OntarioGenWeb Updates

OntarioGenWeb's Census Project
38 new census transcripts for the years 1797-1871 have been added! Our census project now offers over 930 census transcripts with more than 1.5 million Ontario residents.

Glengarry County
The site has been updated with a list of the updates available at the New link. There have been 23,700 page views to date, and today the site is ranked number 4 by Motigo, the counter site. Latest updates

Nipissing District
Updated Corrections to Births, Blog for Updates and fixed dead links on Vital Stats page.

Russell County
Since the last report, the web site had 225 visitors [36638]. During the calendar month of July, this GenWeb site was viewed 175 times (exactly the same as June). I added a Cambridge township Anglican congregation to the web pages. Ten new queries were posted [1098]. In August eight new queries were posted [1106]. Additional queries were addressed through email.

Simcoe County
Updated queries board.

Wentworth County
Links updated

New Genealogy Resources

Brantford Public Library:

 Brantford Local History Database

Canadian Jewish Heritage Network:

 Canadian Jewish Servicemen Casualties (1914-1951)

 Hebrew Sick Benefit Association members, Montreal (1897-1945)

 JCA farm settlers, Western Canada and Quebec (1906-1951)

 Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, Montreal (1922-1952)

 Yiddish newspaper obituaries, Montreal (1908-1931)

Family Search:

 Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959

 New Brunswick, County Deed Registry Books, 1780–1941

 Ontario Births, 1869-1912

 Toronto Trust Cemeteries 1826-1935

 Quebec Notarial Records 1800-1900

 Saskatchewan Homestead Files 1908

Library & Archives Canada:

 Finding Aid: Electoral Districts 1935-1980

 Lower Canada Land Petitions (1626-1865) [updated]

New Westminster Archives, British Columbia:

 New Westminster Archives

Nova Scotia Archives:

 Post–Deportation Argyle – First 50 Years of Catholic Parish Records 1799-1849

Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics:

 1910 Births, 1935 Marriages, 1960 Deaths

Ontario Genealogical Society:

 Canadian Genealogist 1979-1988

 War of 1812 York Militia 2nd Regiment

Prince Edward Island Public Archives & Records Office:

 Baptismal Index 1777-1923

 Census 1841-1901

 Petitions 1780-1915

Anglo-Celtic Connections has some great articles about these new resources:

University of Manitoba:

 Canadian Catholic Historical Association Publications Archive

Internet Archive:

 Ontario Voters Lists

 Kingston City Directories

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Informative Blog Posts

Anglo-Celtic Connections:

 Using LAC's Digitized Reels: British Military and Naval Records (RG 8, "C" Series) 1757-1906

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:

 Library and Archives Canada Unveils a New Preservation Facility for Nitrate Film

 Northern British Columbia Ghost Town Resurrected on Facebook

 Ottawa Public Library Opens New Archives and Library Building

 Where Is the International Genealogical Index (IGI)?

Family Search:

 Online Film Ordering System now Available in Selected Areas

Genealogy Canada:

 Park to be Renamed Africaville

 Ontario First Parliament Buildings and War of 1812 Centre

Olive Tree Genealogy Blog:

 Canadian Genealogy Survey Now Available Across the Country

Saskatchewan Genealogical Society:

 SGS has new library & research hours

 The ABC of LAC

New Online Resources

Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics

For King and Country, an OGS project to transcribe war memorials in Toronto schools

The Halton Digital Newspaper Archive, Halton-Peel, Ontario [Libraries launch Digital Newspaper Archive]

Anglo-Celtic Connections offers blog posts about, and links to, Nova Scotia newspaper archives online and Alberta Homestead Records 1870-1930

Library & Archives Canada has launched a Digitization Project-by the Public where visitors to LAC can photograph LAC documents for inclusion in an online searchable database.
Also new at LAC:

• Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916
• Canadian Families
• Upper Canada Land Board (1765–1804)
• Canada at War: A Guide to Library and Archives Canada's Websites Recalling the Canadian War Experience
• Guide for Internment Camps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars
• Flickr Images: the Second World War and Alice Isaacson's Photo Album
• Medals, Honours and Awards

New at FamilySearch:

• Canada Census Mortality Schedules, 1871
• Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1842
• Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938
• Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part B]
• Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937, and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947
• Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927
• Canada, Ontario—Deaths, 1933–1937
• Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]
• Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part B]
• Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900
• Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922

Genealogy Blog offers a great list of Canadian Vital Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org



New at Ancestry:

• Largest collection of Canadian military records related to the death and burial of soldiers who fought in the First World War:
  • Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
  • CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919
  • CEF Burial Registers
• Canada’s most famous brewers, Labatt and Molson [Press release]
• Ottawa, Canada, Beechwood Cemetery Registers, 1873-1990

Not have an Ancestry subscription? Family History Centres and some Canadian libraries offer free access to some Ancestry databases. The Ancestry Insider blog offers a great article about this.

Genealogy News

It's enumeration time again! Starting in May Canadians will be asked to participate in the 2011 census. One of the questions will be asking for your permission to share your census information after 92 years (2103). Please check YES otherwise your descendants will not have the joy of finding you in the future
For more information, click the graphic.

Ancestry.ca is offering free access to their Canadian Records Collection from April 20 through May 1 in celebration of the Royal Wedding.

Library & Archives Canada announced that they plan to put most of their services online by 2017

Knowledge Ontario, a not-for-profit collaborative has created The Community Digitization Project (CDP) to help bring more local digital content online. [Ottawa Citizen: Ontario's history goes digital]

Archives of Ontario has released a new year of Ontario birth (1913), marriage (1928) and death (1938) registrations on microfilm. These records can now be viewed at the Archives of Ontario, or at Family History Centres worldwide (upon request). The indexes to these registrations can be requested via interlibrary loan at any Canadian Library with a microfilm reader. There are plans to make these registrations, plus one year before and after (births 1912-1914, marriages 1927-1929, deaths 1937-1939) available on the Archives of Ontario website in the near future.

The Ontario Genealogy Society has been working tirelessly to get Bill 126 passed. This Bill would protect inactive cemeteries from relocation and needs your support. Please visit the OGS website for more information.

News Bites:

Halifax's Pier 21 which operated as one of Canada's immigration ports is now a designated national museum

A recently discovered 18th century Acadian village is set to be designated as a protected archeological site

Terrence Punch, a Canadian Genealogist, has been appointed to the Order of Canada

Stories & Pictures Wanted for a History Book of the Town of Hanna, Alberta

A British Home Child Special Interest Group (SIG) has been formed

Archeologist discovers Thompson trading post 

Informative Blog Posts:

Luxegen Genealogy and Family History: Canadian Resources at the Family History Library

Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter: Ten Commandments of Genealogy

Olive Tree Genealogy: WW1 RAF Service Records Online at National Archives UK (focuses on Canadians who served)

Olive Tree Genealogy: Finding Details About the Loyalist in Your Ancestry (Part 1) and (Part 2)

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

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!

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 Canadian Records at Family Search

http://pilot.familysearch.org

Currently Available:

Ontario Deaths 1869-1947

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers 1621-1900

Currently Being Indexed (not yet available for search):

British Columbia Births, 1854–1903

British Columbia Marriages, 1859–1932

Nova Scotia, Antigonish Church Records, 1823–1905

Ontario 1861 Census

Quebec—Trois-Rivières Church Records, 1800–1900
You can volunteer to help index these records at FamilySearch Indexing

World-First Launch - Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916

A press release from Ancestry.ca

Media Alert - World-First Launch - Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916

TORONTO, June 4 /CNW/ - On Wednesday June 10, 2009, please join Ancestry.ca, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and His Worship David Miller, Mayor of the City of Toronto, to celebrate world-first online launch of the complete Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916.

The collection, which has been fully indexed and includes original document images, contains more than 32 million names and provides an historical snapshot of the growth of our great nation, from pre-Confederation to the middle of the Great War.

Ancestry.ca will also reveal the surprising results of a national survey on Canadian identity.

View historical documents - including census records for famous Canadians

Interview descendents of early Canadian settlers

Speak with genealogy experts

Delve into online records and search your own family history

Who:
David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
Josh Hanna, Senior Vice President, Ancestry International
Christopher Moore, Canadian historian, author and television
personality
Edward Hall and Liz Houghtling, descendents of Canadians in the Censuses

When:
Wednesday, June 10
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(Speeches begin at 11:15 a.m.)

Where:
Gallery Room
Ontario Heritage Centre, 8 Adelaide Street East
At Adelaide, east of Yonge Street

OntarioGenWeb Updates

Updates to OntarioGenWeb pages:

The census project added 8 new transcripts bringing our total to 851 census transcripts with over 1.3 million names!

1861 Essex, Colchester Twp

1871 Essex, Colchester Twp

1871 Essex, Gosfield Twp

1851 Essex, Sandwich Twp

1851 Kent, Chatham Gore

1851 Leeds, Elizabethtown Twp

1851 Middlesex, Mosa Twp

1851 Stormont, Osnabruck Twp

DUFFERIN COUNTY:

1885 Death Index added

ELGIN COUNTY:

Moved to Google sites!

LANARK COUNTY:

Headstone photos of Hopetown Cemetery added

Queries for BARRIE & GREER were added

OXFORD COUNTY:

8000+ headstone photographs were added

RUSSELL COUNTY:

New queries added

SIMCOE COUNTY:

Photos of Coldwater Cemetery added

Query boards updated

60+ obituaries added

In the blogosphere...

Instead of repeating what's so eloquently posted elsewhere, here's a rundown of Canadian-related articles available from other genealogy blogs:

From the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog:

Nova Scotia Black Loyalists Searchable Database online

From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:

CARTaGENE Seeks 20,000 People in Quebec

Video Interview: Sylvie Tremblay of Library and Archives Canada

FamilySearch Indexing Update - 5 May 2009 The 1916 Census of Saskatchewan, Alberta & Manitoba is now available at LDS FHC's!

ANCESTRY.CA Releases Border Crossings From U.S. to Canada From 1908-1935

World Vital Records Adds Paper of Record Paper of Record included several Canadian newspapers from the 1800s!

From Anglo-Celtic Connections:

LAC Service Improvement

If you've come across a blog post that would be of interest to genealogists tracing Canadian roots, please let us know!

Canadian Census 1851-1916 to debut online in June

Ancestry and Library & Archives Canada are holding a media event in June for the online launch of Canadian Census records 1851-1916.

See the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog for more information and updates!

OntarioGenWeb March Updates

Updates to OntarioGenWeb sites:

Census Project
18 census transcripts (over 35,000 people) added. This brings our total to over 840 transcripts and 1.3 million people.

Dufferin County GenWeb
Added 1913 to the death indexes

Lanark County GenWeb
February was a slow month with 1573 hits.

Old Buildings - the Middleville store and the Toll House in Lanark Village.

Nipissing District GenWeb

New queries added

Russell County GenWeb
Since the last report, the site had 173 visitors [31028]. Seven new queries were posted [956]. I also answered three queries by email. In the calendar month of February 2009, the site hosted 260 views.

1916 Census of Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan

Ancestry now offers a full index and census images of the 1916 census of Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan. A subscription to Ancestry (or participation in a 14 day free trial) is required.

In January Family Search offered a brief free glimpse at this census on their pilot website. It was pulled after a few days due to contractual agreements but will return for free searching at a later date (rumoured to be Dec 2011).

This census year is also available on microfilm and can be borrowed at local Canadian libraries and/or LDS Family History Centres worldwide. Microfilm numbers are listed at Library & Archives Canada

Other online national census records:

1851/2: Images at Library & Archives Canada, Index at Automated Genealogy & OGW's Census Project (Ontario only)

1881: Images & Index at Library & Archives Canada

1891: Images & Index at Library & Archives Canada

1901: Images at Library & Archives Canada, Index at Automated Genealogy

1906: Images at Library & Archives Canada, Index at Automated Genealogy

1911: Images at Library & Archives Canada, Index at Automated Genealogy

All but the 1881 census are also available to Ancestry subscribers

1891 Census of Canada now available at Library & Archives Canada

Library & Archives Canada has made the 1891 census (index & images) available on their website.

Link:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html

At-Home Indexing Rapidly Increasing Genealogical Records Access
Canadian indexing projects include the 1916 Census (Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba) and the 1861 Census.

OntarioGenWeb’s Census Project Updated

These census transcripts have been added to OntarioGenWeb's Census Project:

1861 Bruce, Brant Twp

1851 Dundas, Matilda Twp

1851 Dundas, Mountain Twp

1851 Dundas, Williamsburg Twp

1851 Elgin, Yarmouth Twp

1861 Essex, Gosfield Twp

1851 Frontenac, Wolfe Island

1861 Grey, Derby Twp

1851 Grey, Glenelg Twp

1851 Haldimand, Dunn Twp

1842 Halton, Nassagaweya Twp

1851 Halton, Trafalgar Twp

1911 Hastings, Monteagle

1813 Leeds, Bastard & Crosby South Twps

1830 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1832 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1833 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1834 Leeds, Bastard Twp

1861 Leeds, Yonge Twp

1851 Lincoln, Niagara (Town)

1861 Middlesex, Adelaide Twp

1881 Muskoka, Foley Twp

1861 Ontario, Reach Twp

1861 Ontario, Scott Twp

1861 Ontario, Scugog Twp

1861 Ontario, Thorah Twp

1861 Ontario, Uxbridge Twp

1861 Ontario, Whitby East Twp

1861 Ontario, Whitby West Twp

1911 Peel, Chinguacousy Twp

1891 Perth, Blanshard Twp

1891 Perth, Downie Twp

1891 Perth, Ellice Twp

1891 Perth, Fullarton Twp

1851 Perth, Hibbert Twp

1891 Perth, Hibbert Twp

1851 Perth, Logan Twp

1891 Perth, Logan Twp

1891 Perth, Mitchell (Town)

1891 Perth, Mornington Twp

1891 Perth, St Marys (Town)

1891 Perth, Usborne Twp

1851 Prince Edward, Athol Twp (Agricultural)

1851 Prince Edward, Hallowell Twp

1851 Prince Edward, Picton (Town) Agricultural

1834 Russell, Cumberland Twp

1835 Russell, Cumberland Twp

1836 Russell, Cumberland Twp

1837 Russell, Cumberland Twp

1832 Russell, Russell Twp

1911 Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Atwood Twp

1911 Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Fort William (Town)

1911 Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Oliver Twp

1830 Waterloo, Guelph Twp

1832 Waterloo, Guelph Twp

1840 Waterloo, Guelph Twp

1901 Welland, Port Colborne (Village)

1828 Wellington, Eramosa Twp

1832 Wellington, Eramosa Twp

1833 Wellington, Eramosa Twp

1837-1838 Wellington, Eramosa Twp

1833 Wellington, Erin & Garafraxa Twps

1834 Wellington, Garafraxa Twp

1816 Wentworth, Beverley Twp

1818 Wentworth, Beverley Twp

1825 Wentworth, Beverley Twp

1851 Wentworth, Binbrook Twp Agricultural)

1851 Wentworth, Dundas (Town) Agricultural

1851 Wentworth, Flamborough East Twp (Agricultural)

1825 Wentworth, Glanford Twp

1911 Wentworth, Waterdown (Village)

1911 York, Gwillimbury East

Digitization projects : Canadian census records set to come online

Initiative provides online access to a comprehensive collection of Canadian censuses

More on-line Censuses coming to Library and Archives Canada