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Global Genealogy eNewsletter
Everything For The Family Historian!
Volume 12 - Issue 22 (Library Edition) 29 December 2009 |
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This issue includes:
- New Books and CDs
- Historical Atlas Promotion
- Upcoming Events
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New Books and CDs
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BOOK - Halton's Scotch Block, The People and Their Stories
[Halton County, Ontario]
By Jim Dills, Gloria (Stark) Brown
The stories of the hardy Scots who settled in the SW corner of Esquesing Township, compiled from written, published, archival and anecdotal sources are woven into reports of the early tragedies, rebellion, agricultural developments, land clearing, church growth and social events. More than 400 illustrations, combine with genealogy and heritage homes to provide a window on the settlers and their descendants. Published Oct 2009.
ISBN 978-0-9733272-3-6 (Softcover). Now eBook on CD too! More information
BOOK - Across the Waters: Ontario Immigrants' Experiences, 1820-1850
By Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor.
Across the Waters is an assembly of the first-hand written accounts of 150 individual immigrants, skillfully bridged by authors Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor, to tell the fascinating story of what it was like to leave a familiar homeland to pioneer in the virgin forests of early Ontario. By allowing the personal writings of the early settlers to guide us through their experiences, we come to better appreciate the process of settlement. By examining the various stages of emigration, such as preparing for the journey, ocean crossings, obtaining and clearing land, building a shelter - then a house, and living in the clearings, we gain a clearer understanding of nineteenth century emigrant experience.
Hardcover ISBN 1-894378-00-8; Softcover ISBN 1-894378-01-6. Now eBook on CD too! More information
BOOK - The Story of Dundas Being A History of The County of Dundas From 1784 to 1904. [Ontario]
By J. Smyth Carter.
Originally published by St. Lawrence News, Iroquios, 1905.
This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 (CD 2009)
A history extending over one hundred years, and unusually rich in story, legend and details of settlement and development of this vibrant Eastern Ontario county. The Story of Dundas includes a new index by Lyall G. Manson. Also includes many family sketches and 56 pages of photos and illustrations.
ISBN 1-894378-14-8 (Hardcover Edition) Now eBook on CD too!
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BOOK - Pioneers of The Upper Ottawa, and The Humors of the Valley [Hull & Aylmer, Quebec area]
By Anson Guard.
Originally published by Emerson Press, Ottawa, 1905.
This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 (CD 2009)
Genealogists will rejoice to see this new edition of Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa, with its wealth of genealogical information about families in the Aylmer-Eardley-South Hull area. The original edition of 1906, published by a small press in Ottawa, has disappeared so thoroughly that even libraries have not found copies to place in their rare book rooms. The core of the book, and the justification for republishing it after so many years of neglect, are the genealogies which occupy the last third of the volume. All the earliest families are listed, with information about who married whom, where migrant children have gone and whose farms various descendants occupy now. This historical reprint includes a new introduction and a new index.
ISBN 1-894378-28-8 (Hardcover Edition) Now eBook on CD too!
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BOOK - Contributions To The History of The Eastern Townships, Accounts of the Early Settlement of St. Armand, Dunham, Sutton, Brome, Potton, and Bolton [Quebec, Canada]
By Cyrus Thomas.
Originally published by John Lovell, Montreal 1866.
This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2006 (CD 2009)
Cyrus Thomas created a work that has endured as a valued reference work since it was first published by John Lovell, Montreal in 1866. It is a carefully prepared text that offers valuable insights into the early settlement and development of the Eastern Townships of present-day Quebec as reported by a witness from more than one hundred and forty years ago.
ISBN 1-894378-91-1 (Hardcover Edition) Now eBook on CD too!
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BOOK - Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853 - Volume Three
By Terrence M. Punch, FRSAI
Volume III of Erin’s Sons extends the period of coverage to 1858 and lists approximately 7,000 additional Irish-born residents of Atlantic Canada. Like the other volumes in the series, it is based on a wide variety of genealogical sources, including church records, cemetery inscriptions, marriage and burial records, newspapers, census records, and ships’ passenger lists. Scattered throughout the volume there are out-of-the-way records pertaining to rescued and quarantined passengers, deserters, and runaways; and equally obscure records of individuals who suffered from anti-Irish prejudice during the 1840s. Many entries date from the 1850s, with earlier years showing up in land records, passenger lists, and military records. The largest groups of records included here are based on newspaper notices of marriages and deaths, regimental records, and land records. The single largest collection-- newspaper notices of marriages and deaths, 1854-1858, extracted from newspapers published in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland--also contains the greatest amount of genealogical detail—place and date of birth and death, date of emigration from Ireland, date of marriage, and names of family members. The regimental records, in particular the 97th Regiment, 1827-1853, show the dispersal of the soldiers at the end of their service and include date and place of birth, with date, place, and reason for discharge; while the land records, including some 900 petitions for grants of land in Nova Scotia, give the name of the petitioner, the date of the petition, sometimes the place of origin in Ireland, and the area of settlement in Nova Scotia. Also included in the book are maps showing the areas of peak migration from Ireland to Atlantic Canada, an index of surnames, and an index of ships.
Softcover ISBN 9780806318059 More information about all three vols
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BOOK - Sahib, the British Soldier in India, 1750 - 1914
By Richard Holmes
Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of the Empire, making full use of personal accounts of the soldiers who served in the jewel of Britain's Imperial crown. Using archive material from the India Office Library and National Army Museum, Richard Holmes not only illuminates the lives and feelings of the men who served, but also those of the women who followed them across a vast continent, bore their children, and suffered alongside them in the merciless conditions.
ISBN 9780007137541 (Trade Paperback) More information
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BOOK - A History of Old Kinderhook, From the Aboriginal days to the Present Time; Including the Story of the Early Settlers, Their Home-Steads, Their Traditions, and Their descendants; with an Account of Their Civic, Social, Political, Educational and Religious Life
By Edward A. Collier
Originally published by The Knickerbocker Press, new York, 1914
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2009
After almost a century, A History of Old Kinderhook remains the definitive local history of this old town which lies in the northern portion of Columbia County, New York. Originally published in 1914, the book is filled with history of the area, beginning before European arrival, and progressing through the settlement period, the impact of various wars including the American Revolution, and development of the community up to 1914. Descendants of the town's United Empire Loyalists and Patriots alike will find much valuable information in the pages of this time-proven history of the town and families of Kinderhook.
ISBN 1-894378-08-3 (Hardcover Edition) More information
United Empire Loyalist resources...
War of 19812 resources...
BOOK - Voyage Of A Different Kind - The Associated Loyalists of Kingston and Adolphustown [Ontario]
By Larry Turner.
Originally published by Mika Publishing, Belleville, 1984
This printing by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 (CD 2009)
From the City of New York to the shores of Lake Ontario: Following a path of its own choosing, a small but significant group of Loyalist refugees opted for settlement in the western territory of the old Province of Quebec (present day Kingston and Adolphustown, Ontario) after the American Revolutionary War.
ISBN 1-894378-08-3 (Hardcover Edition) -- Now Available on CD too! More information
More United Empire Loyalist resources...
New Books & CDs continued...
ALL of our resources listed by country and topic
New Historical Atlas Promotion
In 2008-2009 we participated in a joint venture to reproduce extremely high quality historical atlases for the Ontario counties of Lanark, Lincoln & Welland, and Middlesex. Also published was an premium historical atlas for the Dominion of Canada. All include beautifully reproduced maps, many in full colour. These atlases are crammed with information about the settlement and development of the counties including maps of townships often with land holders identified by lot and concession. Many drawings of homes and individuals included.
From now until year-end (or until 100 units of each title are sold), you will have an opportunity to acquire these beautifully handcrafted historical atlases at a significantly reduced cost.
These fine works will serve as excellent research resources, family heirlooms, and ideal Christmas gifts for the history buff in your family.
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