Miscellaneous items I found interesting this week.
Lakeshore Genealogical Society
I was saddened to read in the OGS eWeekly of the closure of the Lakeshore Genealogical Society as of September 1, 2025. Sustaining a small society is increasingly challenging. The society website will close at the end of 2025. Are there resources there that you need that will disappear?
A UK Year in Archives
TNA’s annual publication about and for the UK archives sector. It brings together stories and case studies from across the sector, showcasing and celebrating archives and their work.
Nate’s Deli, Ottawa’s Longest Sandwich Line
Colour-coded Weather Alerts
Canada has adopted the yellow – orange (amber) – red weather alert system widely used internationally.
“At this point, AI tools like Gemini should be able to make most digitized handwritten documents searchable and readable in transcription.”
Also see Mark Humphries post Gemini 3 Solves Handwriting Recognition and it’s a Bitter Lesson
Thanks to the following individuals for their comments and tips: Anonymous, Gail, Glenn Wright, Nick Mcdonald, Teresa, and Unknown.
