Early Records of the French in North America: Archives de France, LAC, & BAnQ

Archives Canada-France

Michael J Leclerc had an interesting research recommendation in the New England Historic Genealogical Society eNews this week for those searching their French-Canadian roots.  “The Archives de France, in cooperation with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) has put together a valuable website for those researching their French-Canadian roots. Archives Canada-France makes available images of almost 40,000 documents pertaining to the history of the French in America.  Besides the LAC and BAnQ, documents come from several branches of the Archives de France - the main archives in Paris, the departmental archives of Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Pyrénées-Atlantique, and the Archives nationales d’outre-mer.  Among these records are the records of ministerial departments, records of the Admiralty, the Sovereign Council of Québec, notarial records from France, private papers, and more. You can see an alphabetical list of all of the collections online, or look at one grouped by subject…  You can print the image, or download a PDF or ZIP file to your computer.”  To search the database, go to http://bd.archivescanadafrance.org/acf/home.shtm?l=en .

Thank you to the  Toronto FHC Bulletin 18/2010, Week of May 6, 2010, for this information.

The Editor is Helen Billing

If you wish to subscribe to this very informative,  free, weekly e-resource please email your request to  toronto_fhc@bellnet.ca

OGS Now has a Members Only Message Board

May 3, 2010

OGS Message Board 

The OGS website now has a Message Board, where Members can discuss items of interest about the Society or genealogy in general. The Message Board currently has two threads:

• Maximizing the Value of Old Newsletters
• Virtual Community and Family History Research

You are welcome to read and to comment on these threads - or to start a new thread. Sign In to the Members Only Section, then click on "Message Board" on the left menu.

Update About Print on Demand Publishing

At our Branch meeting on May 4th,  Print on Demand (POD) was discussed.  Here are some follow up details from our presenter.

She mentioned www.Lulu.com and also Blurb.com. There are so many companies out there offering this service.  When you Google POD publishing you will see.  She recommends that individuals should explore the many options to see what works best for them and their project. When beginning a project, try to review what might be appropriate for you. 

Durham Region Branch OGS Meeting - Tuesday, May 4 (7:30 p.m.)

Speaker: Sharon Murphy 
Our Family History - Organized and in Print

Sharon is the founder of TIMELINES Genealogical Research.  She is a professional genealogical researcher with 28 years experience and the author of two books -- Researching Canadian Vital Statistic Records and Researching Canadian Land Records.  She has also designed curricula and serves as an instructor and is also the Head of the Canadian Department for the National Institute of Genealogical Studies Online Courses, University of Toronto.  As well, she has been an occasional guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, giving on-site instruction and tours of the Archives of Ontario, Toronto Reference Library and North York Public Library.  The Library Archives Canada is also on this list of tours.

One of her recent projects, closely related to the topic at our meeting, is the part she played in the preparation of former Cobourg Mayor Angus Read's new book "Don't Tell Me It Can't Be Done".

Change in Meeting Location for 6 April, 4 May and 1 June - Kingsview United Church 
- 505 Adelaide Ave. East - SW corner of Adelaide and Wilson - Oshawa 
- directions...http://www.durham.ogs.on.ca/home/kingsview-united.htm

DOORS OPEN WHITBY 2010

Saturday May 1, 2010  For example . . .

Brooklin Royal Canadian Legion, Year Built: 1882-83

56 Baldwin Street, Brooklin

Hours Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Originally built as The McQuay House in 1882-83, this building operated as a hotel until 1964. An early advertisement notes that it was built “with a view to supplying the best accommodations for the travelling public.” Known also as The Temperance House and The Brooklin House, it was purchased in 1967 by Branch 152 of the Royal Canadian Legion and reopened as a Legion hall in 1970.

Experience Whitby’s rich and varied heritage!  For a complete list of participating sites and local maps, contact The Town of Whitby.

Telephone: 905-430-4306, ext. 2317
E-mail: doorsopen@whitby.ca
Website: www.whitby.ca

Genealogy and Genetics presented by Ken Ackles

For those who are interested, Ken left materials about his DNA presentation on 6 April 2010.

   1.  A reprint of his Powerpoint Slides
   2.  A reprint of an article of the same topic which he published in the York Branch Newsletter.

Theses are available for reading at our branch office.

Many thanks to Ken for his most informative presentation and the donated resources.

Preserving Family Documents and Photographs

Monday, May 3rd @ 7:00 pm

Save the past for the future!
• Preserve family photographs and documents
• Organize your paper-based collections
• Safely store precious documents
• Protect papers from environmental hazards
• Share your family history

 Whitby Central Library
405 Dundas Street West
Whitby, Ontario  

Room 1A/B

Registration Required
Visit the 2nd Floor Reference Desk or
Call 905.668.6531 ext. 2020 or
Email:   askalibrarian@whitbylibrary.on.ca