Nova Scotia Cemetery Update

Transcript and photos has been added for Forest Hill Cemetery, Denmark, Colchester County.

Irish Emigration of 1839

Colonel George Wyndham was the son of the third Earl of Egremont who was instrumental in the large Petworth Emigration of 1832-1837 to Canada from southeast England. Wyndham also sponsored  emigrations from his estates in Ireland, but only the first was conducted under similar care and conditions as those of his father. Now, historian Wendy Cameron has uncovered a list of that first group sent from Ireland in 1839 on the ship Waterloo. The list includes names, ages, family members, and their locations in January 1840. The names of most towns and townships are in the old Newcastle District of Upper Canada, but some went on to the United States.

For more information, please visit our Petworth Emigrations website, www.petworthemigrations.com. We also have a group presence on Facebook called Petworth Emigrants.

Brenda Dougall Merriman, CG

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Elgin County
We continue to add links to the Elgin GenWeb site.

Kenora District
Added a few obits

Lanark County
Lanark County is slowing down with approx 1745 hits for Nov. 4 more headstone pictures for Indian Hill cemetery, Pakenham, Ontario.

Oxford County
About another 1000 headstone photographs added last month.

Russell County
Since the last report, the site had 178 visitors [32801]. Six new queries were posted [1001]. I have answered queries by email concerning Russell and Dundas counties. During the calendar month of November, this GenWeb site was viewed 217 times.

Wentworth County
Many Links were fixed or deleted.

Canadian Genealogy Events in December

ALBERTA

December 5, 2009: Calgary, AFHG Quebec SIG, Meeting, 12-2pm

December 5, 2009: Edmonton, Tracing Your Family Tree 2009, 10am-3pm

December 10, 2009: Calgary, AFHG Beginners SIG, Meeting, 7-9pm

December 12, 2009: Calgary, AFHG Computer SIG, Meeting, 9:30am-12pm


BRITISH COLUMBIA

December 9, 2009: Burnaby, BCGS Christmas Social, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

December 12, 2009: Burnaby, BCGS Quebec Group, Meeting, 10am-12pm

December 12, 2009: Chilliwack, Chilliwack Branch, UELAC, Meeting

December 15, 2009: Abbotsford, Abbotsford Genealogical Society, Meeting, 6:30pm


ONTARIO

December 1, 2009: Brantford, British Isles Study Group, 7:30pm

December 1, 2009: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 5, 2009: Barrie, Simcoe Branch OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

December 8, 2009: Sarnia, Lambton County Branch, OGS, Meeting

December 8, 2009: London, London & Western Ontario UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

December 10, 2009: Kitchener, Waterloo Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 11, 2009: Chatham, Kent Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 12, 2009: Ottawa, British Isle Family History Society, Meeting, 10am

December 13, 2009: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

December 15, 2009: Ottawa, Ottawa Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 16, 2009: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

December 17, 2009: Brantford, Family History Study Group, 10am-12pm