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Updated 24 August 2009 Guest Columnists Links to Global Gazette Articles
By Paul Nauta. 400 million names included in largest indexing effort to-date -- FamilySearch and Svensk Arkivinformation (SVAR), a division of the National Archives of Sweden, have announced the launch of the largest online indexing initiative undertaken to-date. The two groups unveiled plans to engage Swedish volunteers throughout the world to help create a highly searchable, free online index to the historic parish registers of Sweden - 200 years of recorded Swedish history as documented in the Sweden church records-comprising over 400 million names. FamilySearch Expands Canadian Census Collection By Paul Nauta. Four pre-1900 censuses available for free online. FamilySearch, in partnership with Ancestry.ca and the Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC), announced today the addition of the 1851, 1861, and 1871 Canada Census indexes to its online collection. The new indexes can be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. Over a fourth of all Canadians struggle to trace their roots past 100 years. Having the indexes to all of the pre-1900 Canadian censuses online will make it much easier for Canadians to extend their understanding of their family's history. New Archives of Ontario Restricts Research Hours (Article updated with link to petition) By Kathy Orr and Ruth Burkholder. The Archives of Ontario has moved to a wonderful new state of the art archives building. We now have the proper facilities to access and research our history but many people are unaware that with the move we now have restricted hours of operation. Read on to see what you can do to help reverse the reduction of hours. United Empire Loyalists Landing at Adolphustown By Brian Tackaberry UE. The Bay of Quinte Branch of the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada (UELAC) will be marking the 225th Anniversary of the Landing of the United Empire Loyalists at Adolphustown, Ontario and the eventual establishment of the Province of Ontario. It is on the site of the United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre and Park that the Loyalists landed on 16 June 1784. Mark your calendar for Saturday June 13, 2009 Ontario Genealogical Society Call For Papers - 2010 Conference By Paul Jones. The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has released a call for papers from those interested in providing presentations, lectures or workshops at the 2010 annual Convention of the OGS in Toronto. Ontario Land Registry Offices - Listed by county/region By: Ruth Burkholder An updated and complete list of Ontario Land Registry offices, listed by county/region complete with street addresses and telephone numbers. FamilySearch INDEXING Update & New Indexing Resource Guide By Paul Nauta. During the most recent update to the FamilySearch Indexing Web site, a resource guide was added. Canadian readers will notice progress on the Ontario 1861 census and Nova Scotia church records. Good progress on many other collections too. FamilySearch RECORD Search Update By Paul Nauta. Familysearch added over 6 million new indexed records and 1.4 million new images since January 5, 2009, to its Record Search pilot. Read on for the details... The Ontario Genealogical Society Appoints a New Honourary Patron By Don Hinchley. About two years ago our current Patron, Senator Lorna Milne, announced she was approaching the end of her Senate term and suggested the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) seek another Patron. It is my pleasure to announce Senator Vivienne Poy has graciously accepted the position as our new Honourary Patron effective at Conference 2009. Senator Poy will be attending the Opening Ceremonies of Conference Friday May 29th. FamilySearch Indexing Update By Paul Nauta. FamilySearch volunteers wrapped up 14 online indexing projects already in 2009 and continue to make good progress on the 38 open projects. There are two new projects from the 1930 Mexico Census this week, and the Colorado 1920 U.S. Census project is also new. As FamilySearch continues to expand into international record collections including several Canadian projects. New Online Resource: Census of Canada, 1891 By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Census of Canada, 1891. Through this online database researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time of the 1891 Census. New Episodes of Ancestors in the Attic This Month By Dugald Maudsley, Producer, Ancestors in the Attic. History Television's Gemini-nominated family history documentary series has more episodes scheduled on History Television and on Global Television. USA President-Elect Barack Obama Inherited Speaking Skills? By Paul Nauta. FamilySearch International continues to feed the growing appetite of family historians and researchers worldwide with the release of its free 1900 U.S. Census online. The free collection allows users to search the entire population of the U.S. in 1900—over 76 million people—and view high quality images of the original census. Using the online census, President-Elect Barack Obama would learn that public speaking skills and stage presence run in his family. New Online Resource: Connecting Canadians To Their Irish Roots By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce that its partner, the National Archives of Ireland, has launched the next important phase of an online census research tool for the Irish counties of Antrim, Kerry, and Down for 1911. Military Historian Simon Fowler Joins Pharos By Helen Osborn. Top military historian Simon Fowler joins Pharos' roster of family history experts to lead a Pharos online course on researching military ancestors. Starting on 20 January 2009, the five-week course will look at the major resources available online and in record offices, such as The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum. Schindler's list and Holocaust Database Amongst 300+ Jewish Collections Free Online Access to major historical records will have significant impact on Canada’s Jewish population. Ancestry.ca, and JewishGen, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and promoting Jewish family history, have announced a partnership designed to provide free, easier online access to more than 10 million* Jewish historical records. New Online Resource: Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900 By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900. Through this online database, researchers can search by name of passengers to access digitized images of original passenger lists for arrivals at Quebec from 1865 to 1900 which list the name, age, country of origin, occupation and destination of each passenger. New Imprint to Publish Canadian Genealogy Books - "OGS Dundurn" By Fraser Dunford. Dundurn Press and the Ontario Genealogical Society announce the creation of a joint imprint to publish books on Canadian genealogy. The imprint, to be called OGS Dundurn, will be governed by representatives from both organizations. Popular TV Show, Ancestors in the Attic, To Air on Global TV The Ancestors in the Attic Production Team is pleased to announce that Ancestors in the Attic is coming to Global Television! For four weeks, Global Television will broadcast episodes from the Gemini-nominated family history series. Please see the complete article for broadcast times. FamilySearch Digitizes Its 25,000th Publication Today By Paul Nauta. FamilySearch International reached a milestone today with the digitization of its 25,000th publication online. It began the initiative in 2007 and is ramping up to do even more—and faster. The 25,000th digitized publication was A History of Lewis County, in the State of New York, from the Beginning of Its Settlement to the Present Time by Franklin B. Hough. The book was published in 1860. Trillium Grant allows Ontario Genealogical Society to Preserve At-Risk Heritage Documents By Fraser Dunford. The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) has received a grant of $179 400 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation as starter funds for a project to help Ontario heritage organizations digitize parts of their collections. The funds, granted over two years, will enable OGS to hire a technician, obtain equipment, and travel to the heritage organizations to scan the material. Ontario Genealogical Society establishes Palatine Special Interest Group. By Fraser Dunford. The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) has established a Special Interest Group for Irish Palatines. They will have the same status as a Branch but will not be tied to a specific Geographic region. With the inclusion of the Irish Palatines the OGS has a total of 31 Branches across Ontario. Ancestors in the Attic Seeks Staff Genealogist for Fourth Season By Dugald Maudsley, Producer, Ancestors in the Attic. Ancestors in the Attic - History Television's Gemini-nominated family history documentary series - is searching for a staff genealogist for its fourth season. New Online Resource: Immigrants to Canada By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of an online database, Immigrants to Canada. The database contains Canadian immigration records held at LAC, many of which relate to immigrants from the British Isles arriving in Quebec and Ontario. Initiative Provides Online Access to a Comprehensive Collection of Canadian Censuses By Paul Nauta. Ancestry.ca and FamilySearch announce an agreement to digitize and index existing Canadian censuses. The joint initiative will allow the organizations to improve online access to a comprehensive collection of Canadian censuses. FamilySearch: Seven New Indexing Projects Released During the Past Two Weeks By Paul Nauta. Seven new indexing projects were released during the past two weeks - plus a report on current FamilySearch projects and their completion status New Online Resource: In Quarantine: Life and Death on Grosse Île, 1832-1937 By Sylvie Tremblay, LAC. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of In Quarantine: Life and Death on Grosse Île, 1832-1937, a project funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage through its Canadian Culture Online Program. FamilySearch Record Search Update: Over 30 Million New Records Added By Paul Nauta. Over 30 million names or record images have been added to FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot. Significant data was published from 3 U.S. Census indexing projects (1850,1860, and 1870). Digital image collections were added for Massachusetts , Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Louisiana, Russia, Spain, and Vermont. FamilySearch Indexing Update By Paul Nauta, FamilySearch.org. We had great response to our request a week ago for help with the Cheshire – Poor Law project. Thanks to the focused effort of many volunteers, the Cheshire project is now 97% complete! That’s a 15% increase from last week (or 5,748 batches – Indexer A + Indexer B + Arbitration). It should only take a few more days to get to 100% completion. Summit County Ohio Court Receives Grant By Paul Nauta, FamilySearch.org. Hundreds of thousands of historic records will be freely available online. This is the first year that this national grant was offered. It is sponsored by Ancestry.com and FamilySearch and administered by NAGARA. Under the grant, FamilySearch will digitize the original documents on-site in the Summit County courthouse by the end of 2008, and Ancestry.com will create an electronic index linked to the images. William Yeager Retiring From Eva Brook Donly Museum (Simcoe, Ontario) Bill Yeager a long-time friend to the genealogical and heritage community, has announced his plans to retire at the end of this month. 2008 Irish Studies Symposium: November 3 & 4 By Sylvie Tremblay. Following on the success of the 2006 Symposium and to address growing interest in the field of Irish-Canadian studies, Library and Archives Canada will host an Irish Studies Symposium in November 2008. The symposium will be open to the general public . Pharos and the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History announce new online courses Press Release: The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring, a British company, have teamed up to offer quality online courses to those researching their roots in the British Isles. Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Through this online database, researchers can access references to the service files in the Department of National Defence Fonds for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who lost their lives during this conflict. 500 Years of London History to Launch Online - 77 Million Names By Jeri Brown. The most comprehensive collection of historical London, England records, covering 500 years of the city’s history, is to be made available online for the first time. Following a lengthy tendering process, Ancestry has secured the exclusive online rights to digitize and host key records from London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) and Guildhall Library Manuscripts. How to Find Ontario Land Record Microfilm Number that You Need By Kathie Orr. How many times have researchers searched the Ontario Land Record Index fiches found something and then had problems knowing what microfilm reels they need to look at? Now there is an easy way to identify the microfilm number that you need. 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta now available By Sylvie Tremblay. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that the 1916 Census of the Western Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) is now available at Library and Archives Canada. Don't Miss the British Isles Genealogy Convention in Ottawa This September By John Reid. If you've been meaning to come to research at Library and Archives Canada don't miss the opportunity to take in some excellent presentations over the weekend and research before and after the conference. The agenda for the BIFHSGO conference is filled with interesting topics presented by leading experts. New Database Available Online - Census of Canada, 1881 By Sylvie Tremblay, Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Census of Canada, 1881. Through this online database researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time of the 1881 Census. FamilySearch Teams with findmypast.com and others to Broaden Access to All Censuses for England and Wales By Paul Nauta, FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch has announced that it is joining forces with findmypast.com, The Origins Network, and Intelligent Image Management—companies that specialize in providing online access to British family history resources—to make significant British historical record collections more broadly available online. Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Cooperate to Bring More Records Online By Paul Nauta. Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, the two largest online family history resources, announced they will exchange records and resources to make more historical records available online. The first project is a joint initiative to significantly enhance the online U.S. Federal Census Collection (1790 to 1930). The original census records are among the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Shopping Cart & Order Desk Global Genealogy & History Shoppe 1-800-361-5168 ( 9-5 Monday to Friday )
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