The government has announced that October 2012 will be designated as a month of commemoration of the heroes, and key battles of the War of 1812.
In addition, the government will support the following -
a pan-Canadian educational campaign focused on the importance of the War of 1812 to Canada's history
support for up to 100 historical re-enactments, commemorations, and local events
a permanent 1812 memorial located in the National Capital Region
interactive tours, six exhibits, and improvements to three national historic sites across the country
investments in infrastructure at key 1812 battle sites, such as Fort Mississauga and Fort York, Ontario
celebrating and honouring the links that many of our current militia regiments in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada have to the War of 1812
For more information, go to http://www.1812.gc.ca
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Names Added to Home Children (1869-1930) Online Database
The Library and Archives Canada has just issued this press release -
"Gatineau, October 6, 2011 — Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Home Children (1869-1930). More than 20,000 names of children, who came to Canada between 1925 and 1932, were added to the extended version. The names were extracted from passengers lists held at Library and Archives Canada.
The database is available at the following address:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html
Library and Archives Canada would like to thank the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa http://www.bifhsgo.ca, and its volunteers without whom this project would not have happened".
"Gatineau, October 6, 2011 — Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Home Children (1869-1930). More than 20,000 names of children, who came to Canada between 1925 and 1932, were added to the extended version. The names were extracted from passengers lists held at Library and Archives Canada.
The database is available at the following address:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html
Library and Archives Canada would like to thank the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa http://www.bifhsgo.ca, and its volunteers without whom this project would not have happened".
Descendants of Foreign Protestants
On Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 7:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia.
Iris Shea will talk on "Descendants of Foreign Protestants who settled at the Northwest Arm: Jollimores, Slaunwhites and Boutiliers".
The location is Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
The website is http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html
They also have Publicly Accessible Databases, which includes an Index to Vital Stats from "The Colonial Patriot" 1827-1834, the Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families, and the Nova Scotia Genealogist Subject Index.
The databases are at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/databases.html#public
Iris Shea will talk on "Descendants of Foreign Protestants who settled at the Northwest Arm: Jollimores, Slaunwhites and Boutiliers".
The location is Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
The website is http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html
They also have Publicly Accessible Databases, which includes an Index to Vital Stats from "The Colonial Patriot" 1827-1834, the Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families, and the Nova Scotia Genealogist Subject Index.
The databases are at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/databases.html#public
Monday, October 10, 2011
New/Improved Canadian Websites and Blogs Week 6
Here are some of the websites and blogs that I've come across the week ending October 9, 2011
Golden Ireland-America http://dewdropin.weebly.com/1/category/ireland/1.html Linda McLean shares her Golden family letters and journals about immigrating from Ireland to Canada and the US in the 1850s.
Looking Back On Charlotte County's History www.heritagecharlotte.com This site covers over 50 communities within Charlotte County, New Brunswick, with views of cemeteries, censuses, funeral homes, and former military bases within the community.
McFadyen-Parker History http://genealogy.mcfadyen.ca This site covers the families of McFaden, Mcilmoyle, Bertrand, Parker, Jory, and Willoughby, concentrating in Bruce County and the areas of Kincardine, Seymour, and Northumberland in Ontario, Canada.
Projet GenWeb Montreal, Québec, Canada www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtreal If you go to this site look at the MontrealGenWeb, Anglophone Ancestors side, and you will see a list English names, city directories, passanger lists, and migration.
The Scotch-Irish of Canada www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Canada1.php As the site says, "An essay on the impact of the Scotch-Irish settlers in Canada, giving examples of those who thrived in the military, business, and other spheres".
Broadmeadow Genealogy http://broadmeadowgenealogy.wordpress.com Rose Staples tells us how she started in genealogy, and what services she offers. $
Roe Family Tree http://roefamilytree.com For the Irish and English Descendants and Ancestors of John Roe and Eliza Poole. They emigrated from Coon/Coan Townlands near Coolcullen, Ireland in the county of Kilkenny to Lanark and Huron Counties in Ontario, and then to Pickford Michigan, Chippewa County near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Morrow Family Tree (Morrow/Morin/Moreau) http://morrowfamilytree.com Descendants and Ancestors of Andre Morin (Andrew Morrow) born 24 Feb 1797 in Montreal, changed his name to Andrew Morrow when he moved to the US (Mackinac Island), and eventually to Cheboygan, Michigan.
Cohen's Genealogy Site at Rootsweb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes-usa.html Free Canadian Birth and Baptism Databases.
Our Ohlhausen/Koenig (König) Family History Website www.ohlhausen.ca/index.htm They came from Bessarabia, and other Russian areas, to Crossfield, Alberta in the early 1900s.
Golden Ireland-America http://dewdropin.weebly.com/1/category/ireland/1.html Linda McLean shares her Golden family letters and journals about immigrating from Ireland to Canada and the US in the 1850s.
Looking Back On Charlotte County's History www.heritagecharlotte.com This site covers over 50 communities within Charlotte County, New Brunswick, with views of cemeteries, censuses, funeral homes, and former military bases within the community.
McFadyen-Parker History http://genealogy.mcfadyen.ca This site covers the families of McFaden, Mcilmoyle, Bertrand, Parker, Jory, and Willoughby, concentrating in Bruce County and the areas of Kincardine, Seymour, and Northumberland in Ontario, Canada.
Projet GenWeb Montreal, Québec, Canada www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtreal If you go to this site look at the MontrealGenWeb, Anglophone Ancestors side, and you will see a list English names, city directories, passanger lists, and migration.
The Scotch-Irish of Canada www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Canada1.php As the site says, "An essay on the impact of the Scotch-Irish settlers in Canada, giving examples of those who thrived in the military, business, and other spheres".
Broadmeadow Genealogy http://broadmeadowgenealogy.wordpress.com Rose Staples tells us how she started in genealogy, and what services she offers. $
Roe Family Tree http://roefamilytree.com For the Irish and English Descendants and Ancestors of John Roe and Eliza Poole. They emigrated from Coon/Coan Townlands near Coolcullen, Ireland in the county of Kilkenny to Lanark and Huron Counties in Ontario, and then to Pickford Michigan, Chippewa County near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Morrow Family Tree (Morrow/Morin/Moreau) http://morrowfamilytree.com Descendants and Ancestors of Andre Morin (Andrew Morrow) born 24 Feb 1797 in Montreal, changed his name to Andrew Morrow when he moved to the US (Mackinac Island), and eventually to Cheboygan, Michigan.
Cohen's Genealogy Site at Rootsweb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes-usa.html Free Canadian Birth and Baptism Databases.
Our Ohlhausen/Koenig (König) Family History Website www.ohlhausen.ca/index.htm They came from Bessarabia, and other Russian areas, to Crossfield, Alberta in the early 1900s.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
The Plotters
The Londoner, a weekly newspaper in the London, Ontario area, recently did a story on Lorne and Lanna Thompson, who are plotting the graveyards covered by the London-Middlesex Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
This is what the newspaper said they are doing -
"Armed with clipboards, they've been keeping up-to-date records of local cemeteries for the OGS. 'We are going through and checking data for any additional information and keeping track of any new burials,' said Lanna. 'We check for spelling mistakes or something someone may have missed and put the information in a binder for the OGS database.'"
Read the rest of article at http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3313681
This is what the newspaper said they are doing -
"Armed with clipboards, they've been keeping up-to-date records of local cemeteries for the OGS. 'We are going through and checking data for any additional information and keeping track of any new burials,' said Lanna. 'We check for spelling mistakes or something someone may have missed and put the information in a binder for the OGS database.'"
Read the rest of article at http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3313681
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Cloverdale Library, Surrey, BC
Do you know that The Cloverdale Library has one of the largest Canadian family history collections in the country?
The Cloverdale Library Canadian Family History Collection is located on the second floor of the library. The Family History department includes seven microfilm/fiche reader/printers, a photocopier, three dedicated computers for Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest, 1 CD ROM station, and a general use meeting room where Family History programs are conducted.
On October the 15th, there will be a "Finding Your Roots Tri-Stake Seminar" at the Surrey Family History Centre on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 8:30am – 4:00pm at 6270-126 St. Surrey, BC.
Be sure you look at the Family History Programs at
http://www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4815.aspx
They have courses such as the following this fall and winter -
Cloverdale Library Genealogical Collection Orientations
Start Searching Your Family History - A Beginners' Workshop in 5 Lessons
Discover Your Past, Discover Yourself!: An Introduction to Family History
Third Annual Family History Show & Tell!
Were Your People Really Irish?
Start Writing Your Family History: A Communications Workshop in 5 Lessons
The Cloverdale Library Canadian Family History Collection is located on the second floor of the library. The Family History department includes seven microfilm/fiche reader/printers, a photocopier, three dedicated computers for Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest, 1 CD ROM station, and a general use meeting room where Family History programs are conducted.
On October the 15th, there will be a "Finding Your Roots Tri-Stake Seminar" at the Surrey Family History Centre on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 8:30am – 4:00pm at 6270-126 St. Surrey, BC.
Be sure you look at the Family History Programs at
http://www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4815.aspx
They have courses such as the following this fall and winter -
Cloverdale Library Genealogical Collection Orientations
Start Searching Your Family History - A Beginners' Workshop in 5 Lessons
Discover Your Past, Discover Yourself!: An Introduction to Family History
Third Annual Family History Show & Tell!
Were Your People Really Irish?
Start Writing Your Family History: A Communications Workshop in 5 Lessons
Friday, October 7, 2011
Life Stories on "The Island Register"
There are life stories (with various names) on The Island Register this morning from Prince Edward Island.(PEI) – http://www.islandregister.com.
The first story is by Kay Lamb in Tennessee "Skype Bringing Families Together" where she tells how she uses Skype to talk to her 98 year old cousin 2,000 miles way in PEI.
The second story is about a diary entry from "Diary From Weds. Oct 12, 1927 To Weds. Feb 5, 1941 - My Grandfather, Samuel Beaton, Bonshaw, P.E.I." by Eardley Beaton.
In the diary he talks about Beaton's neighbours, and their daily life in Bonshaw.
Another story is about William Franklin Knox, the Secretary of the Navy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Dennis Taylor
The story starts with some Island roots of William Franklin Knox. He was the son of Sarah Collins Barnard. Sarah was born Aug 9 1849 in Charlottetown. She was the daughter of Jabez Alder Barnard, born Jan 10 1820 in Charlottetown. Jabez Alder was the son of Jabez Barnard, the builder, and Catherine Hawkins.
It goes on to tell how he bought the newspaper in Sault Ste. Marie, eventually becoming the general manager of Hearst newspapers, and his exploits in the Second World War.
The first story is by Kay Lamb in Tennessee "Skype Bringing Families Together" where she tells how she uses Skype to talk to her 98 year old cousin 2,000 miles way in PEI.
The second story is about a diary entry from "Diary From Weds. Oct 12, 1927 To Weds. Feb 5, 1941 - My Grandfather, Samuel Beaton, Bonshaw, P.E.I." by Eardley Beaton.
In the diary he talks about Beaton's neighbours, and their daily life in Bonshaw.
Another story is about William Franklin Knox, the Secretary of the Navy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Dennis Taylor
The story starts with some Island roots of William Franklin Knox. He was the son of Sarah Collins Barnard. Sarah was born Aug 9 1849 in Charlottetown. She was the daughter of Jabez Alder Barnard, born Jan 10 1820 in Charlottetown. Jabez Alder was the son of Jabez Barnard, the builder, and Catherine Hawkins.
It goes on to tell how he bought the newspaper in Sault Ste. Marie, eventually becoming the general manager of Hearst newspapers, and his exploits in the Second World War.
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