18 August 2013

New in genealogy at the Ottawa Public Library - I

Here are some recent genealogy acquisitions by the Ottawa Public Library.

Life in the Victorian and Edwardian Workhouse, by Michelle Higgs,  362.5850942 HIGGS (see her website at http://www.michellehiggs.co.uk/), There's a waiting list for the four copies held by the OPL.

Administering the Empire, 1801-1968: A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office in the National Archives of the United Kingdom, by Mandy Banton,
909.0971241 BANTO (the topic of a TNA podcast at http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/author/mandy-banton/). Two reference copies available at OPL.

Essential Maps for Family Historians (National Archives of UK Bookshop--Irish), by Charles Masters, 929.1072041 MASTE. 3 holds on 2 copies.

Family History: Digging Deeper, by Simon Fowler, 929.1072 FOWLE, 4 copies available, 3 holds.

My Ancestor Was In Service: A Guide to Sources for Family Historians, by Pamela Horn (not in the catalog yet)

My Ancestors Settled in the British West Indies: A Guide to Sources for Family Historians, by John Titford, 929.3729 TITFO (3 copies, 1 circulating)

Tracing Your Ancestors from 1066 to 1837: A Guide for Family Historians, by Jonathan Oates, 929.1072 OATES (4 holds on 3 copies).

Irish Place Names by Deirdre Flanagan, 910.01409415 FLANA (1 hold on 2 copies).

Genealogist's Internet (5th ed., 2012)The Essential Guide to Researching your Family History Online, by Peter Christian, 929.10285 CHRIS, highly rated, 3 holds on 4 copies

North America's Maritime Funnel: The Ships That Brought the Irish, 1749-1852, by, Terrence M. Punch, 929.3715 PUNCH, 3 reference copies.

More coming tomorrow. Thanks to Diana Hall for the information.


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