British Newspaper Archive additions for August

The British Newspaper Archive now has a total of 27,429,320 pages online (26,868,088 last month.)

The 13 (12) papers with new content this month include 0 (3) new to the collection. The major additions during the month were in five Irish newspapers.

Sligo Champion 34960 pages

1942-1947, 1953-1958, 1964-1982, 1984, 1986-1987, 1997-2000

Irish Independent 60310 pages

1918-1919, 1986, 1988, 2002, 2008

Evening Herald (Dublin) 193704 pages

1892-1896, 1898, 1900, 1988-1989, 1992, 1997, 2003-2004, 2008-2009

Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal 22626 pages

1873-1913, 1917, 1922, 1927-1936, 1947-1950

Wicklow People 91202 pages

1914, 1917-1929, 1931-1976, 1986-2001

Other major additions were:

Liverpool Echo 211480 pages

1989-1999

Newcastle Journal 17270 pages

1992

FreeBMD 2nd August Update

The FreeBMD Database was updated on xxxday, xx August 2018 to contain distinct records (268,902,575 at the previous update on 3 July).

Years with updates of more than 5,000 records are for births    ; for marriages     ; for deaths    .

The genealogist adds to Warwickshire Parish Collection

The following is an announcement from The genealogist.

TheGenealogist has added over 1.5 million individuals to their Warwickshire Parish Record Collection and so increases the coverage of this Midland county for family researchers to find their ancestors baptisms, marriages and burials.

These records are released in association with Warwickshire County Record Office and have the benefit of high quality images to complement the transcripts, making them a valuable resource for those with ancestors from this area.

These new fully searchable records can be used to find ancestors from the parishes of: Alveston, Arley, Baddesley Ensor, Barcheston, Bulkington, Burton Dassett, Butlers Marston, Castle Bromwich, Charlecote, Cherrington, Chilvers Coton, Church Lawford, Claverdon, Clifton-Upon-Dunsmore, Coleshill, Corley, Coughton, Coventry St Michael, Coventry St John the Baptist, Coventry St Mark, Curdworth, Ettington, Exhall with Wixford (Alcester), Farnborough, Fenny Compton, Foleshill St Laurence, Great Alne, Great Packington, Grendon, Hampton Lucy, Harborough Magna, Hartshill, Haselor, Henley-in-Arden, Honington, Ladbroke, Lea Marston, Leamington Spa All Saints, Leamington Spa St John the Baptist, Mancetter, Milverton, Over Whitacre, Pillerton Hersey, Ratley, Sherbourne, Shipston-on-Stour, Shotteswell, Solihull  St Alphege, Sutton Coldfield Holy Trinity, Warwick St Mary, Warwick St Nicholas, Wasperton, Wellesbourne, and Whitchurch.

These new parish records are available as part of the Diamond Subscription at TheGenealogist

CWGC Appeal for Relatives

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is looking for relatives of:

CARNEGIE, PETER ALEXANDER

22ND FEBRUARY 1919

ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS

PRIVATE

NIGG (ST. FITTICK) OLD CHURCHYARD

CURRAN, JOHN JOSEPH

13TH DECEMBER 1917

ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT

LANCE CORPORAL

BALLYNANEASHAGH (ST. OTTERAN'S) CATHOLIC CEMETERY

DONOGHUE, ARTHUR JAMES

4TH MARCH 1921

CANADIAN ENGINEERS

SAPPER

MELCOMBE REGIS CEMETERY

GOUDIE, WILLIAM GORDON

5TH NOVEMBER 1917

CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)

PRIVATE

GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS

HILDITCH, V

15TH DECEMBER 1916

ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

DRIVER

STOKE-ON-TRENT (HANLEY) CEMETERY

HUGHES, RONALD BASKERVILLE

31ST MAY 1917

ROYAL FLYING CORPS

SECOND LIEUTENANT

STOKE-ON-TRENT (BURSLEM) CEMETERY

MADEX, VISTOR STANLEY

18TH JUNE 1919

AUSTRALIAN PROVOST CORPS

2ND CORPORAL

WILTON CEMETERY

SKETCHLEY, THOMAS ARTHUR

3RD JUNE 1916

ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ABLE SEAMAN

TREDEGAR (CEFN GOLAU) CEMETERY

SPROTT, JOHN

31ST DECEMBER 1916

SCOTTISH HORSE

PRIVATE

GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS

WILSON, DAVID CASSELS

6TH MAY 1915

CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)

PRIVATE

GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS

More and contact information at https://www.cwgc.org/learn/news-and-events/news/2018/08/28/09/45/appeal-for-relatives---august-2018-(2)

Honoured to be in Great Company

The October issue of the UK's Family Tree Magazine is out. So soon! 

I won't be reviewing it for a while but did have a peek at the list of 101 recommended websites. It ends with five blogs, and I'm truly honoured that Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections is one of them. The other's are from Dick Eastman, Peter Calver, Claire Santry, and Chris Paton. Quite some company. Thank you Family Tree.

If you came here via that mention please be aware the blog is on semi-hiatus while I'm in the UK and looking forward to meeting friends old and new at the Secret Lives event in Hinckley, Leicestershire starting this Friday.

UK Pub History and London

If you're looking to tread in your ancestor's footprints perhaps only second to the church is the pub, or more likely pubs, in the UK community where they lived. The church may have a BMB records recording their presence on a particular day. While there is no such record of them being in a pub, unless they were the landlord, chances are they were there.

A likely source to find out more for your community is pubhistory.co.uk/.

At the BIFHSGO Conference

Quoting Dick Eastman reporting on the FGS conference earlier this month.

"Diahan Southard is one of the great DNA experts, authors, and lecturers of our time. I have heard her speak several times and have always been impressed.'

Don't miss the opportunity to attend Diahan's presentations at the BIFHSGO conference.

Then there were three

An announcement from FamilySearch, the third major genealogy conference in the UK next year.

RootsTech Announces 2019 Plans for International Event in London 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (28 August 2018), RootsTech is thrilled to announce the conference is expanding to international borders, beginning with the United Kingdom in 2019. RootsTech will host an event in London from 24–26 October 2019 at the ExCeL London Convention Centre. Find out more about RootsTech London 2019 at RootsTech.org/London.

"We are incredibly excited to take the learnings and excitement of RootsTech to London and to our friends in the United Kingdom and beyond," said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. "Interest in one's family discovery is growing throughout the world, particularly throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and this event will provide many people who are unable to attend the conference in Salt Lake City with the same excitement, resources, learnings, and motivation to discover more about their families and themselves."

The RootsTech London 2019 convention will follow a similar model that has proved successful over the past 9 years the event has existed in Salt Lake City, Utah. RootsTech London 2019 will offer more than 150 informative lectures taught by industry experts, an exciting exhibit hall where vendors from around the world will display family history technology and services, entertainment, and inspirational keynote sessions.

"This event model has proven to be a great way for people to engage in family history, regardless of age or genealogical skill level. Everyone is welcome at RootsTech," said Jen Allen, event director. "We are excited to further position RootsTech as a global community for anyone to discover their family and deepen their sense of belonging that we all yearn for."

The RootsTech London 2019 convention will not replace the annual conference in Salt Lake City but will serve as an additional RootsTech event. All sessions of the RootsTech London conference will be conducted in English. Registration for RootsTech London 2019 will open in February 2019. To learn more, and to watch for continued updates, visit RootsTech.org/London.

(Find or share this news release online from the FamilySearch Newsroom.)

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About RootsTech

RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, is a global conference celebrating families across generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover and share their memories and connections. This annual event has become the largest of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants worldwide.

Sunday Sundries

Hold On To Your Hats, The Census is Coming,
is a blog post from Patricia Greber.
https://mygenealogylife.ca/2018/09/07/hold-on-to-your-hats-the-census-is-coming
The whole way the release and delay in indexing the 1926 census has been handled by LAC needs to be explained.

History Extra: Female Tommies: (British) Women
in the FWW
https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/female-tommies-women-in-the-first-world-war/

Data visualization by @antilip at Finnish Meteorological Institute of temperature anomalies 1880-2017 by country. Download at https://t.co/7MVLWL0vyO https://t.co/iKiJjabwwm

Excess in intellectual property law
http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/2018/09/american-nafta-inconsistency-re..html

OPL Computer Sessions

The following workshops are being offered by National Capital Freeney in partnership with Ottawa Public Library. Go to www.ncf.ca/workshops for location and registration information as it is updated.

Monday, September 10th at 6:30pm: How to shop for internet and computers 

Wednesday, September 26th at 6:30pm: Hands-on help to apply online for government subsidies: Ontario Electricity Support Program and the Canada Learning Bond

Thursday, October 11th at 6:30pm: Internet Security Basics: using public wifi and other ways to feel safe online without spending a bundle

Wednesday, October 17th at 6:30pm: Free anti-virus and anti-malware programs and how to use them effectively

Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:30pm: Identifying spam, phishing emails and websites

Monday, November 5th at 6:30pm: Saving money on long-distance calling

Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30pm: Finding free entertainment online while respecting copyright

Wednesday, November 28th at 6:30pm: Open Source options: free robust operating systems and free software that can work on your existing system

Monday, December 3rd at 6:30pm: What free really means: understanding the privacy and personal data you're trading to save money

Wednesday, December 5th at 6:30pm: Finding and using online coupons, flyers, and promo codes! 

Ancestry updates 1939 England and Wales Register

Ancestry continues to play catch-up with Findmypast which has a big lead with corrections and entries newly released as the 100 year embargo period is passed.

Sunday Sundries

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Library and Archives Canada Census Research Guide

Activehistory.ca
Currently on summer hiatus and featuring some of theirmost popular and favourite posts from the past year.

Ancestor of all life on Earth evolved earlier than we thought, according to our new timescale
(Your ∞-times great grandparents!)

Assessing the Global Climate in July 2018
The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for July 2018 was the fourth highest for the month of July in the NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. The year-to-date (January-July) global temperature was also the fourth warmest such period on record.

Jason Furman Book Recommendations

Racist jokes return – but ‘freedom of speech’ punchline falls flat

John Mitchell Cram; CWGC Beechwood

John Mitchell Cram, son of John Mitchell Cram and Jessie Baillie Cram, of Glen Devon, Dollar, Scotland, was killed in an aircraft accident on 26 August 1918.
He was buried on 28 August in the presence of his wife and brother, Lt-Col R. Cram.

New Ottawa Archives Exhibit

The City of Ottawa Archives’ has produced a new exhibit, at in the Barbara Ann Scott Gallery at City Hall, Postcards from Ottawa: Traveller Tales.

The new exhibit focuses on visitors and travellers to Ottawa and their impact to the physical, cultural, historical and intellectual landscapes of the City.

Using artifacts and videos, text and graphic panels and pictures the larger stories highlighted in exhibition cases are:

First Peoples in the Ottawa Region
European Exploration: Samuel de Champlain
Lumber Industry: Big Joe Mufferaw
Settlement: Lamira (née Dow) Billings
Captain John Franklin and the Rideau Canal
The Dawson City Nuggets and the quest for the Stanley Cup
Canada’s Diamond Jubilee and First Lieutenant. John “Thad” Johnson
Ottawa as a haven: Dutch Royal Family
Ottawa “All Shook Up”: Elvis Presley
Royal Tour of 1967: Ottawa’s swans
Marathon of Hope: Terry Fox
The Journey of Nishiyuu: A Quest for Unity
Ottawa and the age of myth: Long-Ma and Kumo
Souvenirs of Friendship: Mayor’s gifts

Should DNA Data be in government archives?

Surprised to see the Archives of Ontario hosting a free public workshop on genetics and genealogy.

Could it be a prelude to government archives of DNA data beyond police databases?  What are the pros and cons?

Fri, 21 September 2018

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/genealogy-and-genetics-a-free-public-workshop-at-the-archives-of-ontario-tickets-49441444692

Findmypast adds Ireland, Dublin Metropolitan Police Prisoners

Depending on your views you may find these to include the good, the bad and perhaps a few ugly.

Ireland, Dublin Metropolitan Police Prisoners Books 1905 -1907 and 1911-1918

The collection is taken from four leather-bound, double-ledger volumes. Included are volumes 1, 3, 4, and 5. Volume 2 was lost.

• Volume 1 – arrests from 1 April 1905 to 1 January 1908
• Volume 3 – arrests from 1 January 1911 to 30 September 1913
• Volume 4 – arrests from 1 October 1913 to 31 December 1915
• Volume 5 – arrests from 1 January 1916 to 30 September 1918

The entries are handwritten and include the details of daily charge sheets. Each volume contains an index of prisoners with references to the pages containing details of the charge. The volumes contain a wide range of alleged crimes—from murder to breaking glass. Additionally, the age range represented by the accused perpetrators is equally vast—from eight to eighty. Of note, a new series of offences were introduced following the passage of the Defence of the Realm Act on 8 August 1914. These new offences were often used against political activists.

Ireland, Dublin Metropolitan Police General Register 1837-1925

The records in this collection comprise recruitment and transfers within the police force from 1837 to 1925. While the register was used up until 1975, due to data protection reasons, only the entries up to 1925 have been digitised and made available.

The general register recorded both biographical and professional details of the men in the force: warrant number, name, age, height, trade or occupation, county, parish, post town, previous public service, by whom recommended, divisions attached to, service details (dates, rank, promotions), good service pay, date and cause of removal from the force, reappointment details, and general observations. From 1858 onwards, religion was added as well.

In browsing the images linked to from the transcripts in this collection, it is worth noting that, up until 1924, entries were arranged in numerical order by warrant number. Jim Herlihy's book The Dublin Metropolitan Police: A Complete Alphabetical Listing of Officers and Men, 1836-1925 provides an alphabetical listing of the general register.

Spanish Flu Pandemic Exhibit in London

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news-and-views/nursing-ancestors-during-historys-deadliest-pandemic-spanish-flu

Finding your Isle of Wight Roots

According to Dick Eastman almost 100,000 Cemetery Records from the Isle of Wight are now available online, at a price.

Find out more in an article in the Island Echo at: http://bit.ly/2w1641X. The new website can be found at https://www.iw-bereavementservices.co.uk.

Away

Expect a noticeable decrease in the number of posts while I'm away. Unlike previous trips I'm travelling without a laptop, only a smartphone, until mid-September. A few posts have been scheduled to keep the blog on life support; some shorter ones may be added as the opportunity arises.

If you're not already receiving it, and why not, genealogyalacarte.ca/ is a great daily blog about genealogy news, resources, and issues facing the genealogy community across Canada.

Two New Talk Genealogy Podcast Episodes

Malcolm Noble, an experienced crime writer, has posted two new episodes on his Podcast for Genealogists with too much time on their hands.

Episode #27 Homework! Bringing together the results of your research.
Episode #28 Questions for Dead Ancestors

There's a list of previous episodes here.