th, starting at 7 pm Eastern (6 pm Central/5 pm Mountain/4 pm Pacific).

To register for the course, go to http://www.shopfamilytree.com/canadian-genealogy-crash-course-live-webinar?et_mid=753000&rid=238906143

Janice has been doing Canadian genealogy for 30 years, so she knows her stuff.

There will be a live Q&A after the webinar, so be sure to have your questions ready!

Janice also has a website at Upper Canada Genealogy (helping you trace your Ontario roots…) at http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/

Thursday, May 21, 2015

UPDATE: OGS Conference – Interview No 7


Cindy Robichaud of the Ontario Genealogical Society interviews conference attendee, Michele Watson, from Essex Branch, OGS.
 
Listen to Michele as she tells us how she became interested in family history, and what she hopes to gain from attending the Conference in Barrie this year. 
 
 
And to view the other interviews on this blog, you can go to the following websites -

Interview No 1 with Thomas MacEntee and Dr.Janet Few at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/02/update-ogs-conference-interviews.html

Interview No 2 with Dr. Maurice Gleeson at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/02/another-ogs-interview.html

Interview No 3 with Kirsty Gray http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/02/update-ogs-conference-interview-no-3.html

Interview No 4 with Dave Obee http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/03/update-ogs-conference-interview-no-4.html

Interview No 5 with Richard M. Doherty http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/03/update-ogs-conference-interview-no-5.html

Interview No 6 with Kathryn Lake Hogan http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/03/update-ogs-conference-interview-no-6.html 
 
 
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As a nod of the hat to the Ontario Genealogical Conference being held in Barrie, Ontario from May 29 to May 31, may we take this opportunity to offer a month-long discount on our research and consultation services of 15% (ends 11 June at midnight).

Just go to Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services at www.elrs.biz, or send an email with the subject "special" to genealogyresearch@aol.com to see how I can help you find that elusive Canadian ancestor!
 
Research Tip! What a better way to see and meet with people that are from the same areas as your ancestors than to go to the Marketplace at the OGS conference where there will be many vendors from the province there. The website is http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference/marketplace/ 
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Lennox-Addington Museum/Archives opens


The Lennox-Addington Museum/Archives has opened in Napanee, Eastern Ontario, not far from the city of Belleville.

Recently, Jane MacNamara, a member of the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and a blogger, has been there, and gives us a real good tour of the facility in her blog Where the Story Take Me at http://wherethestorytakesme.ca/lennox-addington-archives/

When you visit, you will see “themed exhibits, a modern reading room, genealogical research opportunities as well as regularly scheduled programming and special events about a wide variety of topics”.

If you have ancestors in this county, you should carefully read both her blog and the site of the museum/archives at http://www.lennox-addington.on.ca/museum-archives.html

Their Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lennox-and-Addington-County-Museum-and-Archives/158030467740667

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Need help in finding your Canadian ancestors?

As a nod of the hat to the Ontario Genealogical Conference being held in Barrie, Ontario from May 29 to May 31, may we take this opportunity to offer a month-long discount on our research and consultation services of 15% (ends 11 June at midnight).

Just go to Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services at www.elrs.biz, or send an email with the subject "special" to genealogyresearch@aol.com to see how I can help you find that elusive Canadian ancestor!
 
Research Tip! The Lennox-Addington Museum/Archives has the following fonds (personals papers) William Bell fonds, Benson Family fonds, Thomas Willet Casey fonds, Roblin Family fonds, John Stevenson fonds, Celia File fonds, Harry Babcock fonds, and the Walters-Wagar fonds.
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