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Global Genealogy eNewsletter
Everything For The Family Historian!
Volume 13 - Issue 02 21 January 2010 |
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This issue includes:
- New Books
- New Articles
- Upcoming Events
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New Books
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BOOK - Steamboat Connections: Montreal To Upper Canada 1816-1843
By Frank Mackey
When we think of steamboats, the Mississippi River in the United States is more likely to come to mind than the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Montreal Gazette editor and independent historian Frank Mackey has filled in a blank in the story of Canada's expansion in Steamboat Connections: Montreal to Upper Canada. In the days when locks and canals were in their infancy on these two great rivers, small steamers braved rapids to make runs between Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, and other Great Lakes ports. Mackey has read and incorporated a staggering range of historical sources which he integrates smoothly with his own lively text, concentrating as much on personalities as on bare facts.
ISBN 9780773525832 More Information.
BOOK - On Tap, The Odyssey of Beer and Brewing in Victorian London-Middlesex [Ontario]
By Glen C. Phillips
A lively narrative and a stunning array of over 140 rare archival images will take readers on a fascinating trip back in time. Through its pages, you'll join the Labatt and Carling families as they forge their beer empires, discover how lager brewing boosted Strathroy's fortunes, visit dozens of other historic breweries that once dotted Middlesex county's landscape and watch as the great temperance crusade changed the whole ball game.
ISBN 9921818211 More Information.
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New Articles
Your Family Coat of Arms - The Myths of Time
By Tony Knight
It is a common belief of many family historians, that all families were issued with a coat of arms at some point in history and that all descendants automatically gain entitlement to use the same insignia. Many family trees display the "official" coat of arms. If you believe that, it is time to correct the myth.
Peel Heritage Complex To Upgrade Facility (Brampton, Ontario)
By Diane Allengame and Brian Gilchrist
Infrastructure Stimulus funding is being used to upgrade exhibition and storage capacities at the Peel Heritage Complex. As with most major infrastructure projects, achieving long term benefits will involve some short term inconvenience.
Canadian Headstones Photo Project Seeking Volunteers (links updated)
By Jim McKane
The mission of the Canadian Headstones Photo Project - CanadianHeadstones.com - is to capture digital images of headstones, and transcriptions of the text on those headstones, of our ancestors. As decades pass -- many stones are becoming harder, if not impossible, to read the inscriptions they originally contained. By archiving the images, we can help save these important records and also assist researchers using this valuable resource.
More news and archived articles...
Upcoming Events
Our new self-serve Events Calendar resource is now operational (BETA)
This new feature on our web site enables societies, groups, and individuals to advertise their heritage and genealogy events on the Global Genealogy web site at no charge. The primary benefit to advertisers is that it is easier and faster for you to promote your events to a wide audience.
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