Choose from a few selected 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. Additional mainly US events are listed at https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual.

TUESDAY 3 JANUARY

2:30 pm: Expanding Your German Research Beyond Ancestry and Family Search, by Carolyn Schott for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Centre.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7693490

7:30 pm: Exploring FamilySearch.org, by Michele Jeannotte for Durham Region Branch OGS.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAufu2urTwuHtQmByKvxFkXH8ZQeN2NH8gE

 

Here are newspaper.com’s new or updated holdings for England in the past month, including ten new titles.

TITLE	AREA	PAGES	YEARS
Evening Standard	London, Greater London	2,367,331	1897-2022
The Guardian	London, Greater London	1,114,757	1821-2022
Lincolnshire Echo	Lincoln, Lincolnshire	222,230	1893-1999
The Hull Advertiser	Hull, Humberside	5,801	1995-1999
Evening Post	Bristol, Avon	450,165	1962-1999
Hull Daily Mail (NEW)	Hull, East Yorkshire	326,284	1986-1999
Horncastle Target	Horncastle, Lincolnshire	22,183	1991-1998
The Middleton Guardian	Middleton, Greater Manchester	1,896	1877-1918
The Huddersfield Examiner and West Riding Reporter	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	15,240	1875-1952
Huddersfield Daily Examiner	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	180,614	1871-1999
Esher News and Mail	Esher, Surrey	15,988	1974-1999
Walton and Hersham News and Mail (NEW)	Hersham, Surrey	334	1988-1999
Cobham News and Mail (NEW)	Cobham, Surrey	1,932	1986-1999
The Uttoxeter New Era, and General Advertiser	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire	12,167	1855-1910
Birmingham Metronews	Birmingham, West Midlands	17,951	1993-1999
Gateshead Post	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear	70,110	1948-1999
Macclesfield Express Advertiser and Times and Courier	Macclesfield, Cheshire	34,850	1986-1997
Northwich Chronicle (NEW)	Northwich, Cheshire	916	1997
Daily Mail	Hull, Humberside	390,684	1896-1986
Wellingborough and Rushden Herald and Post	Wellingborough, Northamptonshire	28,129	1989-1998
Star and Merseymart	Aintree, Merseyside	12,704	1995-1999
The Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton and District	Middlesbrough, Cleveland	680	1872-1881
Dorking Advertiser	Dorking, Surrey	43,911	1986-1999
Stockport Times	Stockport, Greater Manchester	36,274	1989-1999
Sleaford Target	Sleaford, Lincolnshire	33,670	1991-1999
Northampton Herald and Post	Northampton, Northamptonshire	25,798	1994-1999
Staines and Egham News (NEW)	Staines, Surrey	7	1998
Gainsborough Target	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire	25,021	1991-1999
Surrey Mirror	Reigate, Surrey	13,885	1995-1998
Cobham News and Advertiser (NEW)	Cobham, Surrey	1,196	1969-1971
Evening Post	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	519,584	1878-1999
Surrey Herald	Chertsey, Surrey	48,814	1986-1998
Stockport Express	Stockport, Greater Manchester	8,362	1998-1999
Herald and Post	Runcorn, Cheshire	15,633	1993-1999
Ilkeston Express	Ilkeston, Derbyshire	35,741	1989-1999
Alderley and Wilmslow and Knutsford Advertiser	Alderley Edge, Cheshire	17,686	1977-1981
The Birmingham Journal and General Advertiser	Birmingham, West Midlands	14,146	1825-1860
Manchester Metro News	Manchester, Greater Manchester	27,103	1992-1999
Isle of Thanet Gazette	Margate, Kent	21,771	1987-1999
Rugeley Mercury	Rugeley, Staffordshire	42,483	1889-1999
Cambridge Weekly News	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	34,349	1986-1998
The Chester Chronicle	Frodsham, Cheshire	17,902	1995-1999
Wilmslow Express Advertiser (NEW)	Wilmslow, Cheshire	160	1981
Lichfield Post and Staffordshire Times	Lichfield, Staffordshire	6,269	1996-1998
The Surrey Mirror and County Post, etc.	Reigate, Surrey	29,795	1901-1960
The Daily Gazette	Exeter, Devon	3,772	1892-1895
Stockton and Billingham Herald and Post	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire	8,740	1996-1999
East Grinstead Observer	East Grinstead, West Sussex	42,218	1892-1999
Horley and Gatwick Mirror	Horley, Surrey	13,696	1997-1999
The Sutton Coldfield News	Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands	42,993	1900-1998
Hinckley and South Leicestershire Herald and Journal	Hinckley, Leicestershire	3,282	1998-1999
Cannock Chase Post	Cannock, Staffordshire	20,548	1992-1998
Esher News and Advertiser	Esher, Surrey	14,069	1938-1974
Beverley and East Yorkshire Advertiser	Beverley, Humberside	13,705	1995-1999
Midweek Visiter	Southport, Merseyside	24,341	1988-1999
East Hull Advertiser (NEW)	Hull, Humberside	872	1999
Mercury: Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead, Yatton (NEW)	Clevedon, Avon	8,030	1998-1999
Bromborough and Bebington News	Bromborough, Merseyside	22,490	1994-1999
Middlesbrough Herald and Post	Middlesbrough, Cleveland	26,324	1989-1999
Star and Merseymart	Liverpool, Merseyside	8,847	1995-1999
Folkestone Herald	Folkestone, Kent	49,534	1986-1999
Bristol Observer	Bristol, Avon	6,052	1993-1999
Great Barr Observer	Great Barr, West Midlands	18,724	1991-1999
Stanmore, Edgware Observer	Harrow, London	23,091	1994-1998
Staffordshire Newsletter	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire	20,477	1993-1998
Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead and Yatton Mercury	Clevedon, Avon	28,871	1990-1998
Burntwood Post	Cannock, Staffordshire	19,141	1994-1999
The Hounslow and Chiswick Informer	Hounslow, London	34,907	1988-1998
Sevenoaks Focus	Tunbridge Wells, Kent	8,932	1992-1998
Haltemprice and East Yorkshire Advertiser	Haltemprice, Humberside	7,362	1995-1998
The Advertiser and Salford City Reporter	Eccles, Greater Manchester	3,464	1998
Belper Express	Belper, Derbyshire	35,049	1989-1999
Bootle Times	Bootle, Merseyside	34,757	1878-1999
Cambridge Daily News	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	36,727	1888-1955
Ely Weekly News and Town Crier	Ely, Cambridgeshire	7,587	1997-1999
Cambridge Town Crier	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	15,596	1990-1998
The Staines Informer	Staines, Surrey	60,772	1986-1999
Axholme Herald	Epworth, Humberside	2,035	1992-1999
Crosby Herald	Crosby, Merseyside	41,933	1986-1998
The Extra (NEW)	Plymouth, Devon	2,124	1998
Rossendale Free Press	Rawtenstall, Lancashire	32,440	1889-1998
The Evening Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton and District	Middlesbrough, Cleveland	416	1872
Burton Mail	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire	188,162	1912-1999
Surrey Herald	Chertsey, Surrey	44,691	1986-1998

There are also a few updates for Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, but no new titles.

Global Heritage Press published a flood of Canadian military history books by Kenneth G Cox in 2022. There are more to come early this year.

Documenting Your First World War Royal Flying Corps and Second World War Canadian Air Force Ancestors. $12.95

Documenting Your Canadian Ancestors who served in World War One (1914-1918) or World War Two (1939-1945) with the Canadian Navy. $12.95

Documenting Your Canadian Ancestor who Fought in Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) $12.95

Documenting Canadian Military Personnel Who Were Prisoners of War During World War One or World War Two. $14.95

The War of 1812 in British North America, Searching for your Ancestor’s Elusive War Records. $16.95

Searching for Canadian Militia Records following the Fenian Threat and the Red River Expedition, 1866-1872. $14.95

Prices given are for pdf downloads.

Coming soon are:

Documenting Canadians Who Served During the North-West Rebellion (1885) in Western Canada

Documenting Canadians Who Served in South Africa During the Boer War (1899-1902)

Documenting Canadian ‘Voyageurs’ Who Served in the Nile Expedition (1884-1885)

BTW: in another military matter, 2 January is the anniversary of the birth of James Wolfe in 1727,

If you’re one of the few genealogists without a subscription to Ancestry, this half-off offer may be of interest.

Here’s the small print.

Offer ends 9 Jan 2023 at 11:59pm ET. 6-month membership special offer prices: $41.99 Canada Discovery Plus or $64.99 World Deluxe. Excludes current subscribers. Your membership will automatically renew at the end of each 6-month period and at that time your chosen method of payment will be charged $84.99 for Canada Discovery Plus or $129.99 for World Deluxe, plus applicable taxes, unless you are notified otherwise. If you don’t want to renew, cancel at least two days before your renewal date by logging into your Account Settings page or by contacting us. See Terms and Conditions.

A reminder that many Canadian public libraries offer free access to Ancestry Library Edition at their branches.

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars Schedule 2023 (pdf)

Irish History Podcast
From the Great Famine to the War of Independence, the Norman Invasion to Irish Partisans in the Spanish Civil War – these podcasts tell Irish history as you’ve never heard it before.

Thanks to this week’s contributors: Anonymous,  Basil Adam, Brenda Turner, gail benjafield,  Glenn W., Nick McDonald, Teresa.

Happy New Year

Here’s a summary of genealogy events for early 2023, focusing on those in Eastern Ontario for the first three months and a few others for the next three months.

14 January: Wesley Johnston presentation Untangling “Family Thickets”: Cornwall to Canada, for BIFHSGO.

21 January: Sherilyn Bell presentation on Unusual Family History– What lies beneath, for Kingston Branch OGS.
21 January: Ken McKinlay presentation on Land Records for Genealogy,  for Quinte Branch OGS
21 January: Sarah Holla presentation Transcribing Goulborn, for Ottawa Branch OGS (OBOGS)

11 February: Dianne Brydon presentation Lust, Lucre and Lybell: An 18th Century Soap Opera, for BIFHSGO
11 February: Ken McKinlay performing Genealogical Miracles, for OBOGS

2-4 March: RootsTech

11 March: Shirley Monkhouse presents “There was a shot, after that everything is confusing.” for BIFHSGO
18 March TBA, for OBOGS

25 March: Gene-o-Rama (OBOGS)
25 March: Ulster Historical Foundation Day (BIFHSGO)

1 May: OPL Genealogy Day 

3-6 May: New England Regional Genealogical Consortium

4 May: Glenn Wright presentation for OGS monthly

31 May – 3 June: NGS Annual Conference

To end the year, an acknowledgement and thanks to the organizations that supported the blog by providing complimentary access to their services during the year. In alphabetical order:

Ancestry for access to full Ancestry.ca, newspapers.com and Fold3 subscriptions.

Findmypast for full access to findmypast.com.

Global Genealogy for review copies of Global Heritage Press publications on request.

Moreshead Magazines for pdf copies of Internet Genealogy.

MyHeritage for full access to MyHeritage.com.

Pen and Sword for review copies of publications in request.

I’m sad to relay the passing of Bob Serré last Tuesday.

He was Secretary and then President of the Gloucester Historical Society from 2009 to 2012. He was also Secretary of the Ottawa Branch of OGS.

Bob’s legacy to the community includes 23 authored publications on local area history listed in the Ottawa Public Library catalogue.