For Ontario, there are 478 links in total plus four links to Canada-wide databases.
https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/ontario-birth-marriage-and-death-bmd-record-links
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
The Ancestor Hunt updates Ontario BMD Links
Family Tree Magazine: January 2021
Ancestry trees: a masterclass: Michelle Leonard provides useful steps to creating an online tree with Ancestry. Virtually all of the tree-building facilities that she has covered are accessible with a free account.
Investigating ‘public history: From jolly days out at living museums, to studying records in the nation's archives, we all participate in public history'. But what exactly is it? Susie Douglas considers
The importance of having a good research strategy: David Annal demonstrates why it is so important to have a good strategy for your family history, and how you can go about setting one up for your own research
Family history projects for 2021: Decide: what it is that, a year from now, you’ll look back on and wish you had started today
The Stories of our Streets: Paul Chiddicks set you a challenge, ‘The Chiddicks Challenge’, to discover - could you beat his family’s record of living on one street for over 83 years? These are the results
Where there’s a will: Where there’s a will, there’s a way to find out more about your ancestors. A will often contains unique information, and Simon Wills looks at how to locate these precious sources of family history
Also, TheGenealogist is giving every Family Tree reader a free 14-day Gold Subscription
Families: November 2020
Here's what you're missing if you didn't find it, or aren't an OGS member.
Advocacy Update - Land Registry Office Closures by HeatherMcTavishTaylor
A Little Spark - records and businesses by Coral Harkies
Off the Beaten Branch - four online military-related sources by Coral Harkies
O/T: What happens to my recycling in Ottawa
The more you understand the better you can decide what goes in what box.
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
This Week's Online Genealogy Events
Choose from free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Assume registration in advance is required. Check so you're not disappointed.
Tuesday 15 December: 8:45 am: British Library Labs Symposium. https://www.bl.uk/events/bl-labs-symposium
🇨🇦Tuesday 15 December, 2 pm: Virtual Genealogy Drop-In, from Ottawa Branch OGs and The Ottawa Public Library. Join here.
Tuesday 15 December: 2:35 pm: Cross Border Cousins – Tip Toe though Canadian Records and Information presented by Steve Fulton for the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. https://acpl.libnet.info/event/4724171
Tuesday 15 December; 8 pm: From the 18th to the 21st: The Records of Prohibition presented by Judy G. Russell, https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5837182291130884867
Wednesday 16 December, 2 pm: Ten Best Sources for Determining Your Immigrant Ancestor's Town of Origin presented by Lisa Alzo. Learn about the best US sources that might name your ancestor’s town or village, and how to prioritize your search and set expectations for tracking down key records in foreign repositories. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=1260
🇨🇦 Saturday 19 December, 1 pm: What Family Historians Need to Know About Canadian Copyright presented by Elise Cole. Ottawa Branch OGS. https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/what-family-historians-need-to-know-about-canadian-copyright-ottawa/
The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2019
Each year organizations federally registered as charities in Canada for tax purposes are required to file returns with the Canada Revenue Agency. Financial and other information is available on the Revenue Canada website.
Eight of 12 societies ran an operating surplus.
Financial statements for the Ontario Genealogical Society for 2019 were not posted as of 14 December 2020. The figures included here are from the Consolidated Financial Statements presented to the Society 2020 AGM.
Search for individual society reports at
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en.
The amounts in parentheses are for previous years sequentially back in time
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of 629,518 ($589,925, $612,912, $595,845, $558,845, $606,312, $540,282), and liabilities of $223,872 ($189,274, $229,017, $251,116, $213,134, $257,883, $200,592). The total revenue was $258,775 ($221,714, $264,331, $294,466, $208,033, $229,344, $254,380). Expenditures totaled $253,780 ($220,273, $225,165, $295,448, $210,752, $250,276, $218,231). The individual annual membership fee remains $50 for digital journal subscription, $60 for paper.
For the reporting period ending: 2019-12-31. Total assets of $71,650 ($207,055, $202,786, $209,347, $206,451, $203,542, $203,016) and liabilities of $20,808 ($10,096, $6,604, $7,600, $7,810, $9,268, $10,085). Total revenue was $23,867 ($36,988, $33,331, $34,030, $33,923, $27,625, $24,783). Expenditures totaled $26,653 ($35,385, $31,729, $30,925, $29,555, $24,991, $22,502). The individual annual membership fee is increased to $65 from $45.
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $114,685 ($105,229, $109,634, $98,897, $121,878, $104,683, $90,374) and liabilities of $22,280 ( $22,118, $23,796, $14,120, $20,170, $32,716, $30,607). Total revenue was $76,029 ($69,096, $57,978, $59,872, $71,443, $70,738, $54,675). Expenditures totaled $66,734 ($71,745, $63,939, $66,583, $63,844, $55,000, $50,366). The individual annual membership fee remains $50.
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31 total assets were$ 53,392 ($46,094, $ 35,802, $25,523, $29,166, $43,130) and liabilities $ 9,471 ($13,154, $11,088, $14,098, $16,072, $15,867). Total revenue was $35,562 ($37,804, $33,736, $34,368, $29,729, $35,226) and expenditure $23,996 ($26,228, $21,668, $36,037, $44,364, $32,525). That's a $11.566 surplus. The individual membership fee remains $42.
For the reporting period ending 2020-03-31. Total assets of $51,847 ($40,262, $43,476, $47,734, $37,118, $55,341, $50,743) and liabilities of $10,400.00 ($4,494, $4,806, $7,927, $7,208, $19,157, $22,458). Total revenue was $53,382 ($57,503, $53,194, $41,899, $47,388, $47,727, $60,780). Expenditures totaled $ 55,633 ($55,585, $ 51,924, $32,060, $49,679, $48,942, $59,162). The individual annual membership fee remains $50.
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $257,875 ($239,845, $274,044, $244,902, $281,182, $307,796, $303,274) and liabilities of $15,674 ($2,001, $4,011, n/a, $1,553, $0, $0). Total revenue was $79,278 ($32,372, $44,676, $ 44,448, $42,800, $45,693, $32,549). Total expenditures were $59,548 ($64,564, $57,812, $46,797, $69,858, $44,703, $30,717). The Association's annual membership fee remains $39.
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $1,505,384 ($1,595,600, $1,710,405, $1,771,728, $1,730,483 $2,145,295) and liabilities of $256,756 ($261,319, $226,378, $252,635, $220,434, $253,590). Total revenue was $711,668 ($562,466, $698,220, $701,406, $694,265, $557,053). Total expenditures were $796,176 ($721,143, $740,546, $709,792, $711,897, $626,736). The annual membership fee remains $63.
For the reporting period ending 2020-07-31 Total assets of $20,914 ($13,085, $26,400, $28,217, $48,701, $50,072, $53,800, $65,742) Liabilities totaled $15,738 ($5,713, $4,091, $4,464, $8,529, $7,304, $5,111, $7,899). Total revenue was $32,601.00 ($29,743, $36,629, $40,495, $42,468, $42,545, $44,095, $60,623). Expenditures totaled $36,419 ($43,058, $47,071, $46,972, $45,064, $49,054, $50,878, $47,420). The annual fee remains at $75.
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $205,243 ($182,979, $141,278, $114,170, $86,875, $106,334, $46,921). Liabilities totaled $122,549 ($118,732, $123,279, $135,921, $127,116, $125,662, $65,054). Total revenue was $252,599 ($252,198, $280,227, $237,391, $239,577, $256,667, $261,767). Expenditures were $234,152 ($224,265, $244,704, $252,436, $260,490, $268,140, $262,316) Basic annual membership remains $70.
For the reporting period ending 2018-12-31.Total assets of $665,144 ($551,682, $391,317, $363,189, $373,417, $339,405 $347,834). Liabilities totaled $41,470 ($52,481, $58,153, $63,648, $67,351, $39,685, $68,013). Total revenue was $209,241 ($170,123, $171,002, $231,117, $202,946, $215,399 $248,240). Expenditures were $173,496 ($176,885, $165,584, $195,137, $202,782, $201,759, $220,556.) Basic annual membership remains $50.
For the reporting period ending 2030-05-31. Total assets of $47,201 ($41,583, $34,781, $ 38,327, NA, NA, NA, $24,786) and liabilities NA (NA, NA, NA, NA, 0). Total revenue was $32,163 ($38,419, $40,354, $41,924, $34,048, $40,412, NA). Expenditures totaled $27,452 ($31,815, $43,789, $39,688, $44,502, $42,629, $35,790). Individual annual membership remains at $60.
Monday, 14 December 2020
O/T: Reduce Background Sound in Zoom
If you're on a Zoom meeting and they decide to start drilling in a nearby unit in your building, or your neighbour has noisy construction underway, consider using the advanced audio settings for Zoom to apply noise filtering.
Adjust the level of filtering background noise from the default setting of "automatic." to "aggressive." The advanced audio setting is found by clicking the drop-down menu next to Zoom's microphone icon. Give it a try. Some people find it too aggressive and their own speech is clipped
It should go without saying to keep your microphone muted unless you're speaking to eliminate not only background noise but also interruptions such as a ringing phone. Some of us use a headset with a highly directional microphone and clearer incoming audio.
The (UK) National Archives Online Events
Top Level Tips: Using Discovery
16 January | 10:00
Learn our top tips for using our catalogue, Discovery. Within half an hour you will come away with all of the tools needed to make the most of the catalogue for your research.
England’s mistress: Emma Hamilton
22 January | 14:00
Kate Williams discusses the tumultuous life of Emma Hamilton, and how her affair with Lord Nelson became one of the most epic love stories of all time.
Top Level Tips: Discovering your family history
23 January | 10:00
Our experts guide you through all the basics on how to get started with discovering your family history within half an hour.
Belsen and the British
29 January | 14:00
Dan Stone examines what the British found at Belsen in April 1945, and explains how the aftermath of the liberation was never just a British affair.
Top Level Tips: Discovering your local history
30 January | 10:00
Join our expert-led webinar that will give you guide you through all the basics to get started with discovering your family history within half an hour.
Top Level Tips: First World War army records
6 February | 10:00
Gain pointers on how to start researching your ancestor who served in the Army during the First World War, or someone listed on your local war memorial.
Top Level Tips: Records of railway workers
13 February | 10:00
Discover tools and tips on how to research your ancestors who worked on the railways trace their work and employment records.
Public health and the 1918-19 Influenza pandemic
19 February| 14:00
Laura Robson-Mainwaring dives into the government’s response to the Influenza pandemic, at a time when the cause and treatment of Influenza was unknown.
Top Level Tips: Using Discovery
23 February | 10:00
Learn our top tips for using our catalogue, Discovery. Within half an hour you will come away with all of the tools needed to make the most of the catalogue for your research.
AIDS: Prejudice, prevention and publicity
26 February | 14:00
Mark Dunton examines how the government wrestled with the limits of frankness in a national public education campaign to address the AIDS epidemic.
Serving Winston: The life of Churchill’s cook with Annie Gray
5 March | 14:00
Annie Gray celebrates the life, times and food of Georgina Landemare, No.10’s society chef, and serves us a reminder that behind every great man lies a woman who can make a mean custard.
Agents for change: Women and protest in The National Archives’ collection
12 March | 14:00
Vicky Iglikowski-Broad reflects on women and protest in modern Britain, from the movement for women’s suffrage to the Ford Dagenham Campaigns of the 1960s.
Uncovering hidden stories: Women in archives
26 March | 14:00
Angelina Osborne gives a glimpse into the lives of women around the world, from their determination to receive a university education to raising awareness of injustices in institutions.
Sunday, 13 December 2020
Sunday Sundries
Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
What psychology can tell us about why some people don’t wear masks – and how to change their minds
https://theconversation.com/what-psychology-can-tell-us-about-why-some-people-dont-wear-masks-and-how-to-change-their-minds-150343
How good is the Pfizer vaccine for older people?
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/12/how-good-is-the-pfizer-vaccine-for-older-people.html
No inference about the effectiveness of the vaccine for older people from the results for mid-life adults!
Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Christmas War of the Sexes
https://daily.jstor.org/santa-and-mrs-claus-and-the-christmas-war-of-the-sexes/
Bargain Books
On Friday's BIFHSGO Social there was mention of two websites for bargain books online. www.bookbub.com has ebooks, for audiobooks try www.chirpbooks.com/. The best bargain is the online books you can borrow for free from your local public library.
Is Your Zoom Up To Date?
New capabilities are available. Check out the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/WjwZTRve3Zc
Finest Kind Christmas Concert
https://youtu.be/2sI1hwhbsb8
Thanks to this week's contributors: Anonymous, Barbara Tose, Donna Jones, Gail B. K., Leighann Neilson, Mike Moore, Patti Mordasewicz, Sophronia, Unknown
Testimonies of Transition: Voices from the Scottish Diaspora
Below is a promotional video for an oral history book, Testimonies of Transition: Voices from the Scottish Diaspora by Marjory Harper. The book was the result of over a hundred Scottish emigrants’ testimonies and interviews, now available as audiobook.
The first 28 seconds of the video is archival footage of the vessel Letitia which was used in bringing Second World War brides to Canada after the war.
Saturday, 12 December 2020
Find A Grave Updates
Ancestry regularly updates the Find a Grave Index databases. There's a large increase in records for the UK and Ireland since 30 October.
| Find A Grave Title | 10 December | 30 October | Increase | % Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK and Ireland, 1300s-Current | 8,527,468 | 7,826,266 | 701,202 | 9.0 |
| Canada, 1600s-Current | 7,258,901 | 7,081,243 | 177,658 | 2.5 |
| Australia and New Zealand, 1800s-Current | 7,745,001 | 7,630,773 | 114,228 | 1.5 |
There are now 15,147,733 records in the collection Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, a 4.7% increase.
The total for US Find A Grave, 157,371,227, dwarfs the others.
Findmypast Weekly Update
Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions
Over 28,000 new records to this collection, covering over 300 years of Yorkshire history. The new arrivals date from 1663-2008 and come from the following parishes in Yorkshire (West Riding):
Greetland, Methodist Chapel, Mytholmroyd, Norland, Northowram, Ogden, Ovenden, Pecket Well, Queensbury, Ripponden, Rishworth, Scammonden, Shelf, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge.
This collection now totals 234,260 records for 270 locations with the most recent inscriptions for 2019.
United States Obituary Notices
Over 18.2 million new entries from all 50 American states, now totalling over 56.6 million. The collection is from the tributes.com and currentobituary.com websites. Death dates range from 1619 to 2020.
Ireland Billion Graves Cemetery Index
New records from all 32 Irish counties now totalling 152,515 index records. The most recent are for 2017, the earliest for 1623. Coverage is best for Northern Ireland with nearly 41,000 records for Down, over 28,000 for Antrim, and over 24,000 for Londonderry.
Ontario Newspaper Digitization
As with Glengarry county, local people have the most interest in having their newspapers preserved and digitized. It's gratifying to find the type of effort described being made and funded by local councils.
I'm wondering if OGS branches keep track of digitally available newspapers for their area, and newspapers that are vulnerable to being lost?
Friday, 11 December 2020
MyHeritage adds United Kingdom, Death Index, 1980-2020
According to MyHeritage, records may contain various information of the deceased, including full name, gender, birth date, age at death, death date, and place where the death occurred.
Checking some known deaths in my family tree in England, I found information on full name, gender, death date, place and postcode sector. Ignore the place which appears to be an administrative centre. Look instead at the postcode sector, Google it and you'll find various sites that describe and map the sector.
There is no indication on the source of the information which is more detailed than that available from the General Register Office website.
Ontario Land Records and ONLAND
The closure of the physical Land Registry Offices as of October has stimulated a lot of interest in the availability of Ontario land records online.
Last Saturday's BIFHSGO workshop Ontario Land Records Made Easy given by Ken McKinlay was "well-received", I'd go as far as "highly-acclaimed."
For a limited time, the workshop handout and video in three parts are available to all at the BIFHSGO website. Then they will be moved behind the Society firewall — available to members only.
Overview and Part I — https://youtu.be/s4RIs2A9IOI
Part II - The Abstracts — https://youtu.be/CgwqHxdqEY0
Part III - The Instruments / Chat responses — https://youtu.be/MeUD16WXsF4
Chat responses — https://bifhsgo.ca/upload/files/Education/2020_Dec_Chat_-_Ontario_Land_Records_Made_Easier_-_participants_contributions.pdf
On Wednesday evening OGS hosted a webinar ONLAND: Ontario Land Registry Access - A Insiders Guide on how to use it, with two speakers, Dan Petoran and Cat Bufalino from the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. Find it linked in a page with lots of other good land record information at https://ogs.on.ca/land-records/
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Christmas Lies and Legends
"Is Santa really Dutch? Were Christmas Trees introduced by Prince Albert? Was Christmas once a time of faith, rather than riotous feasting?
In this lecture, social historian Judith Flanders considers Christmas myths and Christmas memory, and will explore how everything you think you know about Christmas is wrong. She looks at the long history of nostalgia for a different kind of Christmas, and whether Christmas ever really existed at all."
Watch on replay at https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/christmas-legends
BIFHSGO December Meeting: Great Moments
"Jamey Burr will tell the story of his mother’s family, who came from the east coast of Scotland to start a significant family fishing business on Lake Huron. We’ll hear about tales of international travel on the jute trade route, early political activity in Upper Canada, lighthouse keepers, the Klondike, family losses, and a sad role related to the greatest tragedy in Great Lakes history.
After the Irish famine, Hugh Reekie's forebear William Maxwell, a civil engineer and architect, was very involved in designing houses, farms and factories. Hugh will take us on a grand tour of Ballinasloe, telling us the history of the town and area, finishing up with a family gravestone - in a very interesting location!
Michael MacNeil’s great-great-grandmother was believed to have survived a shipwreck in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on her way to Canada from Ireland sometime between 1830 and 1833. Learn how Michael discovered that false news is not a recent phenomenon, but can be enduring."
The meeting will feature a Christmas Social. While there won't be a lovely spread of holiday sweets this year, we invite you to munch on your favourite goodies while you listen to the Great Moments from the comfort of your home.
Registration is required – register here for this ever-popular BIFHSGO event.
Reminder: Renewal of membership for 2021 is now due. New members are always welcome. Information here.
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Dick Eastman's 50% off offer on MyHeritage Subscriptions
It's a deal. Until 14 December for Dick Eastman's Newsletter readers, which you probably are anyway! Why not? See the details here.
Ancestry President & CEO Leaving
Margo Georgiadis, Ancestry President & CEO, has announced that she has informed the board that she plans to depart the company at the end of 2020. The company expects to announce a new CEO in early 2021 who will drive the next phase of the company’s ongoing growth. Ms. Georgiadis will remain available for a period of time after her departure to assist in a smooth transition.
“I’m so proud of the collective accomplishments of the Ancestry team and am confident in the company’s continued success,” said Georgiadis. “In partnership with Blackstone and Ancestry’s deep bench of management talent, the company is well positioned for continued growth, delivering on its mission to empower journeys of personal discovery for millions of people around the world.”
Eric Wilmes, Head of Private Equity, Americas at GIC, and Stephen Evans, a Managing Director at Silver Lake, said, “Margo has made a tremendous impact on this organization, and we are grateful for her many contributions. She has created a best-in-class leadership team and led a process of rebuilding and strengthening our products and our business. On behalf of the entire board, we wish Margo the very best in her next chapter.”
Margo Georgiadis was appointed President and CEO of Ancestry.com on 19 April 2018,
Collage: The London Picture Archive
Over 250,000 images of London from the collections at the London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery are at Collage: The London Picture Archive.In addition to the simple search, there are other ways into the collection, Advanced Search, a series of Galleries and a London Picture Map.
Not finding what you want? Check out the search tips.
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