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Crumbling Documents, photos, letters, etc: An issue for amateur genealogists

Ever noticed that old newspaper turns yellow and gets brittle? Acid is the culprit. Acid is used in process of manufacturing newsprint and many papers. And over time, the acid combined with any moisture, begins to destroy paper. Many of the documents that genealogists find, use and probably want to save for historical purposes are already in various states of deterioration. And, if the document has begun deteriorating, further deterioration is inevitable, unless the document is somehow "deacidi… Continue

Added by Eric Snyder on January 3, 2010 at 3:30am — 1 Comment

Irish Connections

I have been searching for my Irish ancestors, over the past few years. There are links to the Family that I have found, just searching the internet, using ancestry and genealogy sites. Most are American and neglect the Canadian connections. Your type in a name like Anne Wallace and you get 100 Anne Wallaces. You type in Robert Day and you get 100 different Robert Days. The travel of these emmigrants to Canada during the 1850's - 1900. have many different trails, as they came to Halifax, Quebec C… Continue

Added by Glenhandy on December 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Using Books To Find The Answers.....

If anyone who has ancesters in Lower Canada that lived in a seigneurie this is a resource, that can proove to be helpful. Below is a brief description of the..... Cadastres abreges des Seigneuries du ............., Quebec, 1863 District de .............. (Vol ...) No ....., One of the positives things that came out of the Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada was the acknowledgment that many new immigrants and French Canadians already living in Quebec, wished to own their own property and not p… Continue

Added by Karen Renaud on December 8, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Henwood descendents of Thomas Henwood and Emily Pawley

I am looking for decendents of Thomas Henwood and Emily Pawley who emigrated from Milbrook, Cornwall, England to the Hamilton, Ontario area, probably in the late 19th century. They apparently had three sons, Sid, Ernest (Ernie) and Arthur Thomas (my grandfather, b. 1868) and four daughters, Emily, Kate (b.1866), Ethel (b. 1882) and Marie. Ernie married Mary L. Davis, who later married a man named Martin Battle. Ernie's daughter was named Nancy Davis Henwood. Sid had a son named Fred and three… Continue

Added by Diane Wales on December 5, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Canadian Privacy Laws and Genealogy

Hi All - I was in a conversation recently with a genealogy researcher who will never publish his work. He was a former police officer and said that the risk of being sued if you published something in the way of vital records about a living person was just too high. He believes that you need to wait 30 years following the death of an individual before their name and birth, marriage, death, can be recorded in your history. Does anyone know a good source of information on privacy as it relates to… Continue

Added by Diane Anderson on November 30, 2009 at 6:55pm — 2 Comments

Canadian Time Line

I`ve been compiling a time line to use in conjunction with my family tree. It is information that I have gathered up from history text books, magazine, on-line lists and various books. I wanted my tree to have more than just the usual, births,deaths & marriages info. Most of the events are from Canadian history, but I included other facts if they would have factored into our every day lives. Please feel free to use the information and if anyone knows of any events that I may have missed plea… Continue

Added by Karen Renaud on November 25, 2009 at 6:00pm — 21 Comments

Linklater, Swanston, Looking for ancestry and living relatives

Andrew Linklater married a Elizabeth (betty) Swanston (Swanson) while working for Hudson Bay co.Her father was William Swanson. Can anyone help with any information and also any Metis links. Continue

Added by William David Linklater on November 24, 2009 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

Words of Wisdom - by Dave Obee

Settlers’ testimonials offer glimpse of early prairie life, says Dave Obee. This article was originally published in the October-November 2009 issue of The Beaver magazine. Dave Obee has been researching his family history on the Prairies for thirty years and has written several books about genealogy. My grandfather’s uncle, Fred Obee, had some simple advice for anyone thinking of settling on the Canad… Continue

Added by Tanja Hutter on September 24, 2009 at 9:43am — No Comments

HBC Collectibles and Memorabilia

I am wondering if there are people on this list who are into collecting HBC memorabilia in general, and Beaver magazines in particular. I started collecting older Beaver magazines back in the '80s and then a few years ago I won a bound set of Beavers on eBay that cover 1936 to 1976 which, of course left me with literally hundreds of duplicate single issues for that same period. I also have a fair size collection of of HBC books as well as HBC pins, plates, and commemorative medallions etc. Now… Continue

Added by Martin F. Dunn on September 14, 2009 at 12:38pm — No Comments

STEWART or STUART, Cumberland County, NS before 1870

I am looking for anyone researching the Stewart or Stuart families in Cumberland Co., NS that were there before the 1870's. I have reason to believe that they were all related. I descend from Robert Stewart, who emigrated from Blair Athol, Perthshire, Scotland, about 1820 or thereabouts, with his wife Anna McDonald (also recorded in some records as ANN). They are buried in the United Church Cemetery in Fox Harbour. His brother George Stewart also emigrated to Cumberland County. George married… Continue

Added by Lynton Stewart on September 13, 2009 at 5:08pm — No Comments

I am looking for descendants of Adam Oliver 1823 - 1882. He was born in New Brunswick and came to On…

I am looking for descendants of Adam Oliver 1823 - 1882. He was born in New Brunswick and came to Ontario in 1836. He was the first mayor of Ingersoll Ontario. He had numerous brothers and sisters and many children. I cannot find any info on his siblings and do have some info on his children but I am always looking to add whenever I can. Continue

Added by Colin Birrell on September 4, 2009 at 7:52pm — 3 Comments

schmidt family

I am researching my family clan, most in Alberta Area, by Medicine Hat. The Schmidt's originally came from Vienna and Immitz, Burgenland , Austria, settling first in Red Iron South Dakota , moving to Etzikom Alberta in 1910. Stefen and Elizabeth Schmidt , with 13 children, settled in and around this area. If anyone knows /or has information of this clan, please contact me Continue

Added by beverly on August 17, 2009 at 11:58am — 2 Comments

Useful links about genealogy

Pierre Lagacé's blog, Nos ancêtres http://sadp.wordpress.com/ (French) Automated genealogy, Transcription of Canadian Census 1851, 1901, 1906 and 1911 (in English) Généalogie du Québec (French/English) Sites généalogiques ou historiques à visiter http://www.lagace.org/site.… Continue

Added by Vicky Lapointe on August 6, 2009 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

Lafontaine, Ontario - Ste. Croix church baptisms

For those of you who have kin in the north Simcoe county area - specifically Lafontaine Ontario - and who se kin were baptised from 1911 - 1938, this notice is for you and those interested. I recently published full transcriptions from the Drouin entries for Ste. Croix Catholic Church, Lafontaine - baptisms form 1911 to 1938. Alphabetically sorted, names, parents names, sponsors, officiating priests - dates of birth and baptism. Notes made by the priests (i.e. confirmation dates, marriages etc).… Continue

Added by Deborah Crawford on July 27, 2009 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Hodgson Hudson Frost

I am looking for information about Mary Hodgson sometimes known as Mary Hudson. She was the youngest daughter of John Hodgson who worked for the HBC in Moose Factory and Fort Albany until 1815, when he became a free trader in the Ottawa Valley. Mary was born around 1810 and married Samuel Frost around 1830 in Fort Coulonge, Quebec we believe. Samuel came from Aberdeen Scotland and they farmed near Fort Coulonge, Quebec until his death in 1879. Continue

Added by Marlene heitland on July 23, 2009 at 1:53am — 1 Comment

For the record (II) – by Dr. Fraser Dunford

Nothing beats original records when it comes to researching your roots, says Fraser Dunford. This article was originally published in August/September 2009 issue of The Beaver magazine. Dr. Fraser Dunford is a professional engineer and a former university academic and administrator. In his second career, he is a professional genealogist and the executive director of the… Continue

Added by Tanja Hutter on July 21, 2009 at 2:09pm — 1 Comment

Searching For Answers....while doing the tourist thing

We in the National Capital Region, have access to many historical treasures and artifacts. Go into the Library and Archives unprepared and you`ll find yourself spinning like a kid in a candy store, the amount of information is that overwhelming. Knowing what to look for is part of the process. For example while researching my husbands family from New Brunswick, there was a book other researchers kept refering back to. I searched for the name of the book at the Library and Archives web page and l… Continue

Added by Karen Renaud on July 20, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Happenings!

I received an e-mail about 2 months ago from a young lad who was responding to an online inquiry regarding my Great Grandmother.It turns out his Great Great Grandmother was a sister to my Great Grandmother and his Great Great Grandfather a brother to my Great Grandfather. It was like opening a can of worms because although I have a series of names at that time now I know where most of them fit. And have found more living relatives who I have also met. there are 4 brothers we know of for sure one… Continue

Added by Manitoba Child ~Lynn Turner on July 18, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Thibault and Linklater - Searching for My Canadian Ancestors

My g grandmother, Margaret Letitia Linklater was born in Ft. Victoria, B.C., in 1855. Her mother, was Lecretia Thibault, and she was apparently born out of wedlock. Maggie's mother died when she was young (I believe that Lucy Thibault died in 1868, when Maggie was about 13). Maggie was raised in the Catholic orphanage in Victoria. Family legend is that she was a ward of court until she reached majority. Her father, James Linklater, from Harrah Parrish, Orkney, came to Victoria on a Hudson's Bay… Continue

Added by C. Madison Brewer on July 17, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

Looking for Mills of Advocate Harbour

I'm looking for genealogical information for Albert G. Mills of Advocate Harbour, Cumberland County, N.S. His wife was Mabel Hatfield. His brothers were Frederick and Ed. Frederick was married to Esta Hatfield. My father was Sherman Hatfield Mills. Marilyn (Mills) Fraser Continue

Added by Marilyn Louise Fraser (nee Mills on June 10, 2009 at 11:06pm — No Comments

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