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BOOK - Across the Waters: Ontario Immigrants' Experiences, 1820-1850, by Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor gathers together selections from firsthand accounts of more than 150 individual immigrants so that today's readers can discover what it meant to be a pioneer in Upper Canada (Ontario). From the day they decided to strike off across the Atlantic to the first harvest in their own clearing, the settlers will tell you about the seasickness, the quarantine station, the mosquitoes--the fish you could scoop out of streams with your bare hands, the pride of owning your own land and the joys of helping one another build a house.
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BOOK - Authentic Letters From Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada). (Originally published in 1833). By Rev. Thomas Radcliff. This book contains clear accounts of setting up a homestead in the woods, complete with lists of necessary supplies and expenses to be encountered by the new settler. Topics covered in the letters include descriptions of the hardships of crossing the Atlantic, the roughness of the settlement, and other experiences of settling in the "new country". Of interest to everyone who studies early Ontario settlement, are candid descriptions of Upper Canada (Ontario) as the settlers found it in 1831-1833, the people, and its institutions. More information
BOOK - Much To Be Done, Private Life in Ontario from Victorian Diaries By Frances Hoffman, Ryan Taylor. Diaries, with some contributions from letters, newspapers and reminiscences, provide a fresh and contemporary viewpoint which promotes a better understanding of our ancestors in their time. More Information BOOK - Annie's Letters. Edited by: Roger B. Flint and David A Flint Annie wrote of everyday events in letters sent home to her family in the village of Abbots Langley in Hertforshire. More information BOOK - A Stolen Life By: David and Peter Meyler. This book is about a man named Richard Pierpoint, an African immigrant to Canada in the 1800s. The authors, interested in telling the story of pioneers and settlers other than the French and British (who are falsely thought to be the founding fathers of Canada) tell of their triumphs and failures at gathering such rare information. More information BOOK - The Diary of a Country Clergyman, 1848-1851, James Reid. Edited by M.E. Reisner. 'Impressive as autobiography, as social history, as political and theological history, Reisner's contributions are extraordinary'. More Information BOOK - Johan Schroder's Travels in Canada, 1863. Edited, Translated and with Introduction by Orm Overland. This book is the Narrative of two months of travel during the summer of 1863 that took the author, a Norwegian gentleman and farmer, through Upper and Lower Canada. Schroder's travels, undertaken with a view to publishing a guide for emigrants, brought Canada to the attention of the Norwegian people. More Information BOOK - Letters of Love & DUTY, The Correspondence of Suzanna & John Moodie. -Edited by C. Ballstadt, E. Hopkins, M. Peterman. Partly a love story, partly a fascinating view of 19th Century social history and development in early Ontario. They are a collection of letters between Suzanna & John Moodie, of Belleville circa 1837.More information BOOK - Roughing it in the Bush or Life in Canada -Suzanna Moodie. Story of Suzanna's family's struggles to establish themselves in a strange, enchanting, hostile and amusing land. It is a highly detailed portrait of frontier conditions in Upper Canada.More information BOOK - Roughing it in the Bush (Expanded) or Life in Canada -Suzanna Moodie. Story of Suzanna's family's struggles to establish themselves in a strange, enchanting, hostile and amusing land. It is a highly detailed portrait of frontier conditions in Upper Canada.More information BOOK - Life in the Clearings vs the Bush -Suzanna Moodie. The sequel to Roughing it in the Bush, Suzanna portrays society springing up in the clearings along Lake Ontario. More information BOOK - The Backwoods of Canada -Catharine Parr Traill. The toils, troubles and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in the Backwoods of Canada by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Suzanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of life in the bush country near Peterborough, Ontario More information BOOK - The Backwoods of Canada (Expanded) - Catharine Parr Traill. The toils, troubles and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in the Backwoods of Canada by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Suzanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of life in the bush country near Peterborough, Ontario More information BOOK - Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill. By: Charlotte Olive. Susanna Moodie and Catherine Parr Traill are icons in the Canadian imagination. More information Pearls and Pebbles Catharine Parr Traill. Edited by: Elizabeth Thompson. Published in 1894, this is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement in Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the corresponding changes in the lives of the Native Canadians who have inhabited that forest. More information Canadian Crusoes. A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains. Catharine Parr Traill. Edited by Rupert Schieder. In October 185O when Catharine Parr Traill wrote from "Oaklands", a farm on the south shore of Rice Lake, in what was then Canada West, she sent the manuscript off to her sisters in England. Almost two years later, this book was published in London. More information BOOK - English Immigrant Voices: Labourer's Letters From Upper Canada in the 1830s. By: Wendy Cameron, Sheila Haines and Mary McDougall Maude. Collected from published, archival, and private sources, the letters of the Petworth immigrants place the writers in the context of their times and challenge the image that English immigrants to Upper Canada were onlt officers and gentlewomen. More information 
BOOK - Using Maps in Family History Research, Revised and Updated
By Fawne Stratford-Devai
This book provides insights into the use of maps for genealogical and historical research. The visual representation of the land and communities on a map can offer evidence in its own right. It is the task of the researcher to carefully evaluate every piece of the puzzle in order to identify and understand individuals, families, migration routes, and even settlement patterns.
Examples used include Canada, USA, UK, world. Every family historian can benefit from this valuable booklet. ISBN 1-894378-85-1 More information
BOOK - Starting Out in Genealogy. By Ruth Burkholder. Building a family tree looks like a daunting taste to the unititiated, however it's easier than you think! Family history research is not complicated as long as you know which records are available, where to find those records, and how to organize the information that you gather. This guide is designed for the beginner. However, it will also be of considerable help to those who have already started researching and recording family history, but want to improve their skills and results. ISBN 978-1-897446-02-7 More information
BOOK - Canadian Records of Birth, Marriage and Death: A Guide
By Fawne Stratford-Devai. The government registration of births, marriages and deaths, is usually referred to as civil registration and the records as "vital records". In Canada, the responsibility for all aspects of civil registration falls to the individual provinces and territories. This guide is designed to provide a general overview and introduction to Canadian vital records in all jurisdictions across Canada; where they are, and how to access them.ISBN 1-894571-89-4 More information
BOOK - Routes To Routes By Ryan Taylor. A wide range of genealogical and research topics assist family historians with their quest to uncover their roots. Included is an essay describing how to effectively use libraries for family history research and how to best utilize the skills and training of professional librarians. The book is an entertaining read, however, before you know it, you will accumulate many sound research ideas from the vast experience of Mr. Taylor. ISBN 0-9682524-0-0 More information
BOOK - The Sash Canada Wore - A Historical Geography of The Orange Order in Canada By: Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smith. This work explores the role of the Orange Order in the unfolding settlement geography of Canada. Protestant Irish soldiers and emigrants, largely Ulster-born, introduced the organization into New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario within the first decade of the nineteenth century. At its zenith, he movement had a membership of as many as one in three Canadians.ISBN 1-894378-31-8 More information
BOOK - Cyclopaedia Of Methodism In Canada Originally published in 1880, this high quality reprint provides historical, educational and statistical information regarding the Methodist Church in Canada, dating from the "beginning of the Work" (1765) in the several provinces of the Dominion Of Canada and extending to 1880. Includes information about all of those who served as ministers and circuit riders, complete with a record of where and when they served.ISBN 1-894378-16-4 More information
BOOK - The First Century of Methodism in Canada, 1775-1883. Two Volumes In One.
By J. E. Sanderson. Originally published by William Briggs, 1908 (vol. 1) & 1910 (vol. 2)
This Historical Reprint by Global Heritage Press. Sanderson's fine history of the early years of Methodism in Canada has served as an essential resource for more than a century. Being out of print for over one hundred years, this new edition has been pubished to provide access for today's researchers. This editon is a facsimile reprint of both of the original volumes, bound into a single book.ISBN 978-1-897446-34-8 More information Two volumes in one book
BOOK - Getting From Here To There, Identifying the Origins of Immigrants to Canada. Revised and Expanded Edition by: Fawne Stratford-Devai.
One of the more difficult things to do in a family history research project is to identify where your original immigrant ancestor came from. Sometimes we know the country they came from, but not the specific place within that country. In order to find records in the "old-country" it is very helpful to know which town, parish, county etc that the person came from. This book identifies a long list of potential sources in Canada, where you may find that critical piece of information. ISBN 1-897210-80-9 More information
BOOK - Canadian Family History in the 21st Century, Lessons, Links & Resources. Second Edition 2005. By Fawne Stratford-Devai. This newly updated and expanded second edition offers readers valuable lessons, links and recommended resources that will help you keep you family history research project on-track, saving time, effort and expense. The author is a popular genealogical lecturer, educator and author/co-author of more than 50 important genealogical and historical books. ISBN 1-897210-68-X More information
BOOK - Lovell's 1873 Gazetteer of British North America This facsimile reprint of The volume contains over six thousand descriptions and historical facts about cities, towns and villages across Canada, as they were known in 1873. Also included is a listing of over fifteen hundred lakes and rivers with their location, size and general information. A table showing the railway and steamboat routes within British North America in 1873, which will assist researchers in understanding the routes that their ancestors may have migrated over. The table lists the distance that each place in British North America is to the nearest railway station or port.ISBN 0-9682524-5-1 More information
BOOK - True Stories of New England Captives Carried to Canada During the Old French and Indian Wars. By C. Alice Baker. This thoughtfully written book provides the reader with the gripping history of Indian attacks in Maine; New Hampshire; and Massachusetts. Events leading up to the attacks and the attacks themselves are described in considerable detail with an emphasis on how those engagements affected specific people, especially those who were captured and removed to Canada. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac of 1862. Originally published by W. C. Chewett & Co. 1862. Many family historians value a carefully compiled almanac. Almanac's assist genealogists, historians, social historians and geographers locate information and records that affected the inhabitants of the area being researched. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15 By: L. Homfray Irving. Includes carefully researched lists of officers who served during the War of 1812. The lists were built from a wide variety of records including the records of the grant of land made in Upper Canada (Ontario) to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in "the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Militry Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army. And, in Lower Canada (Quebec), the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharged troops and others, pay lists, appointments and promotions as published in Militia Orders, returns, petitions, correspondence, Army lists, obituaries in newspapers and miltary magazines, General Service Medal lists, and Gold Medals lists. ISBN 978-1-897446-91-1 More information
BOOKS - The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier 1812-1814 [War of 1812] By Ernest Alexander Cruikshank. The correspondence and papers that are included in this book provide the reader/researcher with accounts covering a wide spectrum -- "Most Secret and Confidential" military letters; returns of killed, wounded and missing; lists of civilian damages; lists of "persons plundered"; administrative correspondence; and other topics relating to the war, both military and civilian. Each volume includes a comprehensive index. Volumes 1& 2 are bound into a single book because they are sequentially page numbered with a single index covering both volumes. Volumes 3 through 9 are all individually bound, each with its own index. More information
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BOOK - The Talbot Regime - or the First Half Century Of The Talbot Settlement. by C.O. Ermatinger, K.C. - Junior Judge, County of Elgin. This rare volume illustrates early settlement and historical events of the southwestern portion of Upper Canada, which became the province of Ontario. Topics s include, Port Dover burned, rebellion of 1837, Muster Rolls to the War of 1812, Lists of persons plundered in Long Point Settlement, and much more.ISBN 1-894378-10-5 More information
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