OntarioGenWeb Updates

Elgin County
Added a blurb and a link to the Elgin OGS website announcing publications available on World War I veterans from Elgin County

Glengarry County
Latest updates

Hastings County
Additions made to http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onhuron/home-children.htm

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 179 visitors [35011]. During the calendar month of November, this GenWeb site was viewed 213 times. Two new queries were posted [1061].

Simcoe County
Queries have been updated.

Canadian Genealogy Events in December 2010

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ALBERTA

December 1, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 2, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS England/Wales SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 4, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Quebec SIG, Meeting, 2pm

December 4, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Workshop, 10am-3pm

December 8, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Germans from Russia SIG, Meeting, 1pm

December 8, 2010: Red Deer, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 9, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Beginner's SIG, Meeting, 7pm

December 9, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 14, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Ireland SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 15, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 1pm

December 18, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's English/Welsh SIG, Meeting, 10am

December 22, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley Branch AGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 22, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

December 6, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting

December 6, 2010: Kelowna, Kelowna & District Genealogical Society, Meeting

December 8, 2010: Burnaby, British Columbia Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 9, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

MANITOBA

December 13, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg MGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

December 1, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 4, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

December 6, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 7, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS BISG, Meeting, 7:30pm

December 7, 2010: London, London & Middlesex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 7, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Meeting

December 7, 2010: Peterborough, Kawartha OGS, Meeting

December 9, 2010: Kitchener, Waterloo OGS, Meeting

December 11, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

December 13, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

December 14, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 6:30pm

December 15, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society, Meeting

December 16, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS FHSG, Meeting, 10am-12pm

OntarioGenWeb Updates

OntarioGenWeb's Census Project
New census transcripts available:

1851 Brant, Tuscarora Twp

1851 Frontenac, Kingston Twp

1851 Frontenac, Loughborough Twp

1851 Frontenac, Pittsburgh Twp

1851 Frontenac, Storrington Twp

1851 Glengarry, Lancaster Twp

1861 Glengarry, Lochiel Twp

1851 Grenville, Edwardsburg Twp

1851 Grey, Derby Twp

1851 Grey, Egremont Twp

1851 Grey, Holland Twp

1851 Grey, Normanby Twp

1851 Grey, Sydenham Twp

1851 Haldimand, Cayuga South Twp

1851 Hastings, Tyendinaga Twp

1836 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1837 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1839 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1840 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1848 Leeds, Leeds & Lansdowne (Front) Twps

1851 Lincoln, Clinton Twp

1828 Lincoln, Grimsby Twp

1901 Simcoe, Tosorontio Twp

1851 Waterloo, Dumfries North Twp

1828 Welland, Humberstone Twp

Glengarry County
Latest updates

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 183 visitors [34832]. During the calendar month of October, this GenWeb site was viewed 222 times. Two new queries were posted [1059].

Simcoe County
Simcoe is updated, queries, and also added 18 new photos in the ScrapBook Memories section.

Stormont County
Added more links to the home page

canadagenweb.org fixed!

The glitch causing canadagenweb.org to be inaccessible has been fixed!  Our sites can again be accessed through our canadagenweb.org domain.  Happy surfing!

canadagenweb.org technical difficulties

Currently canadagenweb.org is experiencing some technical difficulties, it's unknown when the issue will be resolved but it is being worked on.

In the interim the rootsweb links still work and 'canadagenweb.org' can be replaced with 'rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canwgw'

For our Provincial & Territorial pages please use these links:

Alberta GenWeb

British Columbia GenWeb

Manitoba GenWeb

New Brunswick GenWeb

Newfoundland & Labrador GenWeb

Northwest Territories & Nunavut GenWeb

Québec GenWeb

Saskatchewan GenWeb

Yukon GenWeb  

For our Cemetery Project replace 'cemetery.canadagenweb.org' with 'rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cancemet'.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Canadian Genealogy Events in November 2010

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ALBERTA

November 3, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 4, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS England/Wales SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 6, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Workshop, 10am-3pm

November 9, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Ireland SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 10, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Germans from Russia SIG, Meeting, 1pm

November 10, 2010: Red Deer, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 11, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Beginner's SIG, Meeting, 7pm

November 11, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 16, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 16, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 17, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley Branch AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 17, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Canadian SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 17, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 1pm

November 18, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 20, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's English/Welsh SIG, Meeting, 10am

November 24, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Celtic SIG, Meeting, 7pm

November 24, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 25, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

November 1, 2010: Kelowna, Kelowna & District Genealogical Society, Meeting

November 3-7, 2010: Victoria, Personal Historians Conference, Conference, 8am-4pm

November 4, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

November 4, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7pm

November 8, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting

November 10, 2010: Burnaby, British Columbia Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 11, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 20, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Branch UELAC, Meeting, 12pm

November 20, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Workshop, 10am-12pm

MANITOBA

November 8, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg MGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 22, 2010: Winnipeg, Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

NEWFOUNDLAND

November 25, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Meeting

NOVA SCOTIA

November 25, 2010: Halifax, Mainland South Heritage Society, Meeting, 7pm

ONTARIO

November 1, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Workshop, 6:30-9pm

November 2, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS BISG, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 2, 2010: London, London & Middlesex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 2-23, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Basic Genealogy & Family History Course, Course, 7-9pm

November 2, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Meeting

November 3, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 3-10, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Beyond The Basics, Course, 6:15-8:15pm

November 3, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 3, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society, Meeting, 8pm

November 6, 2010: Amherstburg, Bicentennial UELAC, Meeting

November 6, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

November 6, 2010: Delhi, OGS Region IV Meeting, Meeting

November 6, 2010: Toronto, Workshop The Women In Our Past, Workshop

November 8, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Workshop, 6:30-9pm

November 8, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 9, 2010: London, London & Western Ontario Branch UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

November 9, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 6:30pm

November 10, 2010: Richmond Hill, York Region OGS, Meeting, 7:15pm

November 11, 2010: Kitchener, Waterloo OGS, Meeting

November 12, 2010: Guelph, Kent OGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 13, 2010: Belleville, Bay of Quinte UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

November 13 & November 20, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Publish Before You Perish, Course, 6:15-8:15pm

November 13, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

November 15, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Workshop, 6:30-9pm

November 15, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 15, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

November 16, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 17, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

November 18, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS FHSG, Meeting, 10am-12pm

November 20, 2010: Kingston, Kingston Branch OGS, Meeting, 10am

November 20, 2010: Kingston, Kingston Branch UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

November 20, 2010: Peterborough, Kawartha OGS, Meeting, 2:30pm

November 20, 2010: Trenton, Quinte OGS, Meeting, 1pm

November 22, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 23, 2010: Guelph, Wellington OGS, Meeting

November 23, 2010: Owen Sound, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

November 24, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society, Meeting

November 28, 2010: Brampton, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

November 28, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS, Meeting, 2pm

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

November 20, 2010: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society, General Meeting

SASKATCHEWAN

November 23, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting

In the Genea-sphere...

Until November 1st, Ancestry.ca is offering FREE access to French records in celebration of All Saints Day. Included are Quebec Land Grants, the Drouin Collection and immigration records.

New Online Resources
At Library & Archives Canada:

Upper Canada Land Petitions 1763-1865

New version of the Canadian Naturalization database

At FamilySearch:

New Brunswick Births & Late Registrations 1810-1906

New Brunswick Death Certificates 1920-1934

New Brunswick Death Certificates 1935-1938

New Brunswick Provincial Return of Deaths 1815-1919

Newfoundland Vital Statistics 1753-1893

Prince Edward Island Baptismal Card Index 1721-1885

Prince Edward Island Death Card Index 1721-1905

Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers 1832-1888
Source: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

At Manitoba Archives:

Biographical sheets of Hudson Bay Company & North West Company employees
Source: Anglo-Celtic Connections

At Olive Tree Genealogy:

Surgeon's Journal for Ship Elizabeth Ireland to Quebec 1825

Extracts of Names from Surgeons' Journals of 8 ships from Ireland to Upper Canada 1825

At BC Archives:

The Amazing Time Machine now includes the history of ghost town Ocean Falls
Source: Times Colonist

Nova Scotia Archives has debuted a YouTube channel featuring historic films

At Ancestry.ca:

FREE access to 200 selected service records of those who served in the two world wars

Quebec, Land Grants, 1763-1890 free access until November 1st, then part of an Ancestry.ca subscription.

Contests

NovaScotia.com is offering the 'Discover Your Nova Scotia Roots Contest'. Winners will receive a trip to Nova Scotia and a private session with a local genealogists. Contest closes November 30th.

CanadaGenealogy, or, 'Jane's Your Aunt' is seeking webpages, blog posts, etc. commemorating British Columbian veterans. Those who wish to participate have until November 11th.

Volunteer Opportunities

CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
Live near a Canadian cemetery? Our cemetery project's main focus is creating a directory of Canadian cemeteries but we also accept & post photographs of Canadian cemeteries. Help is needed to photograph older cemeteries before their inscriptions disappear forever.

FamilySearch Indexing

Canada - 1871 Mortality Census

Canada - Passenger Lists 1881-1922

Canada, New Brunswick - Deaths 1815-1938 [Part A]

Canada, Ontario - Deaths 1933-1937

Canada, Ontario - Marriages, 1869-1927 [Part A]

Canadian 1861 Census

Toronto OGS, in collaboration with FamilySearch Indexing, are indexing the burial registers of the "Toronto Trust Cemeteries". The project will involve four Toronto cemeteries with burials ranging from 1826-1935.

Job Offerings

Toronto's Columbus Centre is seeking a Research Assistant

Association of Professional Genealogists need a Webmaster/Listmaster

Ontario Archives (Toronto) seeks a Senior Archivist

Source: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Canadian Genealogy Events in October 2010

ALBERTA

October 2, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Workshop, 10am-3pm

October 4, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Scotland SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 6, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 7, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS England/Wales SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 9, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Quebec SIG, Meeting, 2pm

October 12, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Ireland SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 13, 2010: Red Deer, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 13, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Germans from Russia SIG, Meeting, 1pm

October 14, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Beginner's SIG, Meeting, 7pm

October 14, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 16, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Seminar, 8am-4pm

October 19, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 19, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 20, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley Branch AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 20, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Canadian SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 20, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 1pm

October 21, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 23, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's English/Welsh SIG, Meeting, 10am

October 27, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Celtic SIG, Meeting, 7pm

October 27, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 28, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

October 4, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting

October 4, 2010: Kelowna, Kelowna & District Genealogical Society, Meeting

October 7, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

October 7, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7pm

October 13, 2010: Burnaby, British Columbia Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 14, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 16, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society Seminar, Seminar

October 23, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Workshop, 10am-12pm

MANITOBA

October 2, 2010: Winnipeg, East European Genealogical Society Seminar, Seminar, 8am-5pm

October 16, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, AGM, 10am

October 25, 2010: Winnipeg, Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

NEW BRUNSWICK

October 14, 2010: Saint John, New Brunswick UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

October 15-17, 2010: Saint John, New Brunswick UELAC, Conference, Loyalists as Refugees

NEWFOUNDLAND

October 28, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Meeting

NOVA SCOTIA

October 28, 2010: Halifax, Mainland South Heritage Society, Meeting, 7pm

ONTARIO

September 28-November 23, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Basic Genealogy & Family History Course, Course, 7-9pm

October 2, 2010: Kingston, Kingston UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

September 25 & October 2, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Researching British Forces in Canada before 1871, Course, 1:30-3:30pm

October 5, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS BISG, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 5, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Meeting

October 5, 2010: London, London & Middlesex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 6, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 6, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 6, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:45pm

October 8, 2010: Guelph, Kent OGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 9, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

October 9, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Researching Canadian Military Records, Course, 1:30-3:30pm

October 12, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 12, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 6:30pm

October 13, 2010: Richmond Hill, York Region OGS, Meeting, 7:15pm

October 14, 2010: Kitchener, Waterloo OGS, Meeting

October 16, 2010: Peterborough, Kawartha OGS, Meeting, 2pm

October 16, 2010: Kingston, Kingston Branch OGS, Meeting, 10am

October 16, 2010: Wyoming, OGS Region I Meeting, Meeting, 9am-3:30pm

October 16, 2010: Trenton, Quinte OGS, Meeting, 1pm

October 16, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

October 16, 2010: Toronto, Toronto UELAC, Meeting, 1-4pm

October 18, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

October 19, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 20-November 10, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Beyond The Basics, Course, 6:15-8:15pm

October 21, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS FHSG, Meeting, 10am-12pm

October 23-24, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS Open House, 10am-8pm

October 23, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

October 23, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa Branch OGS, Meeting, 10am

October 24, 2010: Oakville, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

October 25, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Workshop, 6:30-9pm

October 25, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 26, 2010: Southampton, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

October 26, 2010: Guelph, Wellington OGS, Meeting

October 30, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS Workshop, Workshop, 9:30am

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

October 1, 2010: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society, Event, 7pm

QUEBEC

October 2, 2010: Pointe Claire, Quebec Family History Society, Workshop, 10am-3pm

October 22, 2010: Verdun, Quebec Family History Society, Whisky Tasting, 8pm

SASKATCHEWAN

October 26, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Glengarry County
Update page

Rainy River District
Added "Ontario Research Guidance"

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 176 visitors [34499]. During the calendar month of August, this GenWeb site was viewed 201 times. Five new queries were posted [1050].

Simcoe County
Simcoe County queries are updated

Stormont County
I've added a page for birth registrations in Stormont County which includes the four townships of Cornwall, Finch, Osnabruck and Roxborough in the year 1909

Canadian Genealogy Events in September 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events! Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

September 1, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Ukrainian SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 1, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 2, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS England/Wales SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 8, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Germans from Russia SIG, Meeting, 1pm

September 8, 2010: Red Deer, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 9, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 13, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7pm

September 14, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Ireland SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 15, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley Branch AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 15, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Canadian SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 15, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 1pm

September 16, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 16, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting

September 18, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's English/Welsh SIG, Meeting, 10am

September 21, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 21, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 22, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 23, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society's Celtic SIG, Meeting, 7pm

September 23, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

September 2, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7pm

September 6, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting

September 8, 2010: Burnaby, British Columbia Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 9, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

September 9, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 18, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogy Society Seminar, Seminar, 9am-3:30pm

September 18, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society Open House, 10am-4pm

September 21, 2010: Abbotsford, Abbotsford Genealogical Society, Meeting, 6:30pm

September 25, 2010: Kelowna, 2010 Seminar in Kelowna, Seminar, 8:30am-5:30pm

September 25, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Branch UELAC, Meeting, 12pm

September 25, 2010: Victoria, Victoria Genealogy Society, Workshop, 10am-12pm

MANITOBA

September 13, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg MGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 15, 2010: Winnipeg, East European Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7pm

September 27, 2010: Winnipeg, Computer SIG, Meeting, 7:30pm

NEWFOUNDLAND

September 24-25, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Symposium

NOVA SCOTIA

September 28, 2010: Halifax, Genealogical Society of Nova Scotia, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 30, 2010: Halifax, Mainland South Heritage Society, Meeting, 7pm

ONTARIO

September 1, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 7, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS BISG, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 7, 2010: London, London & Middlesex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 7, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS, Meeting

September 8, 2010: Richmond Hill, York Region OGS, Meeting, 7:15pm

September 9, 2010: Kitchener, Waterloo OGS, Meeting

September 10, 2010: Guelph, Kent OGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 10-12, 2010: Ottawa, Annual BIFHSGO Family History Conference

September 11, 2010: Ameliasburgh, Bay of Quinte UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

September 11, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

September 11, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Lecture, Lecture, 10am

September 13, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

September 14, 2010: London, London & Western Ontario Branch UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

September 14, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 6:30pm

September 16, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS FHSG, Meeting, 10am-12pm

September 18, 2010: Kingston, Kingston Branch OGS, Meeting, 10am

September 18, 2010: Peterborough, Kawartha OGS, Meeting, 2:30pm

September 18, 2010: Trenton, Quinte OGS, Meeting, 1pm

September 19, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG-UG, Meeting, 2pm

September 21, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 21, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 25, 2010: Ayton, Bruce-Grey OGS, Annual Fall Event, 8:30am-3:30pm

September 25 & October 2, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Researching British Forces in Canada before 1871, Course, 1:30-3:30pm

September 25, 2010: Simcoe, Norfolklore XXXIV, Fair, 10am-4pm

September 26, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS, Meeting, 2pm

September 26, 2010: Oakville, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

September 26, 2010: Toronto, Toronto UELAC, Meeting, 2pm

September 27, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

September 28, 2010: Guelph, Wellington OGS, Meeting

September 28-November 23, 2010: North York, Toronto OGS Basic Genealogy & Family History Course, Course, 7-9pm

September 28, 2010: Owen Sound, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

September 18, 2010: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society, Meeting, 12pm

QUEBEC

September 13, 2010: Montreal, Quebec Family History Society, Lecture, 7:30pm

SASKATCHEWAN

September 17-19, 2010: Yorkton, Crossing Borders Immigration and Migration Conference, Co-hosted by Saskatchewan Genealogical Society and Manitoba Genealogical Society

September 28, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting

Saskatchewan GenWeb Updates

This year, 2010, is Commemorating 2010 Year of the Métis Nation ...the 125 Anniversary...so in accordingly, Sask Gen Web has compiled this tribute honouring people and places with the help of others listed on the notice page.

Oral History story Year 1997 by Pauline Hrynuik (nee Shalansky)

Uploaded to the Tribute to Saskatchewan section... http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/surnames/

The gallery of pictures of Saskatchewan one room schoolhouses SORSH is growing by leaps and bounds as of late....New images entered at bottom of gallery page... SORSH Home page

The Saskatchewan Genealogy Society has been growing as well, their new links have been add to Saskatchewan Gen Web pages

The Government of Saskatchewan has made some changes to BMD certificates and applications...this change is listed on Sask Gen Web at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/bmd.html

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Elgin County
Updated several external links on the Elgin Genweb site that were no longer current.

Glengarry County

Updated Story of the week

George Sandfield Macdonald Scribblebook Excerpt changed

Glengarry Highland Game picture changed

Added electronic book links for Glengarry County

Download Glengarry Telephone Directory and 2010 Tourism Guide here

Added link to trancription of another George Sandfield Macdonald Scribble Book.

Page 2 of Group Photographs posted.

Added additional settlement lists collected by George Sandfield Macdonald

Halton County
Halton County here. We disappeared for a while during a server upgrade but are available to the world once again.

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 187 visitors [34157]. During the calendar month of June, this GenWeb site was viewed 215 times. No new queries were posted.

2011 Canadian Census short form will still be mandatory, long form being debated

A news article from CBC reports that the short form of the 2011 census will still be mandatory, it's the long form's future that is in question.

Last week it was reported that the Conservative government scrapped the long form and made it voluntary. The Liberal government is now protesting that decision (Don't Cut Long Census Form: Liberals, CBC News, 7 Jul 2010).

Will the Liberal government also protest keeping the information private? That remains to be seen but my fingers are crossed!

Happy 143rd Canada Day!

If you're in the Ottawa area Library & Archives Canada is offering an exhibition of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982

Ancestry.ca is offering free access to the 1911 Canadian Census until July 4th (registration required).

Alternatively the 1911 Canadian Census can be viewed for free year-round at Library & Archives Canada with a free index offered by Automated Genealogy

2011 Canadian Census will be voluntary & kept private

In a move that has genealogists gasping in horror the Canadian government has decided the 2011 census will be voluntary (instead of the usual mandatory) and will be kept private instead of being released after 100 years.

To protest this decision or make your views known to the government please write to your Member of Parliament!

  Federal Government Destroys Value of Future Census, Gordon Watts Reports, 30 June 2010

  Census changes under fire, Vancouver Sun, 30 Jun 2010

  Tories scrap mandatory long census, CBC News, 29 Jun 2010

  Genealogists slam new restrictions on Canadian census information, Vancouver Sun, 29 Jun 2010

  Are Canada's Future Historical Censuses In Jeopardy?, CanadaGenealogy, or, 'Jane's Your Aunt', 29 Jun 2010

  Canadian Census Long Form to become Voluntary, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, 29 Jun 2010

Free access to Drouin Collection Jun 24-26 and New Canadian Databases at Ancestry

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter announced that Ancestry.ca will be offering three days of free access to the Drouin Collection starting June 24.

Ancestry has also made some additions to their Canadian Records:

Canadian City and Area Directories, 1819-1906 has been completed.

Nova Scotia Birth Marriage and Death Indexes, 1763-1957

OntarioGenWeb Updates

OntarioGenWeb
The following pages have been updated:

 Books

 Q&A*

 Links

 Timelines within Research By Year

*Be sure to check out our improved Q&A section! Visitors now have the ability to answer questions or add to existing answers. Can you help answer some of the unanswered questions??

Glengarry County
New links added

 Added genealogies of: The Banker Macdonells, The Bethune's, The Dr. Blacklock Family, The Cashions, Alex Chisholm of Kerrow, The Curry Family of Curry Hill, The Dingwall family, The Drummond Family, The Fraser of Fraser's Point, The Gunn Family, John Roy Grant, Kennedy Family, MacLeod of Kirkhill, McLaren of Williamstown, McMartin Family, Murdoch McPherson Family

 Added picture pages: St. Raphael's Church Ruins & Cemetery (Pictures), St. Catherine of Sienna, Greenfield (Pictures), Selection of Military and group pictures, John MacKinnon the Weaver written by Hughina MacKinnon, 1979

Lanark County
Lanark County is rolling along, getting busyer and busyer, approx 1526 hits.
Up-dates; Queries: surnames of Dorning, Pack\Peck and Downing.

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 142 visitors [33970]. During the calendar month of May, this GenWeb site was viewed 202 times. Twelve new queries were posted [1040].

Canadian Genealogy Events in June 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events! Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

June 2, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 3, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: England/Wales, Meeting

June 7, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7-9pm

June 8, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ireland, Meeting

June 9, 2010: Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 10, 2010: Brooks, Brooks & District AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 10, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 15, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 15, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 16, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Canadian, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 16, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 17, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 17, 2010: Peace River, Peace River AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 23, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 24, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton Branch AGS, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

June 3, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

June 3, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 3-6, 2010: Vernon, UELAC 2010: Beyond The Mountains

June 9, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

MANITOBA

June 8, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg Branch MGS, 7:30pm

June 14, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

June 1, 2010: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 2, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 5, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

June 5, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 10am-3:30pm

June 7, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 8, 2010: Sarnia, Lambton OGS, Meeting

June 8, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 8, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 8-22, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 6-8:30pm

June 10, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS Workshop, 1-3:30pm

June 13, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

June 15, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 15, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 19, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

June 21, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

June 22, 2010: Owen Sound, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

June 23, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

Canada's Online Atlas

The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com.

When researching ancestors in Canada, you may find records that state they lived in Upper Canada or in Lower Canada. Where are those places? The Atlas of Canada can tell you.

Natural Resources Canada has a Web site with many maps, including today's political divisions, ecology, rivers, population, agriculture, mining, climate change, relief maps and much, much more. However, genealogists will be attracted to the Map Archives and historical maps.

I spent some time looking at pre-Confederation maps, namely 1740 and 1823. Both were fascinating as they showed the border changes before and after the British kicked the French out of North America (with the exception of St. Pierre and Miquelon). British North America circa 1823 was comprised of Lower Canada, Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland (including the Labrador Coast). The Northwest Territories were considered British possessions, while the Hudson’s Bay Company controlled Rupert’s Land. The United States and Britain jointly administered the Oregon Territory. I also noted the area called "Russian America." We normally do not think today of Russian territory within North America. Instead, we call it Alaska.

When you first see a map, it typically shows all of present-day Canada. However, using the mouse, you can click on points in the map to zoom in and out. You can also pan to the east, west, north, or south. I was able to zoom in until small areas of just a few miles across were displayed on the screen. The 1823 map also shows the locations of all Hudson's Bay Company Posts and King's Post Company locations, as well as other traders' locations and all significant European settlements. Best of all, it is easy to print any of the maps on your local printer.

I experimented with the site's search capabilities. I entered the name of "Miramichi," a town in which a few of my ancestors lived. The site reported that it was located at a latitude of 47 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds north, longitude 65 degrees 28 minutes 0 seconds west.

I then clicked on a link, and a map appeared on the screen with an arrow pointing directly to the town. I then right-clicked on the map, selected "Save Picture As…" and saved the map image onto my hard drive. I later inserted that image into my ancestors' records in my favorite genealogy program's multimedia section. The mouseclicks required were simple; it is easier to do it than to describe it here. When I now create Web sites or books of my genealogy data, a map appears in my records, showing the location where these individuals lived.

Natural Resources Canada has provided a valuable service to genealogists and others. If you have Canadian ancestry, you will be interested in this site. You may also enjoy exploring Canada's history by use of these maps.

Here is the trivia question of the day: Where is Saint-Pierre et Miquelon? Hint: this territory does not belong to Canada but does appear on these maps.

The Atlas of Canada is available at http://atlas.gc.ca. 

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Glengarry County
Updates & New Additions:

Calendar

Guestbook

Updated Links

Transcript of 1789 Lot Allottments

Transcript of 1786 Settlers Placements

Kenora District
Minor changes made, links fixed.

Lanark County
Lanark County is rolling along with approx 1246 hits for the month of Apr.
Up-dates

More headstone pictures for St. Augustine cemetery Prospect, Ontario from Penny Aris.

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 227 visitors [33828]. During the calendar month of April, this GenWeb site was viewed 249 times. Nine new queries were posted [1028].

Canadian Genealogy Events in May 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events! Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

May 1, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 3, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7-9pm

May 5, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ukrainian, Meeting

May 6, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: England/Wales, Meeting

May 11, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ireland, Meeting

May 12, 2010: Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 13, 2010: Brooks, Brooks & District AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 13, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 18, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 18, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 19, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Canadian, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 19, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 20, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 20, 2010: Peace River, Peace River AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 26, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 27, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton Branch AGS, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

May 5, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

May 6, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 12, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 23, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting

MANITOBA

May 10, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 11, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg Branch MGS, 7:30pm

NOVA SCOTIA

May 25, 2010: Halifax, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

May 1, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 3, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 4, 2010: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 5, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 12:30-3:30pm

May 6, 2010: Oshawa, Durham Region OGS Workshop, 1-3:30pm

May 8, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

May 8, 2010: Belleville, Bay of Quinte UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

May 11, 2010: London, London & Western Ontario Branch UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

May 11, 2010: Sarnia, Lambton OGS, Meeting

May 11, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 11, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 14-16, 2010: Toronto, OGS Conference 2010

May 16, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

May 16, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

May 17, 2010: St Thomas, Elgin Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 17, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 18, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 18, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 19, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS WISE, Meeting, 6:30-9pm

May 25, 2010: Guelph, Wellington County Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

May 25, 2010: Owen Sound, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

May 26, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

May 29, 2010: Kingston, Kingston OGS, Meeting, 10am

May 30, 2010: Brampton, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

SASKATCHEWAN

May 25, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting, 7pm

OntarioGenWeb Updates

OntarioGenWeb's Census Project
23 new census transcripts have been added

Durham County
Still receiving queries for the old county, and still filling requests for look-ups, maps, etc.
I have recently started a new website for the Bible Christian Project - an ongoing project to collect as much information as possible about the Bible Christians in North America. There will be a link on the main page of The Bible Christians had a presence in 17 of Ontario's counties, in all three of PEI's counties, in southern Manitoba, and in three US states (Ohio, Upper Michigan and Wisconsin) These were all under the umbrella of the Canadian Conference. Old Durham County was a "hotbed" of Bible Christian movement as was Huron County in the west.

Glengarry County

I have updated the local groups and book page and will continue to do so.

Schedule of lots of Lunenburgh and Charlottenburgh 1789, including Lancaster Parts 1 & 2 pdfs original manuscripts: plus a list of lots taken by settlers from Ship Macdonald 1786 (compiled from George Sandfield Macdonald Scribble book 1889) have been uploaded.

Files relating to families in Glengarry Township are available for download

Lanark County
Lanark County is rolling along with 1262 hits.
Up-Dates

Queries: surnames of Scott, Spike, O'Connor, Broughen & Moss.

Manitoulin District
Added a few links on the look-ups page.

Russell County
Since the last report, I have replied to six emails concerning Dundas county. The web site had 261 visitors [33601]. During the calendar month of March, this GenWeb site was viewed 245 times. Six new queries were posted [1019].

Wentworth County
Updated and added some links for March.

Canadian Genealogy Events in April 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events! Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

April 1, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: England/Wales, Meeting

April 5, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7-9pm

April 7, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 8, 2010: Brooks, Brooks & District AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 8, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 13, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ireland, Meeting

April 14, 2010: Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 15, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 15, 2010: Peace River, Peace River AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 20, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 20, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 21, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Canadian, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 21, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley AGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 22, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton Branch AGS, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

April 23-24, 2010: Medicine Hat, Alberta Genealogical Society GenFair 2010

April 28, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

April 1, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 7, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

April 14, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

MANITOBA

April 12, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 13, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg Branch MGS, 7:30pm

NEW BRUNSWICK

April 8, 2010: Saint John, New Brunswick UELAC, Meeting, 7pm

NEWFOUNDLAND

April 29, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Lecture, 8pm

NOVA SCOTIA

April 27, 2010: Halifax, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

April 5, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 6, 2010: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 7, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 10, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

April 10, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

April 11, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

April 13, 2010: Sarnia, Lambton OGS, Meeting

April 13, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 13, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 18, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

April 19, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 20, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 20, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

April 21, 2010: Kingston, Kingston OGS, Meeting, 10am

April 21, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS WISE, Meeting, 6:30-9pm

April 21-May 12, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 12:30-3:30pm

April 24, 2010: St Thomas, OGS Region 2 Meeting, 9am-4pm

April 25, 2010: Oakville, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

April 27, 2010: Guelph, Wellington County Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

April 28, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

Searching for my Ontario Ancestors by Rob McLean

Have you got an interesting research story that would aid other researchers in their pursuit of Canadian roots? Submit it here!

My paternal grandfather, Bill McLean, was born 17 July, 1901 to Donald (“Black Dan”) M(a)cLean & Catharine M(a)cLean. Grandpa was the youngest of seven children (Henrietta, Agnes, Hugh Daniel, Margaret, Reuben, Catherine & William Angus) in Keewatin, Jaffray Township, Kenora District, Ontario.

At the time of his retirement in 1968¹, Bill like every other new retiree in Canada, applied for his Canada Pension Plan benefits. He was advised that according to the Government of Canada, he didn't exist.

After much consternation & discussion, his sister Kate recalled an old story of how their parents had fought over what their son would be named. His father swore up and down that his youngest son would be named Angus, a good highland name. His mother wanted grandpa named William.

Donald finally agreed that the child would be named William, and so it was. All of his life, he was called, Will or Bill. Every document he signed bore the name William McLean.

Finally, after months of arguing with the federal government, my Uncle Bill (a federal civil servant) did some searching of his own. He went on a hunch that “Black Dan” had not registered his youngest son as William, but rather as Angus as he had originally wanted. Sure enough, the provincial records showed an Angus McLean being born to Daniel & Catherine McLean of Keewatin on 17 July, 1901.

With this proof, and the recollections of the relatives, grandpa finally got his pension. And to ensure that he was named what both of his parents wanted, he had his named officially changed to William Angus McLean.

NOTE:
For those interested in researching Vital Statistics in Ontario, the Government of Ontario has a great site -Ontario Vital Statistics: Registrations of Births, Marriages and Deaths. Here you will be taken through the process of looking up a Birth, Marriage or Death in the Province of Ontario. These records are not available on the web site, but may be:

consulted at the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd., Toronto,

borrowed through the Inter-library Loan Department of your public library,

borrowed from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through their Family History Centres,

Purchased directly from the Ontario Genealogical Society.

To find the birth registration for my grandfather, which allowed me to have a Primary Source for his birth I went to the Ontario Vital Statistics: Registrations of Births, Marriages and Deaths web site.

Once there, I clicked on “Finding a Birth Registration -A Pathfinder”, and then scrolled down to the date range that covered his birth year. Since he was born in 1901, I clicked on “...Between July 1869 & Dec. 1912”.

This took me to the page that gave me the microfilm number for the index that lists his birth. In his case I find that I can:

either go to my local public library and request that they order in film # MS 931, Reel 13 through the Inter Library Loan Program, or

Order and view film # 2073810 at my local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Centre.
In my case, my local library was closer.

When the film came in, I loaded it into the reader and scrolled through until I found his record. This gave me his birth registration number, which I then used to the order the microfilm that held a copy of his birth registration.

I hope this helps? I am no expert at this, but I thought that sharing my personal experience may help others.

Rob McLean
Host – Rainy River Ontario GenWeb robin@mnsi.net

¹ In 1968, the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) was just two years old, and there were many disbelievers in the program. My grandfather wasn't one of them.

Ontario Vital Statistics registrations can also be searched at these websites:

Ontario Vital Statistics Project (free website offering transcripts)

Family Search Pilot (free website offering an index)

Ancestry.ca (subscription-based website offering images)
For more information about Ontario Vital Statistics, what years are available and where they can be found, please see OntarioGenWeb.

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Glengarry County
1) The links have been pruned so only active sites displayed
2) Uploaded several outline reports for various Glengarry families
3) Began reviewing and responding to queries
4) Uploaded unique Glengarry Resources for Research, ie. Schedule of lot assignments vrs Townships 1789
5) Uploaded collection of rare Alexandria photographs
6) Charts uploaded of families and individuals linked to various townships with Nicknames and Altnames to help identify
7) Future plans include uploading pictures from various Glengarry Cemeteries; Creating a page where disagreements on published genealogies can be posted; Uploading of Maps, Pictures relevant to Glengarry; Expansion of links to Glengarry Associations and Resources; Link to DNA project; and posting of relevant manuscripts and correspondence.

Lanark County
Lanark County is stilling going - approx 1,298 hits.
Up-dates

Pioneer Families - Families of the Derry

Cemeteries - all headstone pictures for Highland Line cemetery

Queries - Flood, McMullen/McMillan surnames

Pioneer Families - Purdon & Ferguson surnames

Nipissing District

Vital Stats: Births, Marriages and Deaths - are on their own page now

Census - is on it's own page now

Immigration & Citizenship Resources page has been added

1959 East Ferris Voters List has been added

New map of North Bay 1945-46 has been added

Many NEW Queries have been added in the last months

A Vernon Directory page has been added that has a partial list of some 1956 North Bay directory entries as well as a links to other Vernon Directories available free to view online

Newspapers of Nipissing is a new page added that will have numerous old newspapers available to view in PDF format (work in progress still)

Coming this week will be "The Gord Allison Collection" - which will have numerous postcards of the area from his collection.

Russell County
Since the last report, I updated links on the web page. The site had 188 visitors [33340]. During the calendar month of February, this GenWeb site was viewed 243 times. Five new queries were posted [1013].

2010: Year of the British Home Child

2010 has been designated as Year of the British Home Child in Canada.

From 1869 to 1939 various workhouses, sheltering homes, orphanages and child care organizations in Great Britain immigrated over 100,000 orphaned, abandoned, pauper children ages 1 to 18 to Canada today known as the British Home Children. Of the over 50 sending agencies, some of the more well known names are Maria Rye, Macpherson, Fegan, Quarriers, Barnardo, Middlemore, Catholic Emigration Society, Salvation Army, Church of England Waif & Strays.

Canada Post is issuing a stamp to commemorate the British Home Children this October.

It is estimated that 12%, over 4 million of the Canadian population, are a descendant of a Home Child. How many would there be worldwide?

There is a British Home Child mailing list and accompanying Descendants website for further information http://www.britishhomechildren.org/ This site will also list Calendar Events as they become available.

We hope you will join us in publicizing this important part of Canadian history by helping us spread the word and educating the general public.

If there are any descendants on this list I am trying to get enough people together to make squares for a Memory Quilt so please contact me if you are interested.  The Quilt square (or photos for a square) deadline is Mar 18. We are writing our Home Children stories to be published in an Anthology Book later this summer - no deadline as yet.

Maria Rye Home Children Database
Gail Collins 1869-1879 gcollen@sympatico.ca
Chris Sanham 1880-1896 chris@sanham.com

[Posted with the permission of Gail Collins]

On 24 Feb 2010 Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, offered a formal apology to home children:
British Child Migrants Get Apology, Associated Press

Canadian Genealogy Events in March 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events!
Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

March 1, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7-9pm

March 3, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ukrainian, Meeting

March 3, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 4, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: England/Wales, Meeting

March 9, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ireland, Meeting

March 10, 2010: Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 11, 2010: Brooks, Brooks & District AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 11, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 16, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 16, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 17, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Canadian, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 17, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 18, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 18, 2010: Peace River, Peace River AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 24, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 25, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton Branch AGS, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

March 4, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

March 4, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 10, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 13, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Spring Seminar

MANITOBA

March 8, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 9, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg Branch MGS, 7:30pm

March 22, 2010: Winnipeg, MGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 7pm

NEWFOUNDLAND

March 25, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Lecture, 8pm

NOVA SCOTIA

March 23, 2010: Halifax, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

March 1, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 2, 2010: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 3, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 6, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

March 9, 2010: Sarnia, Lambton OGS, Meeting

March 9, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 9, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 9-30, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 7-9pm

March 10, 2010: Richmond Hill, York Region OGS, Meeting

March 13, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

March 13, 2010: Kingsville, Bicentennial Branch UELAC, Meeting

March 13, 2010: Belleville, Bay of Quinte UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

March 14, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

March 15, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 16, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 16, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 17, 2010: London, London & Western Ontario Branch UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

March 20, 2010: Kingston, Kingston OGS, Meeting, 10am

March 21, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

March 23, 2010: Guelph, Wellington County Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

March 24, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

March 24, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS WISE, Meeting, 6:30-9pm

March 26-27, 2010: Ottawa, Gene-O-Rama, Conference

March 27, 2010: Kingston, Kingston Branch UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

March 27, 2010: St Thomas, Elgin Branch OGS, Meeting, 1:30pm

March 28, 2010: Brampton, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

QUEBEC

March 20, 2010: Pointe Claire, Quebec Family History Society Workshop, Workshop, 10am-4pm

SASKATCHEWAN

March 23, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting, 7pm

Cemetery Project Update

CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project has been updated! Website: http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org Update Blog: http://canadacems.blogspot.com Check out the site for new information, transcripts & photos added to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba & Ontario.

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Kenora District
Updated some obits, cleaned up a few links.

Lanark County
Lanark County is merry-ly rolling along - approx 1521 fits. Up-Dates: Query Pages - "Peever" surname. Cemetery Pages - More headstone photographs for St. Andrew's, St. Columbkills and Crawford cemeteries.

Nipissing District
New queries added

Russell County
Since the last report, the site had 168 visitors [33152]. During the calendar month of January, this GenWeb site was viewed 221 times. Seven new queries were posted [1008].

Simcoe County
Query boards updated

Stormont County
Added more obituaries. The site is receiving about 25 to 50 hits per day.

Wentworth County
Links were checked in January

Canadian Genealogy Events in February 2010

Visit the CanadaGenWeb Calendar for more information about these events! Event to add? Add it to our CanadaGenWeb Calendar

ALBERTA

February 1, 2010: Calgary, Alberta Family Histories Society, Meeting, 7-9pm

February 3, 2010: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 4, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: England/Wales, Meeting

February 9, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Ireland, Meeting

February 10, 2010: Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 11, 2010: Brooks, Brooks & District AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 11, 2010: Camrose, Camrose AGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 16, 2010: Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 16, 2010: Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 17, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton AGS SIG: Canadian, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 17, 2010: Drayton Valley, Drayton Valley AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 18, 2010: Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 18, 2010: Peace River, Peace River AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 24, 2010: Red Deer, Red Deer AGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 25, 2010: Edmonton, Edmonton Branch AGS, Meeting, 7:30-10pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA

February 4, 2010: Campbell River, Campbell River Genealogy Society, Meeting, 7pm

February 4, 2010: Penticton, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 10, 2010: Burnaby, BC Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 21, 2010: Chilliwack, Chilliwack UELAC, Meeting, 1:30pm

MANITOBA

February 8, 2010: Winnipeg, Manitoba Genealogical Society, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 9, 2010: Winnipeg, Southeast & Winnipeg Branch MGS, 7:30pm

February 22, 2010: Winnipeg, MGS Computer SIG, Meeting, 7pm

NEWFOUNDLAND

February 25, 2010: St John's, Newfoundland Historical Society, Lecture, 8pm

NOVA SCOTIA

February 23, 2010: Halifax, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), Meeting, 7:30pm

ONTARIO

February 1, 2010: Toronto, Governor Simcoe UELAC, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 2, 2010: London, London & Middlesex Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 3, 2010: Goderich, Huron OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

January 27-February 10, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 6-8pm

January 28-February 18, 2010: Toronto, Toronto OGS Workshop, 1:30-3:30pm

February 6, 2010: Barrie, Simcoe OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

February 7, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa TMG Users Group, Meeting, 2-4pm

February 9, 2010: Sarnia, Lambton OGS, Meeting

February 9, 2010: Woodstock, Oxford OGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 9, 2010: Windsor, Essex OGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 10, 2010: Richmond Hill, York Region OGS, Meeting

February 13, 2010: Ottawa, (BIFHSGO) British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 10am

February 15, 2010: Sudbury, Sudbury OGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 16, 2010: Ottawa, Ottawa OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 16, 2010: Delhi, Norfolk OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 20, 2010: Trenton, Quinte Branch OGS, Meeting, 1pm

February 20, 2010: Kingston, Kingston OGS, Meeting, 10am

February 21, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS, Meeting, 2-4pm

February 22, 2010: North York, Toronto Branch OGS, Meeting, 7:30pm

February 23, 2010: Guelph, Wellington County Branch OGS, Meeting, 7pm

February 24, 2010: Toronto, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Meeting, 8pm

February 24, 2010: Hamilton, Hamilton OGS WISE, Meeting, 6:30-9pm

February 27, 2010: St Thomas, Elgin Branch OGS, Meeting, 1:30pm

February 27, 2010: Owen Sound, Bruce-Grey OGS, Meeting, 1:30pm

February 28, 2010: Brantford, Brant OGS, Meeting, 2pm

February 28, 2010: Oakville, Halton-Peel OGS, Meeting, 2pm

SASKATCHEWAN

February 23, 2010: Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw SGS, Meeting, 7pm

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Lanark County
Lanark County has slowed down quite a bit. Approx 1283 hits. No Up-Dates for Dec 2009.

Rainy River District
Rainy River Obituaries has been changed to links to the three (3) area newspapers where researchers can look for themselves.

Russell County
Since the last report, the site had 183 visitors [32984]. During the calendar month of December, this GenWeb site was viewed 210 times. I answered queries by email concerning Russell and Dundas counties.

Simcoe County
Added Cameron Family Cemetery, also added about 100 more obits

Stormont County
Welcome to Wendy Anctil who has recently volunteered to host Stormont County GenWeb!

Wentworth County
Links were checked in December.

Reminder: Ancestors In The Attic Returns Tomorrow!

Canadian genealogy program "Ancestors In The Attic" returns to History Television (in Canada) tomorrow evening at 6pm (with a repeat at 9pm).

Be sure to tune in, tell your friends, and most of all the network so we can enjoy future seasons of this enjoyable program.

The first three seasons of the program can be viewed online at Ancestors In The Attic @ History Television

More information about the upcoming fourth season can be found at:
Ancestors In The Attic @ Primitive Entertainment
Ancestors In The Attic @ History Television
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