Sunday Sundries

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Ontario BMDs, what's where?
The 1937 marriage and 1947 death registrations are available now on Ancestry.ca . Ancestry.ca now hosts the 1869-1913 births, 1801-1937 marriages and 1869-1947 deaths.
FamilySearch International continues to host the 1869-1912 births, 1869-1927 marriages and 1869-1937 deaths.
via Archives of Ontario

Ulster Historical Foundation lecture tour March 2019
A shout out for two Irish events this month in the US.  Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast are on their fifth annual Irish Genealogy tour. There are no Canadian stops this year. The closest opportunities are 9 March in Concord, NH and 19 March in Pittsburgh, PA.

Is DNA Left on Envelopes Fair Game for Testing?
The genealogist’s dream of testing old, spit-laced artifacts is coming true—but raising questions about who controls dead people’s DNA.

Genomics Testing Leads List of Fastest Growing Technologies Based on Patent Growth

Better Than Dropbox: The 6 Quickest Ways to Share Any File With Anyone

Is Sir John A. Macdonald to blame for the Wilson-Raybould affair?

So February caused you to doubt we're heading for a warmer climate?
February's mean temperature at the Ottawa airport weather station was -9.2C. That's 1.1C colder than the climate normal of -8.1C. 67.8 cm of snow was reported compared to a normal of 43.3 cm. Its been harsh.

But look elsewhere

On 1 March the British Meteorological Office posted a summary. No one could have missed that February was record breaking.

Daily maximum temperatures have been the highest on record (dating back to 1910), averaging out at 10.0C, ahead of the 9.8C recorded in 1998. When considering mean temperatures (24 hour temperature totals) the provisional end-of-February statistics show it is the second warmest with 6.0C recorded, behind 1998 at 6.8C.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology posted Heat wave events headline a record warm summer for Australia.
For the country as a whole it is the warmest summer on record for mean, maximum and minimum temperatures. 

A Couple of Things to do for the Planet
From the New York Times

• Instead of buying a new phone, try to keep yours in working condition for as long as possible. 
• Use a modern EnergyStar rated dishwasher, not the sink.
• When shopping online combine orders to avoid multiple deliveries.
• To limit food waste when you’re hosting a get-together, try “Guest-imator” to calculate the amount of groceries you’ll need. 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOURCES CIRCULATE 30 PER CENT MORE FROM HOLDINGS, 30 PER CENT LESS PER ACTIVE CARDHOLDER, THAN THE AVERAGE OF ONTARIO'S 9 LARGEST COMMUNITIES.