Saturday, October 31, 2015

Do you know that Halloween has Celtic origins?



In pre-Christian times, many people believed that spirits from the underworld and ghosts of dead people could visit the world of the living on the night of October 31.

To avoid beimng taken back to the underworld by the spirits, people started dressing up as ghosts and spirits if they left their homes on October 31. They hoped that this would confuse the ghosts and spirits, and they wouldn't be touched.

Now, I am not so sure when that get confused with the children knocking on doors and asking for treats, and if not received, then there would be treat visited upon the house, but the Halloween traditions were brought to Canada by Irish and Scottish immigrants.

Happy Researching!!

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Only 2 days left to become a member



There are only 2-more days left to enroll in the half-year membership to the Ontario Genealogical Society. The closing date is 31 October 2015, and the price is $37.00CDN

This is an introductory offer for brand new members that allows you to join right away rather than waiting for the next calendar year (this category is also available to those who have not been an OGS member for the past two years and would like to come back.

To see what you get for the money, go to https://www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php

The website is https://www.ogs.on.ca/integrated/integrated_account_new_step1.php

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 
 
It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!
 
It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Look at what I have found in the Saskatchewan Archives!


In the early 1950s, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan distributed a series of questionnaires to early settlers of the province. There were eleven different questionnaires which covered the following topics - 
 
Pioneer Diet
 
General Pioneer Experiences
 
Schools
 
Churches
 
Recreation
 
Social Life
 
Farming Experiences
 
Folklore
 
Health
 
Housing
 
Local Government
 
Christmas
 
The 3500+ replies which were received are located in the Saskatoon office of the Archives of Saskatchewan. They provide a sample of each questionnaire. 
 
The questionnaires may be searched by the name of the pioneer, the nearest community, or the year of settlement in Saskatchewan. 
 

To access the questionnaires, you can contact the archives at https://www.saskarchives.com/emr/?q=website-enquiry-form
 
This is a gold mine of information for those who had people who went to Sasatchewan during the early days. The information here is astounding!
 
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.

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It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!
 
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

1921 Canadian census


Dwayne Meisner has sent me notice that the 1921 census for Inverness County, Nova Scotia is now fully transcribed and available to view at http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/census/novascotia/inverness1921/index.php

As usual, if you are not already a member of his site, you will have to complete a free registration form.

His site is at http://dwaynemeisner.com/index.php

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 
 
It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!
 
It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!