Anglo-Celtic Connections

Find 11 new digital microfilms in the Canadiana Heritage collection so far this month, notwithstanding the dates indicated! As the titles are not greatly informative look for explanatory pages at the start of each microfilm.

Title	Publication Date	Identifier	URL (if online)	Date updated
Department of Indian Affairs, Headquarters central registry system : thousand series	1917-1955	C-14806	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c14806	2022-09-08
Western Land Grants	1906	C-6132	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c6132	2022-09-09
Western Land Grants	1908	C-6178	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c6178	2022-09-10
Despatches received [by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Prince Edward Island]	1813-1873	H-941	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h941	2022-09-11
Despatches received [by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Prince Edward Island]	1815-1848	H-942	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h942	2022-09-12
Despatches received [by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Prince Edward Island]	1848-1868	H-943	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h943	2022-09-13
Fisheries Branch Registry files	1889-1914	T-3191	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t3191	2022-09-14
Central registry subject files created by the Dominion Lands Branch	1879-1954	T-12326	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t12326	2022-09-15
Central registry subject files created by the Dominion Lands Branch	1880-1945	T-12542	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t12542	2022-09-16
Central registry subject files created by the Dominion Lands Branch	1883-1948	T-12561	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t12561	2022-09-17
Nominal rolls and paylists for the Volunteer Militia 1855-1914	1870-1914	T-16711	https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t16711	2022-09-18

Derbyshire Baptisms
Just over 8,700 new transcription baptism records from 1768 to 1921 are added for the parishes of Alfreton, Ashbourne, Melbourne, Hognaston, Yeaveley, and Longnor.

Durham Marriages
There are 18,700 additions this week from 1696 to 1934 for

South Shields Holy Trinity
Durham St. Giles
Durham St. Margaret
Durham St. Oswald
Coldstream Church of Scotland

These are mainly transcription records from Northumberland & Durham Family History Society; some entries in the complete collection have linked images.

Northamptonshire Burials
This update of nearly 60,000 records, from 1538 to 1813 brings the total Northamptonshire burial collection to 542,047 records.

Theupdates are for 86 churches and chapels across the county based on registers deposited at the Northamptonshire Record Office and transcribed by the Northamptonshire Family History.

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II

According to Jean Brown, the Centre Director

“Wednesday hours will remain the same (9:30 am – 3:30 pm), but on Thursday, the Centre will be open 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. There have been several requests to have an evening shift, but I had waited until now when people are getting back into a more familiar schedule.”

Will you be attending Saturday’s BIFHSGO meeting in person?

If so, don’t go to Nepean Centrepointe!

The new location is the church hall, Geneva Hall, at Knox Presbyterian Church (Lisgar & Elgin). Use the Garden Entrance off Elgin Street just south of the church building.

The morning gets underway at 9 am with an open mic session, an opportunity to share an exciting discovery.

At 10 am Suzanne Lesage, president of la Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais in Gatineau, will present on her ancestor Laughlin McKinnon who emigrated to Canada from Eigg in the Inner Hebrides.

The session will also be streamed. To join online, please register Here.

The bonus to travelling downtown is meeting face-to-face with colleagues you may not have seen since pre-pandemic times.

 

The first major in-person genealogy event in Australia for three years will also be the final event from Unlock the Past /Family history Down Under. It’s in-person and online.

Here’s a link to the media release with a collage of speakers, many you’re sure to recognize.

Did you know that perhaps 40,000 Canadian men and women fought on both sides of the American Civil War,  an estimated 4,500 dying from disease and 3,500 from combat? Here’s the source.

Perth writer Larry Cotton recounts some of their stories in “Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Fight: Crimps, Skedaddlers, and Bounty Hunters — The American Civil War From A Canadian Perspective.”

Regular reader Brenda Turner, having picked up the book in Almonte, sent these comments.

“I had had no idea so many Canadians were involved. And I also had no idea how many Canadians were gotten drunk by Yanks looking for new recruits to the Northern Army, and woke up already enlisted across the border. And if they escaped to go back to Canada they were at risk of being shot for deseration.

Cobbled together but interesting stories about some Canadians who went voluntarily to the US to join in the fight, especially a few Canadian doctors. But others did it too. If times were tight, it was 3 square meals a day. That’s how the British Army got so many Scottish soldiers.”

The book may be purchased direct from the author for $30 via e-transfer to ldcotton@sympatico.ca or cheque payable to Larry Cotton and mailed to:
P.O. Box 2008,
57 Foster St,
Perth, ON
K7H 3M9.

It’s also available at “better” bookstores in Carleton Place, Almonte, Arnprior and Perth.

I’m way late in posting on the September issue that became available on 12 August. It’s a few days until the October issue becomes available on 9 September.

A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS
Dr Nell Derby examines the records that can help to shed light on our Georgian shopkeepers.

WELSH RESOURCES EXPLORED
Rachel Bellerby provides a round-up of Welsh websites, from the most basic census and civil registration to genealogical societies and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.

NONCONFORMITY
BIFHSGO conference speaker Dave Annal shares a potted history and shines light on this smallish but extremely useful record collection.

As always there’s much more. That includes my response to a query on the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan arising from my article in the July issue and a letter referring to my article.

Choose from free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Those in red are Canadian, bolded if local to Ottawa or recommended. Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed.

Tuesday 6 September 2 pm: OGS Ottawa Branch Virtual Genealogy Drop-in.
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/virtual-genealogy-drop-in-2-2022-07-12/

Tuesday 6 September 2:30 pm: Pass Down More Than Just Things, by Heather Nickerson for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7143433

Tuesday 6 September 7:30 pm: Ontario’s Records of Inheritance on Family Search, by Jane MacNamara for Durham Region Branch OGS.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf–pqj0uH9Z0C4Smfgs7zfITp24W0Ogi

Tuesday 6 September 10 pm: Shackles, shekels and shrapnel: the exodus to the Southern seas, by Michelle Patient for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/shackles-shekels-and-shrapnel-the-exodus-to-the-southern-seas/

Wednesday 7 September 2 pm: mtDNA and YDNA in 2022, by Diahan Southard for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/mtdna-and-ydna-in-2022/

Wednesday 7 September 7:30 pm: What language are they speaking in Zurich? by Gary Flaxbard for Huron County Branch OGS.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/

Thursday 8 September 6:30 pm: Using technology to preserve, cherish and share family memories and stories, by Chris McDowell for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7156883

Friday 9 September 10:15 am: Delivering the Mail: Records of the United States Post Office, by Michael L. Strauss for Legacy Family Tree Webinars Webtember. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/delivering-the-mail-records-of-the-united-states-post-office/

Friday 9 September 11:30 am: What’s Next When You Are Told Those Records Were “Burnt up”, by J. Mark Lowe for Legacy Family Tree Webinars Webtember.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/whats-next-when-you-are-told-those-records-were-burnt-up/

Friday 9 September 12:45 pm: An introduction to Filae: the largest source of French archives, by Emmanuel Condamine for Legacy Family Tree Webinars Webtember.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/an-introduction-to-filae-the-largest-source-of-french-archives/

Friday 9 September 2 pm: Understanding and Using Scottish Kirk Session Records, by Paul Milner for Legacy Family Tree Webinars Webtember.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/understanding-and-using-scottish-kirk-session-records/

Saturday 10 September 10 am: Laughlin McKinnon, by Suzanne Lesage for BIFHSGO. Preceeded by an Open Mic session at 9 am. Hybrid event. In person at Knox Presbyterian Church (Lisgar & Elgin) in Geneva Hall.
https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events

Saturday 10 September 10 am:  From the Vault II: A Look Beyond the Photos. by Jennifer Grainger for London-Middelsex Branch OGS.
https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-middlesex-branch-from-the-vault-ii-a-look-beyond-the-photos/

New LAC Website

There were just 13 responses to the “The new LAC website is …” survey.

More than half the respondents were positive about the change, while a bit over a third unenthusiastically responded, “Ho hum.”

Many of the comments I’ve seen have been less than enthusiastic. They were perhaps hoping for something more substantive than a face-lift.

Library mini-survey

Urban or suburban Ottawa is home to half of the 34 respondents. Of those half who visit a library branch at least once a month, a quarter walk to the branch, and nearly 60% drive, which is not out of line for journeys in general.

There are 243 newspapers newly available to search and view for free on the latest update to the BritishLibrary/British Newspaper Archive.
Read the details, along with a list of papers added here.
The top ten titles by the number of years included in this addition are:

TITLE	YEARS
Newcastle Courant	1710-1718, 1720-1801, 1803, 1805-1807, 1819-1822, 1824-1874, 1877-1879, 1881-1885, 1887-1893, 1895-1896, 1898-1900
Bristol Mercury	1716 ,1790, 1819-1896, 1898-1900
Bury and Norwich Post	1786-1794, 1801-1871, 1873-1895, 1898-1900
Exeter Flying Post	1800-1866, 1869-1885, 1889-1900
Lancaster Gazette	1801-1836,1838,1841-1848,1850-1894
Glasgow Herald	1820-1822,1826,1827,1844-1900
Essex Standard	1831-1844 ,1846-1897, 1899, 1900
Blackburn Standard	1835-1840, 1845-1869, 1872, 1873, 1875-1882, 1884, 1886-1900
Liverpool Albion	1827-1880
Manchester Times	1849-1900

New on Ancestry, 101,383 index records sourced from the National Library of Wales. Find:

• Names of crew members
• Birth year
• Birthplace
• Age at end of employment
• Address
• Starting and ending dates of employment
• Occupation
• Ship names

The original crew lists, created by shipmasters, were filed with the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen at the Aberystwyth port’s Mercantile Marine Office. Data from the crew lists was transcribed by volunteers in coordination with the National Library of Wales, found here.

If you find and entry of interest you may find more about the ship in the Aberystwyth Harbour Records at the National Library of Wales,