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Opening Doors for Genealogists- Jim Shearon r :.:-:::~::;;:.;.--:":.:::':i.' Coming to America 1497-1997-ALTHEA CDOUGLAsMA CG(C) The National Library of Canada: Opening Doors for Genealogists- Jim Shearon Weather Can Add Colour to Your Family History-JOHN D REID The Search for Tamar Tweats- Wayne W Walker Local Collections, BIFHSGO News. ..and much more! .r,..-~ ~-~ British IsfesFami§'His~ SocietyojG~ C?ttawa Founded and Incorporated in 1994 .Telephone 1613) 224-9868 (Recording Device) Mailing Address: BIFHSGO, PO BOX 38026, orT AWA ON K2C 1 NO [CANADA} Charitable Registration No. 1033463-50 WEB Homepage: http://wwNcyberusca/-bifhsgo ~~--- BIFHSGO Officers-1997 ~1998 President: Gordon D. Taylor (613) 521-5077 Past President Brian O'Regan (613) 230-2852 Vice-Presidents: Membership Ralph E. Davis (613) 825-2528 Programs and Conferences James A" Hea! (613) 828-9569 Publishing John F, Townesend (613), , 731-9814 Education a.f'Jd Queries Bernice Severson (613) 596-0550 Treasurer (Finance and Funding) Linda Gloss \(613\ I 820-9333 EXEcutive Secretary (Rec.ords and Reports) Alan Rayburn (613) 828-8510 Director, Research & Projects Jim Shearon ,_.(613)(F.1.1\ -, .l:;Q2-4453738-7475 Director; Communications _Anne Marie Johnson Associate Directors-1997 -1998 First Name Surname Function Associateto: Louise Anderson Publications Distribution John Townesend Louise Anderson Librarian A!an Rayburn Percy Bateson Editor, A-C Roots John Townesend Robert Grainger Editor, .Anglo-Celtic .Annals John Townesend Auditor (O,..-'n~n '/) Volunteer Coordinators First Name Surname Area Margaret Burwell Internet Users' Group Thomas Rimmer Recording Device Monitor ~--, ~fo-ceftic ~ots, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 1997/98,ISSN 1201-3072. ' Published four times a year in January, April, July and October by the British Isies Famiiy History Society of Greater Ottawa, ar-,d sent free to Members. Indexed in the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Percy Bateson, Editor Vacant, Associate Editor Helen Garson, Editorial Assistant Canadian Publication Mail Sales Product .A.greement No 0000245 BIFHSGO Sales Item QC97V4N1 Permission to reprint for non-profit use is granted to organizations and individuals, unless otherwise stated, provided the original source is credited. Articles accompanied by the copyTig'rltsymbol (@) may rloi be repI"iit::d 01 (,"()pit::dwitiiOut tlie wlittefl fJellliiS$iofl of tiie dUUlor. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of BIFHSGO or its Officers Commercial interests if] this publication are not necessarily endorsed by BIFHSGO or its Officers (See page ii for further publication details) ~ ~ ~ -~-~ ~-- - ~~---~ -~ ~-~ ~ ~ Cover Picture-Couttes(j The National Archives, National Map Collection Detail from Bolognino Za/tiere, II Disegno dil discoperto della nova :!,~~_!~~~!!!~~(N.AC -22900) ~~~ ~ --~- .I.., ~ fa-c eftic '1(.9ots Winter Edition 1997/98 Volume 4, Number I COL~S:* TheSociety 11 * Anglo-CelticRoots * ThePresident's Comer * A Note from the Editor F AMD...Y BIsro RY REsEARCH TECHNIQUESAND RESOUR CFS FEATURE:ARnCLE: TheComing National To AmericaLibrary of 1497-1997Canada: Opening-Althea DoorsC Douglas. for Genealogists -Jim Shearon 4 COLUMNS:* News from 395 Well in ton Street -Mary M Nash * Local Collections -Lana Shaw 7-10 * The BIFHSGO Library -Louise Anderson * The Printed Page -Helen Garson * Sharing your Family History Interests -Jim Shearon * Family History Events -Helen Garson Family History Centre Ottawa Ontario COLUMN: News from the Ottawa Family History Centre (The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints) SATURDAYMEETINGS ARncLE: Hong Kong Soldiers Remembered-Percy Bateson and Derrill Henderson 12 COLUMN:TableTalk-JimHeal 12 BIFHSGO NEWS COLUMNS:* The Helping Hand -A Bernice Severson 13-15 * OurPublishing -John Townesend * Meet Your Board -A Bernice Severson * OurVolunteers-Jim Heal * Can You Help -Ralph Davis FAMILY HISroRY QUFSfIONS &ANSWERS COLUMN:From Near and Far -Helen Garson 16 BIFBSGO MEMBER KESEAROI '!'OPICS ARncLE: Weather Can Add Colour to YourFamilyHistory-JohnDReid ""... 17 ARncLE: TheAGreat DevonianFamilySearch Progress forHistoryDied onTamar Homein and Canada Tweats Account Children -James-Wayne BooksProject A Heal.Wof -JimWalker.Philemon Shearon. Wright -Diane Proc 19 20 22 22 COLUMN: British Isles Place Names in Canada -Alan Rayburn. 25 BIFHSGO NEWS:LISTING: Members Interests-Ralph Davis 26 LmRARY ACQUISmONS LISTING -Louise Anderson 27 OTTAWA }'AMiLY HISTORY CENTRE-HOURS OF OPERATION Back Cover BD'HSGU CALENDAR OF }.;VENTS Hack L:over lnHER ¥AMILY HISTORY EVENTS Back (:over r,..- n -- The Society The President'sCorner... The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa I (BIFHSGO) is an independent, federally-incorporated I hope that all of you had a pleasantholiday seasonand society, and a Registered Charity (Reg. No. 1033463- that you are looking folWard to a good 1998 in your SO) The purpose of BIFHSGO is to encourage, carry on and facilitate research into and publication of family histories by family history pursuits. BIFHSGO looks at the New people who have ancestors in the British Isles. Year with a good deal of confidence and optimism. More The objectives of the Society are: to preserve, research and more sources of information, especially on the and disseminate Canadian and British Isles family and social Internet, keep opening up for family historians. Your history for the benefit of current and future generations; and society wants to help you identify and utilize these new to promote genealogical research through a program of sources. My questionto you is how can we best provide public education that teaches people how to do research and this help. The ideas, thoughts and suggestionsof all how to preserve their findings in a readily accessible form. The activities of the Society are to: publish and members are important. The Planning and Priorities disseminate genealogical research findings, as well as Committee that has beenestablished with Jim Shearonas information on research resources and techniques; holding i Chair providesa vehicle for communication.Your ideas on public meetings on family history; maintain readily accessible! how BIFHSGO can better serve you, particularly in the reference facilities; encourage volunteer participation in 1 identity and use of new information sources should be family history and genealogical research activities; and givento this committee.In addition to providing help in the participate in the activities of related organizations. identification of new activities, think also of how you can Membership in the Society shall be available to persons interested in furthering the objects of the Society and shall help in making them effective. The servicesprovided to consist of anyone whose application for admission as a members of a Society such as BIFHSGO by the society member has received the approval of the Board of Directors reflects the involvement of members.If the servicesdo not of the Society. The calendar year fees for Membership are: meet your needs,the voluntary involvement of membersis $20 Individual; $25 Family; $15 Institutional. probably low. Let us all resolve in 1998 to make a major Membership benefits include: the year's four editions of effort to help BIFHSGO provide the best servicespossible. Anglo-Celtic Roots; ten monthly family history programs, We can do it. each of two hours' duration; a discounted Fall Conference registration fee; up to six free queries a year; discounts from publishers of family history references by citing their GordonD. Taylor i] BIFHSGO membership and member number; friendly advice from other members; participation in a special section, the Internet Users' Group; and discounted registration for the 1A Notefrom theEditor. .. Society's course Tracing Your Family Roots. The Societyworks in close co-operation with the Ottawa r- ~" ..-"";~- ~f' '-~' .--, '.;~ ,..~~,.~;" -., '"_4- --":~".. -~ Ontario Family History Centre, a Branch Library of The L"lli" ,;;illllVll vI At'oiD LeI"" J{uu;., 1" lilY ttI:;l CWl1vll C1:. editor. Looking over previouseditions, I am conscio~ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1017, Prince of 4 Wales Drive, Ottawa ON, K2C 3K1, tel 613 225-2231. of the very high standardI have to achieve,if I am to succeedin continuing to provide you with a magazineas Anglo-Celtic Roots infonnative and enjoyable as the one you have become W e invite readers to share family history articles, used to. I could not have compiled this cWTentedition illustrations, letters, queries and similar items of without the unstinting assistanceof the previous editor, interest by submitting them to Anglo-Celtic Roots. John Townesend,his patienceand tutoring could not have Manuscripts should be wlitten in the style of story-telling or I letter-writing, leaving it to the editor to adjust. Articles should beenequaled and I owe him a great debt of gratitude. John i preferably be submitted on both paper and IBM-compatible has rightfully become Vice-PresidentPublishing and it is diskette, and addressed to: The Editor, BIFHSGO, PO Box reassmingto know that he will always be there to sharehis 38026, OTTAWA ON K2C 1NO. extensiveknowledge and skill. Contributors of articles are asked to include a brief Without the contributions of both the regular colmnn biographical sketch of up to 10 lines, and a passport type v.lritersand other membersthere would be no magazine.In and size photograph. They will be invited to certify that this respect I must thank Helen Garson for collecting and penTlissionto reproduce any previously copyrighted material
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