Canadian Genealogy News 22 July 2015

News come from Ancestry that they now have over 100 years of Canadian Yearbook Records at Ancestry.ca, which means that they digitized yearbooks 1908 to 2010.

So I went on to see if my name was there. I had attended the Shelburne Regional High School, Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia but the books from those institutes weren't there. So I out of luck this time, but as they add more schools and universities, I am sure that I will pop up on the radar.

They do say that is it a collection which "contains 1,355,141 Canadian middle school, junior high, high school and university records from almost 800 institutions across the nation".

Th search the collection, go to http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=60576

Global Genealogy has their annual Dog Days of Summer Sale until the end of July.

I have picked out a couple of books that I want, and I will be sure to order them.

Global Genealogy specializes in Canadian books, and you see them at Canadian genealogical conferences.

Enter the Coupon Code words Summer Sale into the 'Coupon Code' field in the shopping cart when checking out online. The shopping cart will automatically calculate your discount. The Summer sale ends on July 31 at midnight.

Their website is at http://www.globalgenealogy.com

And Salt Lake City record-setting 100,000 online volunteers are expected to participate in the second annual Worldwide Indexing Event.

Scheduled for August 7–14, the event will show how anyone with a computer and Internet connection can help you by making information from historical documents easily searchable online.

And this year they are putting International Language Emphasis in the forefront. Currently FamilySearch.org offers 20 times more searchable records in English than in all other languages combined. To balance this ratio, people with fluency in other languages, especially French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, are being sought as indexing volunteers.

Go to https://familysearch.org/indexing/ to get started.

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Extra news items 21 July 2015

Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning -

Malcolm Moody of the Archives CD Books Canada tells us that they are having their Mid-Summer SALE!! It is already under way and almost all of their Canadian made digital products have been reduced by 50%!! And you can’t afford to let a sale like this run for too long, so jump on the “bandwagon” while you can. 

To see what is on sale go to their “home” page at www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca/ and select the “CANADA” choice from the left hand column. (Or go to your favorite Province if you prefer.) 

Take a minute to look at these photos of Images of National Parks in Canada on Flickr. They are beautiful! 

The national parks are protected areas established under federal legislation to preserve Canada's natural heritage for public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment. The parks are maintained for future generations and have existed in Canada for well over a century. 

Go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/sets/72157654902028592

Gwyneth Pearce, Secretary of the Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that the fifth annual Toronto History Lecture will take place on Wednesday 5 August 2015 at the City of Toronto Archives.

As they mark the four-year centenary of the First World War, it is fitting that the topic of the 2015 Lecture is Returned Men: Toronto’s Veterans in the Great War’s Aftermath. Historian Jonathan Scotland will examine the consequences, aftermath, and impact of the War and how Toronto’s “returned men” tried to reintegrate into civilian life. 

This event is free to attend but advance reservation is required and space is limited. For details, visit http://torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toronto-history-lecture/.

Until next time, this is what crossed my desk this morning.

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Canadian Week in Review 20 July 2015

I have come across the following Canadian genealogy, history and heritage websites, social media, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too. 

This Week in Canadian History 

Carmen Lombardo 1903-1971, was born in London, Ontario on July 16th. Lombardo was of course a member of brother Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians. It was a dance band which was popular from the 1940s to the 1970s. 

For more information, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Lombardo 

In 1792, at Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806 issued a royal proclamation dividing Upper Canada into districts and counties, and setting the allotment of representatives. 

To read about the division, go to the Archives of Ontario site at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/maps/ontario-districts.aspx 

Social Media

Family Tree Knots

New Brunswick Research Sites

A very good survey of New Brunswick research to add to your toolkit

Go to http://familytreeknots.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-brunswick-research-sites.html 

Newspaper Articles

Prince Edward Island

Bedeque museum displays senior's history collection in new exhibits

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/bedeque-museum-displays-senior-s-history-collection-in-new-exhibits-1.3151927

One man's donation of 3,000 items has filled the once empty second floor of the Bedeque Area Historical Museum.

Part of the collection donated by Howard Clark is now displayed in a number of new exhibits at the museum

New Brunswick 

Albert County group aims to grow living apple tree museum

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/albert-county-group-aims-to-grow-living-apple-tree-museum-1.3150719

Some Albert County residents want to preserve unique New Brunswick apple varieties and they are looking for help in locating apple trees 

Ontario

The man behind the scenes

http://www.niagarathisweek.com/community-story/5731037-the-man-behind-the-scenes/

The awards range from the Gemini he netted for the time-lapse video of the building of the (then-named) SkyDome in Toronto to the 12 international awards his recent War of 1812 reenactment video picked up and plenty in between.

Canadians give thumbs-down to grandiose memorials planned for Ottawa and Nova Scotia:poll

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadians-give-thumbs-down-to-grandiose-memorials-planned-for-ottawa-and-nova-scotia-poll

Fifty-eight per cent of respondents to the survey by Postmedia and research firm Mainstreet Technologies said they disapproved of plans to erect a memorial to victims of communism in Ottawa, while 50 per cent objected to a huge statue planned for Nova Scotia.

British Columbia 

Green Island Lighthouse granted heritage status by Parks Canada

http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/314723371.html

The Pacific northwest just got a little more historically symbolic.

The Green Island Lighthouse, located just south of the Alaskan border, gained heritage status by Parks Canada on July 2, along with 20 other B.C. lighthouses.

The Stories This Week

Travel Canada this summer!

Every province, city, town and village has a list of things to so in the summer in Canada.

Always looking for new places to go, I have been reading them, and here are some that you might find interesting - 

50 things to do in Canada this summer

http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=7e45e278-e158-4aed-b2c5-257049a5c187

Top Things To Do & See In Canada: Tourist Attractions 

http://wanderingtrader.com/canada-travel-guide/things-to-do/#sthash.WP4eiPcD.dpuf

20 Things You Must Do This Summer In Canada 

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/05/canada-travel-bucket-list_n_5445607.html

100 Places to Visit in Canada This Summer 

http://www.hikebiketravel.com/25203/100-places-visit-canada-summer/

And here is 50 free things you can do this summer - 

50 free things to do this summer

http://www.canadianliving.com/relationships/family_connections/50_free_things_to_do_this_summer.php

And that was the Canadian genealogy, history, and heritage news in Canada this past week!

Extra news items 19 July 2015

Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning

A newspaper article has has been written about Samuel Cunard of Halifax and what a giant he was among fellow ship builders in the world. He once owned the largest fleet of sailing ships on the Atlantic seaboard.

A son of an United Empire Loyalist, he was born in Halifax. He is best know for the ocean liners RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. 

If you want to read more, you can go to the article Cunard’s Nova Scotia history at http://thechronicleherald.ca/travel/1299877-cunard%E2%80%99s-nova-scotia-history

If you are searching Morman Pioneers ancestry, the LDS and FamiltSearch sent out a press release yesterday in which they said “In a collaboration between the Church History Library and FamilySearch, individuals can now discover and explore more of their pioneer heritage on the newly redesigned Mormon Pioneer overland Travel website that will also includes information about previously unknown pioneers”.

The Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel site is https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/

The Grand Manan Museum on Grand Manan Island has just receiveda copy of the journal of one of Grand Manan's prominent early residents - Captain William Frankland's journal - dating back to the late 1700s.

A copy was returned to the island, with help from the New Brunswick Museum, and is on display until the end of this summer, as part of a larger exhibit on the early residents of White Head Island.

The website is http://www.grandmananmuseum.ca/

Until next time, this is what crossed my desk this morning.

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