Our annual Strawberry Social Fundraiser is Monday June 24th. Join us at 114-118 Powerline Rd
https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=ll
for a BBQ, Strawberries and social time. We begin at 6pm. Everyone is welcome. Tickets are $12 and can be ordered ahead at: 519-753-4140
The Genealogy Library will be open for anyone wishing to do family history research.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Chief Peter Green
Join us for our general membership meeting on Sunday, May 26th at 2pm when Floyd Doctor will be speaking about Chief Peter Green and his descendants.
The land where Smokey Hollow, and the Brant Branch Library now stand was once owned by Chief Peter Green.
Admission is FREE. Attendees are welcome to do research in our well-stocked, well-staffed Library. Ample Parking.
Brant Branch Library: 114-118 Powerline Rd:
https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=ll
The land where Smokey Hollow, and the Brant Branch Library now stand was once owned by Chief Peter Green.
Admission is FREE. Attendees are welcome to do research in our well-stocked, well-staffed Library. Ample Parking.
Brant Branch Library: 114-118 Powerline Rd:
https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=ll
Free Access to Military Records for Memorial Day Weekend
As a lead-up to the Memorial Day holiday, three websites are offering free access to their military records:
MyHeritage - available until May 28th:
http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/05/memorial-day-free-access-to-us-military-records/
World Vital Statistics - available until May 28th:
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentsearch.aspx?placeheader=state&rt=military&lead=email&leadtc=wvr20135mem_n
Ancestry - available until May 27th:
http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/family-military
MyHeritage - available until May 28th:
http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/05/memorial-day-free-access-to-us-military-records/
World Vital Statistics - available until May 28th:
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentsearch.aspx?placeheader=state&rt=military&lead=email&leadtc=wvr20135mem_n
Ancestry - available until May 27th:
http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/family-military
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Hamilton OGS Is Now On FaceBook
The Hamilton Branch of the OGS has just launched a Facebook page. This is a great way to keep up to date with new resources, events at the society and all things genealogical.
Please visit their page and "like" them to stay up to date on the Hamilton Branch of the OGS
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamilton-Branch-Ontario-Genealogical-Society/501509463230924?fref=ts
Please visit their page and "like" them to stay up to date on the Hamilton Branch of the OGS
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamilton-Branch-Ontario-Genealogical-Society/501509463230924?fref=ts
Sunday, 28 April 2013
New Developments in British and Irish Genealogy
For our afternoon speaker, we were very fortunate to have James Thomson. James spoke to us about New Developments in British and Irish Genealogy.
James was very thorough in his presentations and shared a number of very useful websites. Here are some of them:
Irish
Askaboutireland: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ provides Griffiths Primary Valuation Roll as well as Griffiths Valuation maps for all of Ireland. These maps show the actual plot of land where people lived either as owner or occupier.
PRONI: http://www.proni.gov.uk/ provides valuation revision books, school records, Crown court & Coroner’s court records, County Council records, Board of Guardians (Workhouses) records and Ulster Transport Authority records.
National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ This is the republic of Ireland Archives and has tithe applotment books.
National Library of Ireland has tendered a number of records including catholic parish registers, Directories, Newspapers
Irish Genealogy: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ includes Ireland to Australia transportation
Documenting Ireland, Parliament People & Migration: http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ has Parliamentary papers.
Following a short break, James led us through some interesting and sometimes little known websites for British genealogy. These included
National Records of Scotland: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
ScotlandsPeople: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
ScotlandsPlaces: http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/
A Vision of Britain Through Time: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ This website has historical maps that can be overlayed through the various boundary changes over time. It also holds a number of other records such as Election results since 1833 as well as census records.
Addressing History: http://addressinghistory.edina.ac.uk/ This provides searches by "people, places, profession". This site also has historical maps.
County surveys of Great Britain will become available through Edina. These are similar to the Statistical Accounts, but are done at a County level rather than at a Parish level and are more Agriculture based.
BMD Registers: http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ has non conformist and non parochial BMD services.
Thank you James for a very informative afternoon! Many of us spent our evening on our computers checking out our newly discovered web resources.
Irish
Askaboutireland: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ provides Griffiths Primary Valuation Roll as well as Griffiths Valuation maps for all of Ireland. These maps show the actual plot of land where people lived either as owner or occupier.
PRONI: http://www.proni.gov.uk/ provides valuation revision books, school records, Crown court & Coroner’s court records, County Council records, Board of Guardians (Workhouses) records and Ulster Transport Authority records.
National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ This is the republic of Ireland Archives and has tithe applotment books.
National Library of Ireland has tendered a number of records including catholic parish registers, Directories, Newspapers
Irish Genealogy: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ includes Ireland to Australia transportation
Documenting Ireland, Parliament People & Migration: http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ has Parliamentary papers.
Following a short break, James led us through some interesting and sometimes little known websites for British genealogy. These included
National Records of Scotland: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
ScotlandsPeople: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
ScotlandsPlaces: http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/
A Vision of Britain Through Time: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ This website has historical maps that can be overlayed through the various boundary changes over time. It also holds a number of other records such as Election results since 1833 as well as census records.
Addressing History: http://addressinghistory.edina.ac.uk/ This provides searches by "people, places, profession". This site also has historical maps.
County surveys of Great Britain will become available through Edina. These are similar to the Statistical Accounts, but are done at a County level rather than at a Parish level and are more Agriculture based.
BMD Registers: http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ has non conformist and non parochial BMD services.
Thank you James for a very informative afternoon! Many of us spent our evening on our computers checking out our newly discovered web resources.
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Using Maps in Genealogy
Today was our Spring Workshop. We had nearly 40 people in attendance and the topics were very well received. First up today was Denise Kirk. Denise runs the Genealogy Club at the Brantford Public Library and spoke to us on Using Maps in Genealogy.
Maps show us where our ancestors lived. They show us county boundaries and how those boundaries may have shifted over time.
Maps show topography of the area where our ancestors lived. Often they will also show us the names of landowners.
Denise showed us some really interesting websites. The first was the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/search.htm This website allows us to search our ancestors and then see their land on map of the township where they lived.
Other websites were the Ontario GenWeb Projects: Maps http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canon/research-topic-land-maps.html
Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy Maps http://ontariogenealogy.com/ontariomaps.html
Historic Map Works http://www.historicmapworks.com/
Denise also reminded us that not all maps have been digitized and put online and many are still only available through old atlases. Using maps in our genealogy research adds a different dimension to our research and to our understanding of the lives of our ancestors.
Maps show us where our ancestors lived. They show us county boundaries and how those boundaries may have shifted over time.
Maps show topography of the area where our ancestors lived. Often they will also show us the names of landowners.
Denise showed us some really interesting websites. The first was the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/search.htm This website allows us to search our ancestors and then see their land on map of the township where they lived.
Other websites were the Ontario GenWeb Projects: Maps http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canon/research-topic-land-maps.html
Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy Maps http://ontariogenealogy.com/ontariomaps.html
Historic Map Works http://www.historicmapworks.com/
Denise also reminded us that not all maps have been digitized and put online and many are still only available through old atlases. Using maps in our genealogy research adds a different dimension to our research and to our understanding of the lives of our ancestors.
We Need YOUR Help
We are moving into the future. For several years the Brant Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has done a great deal of research. These records have been available in printed collections. Lately it has been noticed that such sales have gone down. We have been told that this method is old style & we should consider more modern methods. We have got to move on into the new world. It is felt we should look at all our methods & so we need your help.
On Monday April 29 at 1 pm we will hold a meeting in the Library to discuss what we can do. We invite both members & non members to attend. If you cannot attend but you have ideas of how we can move ahead,please send an email or written note to the Branch.
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