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BOOK - Tracing Your Huguenot
Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians
By Kathy Chater
Published by Pen and Sword Books,
S. Yorkshire, UK, 2012
Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, many thousands of Protestants fled religious persecution in France and the Low Countries. They became one of the most influential immigrant communities in the countries where they settled, and many families in modern-day Britain will find a Huguenot connection in their past. Kathy Chater’s authoritative handbook offers an accessible introduction to Huguenot history and to the many sources that researchers can use to uncover the Huguenot ancestry they may not have realized they had.
ISBN 9781848846104 (softcover)
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BOOK - Tracing Your Service Women
Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [United Kingdom]
By Mary Ingham
Published by Pen and Sword Books,
S. Yorkshire, UK, 2012
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual service woman or just want to know more about the part played by service women in a particular war or campaign, this is the book for you. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of service women, Mary Ingham explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help in your research. She also vividly describes the role of women with the armed services from the Crimean War of the 1850s to the aftermath of the First World War and offers an insight into what the records can tell you about the career of an ancestor who served at home or abroad.
ISBN 9781848841734 (softcover)
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BOOK - The African Wars, Warriors
and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns
By Chris Peers
Published by Pen and Sword Books,
S. Yorkshire, UK, 2010
A graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought between European powers and the native peoples of tropical and sub-tropical Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His pioneering and authoritative study describes in vivid detail the organization and training of African warriors, their weapons, their fighting methods and traditions, and their tactics.
ISBN 9781848841215 (hardcover)
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OGS Conference 2012: Register Soon
for the Early-Bird Discount
By Rick Roberts
Canada's biggest annual genealogy event is accepting registrations, and the early bird discount rate is in effect until..... Read on
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The Importance of
Journals
By Shirley Gage Hodges
Several people have asked about the types of things that you can find in journals. I have been able to find a lot of things that I could incorporate into our family's histories by reading journals that have been written by family members..... Read on
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FamilySearch Added 20 Million Free
Records for 6 Countries This Week
By Press release:
FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch added just over 20 million new, free records online this past week for Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, and the U.S. The 9 million new California death records and 5 million Nevada marriage records should be a boon for those looking for ancestors in.... Read on
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Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes
from Nova Scotia updated on Ancestry.ca
By Rick Roberts
Ancestry.ca has updated its Nova Scotia collection this week with more than 90,000 updated Birth, Marriage and Death records that.... Read on
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- March 17, 2012
The
Williamson County, Texas Genealogical Society's
all-day seminar, Round Rock, Texas
Joshua Taylor will be the featured speaker
Contact society web
siteor email jbhorick@yahoo.com
for registration information.
- March 17, 2012
The
Acadian Memorial Foundation 8th annual Acadian
Memorial Festival Where: Evangeline Oak Park in St.
Martinville, Louisiana
Details: posted on website.
- Saturday, 17 Mar 2012
Quinte OGS Branch Meeting,
Trenton, Ontario
Program: Solving Genealogical Problems Using English Probate Records. Presented by Linda Reid. Probate records (the calendars and the wills themselves) are a cost-effective way of expanding your family tree to the aunts, uncles and cousins of each generation as well as going both forwards and backwards in time. Case studies to identify the people named in wills from the pre-civil registration period to the present day illustrate solving a number of genealogical problems, including finding a daughter who "disappeared", identifying someone who died away from home, finding where someone was born abroad and identifying the father of an illegitimate child.
Where: Quinte West City Hall Library, 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, Ontario
Details: website
- Saturday, 17 Mar 2012 10am
Kingston Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society, Kingston, Ontario
Program: Ron Mann will speak on "Some Success Stories in my Irish Research". Visitors welcome.
Where: Wilson Room of Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 130 Johnson St., Kingston
Details: website
- Saturday, 17 Mar 2012 10am
Tidewater Genealogy Society,
Williamsburg Landing, Virginia
Program: Larry Chowning, a Reporter with the Rappahannock Press Inc. in Middlesex Co. talks about tracings his ancestors back to 1636 through the lore of Chesapeake Bay region in "Harvesting the Chesapeake: Tools and Traditions". Open to the public
Where: Williamsburg Landing
Details: email;
Karen Troutman 757-536-6250 (cell)
- Date: Sunday 18th March 2012
Meeting: Hamilton Branch
OGS
Location: Hamilton Room, Hamilton Main Public Library, 55 York Boulevard, Hamilton.
Title: "Googling for Genealogy: How to take advantage of all Google has to offer".
Name: Marian Press.
Brief info: This presentation covers strategies for using Google effectively for family history: how to search effectively on Google, setting up Google Alerts, Google image searching, Google Maps, Google Books (including setting up one's own Google bookshelf, Google News Archive, Google blogs, Google translation tools, and more.
Contact info: 905-318-8086 or website
- Tuesdays, 20-27 March 2012: 5:15-8:15 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Exploring the Baldwin Room's Manuscript Collection
This advanced 2-session course will explore the important Canadian manuscript collection housed in the Baldwin Room at the Toronto Reference Library, with hands-on examination of several manuscript fonds.
Instructor: Jane E. MacNamara
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: website
- March 24, 2012
Annual General Meeting -
Federation of Genealogical Societies, London, United
Kingdom
Details: http://www.ffhs.org.uk/events/meetings.php
- Saturday, March 24, 2012
Meeting - Kingston Branch, United
Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, Kingston,
ON
Where: St. Paul's church hall, corner Queen and Montreal Streets.
Program: Guest speaker will be Dr. W. Bruce Antliff, retired Royal Military College professor, and author of Loyalist settlements, 1783-1789: new evidence of Canadian Loyalist claims (1985). Dr. Antliff will speak on "The Loyalist Claims Commissions", also known as the Commission for Claims and Losses -- the source of much documentation on our Loyalist ancestors. Come at 11:30 am for 12:00 noon sandwich and cookie lunch -- $3.50 for those not bringing contributions. Time before the meeting to browse the library as well. Those unable to join us for lunch should arrive around 1:00 pm for the meeting proper. Visitors are always welcome.
Details: call Carol at
613-546-2256.
- March 25, 2012 2pm
Introducing Family Tree Maker
2012, Brampton, ON
Organization: Halton Peel Branch Ontario Genealogical Society monthly meeting
Speaker: Rick Roberts of GlobalGenealogy.com: This presentation includes an introduction to new features in FTM 2012, plus many tips on using FTM and Q & A.
Where: Four Corners Branch of the Brampton Public Library at 65 Queen Street East
More Info: Michael Payne 905-877-7627, Jane Watt 905-828-8411 or WEBSITE: www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/
Note: GlobalGenealogy.comexhibiting at this event. Let
us know if there is anything specific that you
want to see.
- 25 March 2012 2 to 4 p.m.
Genealogy Program - Indiana
Historical Society (IHS), Indianapolis, IN
Topic: Find Your Jewish Roots is a program for those looking to find their Jewish ancestors. Judi Silverman will use her years of experience to share which sources and websites are most helpful in Jewish ancestral research.
Where: JCC of Indianapolis, 6701 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, Indiana
Details: website or call (317) 232-1882
- Monday 26 March 2012: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting - Toronto Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Unusual, Underused and Underappreciated Resources Online for Genealogists
Additional short presentation by Kathy Shorney: All for Silver and a Future.
Speaker: Marian Press
Where: Burgundy Room, North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/meetings.html
- Tuesdays, 27 March - 17 April 2012: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Course - Toronto Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society - Toronto, ON
Topic: Going Back to Basics - A Refresher
This 4-session course will cover the basic resources used to find your family history - it will be centred on Ontario records, but can be expanded to cover participants' areas of interest.
Instructor: Ruth Burkholder
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Details: http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html
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