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Lambton County Happening
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has been added
to the Lambton branch ogs web site for quicker digital
searches replies and easier digital orders of records
Sarnia Family History Centre website at
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Diving Into Genealogical Research The Ulster Historical Foundation The Ulster
Historical Foundation is a long-established,
highly reputable research and publishing agency.
It offers extensive knowledge on the sources
available for tracing Irish and Scots-Irish
ancestors. We are an
educational non-profit organisation. Our aim is
to encourage an interest in the history of the
province of Ulster; promote a positive image of
Northern Ireland overseas; strengthen the links
between Ireland and those of Ulster descent;
broaden access to historical documents and
records for Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy; and
to inspire pride in Irish and Ulster heritage
and culture.
This is a joint
project between the Ulster Historical Foundation
and the Centre for Migration Studies at the
If you are
interested in finding out more about your This is a unique activity holiday which caters for all abilities and levels of interest. The autumn school itinerary can be viewed at: www.ancestryireland.com/autumnschool
If the dates of
this tour do not suit, we will be running a
series of activity holidays throughout 2012 or
we can also create an itinerary specifically for
your group or clan reunion. In addition we offer
bespoke family history packages for individuals
as well as high-end luxury Ulster-Scots tours.
Further information can be obtained through our
website
www.ancestryireland.com
please
contact us on
enquiry@uhf.org.uk
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Halton Digital Newspaper Archive
But to
everything, there is a season, and that applies to our
business as well. We are planning to close in the fall.
Sales have fallen to the point where the venture no
longer makes sense. Running the business takes a huge
amount of time, but after paying the bills, there is
nothing left for us. While we have always seen this as a
service, rather than a get-rich-quick scheme, there is
simply no point in continuing. This does not mean we
will end our involvement with genealogy. Dave will
continue to speak at conferences, and will continue to
write books and magazine articles -- in fact, now he
will have more time for that. After we close the
business we will continue to sell his books through his
personal website,
www.daveobee.com and of course, there is still a
lot of research to be done!
We are planning to add a
few new titles, in small quantities, in the next few
weeks. We still believe, after all, in the importance of
quality genealogical reference material. Within a couple
of months, however, we will start clearing out as much
of our inventory as we can. We will also stop
replenishing our stock, so if there is something you
would like to order, you would be well advised to order
it sooner rather than later. Thank you for all of your
support over the years. Dixie & Dave Obee
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Canadian Genealogy Survey Announcement
We are two academics and researchers at
Since we launched the survey online a couple of weeks
ago, over 500 people have completed it. While we
originally concentrated our efforts on
We are hoping to prevail upon you to distribute
information about the survey to your members in whatever
way you think most convenient and effective. A
mention in your fall newsletter would be appreciated; or
if you have an e-mail distribution list that would be
even better. Any announcement that will give
members the chance to learn about the survey and perhaps
take it would be enormously helpful to us. We are
hoping that we can keep the survey live until sometime
in November; so it would be best if members were made
aware of the survey before then.
The purpose of the survey in to capture as much
information as possible on the practice of genealogy,
particularly as it is being transformed by new media in
The survey is available at:
http://www.cusurveycentre.ca/gensurvey
A blog about the research allows us to comment on how things are
progressing. It is available at:
http://genealogyincanada.blogspot.com/
If you have any questions about the survey, we are happy to answer them.
REGION 1 ANNUAL MEETING
Kent Branch of Ontario Genealogical
Society
Fall/ 2012
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NEW Genealogy Centre in Sarnia
Central United Church a new h help centre now open to the community, as a free service
Come and research your family tree every Monday morning
from 08:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Help is readily available
to assist you in any way.
Not sure how to operate
a computer?...No problem we can help you. On-hand to
help your is our grade 12 co-op student and a retired
history teacher/expert genealogist who will guide you
along as you search the Internet for lost relatives and
discover your own genealogy.
Learn how to
document what you find in your research. Learn how to
build your own family tree. Come and enjoy the friendly
company at Central United Church and meet others who
share the same interests in genealogy.
follow link to http://central-united-church.org/groups-committees/genealogy/pan>
To All Lambton Members
we hope to see some of you at the
Kingston
Borders and Bridges: 1812 to 2012
Do you have a family book with removeable binding we will be set up to scan and OCR you book just bring a USB there will be a fair price for this please e-mail Jane at teskey@xcelco.on.ca for pricing and to arrange a time to drop off and pick up if that will works for you
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Home Children
Do you have family who was a home child in lambton Co.
Ontario, Canada
2010 Year of the British Home Children
If you
haven’t already sent information about a British Home Child in your
family, extended or
otherwise, to
Ann Hentschel
branch e-mail
replacing*Barbara Luckham* ( taking a break)
a index is on our Members Only section
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Searching for Canadians with British Roots - New TV show in the UK
Do you think your family tree might have British roots?
Would you like to travel to
Dragonfly TV is making an exciting new game show featuring families,
ancestors and long-lost relatives.
We’re searching for people from all over the world, who think they may
have British ancestry, who would like to take part.
Whether your, Great Great Grandfather was born in England or your Great
Aunt lived in Scotland... If you think you, or anyone you know, may have
any British ancestry, we want to hear from you!
Visit
www.guesstherelative.tv
NOW to find out more and apply to take part.
Alternatively phone: +44 207 033 2319
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/GuessTheRelative
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is
pleased to announce the release of a major new cemetery publication –
the transcription of the monuments in St. John’s Norway Cemetery and
Crematorium
St. John’s Norway Cemetery, also known as St. John the Baptist Norway
Cemetery or St. John’s Cemetery, Berkeley, was originally established as
an Anglican churchyard in 1853 on three acres of land. It is now
inter-denominational, and its grounds have expanded to cover about 35
acres of land at the corner of Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue in
Toronto’s east end.
The
transcription of this cemetery was a massive project that took two
decades to complete and involved dozens of dedicated volunteers. The
transcription is 3454 pages in length and contains about 55,000 names in
its index. It has been published on CD only, in a fully searchable PDF
format. The cost is $30.00 plus $2.50 postage and handling.
To find
out how to order the St. John’s Norway Cemetery transcription
(Publication number TRN-009), visit the Cemetery Publications page on
the Toronto Branch website at
www.torontofamilyhistory.org/cemeterypubs.html#toronto.
For more information about this project or how to help with ongoing
transcribing of Toronto cemeteries, contact Branch Cemeteries
Co-ordinator Jack Tyson at cemeteries@torontofamilyhistory.org.
For more information about the Toronto Branch and how to become a
member, visit www.torontofamilyhistory.org or leave a message at
416-733-2608. To stay on top of Toronto Branch news, follow us on
Twitter @TOFamilyHistory.
Kingston
Borders and Bridges: 1812 to 2012
OGS
Conference 2012
Borders and Bridges: 1812 to 2012, the 2012 OGS Conference,
will be held in Kingston ON, June 1-3, 2012.
The War of 1812 was a border dispute between England and the
United States. Issues such as borders; land settlement and pension
records (on both sides of the border) of participants in the war of
1812 and other wars; immigration and migration; and genealogical
resources in areas bordering eastern Ontario as well as in Ontario
will be among the topics covered by speakers at the Conference.
more to come as we get information
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