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Update: War of 1812 Pensions Project 7 David A. Norris gives an update on available files relating to War of 1812 Pensions Online Scottish Records: 12 Where to Find More! Christine Woodcock reveals a number of resources you should include in your online toolkit for Scottish research

page 7 University of Glasgow’s Digital 15 Archive of Scottish Gaelic Christine Woodcock looks at an initiative to transform living memories into a recorded audio archive Discoveries Between 16 the Cracks Sue Lisk suggests strategies for locating ancestors who appear to have dropped off the genealogy radar

REVIEW: Photopea Tony Bandy looks at quick online image editing 21 page 12 for your family research Missing Archival Documents 25 and Artifacts Diane L. Richard looks at the problem of locating and retrieving lost documents

Ancestral Ferry Tales Sue Lisk looks at online resources to assist in 31 learning more about ferries and their importance to your ancestors

page 21 Cover: Stunning sunset at the Neist point lighthouse, Scotland. Credit: Shaiith, iStock

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Continental Cooperation Elsie Ritchie and Ed Storey collaborate over a 36 great distance to further their shared British Indian ancestry

REVIEW: Heredis 2019 Tony Bandy looks at the latest version of a long- 40 standing player in the genealogy software arena Your Canadian Ancestors 45 and the Great War Tony Bandy looks at resources available from the Library and Archives Canada Personnel Records Database page 31

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Update: War of 1812 Pensions Project David A. Norris gives an update on available files relating to War of 1812 Pensions

ORGENEALOGISTS, MILITARY PENSION RECORDS CAN BATTER The pension record project down “brick walls” and shed light into hidden pathways of dates back to 2008, when the family history. The War of 1812 Pensions Project offers a new National Archives and the Feder- window into family military experiences in what was once a ation of Genealogical Societies shadowy period between the eras of the Revolutionary War and first discussed digitizing the War Fthe Civil War. of 1812 pension files in Washing- ton, DC. At the time, the 1812 pensions were the most often- requested genealogical records that had not been microfilmed. The Preserve the Pensions Project got underway in 2010. Fold3 began digitizing the records and placing them online. Ances- try.com, the parent company of Fold3, matched private donations dollar for dollar. Scanned images will be accessible free of charge on Fold3.com for an indefinite period. You can search the files by name. For browsing, most files are arranged by the state where the veteran enlisted, so they are not An idealized Kurz & Allison print depicts the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. (Library of Congress) necessarily under the states where recipients lived when receiving This spectacular collection is freely available at Fold3.com, pensions. There are also separate www.fold3.com/title/761/war-of-1812-pension-files. At this writing categories for regular troops, as (December 2018), the War of 1812 Pension Files collection at well as sailors and marines. Fold3.com is 74% complete, with 1,208,045 files. Files can be browsed Pension files usually include by state (of original service) and surname; available surnames now run declarations made under oath, between the initial letters A up to P. often in the local county court or The number of pension files for veterans and widows of the War of a clerk’s office. Veterans stated 1812 is about 180,000. They cover a broad span of US history. It was as their qualifying military service; late as 1880 when the number of 1812 pensioners hit its peak of 34,888 widows had to provide proof (10,138 surviving veterans and 24,750 widows). Hiram Cronk, the of marriage, as well as of their last living US veteran of the war, died in 1905. Payments – and records husband’s service. Files usually – continued until the death of the last war widow, Esther Ann Hill included affidavits from local Morgan, in 1946. witnesses testifying to claimant

www.internet-genealogy.com ~ April/May 2019 ~ Internet GENEALOGY 7 War of 1812 identities and eligibility. The bun- dle of papers was then sent to the War Department. The files are scanned in color. Yellowed paper and brown ink are brightened with occasional splashes of color from red wax seals; rubber stamp impressions; and decorative engraved bounty land warrants. Military pensions generally fall into three types: disability; dependent (usually widows but sometime including dependent children or parents); and service (granted to veterans who served a minimum length of time). Pension laws were not open- Original documents, such as this bounty land certificate, might be included in the War of handed toward the War of 1812 1812 pension files. (National Archives) generation. For decades, there were no service pensions. Disabil- Confederacy. For those who could war). The 1871 law also elimi- ity pensions were granted only for prove they had not aided the nated the “pauper clause”, so wounds received in service. Most Rebels in any way, payments re- claimants were no longer disqual- veterans and widows were not sumed in 1865. ified for owning property or eligible for pensions, which were In 1871, Congress loosened the having other income. intended only for people in great pension laws. By this time, of An even more generous pension need. Widows could claim bene- course, most War of 1812 veterans law for the War of 1812 was fits only if their husbands were and their widows had already passed in 1878. Any disqualifica- killed in action; dependents of the died. Veterans were eligible for tions caused by “disloyalty” during greater portion of personnel who service pensions on the basis of the Civil War were removed, and died of disease did not qualify only 60 days’ service during the the surviving pensioners had their under the pension laws. People war. Widows had to have married payments restored. Service pen- who fell outside the regulations their husbands by February 17, sions required only 14 days’ serv- could petition for special relief, 1815 (the date the Treaty of ice, or even less if the claimant and Congress granted numerous Ghent was ratified to end the had served in action. And, widows special pensions in such cases. In 1816, disabled enlisted men’s payments rose from five to eight dollars a month. Families of men killed in service were granted five year pensions, at half the monthly pay rate of the deceased. Congress regularly extended these “five year” widow’s pensions, and they became lifelong in 1858. A widow’s pension ended if she remarried, but if her second husband died, she could reapply for her pension. Pensions were stopped in 1861 Members of the Daughters of the War of 1812, photographed in 1922. Pension files some- for claimants living in the states times include queries from genealogists, as well as prospective members of lineage-based that left the Union to join the societies. (Library of Congress)

8 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com who married veterans after the from clergymen or civil officials of her wedding. Apparently she end of the war were allowed pen- who conducted the wedding, or had no written record of their sions. witnesses who remembered the marriage. Her relatives Jacob The 1871 revisions raised the event. Peters and Catherine Rader, then number of War of 1812 pensioned For example, at the age of 80, aged 73 and 76, respectively, at- survivors and widows from 727 to Mary Magdaline Freshour of tended the wedding ceremony 17,100. More than 25,000 new Greene County, Tennessee filed when they were children. About pension claims were filed after for a widow’s pension in 1871. the Freshour marriage, the pair laws were loosened again in 1878. Her husband John Freshour, who stated that “they were present at A file usually tells something of died on 16 November 1870, had the house of Abram Peters when a soldier’s or sailor’s War of 1812 been a corporal in Capt. James they were married in the year career, and often sheds light on a Penny’s company of Tennessee 1808 in the month of Dec. be- family’s history. You might also mounted infantry. tween Christmas & New Year’s. follow the chronology of the pen- On the original application, Their means of getting at the sion itself, tracing it from the Mary Freshour left blank the date date is from conversations with original applications and supporting material through payment increases and changes in pension laws. Some files indicate the date payments ceased with the death of the recipient. A large file may record numerous moves over several decades. By the time of the Civil War, about 40% of US-born people were no longer living in the states where they were born. Many a pensioner or widow born on the East Coast later collected payments in Texas or California, places that few people in 1812 even dreamed would become A military discharge found in a War of 1812 pension file. (National Archives) states. In 1871 (56 years after the War of 1812 ended), 51 pensioned veterans of the war were living in California, a state which in 1812 had been part of New Spain. Some files have an index card with a summary of relevant information. The pension application itself is a key document, as it would contain a brief outline of military service. A widow’s application would also give the date of their marriage. It was often diffi- cult to provide proof of a marriage conducted half a century or more before the application was made. Original marriage certificates or licenses can be found, but more Index cards found in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index 1812-1815 are often the files contain affidavits sometimes also seen in the National Archives pension files for the war. (National Archives)

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Freshour & his wife and their own militiaman Hiram Adair notes Land Warrants, and War of 1812 ages…” that he also served as a captain in Pension Application Files Index Some pension files are very the Creek War in 1836. 1812-1815. (The latter is also brief, while others have scores of Files for rejected pensions may available at FamilySearch.org.) pages. Among the documents you contain valuable family history Some dates of death may be found might find are military discharge data. Although the claims were in Final Payment Vouchers Index papers or bounty land certificates. denied, supporting material on for Military Pensions 1818-1864. There may be original correspon- military service and family rela- Ancestry.com also has some col- dence to the Pension Bureau on tionships was left in the files. lections related to the war, some folded letter sheets; or with letters Even if none of your ancestors drawn from state-based sources and their original stamped and received a War of 1812 pension, rather than the National Archives. postmarked envelopes. Files from they still had plenty of ways to get New files will be added until the the late 1800s might contain in- into the pension files. Ancestors collection is complete. On a per- formation on postal cards. who were county judges or mag- sonal note, I’m looking forward to Military information may be istrates, town or county clerks, or the W surname files coming on- limited to basic facts such as dates notaries might have signed or line, and keeping my fingers of enlistment, and of discharge or sealed depositions to support crossed that they’ll help chip away death; rank; unit (or ship); and so claims. Physicians in your family at a genealogical brick wall or on. Militia units were usually re- might have provided medical evi- two. ferred to by the names of the dence of disability. Relatives who commanding officers, such as the were neighbors or former military way the Freshour file named comrades might have testified on DAVID A. NORRIS is a regular “Capt. James Penny’s company”. the behalf of a pensioner. contributor to Internet Genealogy, The 1812 files might touch on Related collections at Fold3 Your Genealogy Today and History Magazine. service in other conflicts. For include Bounty Land Warrants Ap- instance, the file for Georgia plication Index, War of 1812 Bounty

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Online Scottish Records: Where to Find More! Christine Woodcock reveals a number of resources you should include in your online toolkit for Scottish research

Home page for the Statistical Accounts website.

HEKEYRESOURCEFOR SCOTTISHGENEALOGYIS, OFCOURSE, Ulbster. This was the first full ScotlandsPeople. Here you will find old parish register en- and fruitful attempt at gaining tries (OPRs), statutory records for birth, marriage and death, a sense of life in each parish. valuation rolls (property tax rolls), census returns and The questionnaire covered four wills and testaments. However, once you have the BMD and general topics, with specific ques- CensusT information, you will want to consult other archival resources so tions about each topic. The topics that you can learn as much about your ancestor as possible. Many of were: these databases will assist in fleshing out the deeper details of an an- ❍ Geography and topography cestor’s life. While the best records for providing this information are only available in the archives, libraries and history centres in Scotland, ❍ Population there are still a number of online resources for you to have a look at. ❍ Agricultural and Industrial Location production Let’s start with information about the place where your ancestor lived. ❍ Miscellaneous questions By far the best reference is the Statistical Accounts. This is a dynamic insight into each parish in Scotland and the daily life and struggles. The Statistical Accounts are Ministers in each of 900 parishes documented life in their parish freely available at: http://stataccscot based on a structured questionnaire sent out by Sir John Sinclair of .edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home.

12 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com Another wonderful resource are the Gazetteers. for lamps. This website does have limited employee These are also freely available. The gazetteers pro- records. vide geographic reference, how the area was named The vast majority of records for occupations are and maps to help you locate the town or village manuscript records and only available to consult in within Scotland. It also provides a brief history of person. Here are where some of those records are held: the village or town. Have a look for your ancestor’s ● Business records for the whole of Scotland hometown at www.scottish-places.info. are held at the University of Glasgow: By far the best website for maps is the NLS Maps www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives site (National Library of Scotland), http://maps.nls.uk. Here you can get military maps, coastal maps, some ● Records for the Jute Industry are held at the University estate maps, town maps that show the names of the of Dundee. www.dundee.ac.uk/archives proprietors of buildings and ordnance survey maps ● Shipbuilding records are at the Glasgow Archives: in both 6 inch to the mile and 25 inches to the mile. www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/glasgow-city- You can geo-reference maps to see what was and archives/collections contrast that to what is. You can also use the side- ● Shipbuilding records are at Glasgow University by-side viewer to see two maps of the same place, but Archives: www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_60314_en.pdf in different time frames. ● Iron, Steel and Coal mining company records for There are also some stand-alone websites Lanarkshire, are at the Glasgow University Archives: for specific places in Scotland: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/archives ● The Hebrides: www.hebridespeople.com ● Many other records are held at the National ● The Western Isles: Records of Scotland (National Archives): http://westernisles.wordpress.com/genealogy www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/catalogues-and -indexes ● Tiree/Coll: www.keithdash.net ● North East Scotland: Miscellaneous Records: www.northeastscotlandroots.com ● Old Diseases: www.lhaasdav.com/learningcenter/ ● Shetland: www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk diseasesold.html ● Asylums, Sheriff Court (paternity), Prison: Occupations www.scottishindexes.co.uk Moving on, we can also research our ancestor’s ● www.sjac.org.uk occupation. Be aware that few personnel records Jewish Archives: survive. Most of the websites listed provide social ● Families in British India: www.fibis.org history to allow you a better sense of the lives of your ● Scottish Travellers: http://romanygenes.com ancestors. If you see an occupation on a census and wonder ● Accused of Witchcraft: exactly what that job was, you can check here to find www.witchcraftandwitches.com/trials_north_berwick out, http://rmhh.co.uk/occup. This website has the .html alphabet near the top of the main page. Simply click www.shca.ed.ac.uk/Research/witches/introduction.html on the first letter of your ancestor’s occupation to get www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/witchtrial/ a description. scotland.html Other stand-alone websites for incredibly useful ● Medieval Database: www.poms.ac.uk information on the lives of your ancestors are: ● British Slave Owners: www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs ● Coal Mining: www.scottishmining.co.uk. Here you can access mine inspector records for accidents, ● Army & Navy: www.findmypast.co.uk whether the accidents resulted in death or not. If ● there are associated newspaper reports for these Musicians Union: accidents, they are also available on the website. http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives/mu ● Shale Mining: ● Free Masons: www.grandlodgescotland.com/ www.scottishshale.co.uk/Genealogy/Occupations/ the-grand-lodge/museum ShaleMiner.html. Shale, of course, produced paraffin

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Home page for the Scottish Emigration Database.

A number of items in the collections of the Newspapers National Library of Scotland have been digitized and For social history, especially the more salacious made available on Internet Archive. These include information, little beats newspaper reports. Bank- trades directories, post office directories, published ruptcies, arrests, court appearances, accidents are and unpublished family histories, British Navy Lists, among the top contenders for this type of informa- British Army Lists, British Air Force Lists and Rolls tion. There are also the social pages to give you a of Honour. Visit http://archive.org/details/national sense of the status of your ancestors within the com- libraryofscotland. munity. Look also for advertising if your ancestor ran a business. Digital images of Scottish newspapers can Emigration/Immigration be found at: This is one area so many people look for. However, ● British Newspaper Archive: ship’s lists as we know them today weren’t mandated www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. This collection is until 1842. That mandate also required that a copy of also available on Findmypast if you are a subscriber. the list be handed in to the port of disembarkation. ● http://archive.scotsman.com/search/results That said, there was no mandate for the receiving Scotsman: country to hold on to them or archive them. Canada, As always, I wish you the very best of luck as you for instance, wasn’t even a country at that time. So, search for the deeper details of your Scottish ances- while there was no national database as there is now, tor’s life through the various online repositories that there are many manifest-type lists in the archives of allow you to better understand their social history. Nova Scotia. America did a much better job of hold- ing onto the early documents. Post 1870, there are a number of manifests that have been digitized. These CHRISTINE WOODCOCK is a genealogy educator are available on both Findmypast and Ancestry. who enjoys sharing knowledge and opportunities with As well, there is an incomprehensive, searchable others to assist them in their quest to find their emigration database on the University of Aberdeen Scottish ancestors. website at www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration.

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University of Glasgow’s Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic Christine Woodcock looks at an initiative to transform living memories into a recorded audio archive

OMUCHOFTHEHISTORYOFTHEHIGHLANDSANDISLANDSOF preservation for future genera- Scotland has been passed down through oral tradition. Living tions to hear and learn from a memories were passed down from generation to generation in bygone era. the traditional Gaelic language. The history was not limited to The family of renowned Gaelic stories, but was shared through songs, poems and folklore. Poet, Tormod MacLeòid/Norman SMany of these stories have been captured on audio and are now freely MacLeod, known as Am Bàrd available to the public thanks to the University of Glasgow’s Digital Bochd/The Poor Bard, has do- Archive of Scottish Gaelic (http://dasg.ac.uk/en). These recordings nated his life’s work to the DASG enhance the written word by allowing people to hear the richness of the archive. The collection includes language from generations past. images, songs, tales and folklore Many of those featured in the collected on the Isle of Lewis by audio archive have since died and it the bard. will be the first time their families In total, some 42 audio files are and friends have heard the record- being published. Nine are from ings. One such recording is that the newly launched Cluas ri of South Uist crofter Donald Claisneachd Archive, recorded in MacDonald Campbeltown in Scotland and DASG has managed to trace the also Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, family of Donald MacDonald who Canada, which will be fully tran- was recorded in Daliburgh, South scribed and searchable with de- Uist. tailed contents. A further 33 Mary Ann Campbell, a great audio files are being published niece of Mr. MacDonald, said: “It from the Mòthan Archive, all is lovely and moving to hear gathered in North and South Dòmhnall’s voice again. He was Uist, Scalpay, Harris, Barra, always very welcoming and looked Berneray and Benbecula by forward to his many visitors, they American Tracy Chipman during used to come from all over the the 1990s and early 2000s. These world. He was a kind, softly spoken were recorded in English and and modest man and never boasted about any of his work. His work Gaelic and will be fully tran- was often published in the local paper. We are fortunate as a family that scribed or subtitled in due course. we now have his book to look at some of his bàrdachd or poetry, it was just unfortunate that is was published after his death. He always spoke Gàidhlig to us and yes, we speak Gàidhlig as a family.” CHRISTINE WOODCOCK is a DASG is looking to trace families of those featured on the audio genealogy educator who enjoys recordings to reunite them with their relatives’ voices and stories. sharing knowledge and opportuni- The University of Glasgow hopes that access to this audio archive will ties with others, to assist them in help to raise interest about Scottish Gaelic and its oral traditions. As their quest to find their Scottish well, a key element in having the audio recordings freely available is to ancestors. return traditions and stories to the islands. Archiving them ensures

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Discoveries Between the Cracks Sue Lisk suggests strategies for locating ancestors who appear to have dropped off the genealogy radar

HEN FRANK SINATRA SANG “IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR”, In these cases, I was consulting I doubt he was talking about 1860. That was the year the U.S. Federal Censuses, since much of my family across the country went missing. the censuses are one of the first Entire families. In 1850 and 1870 I’ve found most of sources to which American ge- them where I expected they’d be, but what happened nealogists turn when searching Wduring the years in between? for their ancestors. But whether you’ve lost track of your relatives in 1860 in the US, or in 1911 in Canada, or in a non-census year, there are always other ways to gather information about your relatives from problematic time periods that can help you fill in the gaps. Here are some suggestions that may lead you to discover where your ancestors were and what they were up to during those years when they seem to have disappeared. Obituaries It’s all too easy to assume that someone in your family tree whom you can no longer find after a certain date has died. But when you do find that person alive and kicking decades later, you know you’re not off the hook. You’ll have to hunt the person down during the intervening period when the individual seems to have exited the scene. The obituaries of closely related individuals may help you locate your missing ancestor. Obituaries often list the immediate family members of the person who has died, and may reveal the names of the towns where surviving rela- Be persistent in searching out your ancestors who seem to have gone missing. tives reside. Sometimes, working “We’re l-l-lost!”, W.E. Hill, 1912. (Library of Congress) from details included in the obit,

16 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com Try looking for clues that reference the structure of the woman’s family, such as a notice about a Mrs. Whitney visiting her sister. If your relative didn’t have a sister, that would exclude this person. But be careful not to draw hasty conclusions. In an instance like this one, you should ask yourself whether you might have just discovered a new sibling. You may come upon a reference to a Mrs. Whitney serving on a committee that organizes church-related functions. A ninety-year-old woman is less Obituaries for your ancestor’s relatives may contain information that will help you locate likely to be a member of a group your ancestor. Obituary for Private James W. McCulloch of Co. E, 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment, 1862. (Library of Congress) planning a church fundraiser than one who is forty, so an implied you’ll be able to piece together in- be “hiding” in the text. But you age range can help you pinpoint formation about other portions of may have to do some careful likely relatives. these relatives’ families that may sleuthing to locate the individual. Or perhaps you’ll find a notice also help you find the person For instance, if you’re looking for from a local post office listing you’re looking for. a married woman in former times, dead letters addressed to one of You can usually find recent you’ll find that articles seldom gave your ancestors. This suggests the obituaries via such sites as the woman’s first name. And the possibility that the person you’re Legacy.com and those of local journalist may have omitted her searching for may have moved out newspapers, but you can also ac- husband’s first name as well in of the area along with others in cess many older obituaries via many contexts. If the surname is the family. It may be easier to lo- websites that include searchable relatively common in a particular cate the person’s relatives than the newspapers. Options include region, it may be challenging to individual you’ve been seeking. subscription-based websites such identify your ancestor. Families often moved in groups. If as Ancestry.com and Newspa- pers.com, but also free sites like the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, located at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. FultonHistory.com is another free site that offers a particularly rich set of American newspapers dating back to the early 1800s. Newspaper Notes and Notices Online newspapers are the source of other items that may help you track down people in your family tree who seem to have gone missing. Even if you’re unsuccessful Look carefully; you may discover ancestors you’re seeking “hidden” in sources you’ve in finding someone using name already consulted. A red fox prowls for voles, hidden under the snow, Carol M. Highsmith, searches, the person may simply 2016. (Library of Congress)

www.internet-genealogy.com ~ April/May 2019 ~ Internet GENEALOGY 17 missing ancestors you can discover the whereabouts of someone else in the family. If the enumerator knocked at the of relatives, you may encounter you’re able to consult them, they door. the person you’re looking for may provide hints that will help From the Card Catalog on along the way. you find the family members Ancestry.com, select “Maps, At- you’re seeking. lases, & Gazetteers” and then Probate Records Not all probate records are “USA” to see “U.S., Indexed Unfortunately, not all of our available via the internet, but County Land Ownership Maps, ancestors left wills behind for us you’d do well to check online 1860-1918”. Here you’ll find to study. It often seems that few before looking elsewhere. You’ll detailed maps showing the names of them did. But whether a person find links to online sources of of the homeowners associated died testate (with a will) or intes- probate records organized by state with the lots depicted. In most tate (without a will), you may be at the bottom of the page on the cases, the maps indicate the initial able to find probate records for FamilySearch Wiki at www. of the owner’s first name, and some of them; by the early 1900s, familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_ sometimes a middle initial, so if approximately a quarter of the States_Probate_Records. The num- there are a number of people with estates in the US underwent the ber of options available vary by the same surname in a town, this legal process known as “probate”. state. By examining these records, will help you differentiate be- Via this process, the courts create you may succeed in discovering a tween them. I’ve found cases records concerning the distribu- number of relatives who seem to where the record corresponding tion of a deceased’s estate to any have vanished. to the person I’m searching for heirs and creditors. The records hasn’t been indexed properly, but also address the care of any de- Local Maps I’ve still been able to view the pendents. and City Directories individual’s name on the land And, fortunately for genealo- Have you ever thought of looking ownership map. gists, these documents often give at a local land ownership map for City directories are another ex- the names of immediate family the town where your ancestors cellent resource to use to assist members, siblings, and sometimes lived to try to locate them? Just you in locating relatives you can’t more distant relatives, friends, and because they didn’t show up in a seem to find during a particular associates, as well as their places of census doesn’t mean they weren’t period. Ancestry.com includes residence. So if you’re missing a there. Perhaps the census taker many city directories under “City relative or two, see if you might be accidentally overlooked them. Or and Area Directories”. For the able to locate the probate records maybe nobody was home when US, try searching the collection

LEFT: Consulting probate records for relatives of missing ancestors may help you locate these individuals. Probate notice from the Court of Probate, Newport, RI, published in the Newport Mercury, 1835. (Library of Congress) RIGHT: Census takers sometimes overlooked people who lived in their enumeration areas. “Taking the census”, 1870. (Library of Congress)

18 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com “U.S. City Directories, 1822- 1995”. And to find relatives in Canada, consult “Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819- 1906”. These directories offer the added bonus of frequently including the occupations of the people listed. United States Online Historical Directories offers links to some freely available directories via https://sites.google.com/site/online directorysite/Home/usa. Just click on the name of the state of interest to view the options. Photos You can often deduce valuable information about ancestors you’ve temporarily lost track of from photos. You may find some of these photos online, but others may be in the hands of relatives or in your own collection. Websites such as Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org allow members to post photos related to their ancestors and relatives. Although you can’t be sure the labeling you encounter is correct, it’s a good place to start. Let’s say that someone has If your ancestor seems to have inexplicably vanished at the time of a census, it’s possible posted a photo of your relative the person was out for a stroll when the enumerator came to call. Mary Roberts Rinehart, and his or her siblings. You may out for a walk, c. 1926. (Library of Congress) know that one of the siblings died by a specific date. If that sibling description is likely correct. You home, so that, years later, you appears in the photo, you’ve al- might even enlist the assistance of could locate them more easily. But ready narrowed down the latest other genealogists if any other by creatively exploring the re- possible date by which the photo members have saved the photo to sources available, you may succeed could have been taken. If you rec- their own online trees. in discovering them, in expected ognize the location, and know the Your relatives may not really or unexpected places. You may family moved far away from that have disappeared, or at least not as just find that this year is a very place by a certain date, this would many of them as you thought. An good year indeed – for locating also help you pinpoint the possi- enumerator could have skipped “missing” ancestors. ble timeframe of the shot. over them. Someone might have When you question the caption improperly indexed a record con- SUE LISK, a freelance writer, information you find associated taining their names. Your ances- genealogist, and linguist, is a with a photo, don’t hesitate to tors could have moved elsewhere, frequent contributor to Your contact the owner to explain or may have been away on a short Genealogy Today and Internet why you wonder about it. Work- vacation, or might even have Genealogy. She works for a news ing in tandem, you may be able stepped out for a stroll when you agency in Washington, DC. to confirm whether or not the think they should have stayed at

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NE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF RESEARCHING OUR FAMILY States Library of Congress. Both, history is finding images, scanned documents and other I thought, would demonstrate digital ephemera that relate to our ancestors. However, quite some of the capabilities of the often using this found media can be challenging, due to site/program for the average fam- format, image degradation, or in the case of documents, bad ily researcher. Oscanning practices by the uploader or previous owner. Is there a quick The wedding announcement and easy way to fix this? was found at Peel’s Prairie Provinces, an online historical site from the University of Alberta Libraries, found at http://peel.library.ualberta .ca/index.html. The digital document, sourced from The Edmonton Capital, was a bit blurry and hard to read, probably due to the condition of the original analog newspaper. Navigating to the Photopea site, I started a new Project and then uploaded an image created from the original downloaded picture

You will find Photopea’s software workspace and tools to be easily accessible. on my desktop computer. Next, I used the Filter tool from the In cases like this, usually people mention software such as Adobe menu and was able to sharpen up Photoshop and others. While this is always an option, these types of the text just enough to get some programs can be expensive, demanding on your system, and possess a additional details. Finally, I se- fairly-large learning curve for the casual user or genealogist. One pos- lected the Image Adjustment tool sible alternative that I’ve used recently is a browser-based site/software and did a quick Invert, which known as Photopea. It’s easy to use, contains many tools, and works changed to a negative white text under a wide-variety of conditions. Let’s take a closer look! on dark background, which in the past I’ve found to help with sorting What Is Photopea? through blurry text. From here, I Found online at www.photopea.com, Photopea is a free, browser-based did a quick export of my edited alternative to traditional (and expensive) image editing programs. image and placed it in my family re- Authored by Ivan Kutskir, an independent developer in the Czech search file on my desktop computer. Republic, this site, once visited, allows you to load into the browser a The second example was software framework from which you can do many (and extensive) image sourced from the United States edits. These can be from your local machine or an Internet address and Library of Congress and was a includes many transformation and software tools. Let me share with photochrome scan of a photolith- you a quick demonstration of the possibilities. ograph about Jacques Cartier Square in Montreal, found at this Program Demonstration link, www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca For this review, I started first with two sample projects in mind: A wed- .52323. The digital file was in ding announcement and a scanned piece of artwork from the United great shape considering the age of

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quite a bit. Once done, I then exported to my local desktop and the file was ready for use in my research. While these are two quick sample edits of files I found online, think about the possibilities in your own work, of photos that might be torn from previous hard use or stored improperly. Or perhaps digital media, scanned improperly or formatted badly. In both of these cases, Photopea might just be what you need to help with your project! Advanced Options For this mini-review, I’ve had the chance to talk about Photopea and show you some quick and basic image manipulation that you can do for family research. How- ever, if you have experience in the art of photo and media software editing, you will find many additional tools that could prove useful. Some of these include: ❍ Layer options ❍ Image corrections and edits using the Blur, Distort and Lens tools

LEFT: Original image The Edmonton Capital, ❍ Choices in Masking, Smart the source material and the colors sourced via Peel’s Prairie Provinces. Objects and others looked great, but there seemed to RIGHT: Original image The Edmonton be dirt or wear at the top of the Capital, sourced via Peel’s Prairie ❍ Multiple image format support to Provinces, edited and updated with include RAW, PSD, SVG, TIFF image. This is very similar to Photopea. other digital family photos I’ve seen online, so I wanted to see if Photopea could help in this instance as well. After importing the photo, I first selected the Healing Brush Tool and then also the Spot Heal- ing Brush Tool to do some basic and quick clean-up. These tools sample the surrounding area and then remove the spot or spots in question, smoothing and filtering away digital detritus. In this case, I was able to remove the noted artifacts in about five minutes and When using Photopea, you will find project options including template banners for social generally improve the digital file media services and your custom projects.

22 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com Paid Options and Accounts While Photopea is quick and free additional information for use as needed, there are paid accounts that might be suitable While I’ve had a chance to share with you some of the program basics about should you do a lot of photo Photopea, what follows are some additional links and information to help you know and/or media editing. These ac- more about this amazing online option. counts range from $9 for a single user license for 30 days to $20 for Techradar: Photopea Mini-Review: www.techradar.com/best/the-best-online-photoshop-alternative a single user license for 90 days. If you find yourself working Photopea Introduction: with others on a big genealogy www.photopea.com/learn project or just yourself, this type of account might be useful. One Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – Photopea: positive aspect of this type is the https://blog.eogn.com/2018/12/05/photopea-a-free-alternative-to-photoshop/ absence of advertising, compared Photopea Facebook Page (and reviews): www.facebook.com/pg/photopea/reviews to the free version which shows advertisements to the right of your workspace. For more details, to enhance your research. While which can quickly help us accom- consult the following URL: installable software or applica- plish this. Will it work for your www.photopea.com/api/accounts. tions certainly have their place, needs? Give it a try today and sometimes we just want to do experiment around with the tools Final Thoughts a quick edit on an image or two and see what you can come up With the advent of new online before we add it to our research or with. repositories of family content, share with others. In cases like images and other forms of media, this, Photopea shines, offering TONY BANDY is a regular contributor to Internet Genealogy. it pays to be able to do quick edits both basic and advanced tools

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Missing Archival Documents and Artifacts Diane L. Richard looks at the problem of locating and retrieving lost documents

NFORTUNATELY, ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS DO back in 2011, www.washington “get legs”. Sometimes this happened decades or even cen- post.com/wp-dyn/content/article/ turies ago and it continues to happen now. These items are 2011/02/22/AR2011022206661 viewed as having monetary value to collectors. Historically, .html and even 60 Minutes on its sometimes, individuals thought documents linked to ances- website has a piece, Historical Utors were “theirs” and who hasn’t looked through an archive collection Treasures Missing from National and found missing signatures (though, often actually the clerks hand- Archives, www.cbsnews.com/news/ writing). Also, unfortunately, sometimes documents get misfiled and so historical-treasures-missing-from- effectively become lost. national-archives (2012). I will admit to being oblivious to the scale of the issue until I started The website also includes infor- following the US Archives National Archival Recovery Team on mation on how YOU can ensure Facebook [see link below]. This page shares both newly identified losses that United States government of artifacts along with successful recovery stories. Unfortunately, I documents are returned to have seen more of the former. Its scope is worldwide. Lost and stolen NARA. We are all stewards of documents are an issue at any repository. historical documents and if you Fortunately, some archives have programs in place to address lost and can help prevent the theft of even missing documents. one document or report to the Here are a few programs actively looking to recover what is rightfully theirs. (1) US National Archives, Recover Lost and Stolen Documents, www.archives.gov/research/recover. There is an associated Facebook page, www.facebook.com/archival recoveryprogram. This website includes a long list of currently identified “Missing Historical Documents and Items” along with select images. The Washington Post did an article, National Archives hunts for missing treasures with recovery team,

www.internet-genealogy.com ~ April/May 2019 ~ Internet GENEALOGY 25 missing documents appropriate authorities a document you believe to have been stolen, we and similar selling platforms for can help ensure the preservation of our history. Such efforts are not original North Carolina docu- limited to federal archives, but any repository storing historically ments. relevant items. And, recovery can be successful. A situation famous in North (2) The Genealogical Society of New Jersey in the past posted on its Carolina revolves around its copy Facebook page, www.facebook.com/GSNJfb, “More than 700 original of the Bill of Rights. You can documents were known to be missing from the [NJ] State’s collections. read this Washington Post article, Some, largely Colonial documents, were intentionally lifted by manu- FBI Recovers Missing Copy script dealers while others were removed or circulated in error. All of Bill of Rights, www.washing disappeared in the time before the founding of the state archives in tonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/ the 20th Century – when the documents of government were stored 03/20/fbi-recovers-missing-copy- less securely. Thankfully, the NJSA is highly proactive in recovering of-bill-of-rights/1f342e1e-0d2a- these missing treasures and has recovered more than 200 of the missing 455a-a3ca-a75452720eb9/?utm_ documents from the list!” term=.fe1e55aefe8b, capping a You can access the lists of missing records and also a list of recovered recovery that really started back in records for NJ on its Missing or Alienated Records of the State of New 1865 when it was stolen, and then Jersey page, www.nj.gov/state/archives/missingdocuments.html. subsequent owners would try to sell it back to North Carolina. When you visit the State Archives of North Carolina, look for the display about the history of this document and its recovery. As NARA states, what we can do is “avoid buying, selling, or trading in lost or stolen documents”. If you see or learn about what you perceive as a possibly lost or stolen document, please communicate with the appropri- (3) Texas State Library and Archives Commission maintains ate entity. We all want govern- lists of Materials Missing from the Texas State Archives, ment created documents to www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/missingintro.html. remain in the hands of said government to ensure its preservation (4) The National Archives (UK) published a 2014 list of Missing and access for generations to Documents (found on the page of this Freedom of Information Query, come. February 2015), www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/freedom-of-information /information-requests/damaged-destroyed-lost-and-stolen-documents. It also maintains a list of Misplaced Items, www.nationalarchives.gov. uk/about/our-role/transparency/misplaced-items, recognizing that with DIANE L. RICHARD has been doing more than eleven million documents, items are not always stolen and genealogy research since 1987. are more often misplaced. The list is generated biannually and was last She is currently editor of the updated in October 2018. North Carolina Genealogical Other archives maintain internal documents identifying seemingly Society Journal and a professional missing materials recognizing that some may not be lost. If you genealogy and family historian are suspicious about a document that you see on eBay, in a shop, or researcher, speaker, and writer. elsewhere that you suspect might be a stolen item, the NARA website She can be found online at gives details on how to report what you suspect as a lost or stolen www.mosaicrpm.com and historical US government document. For state or county created www.tarheeldiscoveries.com. documents, I suggest you contact those archives directly. I know that archivists at the State Archives of North Carolina vigilantly track eBay

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Ancestral Ferry Tales Sue Lisk looks at online resources to assist in learning more about ferries and their importance to your ancestors

“We were very tired, we were very merry — We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.”

In this political allegory, Charon, the ferryman of Hades, transports ghosts across the river Styx, 1807. (Library of Congress)

HESELINES, TAKEN FROM EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY’S 1) Local History Sites poem, “Recuerdo”, allude to a delightful evening two friends Although it’s useful to consult spend crisscrossing an unknown body of water on a ferry boat, websites that provide general perhaps in a romantic context. Although most people would overviews about ferries of the be unlikely to ride ferries this frequently, many of our ances- past, it’s a good idea to try to zero Ttors would have relied on them. You may even discover a ferryman (or in on the ferries of a particular ferrywoman) among your relatives. area where your ancestors may A number of internet-based sources follow that you might consider have lived or through which they consulting to learn more about ferries and their importance to some of would likely have travelled. the individuals in your family tree.

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The ferry boat, published by Currier & Ives, ca. 1847. (Library of Congress)

Part of the mandate of a group Ferry Authority began regular Committee of Fulton Ferry as known as “Friends of the Ferry” is runs. The site includes a gallery of early as 1839, wrote this history in to preserve ferries in the Greater ferry photos spanning recent 1879 at the request of the Direc- New Orleans area. Its website, decades. tors of the Ferry Company. He which includes a section devoted If you consult Connecticuthis- describes “Governor Dongan’s to the history of New Orleans tory.org, you’ll learn that ferries Charter”, the first British charter ferries, can be accessed at http:// appeared far earlier in Connecticut. that established the ferry in New friendsoftheferry.org/ferry-history Richard DeLuca states in his ar- York in 1686, and the charters .html. The site discusses the early ticle, “Ferry Boats a Way of Life that followed. The account’s illus- ferry lines used to transport rail- in Early Connecticut”, that in trations include a view of an old road cars, known as “railroad Connecticut, two ferries operated ferry house, a detailed map show- ferries”, and presents a timeline as early as the 1640s, and eleven, ing a specific ferry route, and beginning in the 1820s that de- by 1700. The author goes on to sketches of some of the ferry tails the local ferries used to trans- describe early crossing technolo- boats. port people, goods, and railroad gies and the associated dangers, The text deals with legal, polit- cars. Here you’ll find ferry-related and proceeds to discuss other ical, and practical matters related photos and a link to an article transportation developments and to these ferries. The author esti- about the history of river crossing. the ways in which they affected mates that individuals, including BC Ferries in British Columbia local ferries. To access the article, those in vehicles, made 45 million offers a bit of local ferry history at go to https://connecticuthistory.org/ passages per year over the five www.bcferries.com/about/history/ ferry-boats-a-way-of-life-in-early- ferries conducted by the Union history.html. Click on the titles connecticut/. Ferry Company. Foot passengers “Before BC Ferries” and “Start paid two to three cents per trip, Your Engines” for a brief sketch of 2) Ancestry.com depending on the value of the the development of these ferries. Ancestry.com contains more than company’s stock at the time. The site explains that in the a few hidden gems, including a Some of the boats ran twenty- mid-1800s, the Hudson’s Bay piece related to ferries of the past: four hours a day. Company provided passenger and Historical Sketch of the Fulton Mr. Pierrepont lauds the “pecu- freight service between Vancouver Ferry and its associated ferries. To liar skill, care, sobriety and fidelity Island and the Lower Mainland. pull it up, enter the title in the of the pilots”, and attributes this In 1901, Canadian Pacific Rail- Card Catalog’s “Title” search field. to the company’s practice of way took over the ferry service, Mr. Pierrepont, a Vice-President accepting only one out of every and by 1960, the British Columbia and Chairman of the Executive twenty-five applicants for the job.

32 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com He assures his readers that the pilots’ adroitness in navigating their boats of five to six hundred tons each, which “flit... across the river like shuttles in a weaver’s loom”, enables them to rapidly reach their destinations safely in all sorts of weather. 3) Google Books Google Books offers a number of books one can view online that provide insight into the history behind the ferries in particular locations. In many cases, the first thirty pages of the text can be perused. A rope ferry on the Schuylkill River, 1856. (Library of Congress) Start your search at https:// books.google.com/. If you enter 1918, Mr. William Gaughell op- to time, but not all were of the “Ferries of Puget Sound” in the erated a “scow and outfit” to ferry type one might expect. Via search field, you’ll find over two traffic across the Rogue. You’ll Gendisasters.com, you can search dozen photos of the early Wash- discover tales connected with using the word “ferry” to locate ington ferries. Detailed captions many of these ferries, lists of the articles about accidents and disas- accompany the photos. Several ferries’ owners and, when known, ters involving ferries. I was able to photographs show the Chippewa, the ferries’ precise locations. locate quite a few. built in 1900 as a passenger Search for “ferry” or “ferries” to One story informs readers that steamer for service on the Great locate other books related to the in 1869 on a ferry crossing from Lakes. Purchased by the Puget subject available for viewing via New Jersey to New York, a horse Sound Navigation Company in Google Books. attached to a carriage kicked a 1907, the ship was rebuilt in 1926 young woman, causing serious as a car ferry. Capable of carrying 4) Gendisasters.com internal injuries that led to her ninety cars and two thousand pas- As with all means of transporta- death. sengers, it became the flagship of tion, accidents occurred from time Another article describes the the Black Ball Line’s fleet. In 1935, the company introduced the art deco Kalakala. This sleek ship became famous for her moonlight cruises and her tremendous vibra- tions, and in 1938 appeared in National Geographic. A search for “Oregon Ferries: A History of Oregon Ferries Since 1926” in Google Books will allow you to see a list of ferries operat- ing on particular rivers and the ferries’ histories. For instance, on the Rogue River, in 1857, Curry County issued the first ferry license for fifty dollars per year. Passengers made the crossing in a rowboat; cattle and horses had to Two covered wagons being ferried across the Platte River in central Wyoming, 1859. swim. And between 1910 and (Library of Congress)

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barges on the Mississippi River, resulting in the deaths of ten passengers when their vehicles were dumped into the muddy waters. 5) Online Newspapers Newspapers available via newspaper websites offer ample information about ferries and those who operated them. Fultonhistory.com, a free site containing over 44 million old newspapers, is an excellent source of such articles. The site can be slow at times, but with patience, you’ll discover rewarding items. A search on Fulton History using the term “ferryman” yielded fascinating results. In 1942 the Greenfield MA Detroit River ferry boat in ice, ca. 1890. (Library of Congress) Recorder Gazette devoted an article to the history of ferries in the 1906 explosion of a steam pipe in Peralta, and the nose of the ship area. It describes the ferry owners the boiler room of the municipal dove into the water. Ten passen- and their boats, their legal squab- ferryboat, Richmond. Panic en- gers were thrown overboard, all bles, and more. Readers learn that sued, but all 1,500 passengers of whom perished due to the in 1828, as a man was driving his aboard escaped injury. However, strong current. Many suspected wagon onto the ferry in Mon- the four men working in the that improper ballasting caused tague City, the rope broke, and boiler room were severely scalded. the tragedy. the boat sank close to shore. The In 1928 in San Francisco, a huge And in Caruthersville, MO, in man’s four horses drowned, and he wave swept in on the ferryboat, 1946, a ferry collided with two oil lost 700 pounds of cheese and 91

Pennsylvania railroad ferry, New Brunswick, ca. 1905. (Library of Congress)

34 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com firkins of butter. At Munn’s Ferry in 1932, ferryman Fred Shantley charged a toll of five cents for Subscriber pedestrians, fifteen cents for single rigs, twenty Information cents for teams, and twenty-five cents for automobiles; cyclists, or farmers with a single cow, paid a dime. Guarantee New/Renewal Subscriptions The Watertown NY Daily Times in 1926 carried If Internet Genealogy fails to meet Your subscription expiration date an article about the passing of the old ferries in your needs, you are entitled to is printed just above your name a refund on all unmailed copies on the mailing label. To renew, Maine. The author opines that in former times, the for any reason or no reason. Any you have three options: ferryman’s job was seldom strenuous. He explains refund will be made promptly 1) Visit our online shopping cart that if the ferryman was busy with his own tasks, and cheerfully. However, we do and make your selection for the people desiring to cross the river would have not issue refunds for amounts the term of the subscription less than $5.00. to wait until he got around to attending to their and complete the necessary needs. They often had no other option, at least Delivery ordering information. If avail- Once we receive your order, we able, enter the six digit sub- not without travelling far out of their way. But process it immediately. The stan- scriber code from the mailing with the advent of automobiles, good roads, and dard delivery time is 4-6 weeks. If label (upper left corner) in the more numerous and well-constructed bridges, you order your new subscription comment area of the order in the first month of the issue, form. ferrymen began to face competition and had to be your subscription will start with 2) Call our toll free number at ready to work in an efficient manner if they wanted the current issue. For example, if 1-888-326-2476 extension 111. to stay in business. you subscribed in June, then your first issue would be the June/July 3) Mail a check or money order Modern-day newspaper websites also occasion- issue. New subscriptions ordered (payable to Internet Geneal- ally dip into ferry history. In 2016, the Seattle in the latter month of an issue ogy) to our office. See the bot- Post-Intelligencer posted an extensive slideshow will start with the following issue. tom of this page for USA and For example, if you subscribed in Canadian addresses. of historical ferry photos at www.seattlepi.com/ July, your first issue would be the local/seattle-history/slideshow/Historical-ferry- August/September issue. Address Change, Temporary photos-130709/photo-10210492.php. You’ll find Redirection or Cancellation Payment Options Notify the Circulation Depart- the renowned Kalakala ferry among the images We accept check, Money Order, ment by calling 1-888-326-2476 included. PayPal, VISA and MasterCard. extension 111, or write to the By referring to sources like these, you’ll come Please be advised that credit card applicable address below. Please payments are processed through allow 3-6 weeks for your address away with a better appreciation of the role ferries our Canadian office and some change to appear on your sub- may have played in your ancestors’ lives, even if USA credit card issuers charge a scription. USA subscribers please they never thought of spending an entire night on foreign transaction fee. note, the magazine will not be forwarded by the post office if one. Gift Subscriptions you move, so please let us know I’d heard that my own second great-granduncle, Visit our online shopping cart and of your move at your earliest Fred Stender, and his son, Henry, operated a ferry make your selection for the term of convenience. For temporary redi- the subscription, and complete the rection of delivery, it is important on the Ottawa River. I was pleased to find Fred necessary ordering information that we have the most up-to-date listed as a ferryman in the 1901 census for Bristol, and recipient’s complete name address and dates of redirection in the Pontiac region of Quebec. I believe his ferry and mailing address in the appro- on file. priate area of the form. You can was located somewhere along the river close to even enter a short message in the Internet Genealogy Norway Bay. comment field of the order page Back Issues Although his feelings toward his ferry may have and Internet Genealogy will send Back issues are available in PDF a card to the gift recipient. You format only. To order by phone, been less exuberant than that of the speaker in St. may also call our toll free number contact the Circulation Depart- Vincent Millay’s poem, I still like to think that he at 1-888-326-2476 ext 111 (please ment toll-free at 1-888-326-2476 treasured some of his experiences as a ferryman, have your VISA or MasterCard extension 111 or visit www. handy). internet-genealogy.com. plying his trade on the river.

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Continental Cooperation Elsie Ritchie and Ed Storey collaborate over a great distance to further their shared British Indian ancestry

HEPROBLEMWITHRESEARCHINGANCESTORSISTHAT Ed, of Colorado, had found the eventually we are looking for people who lived long ago and per- marriage of his great-great grand- haps far away. Information sources are sparse and unclear. Such father, George Munro Aiskell is the case of the Barretts of Madras, India. Two of us were Storey to Elizabeth Hester Barrett. working on the same lines. One of us seemed to be descended The Barrett family name kept Tfrom Colonel Thomas and the other from his sister, Anne. We were each showing up, so he focused on unaware of the other and were having difficulty making much progress. Barrett. This is where Elsie Ritchie, of New South Wales, joined the search. In the course of putting her family tree on Ances- try, she included the Studdy family with relevant pictures from the 19th century. The Studdy family was descended from Colonel Thomas Barrett’s sister, Anne. We have not been able to learn a lot about the family of Thomas or Anne. We estimate he was born about 1755 and her grave record in 1824 records her as 59. What is fairly clear is that Thomas worked for the Nabob Omdut Ul Omrah of the Carnatic, a regional Indian These are the ancestors we will be using to show how working together produced results. ruler. Thomas was employed from There are many sources of information, both online and in libraries. about 1790 until his death in One source, using “the power of many” can be accessed by posting a 1802. He is mentioned in official public tree on Ancestry and following the public member trees posted records in the UK for some time by others to look for information that they might share. Some trees are after his death. The fact that the merely reposting of ancestors listed by others. Some have many errors. Colonel was successfully able to On occasion, however, there are opportunities to gain an insight into communicate with the Nabob people who are not otherwise available. might make one think he was

The granddaughter of the Colonel married George Munro Aiskell Storey. Barrett seemed to be a prominent name in Madras. (Accessed at FamilySearch.org)

36 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com born in India, so he had time to learn the Persian language. On the other hand, Persian was taught by the East India Com- pany as part of the training for both their civil and military em- ployees. There is also a document in the British Library, reported to be in the Colonel’s handwriting. It is very well written and seems to indicate he had an excellent Anne left a very detailed, 4-page will that listed her family as well as her brother’s offspring. There were various relationships and properties explained as well. (From English education. Anne’s will, FindMyPast.com) which she claims is in her own handwriting, is beautifully written Barrett, her brother-in-law Thomas interesting addition, to the known cursive. Family records from be- Bradridge Studdy, was. After Tom’s history of that family, if the file at fore 1800 can be tough to find. death, nearly 25 years ago, she the bank holds the proof, as has The Nabob was good at spending, was asked by her sister, Leonie been suggested. James can be but not so effective at raising Studdy, to collect and put to- found on the Army records from funds. Colonel Barrett’s help in gether the story of her husband, 1780 when he married his first financial negotiations with the Tom’s family. They had a long and wife in India as an army officer, to British government was impor- interesting history which from 1790. In his will dated 1822, he tant to the Nabob. the year 1600 had been much acknowledges only one son of his Thomas Barrett died without a involved with the Army of the own, born in 1795. His brother will. We have not found the name East India Company. This was John, a Captain in the 38th regi- of his wife, or of either of the easily checked with East India ment, had a daughter, Augusta Christian names of Anne’s hus- Company records held in the Matilda, who was left behind in bands. In spite of the Colonel British Library. The records are Madras at school when John left having several children, Anne was comprehensive and include the Madras in 1795 to rejoin his the executrix of his estate. Perti- information on where young regiment in Ireland. nent to this story, in Anne’s will, cadets were educated and who there is a reference to “my brother had proposed them to the com- Col Thomas Barrett became pany as suitable for officer train- possessed of certain lands which ing. However there had been a were granted by the said Nabob to handwritten family tree, amongst him and his heirs forever by way Tom Studdy’s papers on an old of Jageer ( Jaghire is the modern invoice, claiming to show the spelling) as a reward for his long descendant of the wife of Albert and faithful service.” These were Studdy, named Mary Chapman, left to her son and the children showing a connection to Prince of Thomas, without any more Charles Edward Stuart through specific information. Fortunately her mother, Augusta Matilda greater detail was published in a Stuart Hall, daughter of Capt. New Zealand Newspaper in 1902. John J. Stuart Hall. At this time, In 2016, Ed contacted Elsie the information is held in the through Ancestry.com as to the Archives of Coutts bank in the source of pictures and information Strand and is to be checked. on the Barretts contained in an Much out of the way information online Ancestry tree of which she is held in the Company archives in is the editor. Elsie has done a England and are worth checking. Henry was painted at about five years great deal of historical research James and John Stuart Hall old. The notes say Henry was dressed in green, but we have been unable to locate over the last 30 years and al- arrived in India in 1775, their link the original, so far. (Permission of though not descended from Anne to the royal Stuarts will prove an Elizabeth Green)

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John remarried a widow, Due to the 1856 Indian Mut- the name of the Indian ruler into Elizabeth Trehee Dobbyn, at St. iny, Mary’s son, Albert Henry it. Up it came in Wikipedia with a Helena in 1795 when the ship Bradridge Studdy, went to Aus- short history of what had hap- they were both travelling on tralia and Mary’s sister, named pened to him and his land. In a paused there. The marriage was Augusta Matilda after her mother, New Zealand newspaper of 1902, not a success as Elizabeth had no took her husband Major Thomas this was given a complete column desire to join her husband, when Cooke and family to New in explanation of the situation and the 38th regiment was subse- Zealand. Augusta Matilda Cooke the legal rights of the family with quently posted to the West Indies. also appears to have taken the the suggestion that they were un- Later, she died at Bath in 1832. legal documents connected to the likely to ever win any compensa- He transferred to the 86th in legacy of the villages. tion. The article explained how 1797 which was being posted This sort of research is tedious, Anne Barrett’s grandchild Sophia back to India via the Cape of but absolutely necessary. One Augusta Felton was challenging Good Hope. He retired in Bom- cannot rely on family memory or the East India Company in the bay at the end of the year accord- stories, but they can point the way English courts for the compensa- ing to the army listing for that to where to look in the records for tion. Another piece of the jigsaw year. After he retired, he was still supporting documents. The In- fell into place. We found that being chased for an unpaid debt dian records can be obtained in the Feltons who took the case to to the value of £300 sterling in considerable detail from the col- England were unable to proceed England, and a record for the lection of the Church of Latter- from lack of finance. search was found as the Famous Day Saints, but it was more Bow Street runners became in- productive to go into the geneal- volved. John was arrested and im- ogy section of the LDS library in prisoned for bankruptcy, but person. There, an Indian member fortunately his debt was paid, and of the church helped to find what he was released in January of was needed and then proceeded to 1804. What subsequently hap- explain that both the Portuguese pened to John is unproven, but traders and the East India Com- the Studdys believed he had re- pany encouraged relationships joined the Army and then died in and marriage with the upper class Brussels in 1815. His daughter, of the Indian community. This We were fortunate to find a long article in a newspaper from the south of New Zealand Augusta Matilda, married Anne had also led, within the Roman that explained the details of who was claim- Barrett’s son, Henry Chapman in Catholic Community, to marriage ing the villages given to Colonel Barrett. 1810, while she was still a minor. between their children and young Henry Chapman, according to English officers. We would not In the New Zealand article, the family, paid her outstanding have known this without Mor- only family names were given. boarding school fees before their mon help in the research. The women were Mrs. Cooke and marriage. At this time, unprov- To get back to the story, the Mrs. Felton. It was hard to know able, but believable. table of the will was the collection which of the Chapman daughters In her will, Anne mentioned of portraits of Mary Chapman, had become Mrs. Cooke. We had two portraits; of herself and her her mother and father and a to find the married names of each son, Henry. It was following the record showing that Mary’s and follow them to their daugh- trail of the images that led Ed grandmother was Anne Barrett ters. We found a daughter who to inquire as to what source the sister of Col. Thomas. Until was Mrs. Sophia Augusta Felton Elsie owed her information. Some Ed sent a copy of the will, Elsie in the 1911 English census. Her of the collection of family paint- had not seen this in detail. But birthplace was Madras, India; ings had been handed down to the then it became clear as to what so, we knew we had the right family of Henry Chapman’s the Studdy family meant when one. Sophia Augusta Cooke had daughter, Mary who married they said that they had lost the married a George Felton and Albert Studdy, but two more were right to 41 villages in India which their daughter Dorothy Maxwell found with a descendent of were referred to in Anne’s will. Felton accompanied her family to Mary’s sister, Augusta Mathilda. Turning to the Internet, we put England before 1911 where she

38 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com married a member of the Aus- Protestant and East India Com- Colonel Barrett was an important tralian Lighthorse by the surname pany records are available. The figure there can be no doubt. of Chapman. It is this family that records from the Roman Catholic Even 20 years after his death, we were able to contact in Victoria, Cathedral of St. Thomas in Madras newspaper accounts of others ref- Australia and they did, indeed, have not yet joined others on the erenced their relation to Thomas. have more family information. Internet, although they have been He can also be found in several We are always looking for new published separately. We have documents residing in the British sources of information on our an- found in the past that by writing Library or in their National cestors. Our collaboration was a to the local church centers one Archives. It will take on-site visits result of contacts through Ances- can sometimes be helped by the to go to the next level, but we try. We each had some important local clergy and this is always to have a good start. information. By finding each be recommended. other and working together, we Lt-Col. Joseph Storey (1774- were able to fit the pieces together 1818) of the 19th N.I. Regiment in a way neither of us could do in the East India Company Army alone. It is unfortunate that many opened up a most interesting line people do not respond to mes- of research which we were able to sages about connections because follow through the records of the they are missing a possible oppor- East India Company held in the tunity to grow their tree. The British Library. The Native In- hardest source of information to fantry regiments were all staffed find comes from family records by British officers of which he was that have never been published or one. One of the three principal otherwise shared. A copy of a officers involved in an incident in Elsie Ritchie. contemporary document can be Madras in 1808, he was restored the most accurate record still in to his commission and promoted Elsie and Ed collaborated existence. by 1812. During this four-year through the use of Ancestry. We Two fertile sources for informa- period, widowed, he had taken have never met in person, rather tion we have found are first the his little son, George, to England, by the use of emails and Facetime. wills, which contain a great deal where he remarried and had 3 Each brought some information of detail as to family relationships more children. Returning to India to the uncovering of our con- and should be always read from in 1816, he died in action in 1818. nected families. Each brought the original. The second source His widow brought up her chil- different skills to the search. Im- occurs when looking at baptism dren in London. The East India portantly, having a person who records. Always collect all the par- Company held a copy of Joseph’s has just shared information and ents and siblings. In this way, we baptism record for a parish near who has a question, provided found that George Storey’s father, Durham. Following this line of some inspiration to keep search- Joseph Storey, came from a farm research, his father’s vital records ing more intensively than we near Durham. Two other things with those of his 5 siblings were might have done alone. of note are that in England, all found and the information that The message is to reach out to other protestant records, apart from his father was a farmer at Twizzle, those who might be related and those of the Anglican Church, are taking Ed’s family line back to answer those who inquire. listed as Non-conformist, whereas 1734. in Scotland, there is a separate In Australia and America, we ED STOREY and his wife, Nancy, baptism list for the Episcopalian gathered information from India live in Falcon, Colorado where he Church. The official church reg- and England to fit the family works on the brick walls in his own istrations for that country being together. The task is not complete family history. either Presbyterian or Roman as we have not yet found the ELSIE RITCHIE on both sides of Catholic. In Ireland, they are, of ancestral families of Anne and her family is a sixth generation course, Roman Catholic, but there Thomas; but we seem to have Australian whose pioneer pastoral is a church of Ireland list, and a gotten some level of understand- family belongs to the early years of New South Wales colonization. civil registration list. In India, the ing on their descendants. That

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Review: Heredis 2019 Tony Bandy looks at the latest version of a long-standing player in the genealogy software arena

ITH 2019 WELL UNDERWAY, PERHAPSTHISYEARIT’S ● Multi-computer licensing options time to revisit your current genealogy software. If it’s (In case you wanted to use your been a while since you’ve had to think about this, you laptop instead of a desktop) may find that many things have changed. However, ● Panel and display options to better I have some good news! Heredis has very recently up- view your family information Wdated their desktop software. If you have used it in the past or have (Arranging data to suit your needs) just heard about it, let me share with you a quick review of the new program updates. For the complete list of updates and changes, examine this link: www.heredis.com/en/new-features- 2019. Costs & Other Options To try out the program for the first time, a demo version is free, but limited to 50 family members. If you have previously owned the software, it’s $19 to upgrade a single version for Windows. If you are purchasing the program for the first time, then the cost is around $30. All these purchase options include three separate in- stallations of the software and Color coding portions of your family tree can help isolate certain branches, nice if you have access/use of Heredis mobile a larger file of ancestors. (Screenshot courtesy Heredis) applications for both iOS and Android. There are also versions Do You Know Heredis? for Mac, but they are a bit more According to the company developers, the program’s name originates expensive, so I would recommend from the original Latin word Heres, “heir” or “offspring”, and can trace you check the Heredis website for its origins back to 1994. Very popular in Europe and developed in current pricing. France, the software has benefited from many updates and changes since then. For additional information about Heredis the company, try the Installation and following link: www.heredis.com/en/company, to get started. System Requirements I tested the software installation What’s New? on my HP and Dell laptops, both While this version has seen many updates and changes, I came across a of which are running Windows few that really stood out: 10, a mixture of both standard mechanical hard drives/solid-state ● Color-coded family tree elements (For when you have that really BRANCHED family tree) drives, and various levels of memory. Official system requirements ● Custom reports and exports in Microsoft Excel and/or comma delimited from Heredis remain modest and formats (Great for sharing) include:

40 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com results of the import. This is not too much of an issue for me, but it may be a drawback if you have a large or irregular family file, wacky tags, or just want to know what went on during this process. As a workaround, I would recommend that you use a backup GEDCOM to do a test import for Don’t overlook the use of the mapping options within Heredis to help illustrate your ancestor’s journeys and add depth to the raw data. (Screenshot courtesy Heredis) the first time, examine your initial results and then do a real import ● 500 MB of disk space or wide-screen, then it might be with your actual family data. While a bit more challenging in being this may seem redundant, I’ve ● Minimum screen size of 1024 X 700 or larger able to select the checkboxes and found it’s a good way to help with program options. those stray errant tags or other data ● Windows 7 through Windows 10 issues that sometimes crop up in ● Apple Macintosh El Capitan Thinking About Data our family files. On the plus side, through Mojave (10.11 through The best genealogy software in the during my testing I did find sup- 10.14) world does not make for a good port for UTF-8, which is nice if ● Internet connection for publishing, program if you cannot successfully you have other languages or special using the mapping portion and import and use your family data characters in your family tree. other elements both easily and quickly. With Trying the FamilySearch file Heredis you have a few options to import option brought up a win- Installation was easy and once consider when transferring data dow where you can login to the registered, the program ran well. in: GEDCOM, Heredis file, or a FamilySearch service and download FamilySearch file. For export, it’s family tree information into Display and Working Areas GEDCOM or Heredis. Let’s look Heredis. You can either set a start- One key to any successful use of at a few elements of this process. ing individual or enter the Family- genealogy software is the ability I found the GEDCOM import Search ID number as well as set to work with your family data in- process straightforward. You have import options such as generations, side the program. How well does options to import media, modify alternative names, and even media. Heredis measure up in this replace file designators, and assign If you have a lot of data on this gard? The workspace is highly sourcing information for the file. I service and it’s important to you, I configurable, with the main work did not see any sort of log files or would recommend doing some area flanked on either side by both search and tool panes. At the top are tabs with named elements including Family, Data, History and Search. Use these to flip from portions of your family tree and in working with individuals. At the very top of the program remains the standard detailed software options and drop-down menus such as Charting, Search and others. There are a lot of windowing options. If you are using the software on a larger or wide-screen monitor, then this should not be a big deal. However, if you are using Using the reporting function can help with sharing family data or just tracking down and a smaller display that is not HD isolating certain facts that can be hard to find. (Screenshot courtesy Heredis)

www.internet-genealogy.com ~ April/May 2019 ~ Internet GENEALOGY 41 genealogy software more testing with this option. Also, family information or just select and repositories. don’t forget when you are finished the FamilySearch option to import With Heredis, it’s as easy as se- to log out of FamilySearch itself. or locate additional family mem- lecting the person and then If you are previously a Heredis bers or other genealogical data as adding media from your local user, in talking with the developers, demonstrated earlier. device or attached storage. Given I found out that all previous ver- You might find things a bit the multiplicity of digitizing sions of Heredis files are supported overwhelming at first, but know family history these days, being and can be brought into this new that there are several customiza- able to attach these to different version of the program as well. tion options and you can modify data points all help to bring your In doing some quick testing for the display to suite your specific family data alive. Heredis can exports, both GEDCOM as well as needs. I also found the UTF-8 support: for the Heredis format, I encoun- support nice in this updated ver- ● Word processing documents tered no problems or issues, but sion of Heredis when working would encourage you to try further with individual data blocks for my ● PDF files testing with this option for your sample family members. ● Images own family data as noted above. Printing Books, Sheets ● Movies Working with & Charts ● Audio files Your Family Tree A lot of genealogists (myself You will find lots of ways to inter- included) still have and use paper- Don’t overlook the media tool act with your data points inside based notes and notebooks. If embedded within Heredis. This Heredis. Working with the Family you find yourself needing to print can be nice for on-the-spot quick tab, you can view your immediate from within Heredis, consider the edits to crop, flip, invert or even ancestors or expand it out to view following options: adjust brightness and contrast of images. Testing this for the re- many individuals at once. Double- ● Locally created genealogical view, it did work well and saved clicking any individual at this books (from your data) point will change the display to some time with some sample im- ● their individual record where you Tree charts ages that I needed to fine-tune. can add multimedia, notes, sourc- ● Multiple types of family data ing information and a host of reports such as ancestors, facts, Capturing Internet Data different types of information. research status and more One of the things we all struggle The Data tab opens the editing with in researching our family panel for the person you have In line with the functionality of data found online is how to im- chosen, and at this point you can Heredis 2019, I had the option to port the information into our add multimedia, facts, other notes create some custom reports, test- family files. Do we enter it by and customizable events. The ing the new export function to hand, scan a document, or import History tab gives you geographi- Microsoft Excel or comma delim- via GEDCOM or another file cal information about ancestors ited format (CSV). The design format? Within Heredis, the (using Open Street Maps) that and option tags helped with my Online Archives option brings up you have chosen to put in the file, chosen data fields, and I was able an embedded web browser to and using the data panel on the to add multiple field elements quickly search online archives, right, you can work through re- from my file. capture the data and directly im- lated spouses, children, siblings port into your family file. A sam- and other family members. Adding pling of some of the archives Choosing the Search tab reveals Multimedia Elements offered include: While hard facts, dates, and other a plethora of searching options. ● Provincial Archives of New Use the Smart Search option to genealogical data will always form Brunswick quickly scan your family file using the bedrock of your research, mul- ● a customized search string or timedia elements are becoming USGenWeb archives other data points within your file. increasingly more valuable, espe- ● Bade-Wurtemberg Use the Find/Replace button to cially with easy mobile uploads ● 400+ others quickly make mass edits to your and scanning of older documents

42 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com These are worldwide, including online sites in Europe and other countries that you might not have heard about (I had not). You can also submit archives you use for consideration to the developers. Mobile & Cloud Options? While not specifically the focus of this desktop software review, there If you are still not sure about Heredis, try their online site for additional technical features and genealogical help. (Screenshot courtesy Heredis) are options within the program to directly export to your online you. To assist in this, I’ve assem- lots of ways to enter data, and account with Heredis or prepare bled some additional links below it was stable during my evalua- your family file for export to your that should be helpful in this tion. The color-coded family Apple iPhone or Google Android regard: tree options, custom reporting ex- device. For additional information ● ports and the maps were fabulous about these options, try the fol- Complete List of Heredis 2019 Features: too. lowing video from Heredis to get www.heredis.com/en/new- On the other hand, the interface started: www.youtube.com/watch? features-2019 can get a bit busy, certain options v=ttiRuvSZbr4. ● Eastman’s Online were not present (such as import Permissions, Access Genealogy Newsletter: log files), and the artificial https://blog.eogn.com/2018/12/ limitations of the online archives & Program Policies 05/the-2019-version-of-heredis- seemed a bit restrictive. A very In the digital age of cloud security is-now-available few of the menus were not trans- and privacy, I’ve started to think ● Heredis Facebook Page lated correctly or defaulted to more about how and who I share (News and Views): non-English verbiage and struc- my data with. It’s important to www.facebook.com/heredis.en ture. Lastly, my family file used note that by using this version of ● Heredis Online Help for testing was not that big, so Heredis, you are allowing the & Technical Support: working with larger files (large company to check for program www.heredis.com/en/contact- GEDCOMs, etc.) might be updates as well as send basic in- customer-service slower or present other challenges formation about your computer that I did not encounter. and use of the product. Be sure to take a few moments Given this, will it work for you? By using the FamilySearch to look these links over, especially It depends on your needs. I would function within the software, you if you are new to desktop geneal- recommend that you download are also allowing the program to ogy software or Heredis itself. the demo and load portions of access your online data from that Final Thoughts your family tree and work with it service as well. For more complete for a while. Do some imports and details on the security and privacy and Wrap-Up exports, try it on your desktop of your information when you use Genealogy software by its nature and mobile devices. Talk with the software, consider the follow- is always going to be a balance your genealogical friends, either ing link for additional informa- between your needs and the com- online or local, and consult the tion: www.heredis.com/en/policy. pany or person(s) that develop it. online sites mentioned above. In If we add programming and tech- Similar Reviews the end, it just might be what you nical requirements into this, costs need for 2019! and Other News and a host of other factors, then it While I’ve had a chance to share gets even more challenging for my thoughts about the new ver- everyone involved. sion of Heredis, it’s important So, given that, what about TONY BANDY is a regular that you fully understand how the Heredis? From a general-purpose contributor to Internet Genealogy. program works as well as all the usage for this review, I liked it. individual options available to There are many options to choose,

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Helping You Discover Your Family History Canadian WWI records

Your Canadian Ancestors and the Great War Tony Bandy looks at resources available from the Library and Archives Canada Personnel Records Database

ARVETERANS. BROTHERS, mothers, daughters and fathers. Veterans of military service are seen in Wmany branches of our family tree yet finding information on their service is not always as easy as it seems. How- ever, if your research has led you to looking for Canadian relatives from World War One, then I have an answer that might be useful to know about: The newly finished project by the Library Archives of Canada to post online all available World War One personnel records for Canada. Let’s jump right in and see how the database works. Background on the Database According to the library at www.bac- lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2018/First- World-War-database-completed.aspx, the final data load in August of 2018 resulted in 30 million images, 540 terabytes of information, and over 620,000 searchable names and was the result of five years of research, digitization, work and struggle. This was no easy task. According to the library:

“…The First World War Database was the first time LAC had undertaken a digitization project of such magnitude, requiring so many resources, both technological and human. Beginning in 2013, a team painstakingly reviewed hundreds of thousands of military files, page by page, removing pins, clips and Found documents are scanned at very good resolutions and are quite legible. (At- staples of all sorts. Conservators then testation papers from World War I Personnel Records of Solomon Hanson RN 356. carefully removed the adhesive from © Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives thousands of pages, separating each Canada (2018). (Library and Archives Canada/Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds/Accession no.1992-93/Box no.4033, file no. 36) one to make it easier to digitize.”

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These are staggering numbers and the amount of effort to put these online is amazing. How- ever, for family researchers like us this newly available information can go a long way in filling gaps in our historical family tree. Planning to Use the Archives If the thought of using these online archives is exciting, start first at the introductory page located at www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/ military-heritage/first-world- war/personnel-records/Pages/person nel-records.aspx. Here you can find more information about the database, the way the records are Many search options exist for the data that you know. (Personnel Records of the First World organized and the individual War database search. © Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of datasets that make up the whole. Library and Archives Canada (2018). (Library and Archives Canada/Personnel Records of These include: the First World War database)

❍ Files of the Canadian group. While there is no right or Expeditionary Force (CEF): wrong way to do this, think Soldiers, Nurses and Chaplains about best practices for searching. Would it be fastest to search ❍ Files of CEF volunteers who were rejected at Valcartier by surname? Or maybe all you have is a partial name along with ❍ Non-Permanent Active Militia a regiment. In that case, the reg- Files and others imental information might be better. Whichever is best, you Knowing how these other data can fill in the boxes to see what sets work in relation to the main happens. database is essential to research planning and should dovetail with Advanced Options your own information require- If your research plan or needed ments which you have worked out information goes beyond the beforehand to save both time and basic surname and unit identifier, effort. however, or you are still puzzling over the best way to begin, con- Quick Searching sider the advanced search option the Archives to help in the quest. Using this Planning done? Good! Now head method, you can also include key on over to the following link to terms such as place of birth and get started with your query: enlistment location, date and unit. When used in conjunction Additional enlistment data can be queried www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/ as well. (Personnel Records of the First military-heritage/first-world-war with data you already know, you World War database advanced search. /personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx. can find this to be quite helpful © Government of Canada. Reproduced Once there, you will find you can with extracting additional with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2018). (Library and Archives search by surname, given name, records or working through a Canada/Personnel Records of the First regiment number, and record partial surname, unit, etc. World War database)

46 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com Finally, if you find you do not have much luck or are new to this database or family searching in general, consider the following link for additional tips and tricks: www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/dis cover/military-heritage/first-wor ld-war/personnel-records/Pages/ personnel-records.aspx#d. Working with Your Results & Extracting Data Initial returned results can include name, date of birth, rank, unit number and the database file reference location. Each of the returned column headings are sortable, which can save quite a bit of time if you are searching for a common surname, unit or rank or have a lot of data to screen against. Don’t overlook the Filter option that is available to you as well. With this method, you can search for particular key words, Sortable results include baseline metadata such as unit, indexed documents, and rank. names, data, and values on the (Personnel Records of the First World War database result page. © Government of Canada. fly with your initial set of results, Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2018). screening and removing non- (Library and Archives Canada/Personnel Records of the First World War database) needed data quite quickly and making a long column of data application for further use. sample set of records, these were much easier to navigate. Re- To the right exists a “thumb- in very good detail with excellent member, however, that once this nail” image of the digitized resolution. is done, you will still need to record. While a bit small on the However, there is a slight select the surname to examine initial viewing, you can enlarge caveat: The digital records are in the record sets in further detail. this using the web browser con- PDF format, but the text within trols (use the CTRL+ option in them is not selectable for extrac- Extracting Data most browsers to accomplish tion. If you do need this capabil- After choosing an individual this). By taking this approach ity, consult with your current record, the record detail page of- and comparing it with the re- PDF software or consider the fers several considerations for turned metadata on the left, you full Adobe PDF suite, which will the family researcher. On the can quickly run down whether enable you to go back in and add left is the record extracted from this record is pertinent for your an OCR layer (optical character the database, arranged by the needs. recognition) to assist you in ex- key metadata terms such as If you determine the record is tracting more data. In the end, name, regimental number, record a match for what you have been either by necessity or cost, you group, etc. This will be in looking for, below both initial could always just manually add the standard webpage (html) results are the fully-digitized in the found data to your exist- format, so to fully use these record of the individual in ing family research. elements you will need to copy question, downloadable in the and paste these into your family standard PDF format. For my Wrap-Up tree software or note-taking testing, and downloading a These days it seems there are so

www.internet-genealogy.com ~ April/May 2019 ~ Internet GENEALOGY 47 Canadian WWI records many databases to choose from for conducting family research. additional links The quality of them can vary widely, however, all of which can Searching through records that are now 100+ years old, one quickly starts to realize be frustrating to the genealogist. how cultural norms and daily life activities change or how little we know of the For this database and the data World War One era. If your genealogy research is leading you down this path, contained within it, there are no consider the following links for tips and help! such drawbacks that I found in the course of this review. The Library and Archives Canada First World War Page: www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/Pages/ Library and Archives of Canada introduction.aspx has done a great job bringing these records online and every- Searching First World War Canadian War Diaries Online: thing is easy to search, use and www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/ extract data from. If your re- Pages/war-diaries.aspx search leads you to these types of records, then you owe it to your- Military Abbreviations You May See: self and your friends and family www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/military- abbreviations.aspx to check them out! Mount Allison University: The World Wars Through Canadian Eyes: http://mta.ca/library/courage/splash.html TONY BANDY is a regular contributor to Internet Genealogy. Canada and World War One: Wikipedia, Background and Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Canada_during_World_War_I

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Diane L. Richard has such a backlog of collected Native American Veteran and Canadian aboriginal material for this regular feature that she is taking this veteran List (English version) opportunity to catch up, in list format, on websites http://nativeveterans-en.e-monsite.com you do want to know about and yet couldn’t possibly Yann Castelnot, a French amateur historian compiled a appear in a conventional NetNote column. The list database of Indigenous soldiers, including 18,830 who below provides title, website URL, and just enough were born in Canada, as a way to learn more about their details to get you on your way. contributions to Canadian and American forces. Learn more via this article, www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/yann-castelnot- indigenous-veteran-historian-1.4797198. British Isles The British Colonist (1858-1970) Scottish Criminal Database http://britishcolonist.ca (Learn more via this article, www.scottishindexes.com/ScotlandsCriminalDatabase.aspx www.timescolonist.com/islander/history-available-at-your- fingertips-in-online-archive-1.23523837.) Over 150,000 Scottish criminal records. “Old newspapers help us understand how society worked in Populations Past days gone by. They reflected their communities, but that – Atlas of Victorian and Edwardian Population mirror of old has become a window we can use to look back.” www.populationspast.org/imr/1861/#7/53.035/-2.895 69 years of ‘Saskatchewan History’ magazine online This website allows users to create and view maps of the http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=25223 British population for different demographic measures and related socio-economic indicators every 10 years between Follow link in article to archive; read instructions provided 1851 and 1911. for accessing.

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50 Internet GENEALOGY ~ April/May 2019 ~ www.internet-genealogy.com 1771 Massachusetts Tax Inventory Seward Family Digital Archive (Auburn, NY) http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~hsb41/masstax/masstax.cgi. https://sewardproject.org … “provides one of the most comprehensive records of the The Maritime Heritage Project, Maritime Nations life and times of an extended family in nineteenth-century ~ 1800s America. The archive consists of letters, bound volumes, www.maritimeheritage.org/index.html. photographs and other miscellaneous material.” Learn more via this YouTube video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzfusg_ Discover Rural America’s History YulM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0j3r0bv-lwaPjrOzO https://vintageaerial.com BoeY7pGkYsae_NYJTwjZmU4. Collection of over 18 million photographs spans the second half of the 20th century, documenting a time in American Jefferson County (WV) Museum Collection Database history when life revolved around rural communities and https://jeffcomuseumwv.pastperfectonline.com small farms. Database provides access to the Museum’s collection of objects, photographs, archives, and published material related Historic Rural Churches of Georgia to the history of the county. www.hrcga.org. 1940 WPA San Francisco Model 42x38 ft Researching New York’s Dutch Heritage, Now Online New York State Archives www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2019/1/1/huge-san-francisco- www.archives.nysed.gov/research/research-guide-dutch 1940-wooden-model-digitized?fbclid=IwAR04JKy4Ljhiixldy World’s largest online collection of original documents of the OUzTvgDGBn_1 Dutch West India Company’s colonies in North America and For the first time since 1942, the entire immense 42 x 38 foot the Caribbean. WPA built San Francisco Model can be seen assembled virtually. eHistory (via Ohio State University) https://ehistory.osu.edu/ Prelinger Archives Collection of primary sources, documentary material, online https://archive.org/details/prelinger&tab=collection books and reviews offers a window into the past for students Included are over 4,800 distinct films. Prelinger Archives was and scholars of history. founded in 1983 by Rick Prelinger in New York City. Over the next twenty years, it grew into a collection of over 60,000 Women Get the Right to Vote (California) “ephemeral” (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) www.sos.ca.gov/archives/women-get-right-vote films. A selection of documents ranging from the Statement of the Vote, petitions, certificate of outcomes of amendments and Indianapolis Public Schools Collection more are available. www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ips.

Genealogy Resources at Washington County Free Helen Keller Archive Library (MD) www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive www.washcolibrary.org/?q=genealogy American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) collection of Many different kinds of online records are included. letters, speeches, press clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, architectural drawings, artifacts and audio-video materials Alabama History D.I.Y. (Alabama Department relating to Helen Keller; includes correspondence with details of Archives and History) on genealogy of the Keller family. www.alabamahistorydiy.org JSTOR Text Analyzer Do-It-Yourself opportunities including museum exhibits, virtual volunteer projects, & other resources. www.jstor.org/analyze Upload a document with text in it (Text won’t be stored National Park Service Makes Thousands of Agency or shared). The tool analyzes the text within the document Records Digitally Public to find key topics and terms used, and then uses the ones https://pubs.etic.nps.gov it deems most important — the “prioritized terms” — to find similar content in JSTOR. Many historical and More than 32,000 NPS records available to the public. genealogically-relevant journal articles are to be found on Learn more via this article, www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/05-15- this website. 2018-new-website.htm.

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APRIL 2019 5-6 April 2019 African American Research; Colonial Fairfax Genealogical Society Land, Law, and Religion; Virginia Re- 3-6 April 2019 Conference and Expo search; and more. For more information The 15th NERGC 2019 Reston Sheraton Hotel and registration visit: www.fxgs.org/cpage. Conference, Manchester, 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr. php?pt=61. New Hampshire Reston, VA Saturday, 6 April 2019 The New England Regional Genealogi- This two-day conference offers nationally cal Consortium, Inc. (NERGC) invites recognized speakers, seminars, work- ROOT CELLAR - Sacramento you to join them at their fifteenth confer- shops, individual consultations, and Genealogical Society ence, 3-6 April 2019 in downtown Man- vendors. Keynote speakers are Diahan Root Cellar's Spring Seminar will feature chester, New Hampshire. The venue will Southard, Genetic Genealogy Specialist Lisa Louise Cooke with topics to include: be the Doubletree by Hilton Manchester and Mark Lowe, specialist in using - Google Search Strategies for conveniently located at 700 Elm St., Southern resources and original records. Common Surnames Manchester, NH 03101, USA. Visit the Among topics featured during the conference website, www.nergc.org/2019- conference will be: Beginning and Inter- - Time Travel with Google Earth or conference, for updates and registration mediate DNA; Southern Migration; How to Excite your Non-Genealogist information. Researching in Libraries and Archives; Relatives

NEW BOOKS ON AMERICAN REVOLUTION Historians and genealogists have mostly overlooked the role of women in the American Revolution. The purpose of this book by Jack Crowder is to highlight roughly 90 women who went beyond the norm in supporting America’s struggle for Independence. In a series of vignettes, some of them illustrated and all of them documented, the author recounts the heroism of the women who rendered service in the various theatres of the conflict. While some of these heroines, such as “Molly Pitcher” or Anna Strong (member of General Washington’s spy ring), are already the stuff of legend, most researchers--thanks to Mr. Crowder – will be making the acquaintance of these women patriots for the first time. Price: $30.45 pp. ISBN: 9780806358741. Item #: 9641. Pages: 102.

Most school kids know that “the shot heard round the world” refers to the un-named British regular or Massachusetts militiaman who first opened fire at the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775. Although we will never know whose musket started the American Revolution, author Jack Crowder has gathered together much of the first- hand information pertaining to the events on Lexington Green and between Lexington and Concord during the first day of the Revolutionary War. Mr. Crowder has delivered a concise hour-by-hour account of April 19th, based on the writings of the participants and eyewitnesses. Price: $34.45 pp. ISBN: 9780806358826. Item#: 9642. Pages: 130. Genealogical Publishing Company 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Ste 229, Baltimore, MD 21211 Tel: 1-800-296-6687, Web: www.genealogical.com

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HEN I DISCOVERED THAT FIVE-YEAR-OLDMEHADBEEN even worse, pieces that do not quoted in the Vancouver Sun, I realized that I would never matter. (I can hear them already: be able to keep up with the amount of material online, with “Why did dad have this book on more being added every day. the history of a town we’ve never W heard of?”) I need to stop being distracted by interesting research on people who are not part of my extended family. Sometimes an ancestor leads me to a first wife which leads me to her sister and then to that sister’s second husband which leads me to more, more, and more. Fascinating stuff, but I need to stop. I have been working on family history for four decades. It’s never been Priorities. It is all about priorities. this easy to find information, thanks to all of the digitization and My discovery of myself in indexing projects designed to help us. the Vancouver Sun came after Beyond that, more records are being opened every year; how many Newspapers.com posted an up- census releases have I seen since I started doing research in 1978? DNA date of Canadian newspapers. testing has opened many more doors and pushed us to look for more After many other searches, I distant cousins, which meant we needed to learn to trace forward. searched for myself, for no good And then there are newspapers, which seem to be a bottomless well of reason. family history information. I found me! In the same week I It’s all too much. I cannot keep up, and I doubt that you can either. started the first grade, it seems, I It is impossible to catch up, since the online collection never stops joined the newspaper’s club for growing. children, and became a Sun Ray. We need to focus. We need to decide which lines to follow, which Odds are that my sister did it on ancestors deserve special attention, and which projects need to be fin- my behalf, but she doesn’t remem- ished while we are able. ber either. But it happened. The For example: I have extensive information on almost every resident proof is in the pixels. of the village in Ukraine where my mother was born. I need to finish the Now, back to researching. With work, update it as needed, and make it accessible online for the world focus. Understanding priorities. to see. For the first time in years. Do I keep on chasing after distant DNA matches? Probably not. I have enough mysteries with those who are likely to be fourth cousins or DAVE OBEE runs closer. CanGenealogy.com, I want to put together summaries of my life, the lives of my parents, a link site devoted the lives of their parents, and, yes, another generation back. I can to Canadian probably fill in some gaps that I have had since I started researching. resources. I need to make all of my research available to other family members. Before I can do that, I should make sure there are no missing pieces or,

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