tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106066012024-03-13T04:15:47.916-07:00CanadaGenealogy, or, 'Jane's Your Aunt'Canadian Genealogy & Women's History: Current Ideas, Information & ProjectsM. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.comBlogger798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-78936956140316751032024-03-11T14:28:00.000-07:002024-03-11T14:34:44.096-07:00One less hour in the day! But More Genealogy to Do...<p> Well, as many will know, the past months have all been very busy - and no time for blogging or my own genealogy. January was a bit of a blur too, but March seems to be brighter, maybe with the 'time change'. </p><p>Of course, I did attend <b>RootsTech Conference</b> last month, online, and that was fun. I'd surely like to attend in person one more time, so I should start saving my nickels. (No new pennies in Canada, and really not many nickels around every day either.) </p><p><b>If by any chance you didn't attend RootsTech</b>, go now online. Lots there to learn and do. All you need is to register for free: <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/" target="_blank">https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ </a></p><p>If you are looking at <b>Scandinavian families</b>, do attend the monthly<b> Scandinavian Genealogy meetings in Burnaby at the Scandinavian Centre</b>, usually the second Sat. of the month (but not in the summer). I am almost always there, and if you aren't able to come in person, we have a Zoom option. And soon enough it will be <b>Midsummer Festival </b>and our genealogy group will be there all weekend helping visitors find their families! <a href="https://scancentre.org/" target="_blank">https://scancentre.org</a></p><p>Coming up soon in April is the <b>Spring semester at the Community Centred College for the Retired in Burnaby with a new set of Genealogy classes</b>. I volunteer here and have been happily teaching genealogy for quite a while. Every semester is a little different depending on students' interests, experience and needs. The Spring class schedule will be online very soon. <b>Enjoy a wide variety of classes from art to music, to computers, photography and writing, and more in between, including identifying family photos and postcards too.</b> <a href="https://www.cccrburnaby.org " target="_blank">https://www.cccrburnaby.org </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rvLJknNT0-M5xy0cKn3VmlxMeGvEdf0vCDkxavw0i9thKz7PbCg51m0-3_QEBTD9GTpzDpvnykkdYZIigd3h9_tumUYxVufu9LwQDWPHrC_iiFpGVgaekaiiyrxU8aAOjE17CbdH6Sjyjv30ri3YYNFQF2DSDokMpb3uMQEH8bUQzKdW3qvDIA/s4128/20240301_082733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rvLJknNT0-M5xy0cKn3VmlxMeGvEdf0vCDkxavw0i9thKz7PbCg51m0-3_QEBTD9GTpzDpvnykkdYZIigd3h9_tumUYxVufu9LwQDWPHrC_iiFpGVgaekaiiyrxU8aAOjE17CbdH6Sjyjv30ri3YYNFQF2DSDokMpb3uMQEH8bUQzKdW3qvDIA/s320/20240301_082733.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Alan Emmott Centre in Burnaby, a heritage building and the home of the Community-Centred College for the Retired.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>I'll post soon about more genealogy events coming soon!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-2226599782893670462023-05-01T00:43:00.000-07:002023-05-01T00:43:23.672-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 13 - The Finish<h2 style="text-align: center;"></h2><h3><b>Today is the end of our Baker's Dozen (13 Days) of Online Resources for </b><b>Vancouver Genealogy Research.</b></h3><p>These are 'tried and true'. But, of course, you will find information on Vancouver city and people all over the Internet. </p><p>Here are just a few more examples. Hope one or them at least brings you new information!</p><p><b>Library and Archives Canada</b></p><p>Many of the LAC databases have info, for e.g. the World War I personnel files, the Immigrants from China, 1885-1949 database, the censuses, the book collection, and the maps. Not everything is digitized, but some are, for e.g.,</p><p><b>"Atlas of the city of Vancouver, 1912</b>", Ricketts, Tascherreau & Co. Ltd., :1 atlas (24 pages): b&w ; 57 x 99 cm. Fire insurance plans, Copyright expired. Library & Archives Canada: R6990-915-0-E, Box number: 2000762000. <a href="https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=3932441&q=Vancouver">https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=3932441&q=Vancouver</a> </p><p>Here is the main page for LAC searches currently. Don't forget to 'Search – Theses Canada' and 'Voila' too: <a href="https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/search-collections/pages/search-the-collection.aspx" target="_blank">https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/search-collections/pages/search-the-collection.aspx </a></p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Internet Archive!</b> Here's a favourite of mine. And one for fun! (Especially if you are a 'reader'.)</p><p><i><b>Souvenir of Vancouver</b></i>, Album, Photographs, no date, Clarke and Stuart: Vancouver, BC, Canada. </p><p>From the collections of Queens University in Toronto, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library. Downloadable: <a href="https://archive.org/details/souvenirofvancou00unse/page/n19/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/souvenirofvancou00unse/page/n19/mode/2up</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>The official catalogue of the books contained in the Free Library</b><b>, Vancouver, BC, 1897</b>. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">(from microfilm). Contributed by Canadiana.org. Digitizing Sponsor: University of Alberta Libraries. (Original in the Vancouver Public Library collections.) </div><div style="text-align: left;">The catalogue was available for 10 cents then. Expensive. Downloadable: <a href="https://archive.org/details/cihm_16313/page/n15/mode/2up " target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/cihm_16313/page/n15/mode/2up </a><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Don't forget the BC Archives.</b> Many interesting Vancouver items in the Collections, as well as the larger provincial collections for Vancouver, for e.g., early police records, and wills - covered in an earlier post, Day 10. </p><p>For items shown online, search with 'Digital Object Available'. </p><p>A copy of this photograph is in the BC Archives and available online but it was damaged. Here it is shown as published in <i>The Province</i>, showing participants in the Canadian Pharmaceutical Convention held in Vancouver in August 1929 - men, women and children too. </p><p>The BC Archives copy though has more information with it:<i> " 'A.I. Commercial Photo Service Vancouver, B.C.' is embossed into the bottom right corner." </i>It seems to me. many, if not most, people will be recognizable in the newspaper photo, more than in the BC Archives copy. Best to look at both.</p>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123848085/pharmaceutical-convention-august-1929-v/" target="_parent"></a><div style="display: block; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123848085/pharmaceutical-convention-august-1929-v/" target="_parent"></a><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123848085/pharmaceutical-convention-august-1929-v/" style="display: inline !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_parent"><img alt="Pharmaceutical Convention August 1929, Vancouver, BC." src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/thumbnail/500207891/300/300/228_4367_4658_2179.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></div><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Pharmaceutical Convention, August 1929, Vancouver, BC.</strong> 16 Aug 1929, Friday,</span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><em>The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)</em> Courtesy, Newspapers.com</span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>The BC Archives copy is titled: "</b></span><i><b>Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Assn. at Grouse Mountain Vancouver, B.C. August 13 to 16, 1929"</b>,</i> Public Domain, Accession number: 193501-001. <a href="https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/seventeenth-annual-convention-of-the-canadian-pharmaceutical-assn-at-grouse-mountain-vancouver-b-c-august-13-to-16-1929" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/seventeenth-annual-convention-of-the-canadian-pharmaceutical-assn-at-grouse-mountain-vancouver-b-c-august-13-to-16-1929</a></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">HAPPY SEARCHING </span></h2>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-80013713218965578492023-04-29T23:12:00.001-07:002023-04-29T23:12:25.990-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 12<p> Nearing the last of our Baker's Dozen of Vancouver Resources but never least -</p><p><b>The City of Vancouver Archives - 90 years young this year - an essential source for Vancouver research.</b></p><p>I like to point people to this page which has guides to research at the Vancouver Archives, including genealogy, house history and more: <a href="https://vancouver.ca/your-government/research-at-the-archives.aspx" target="_blank">https://vancouver.ca/your-government/research-at-the-archives.aspx </a></p><p>The guides for genealogy include Directories (1882 to 1996; also some BC Directories), Mountain View Cemetery records, Voters' lists (1886 to 1992), News clippings, Private-sector records, Photographs and Books. Download the Genealogy Reference Guide for more details: <a href="https://vancouver.ca/your-government/genealogy.aspx" target="_blank">https://vancouver.ca/your-government/genealogy.aspx </a></p><p><i><b>AuthentiCity</b></i>, the Vancouver Archives blog, has articles on many collections, like the recent one on the historical by-laws of Vancouver, Point Grey and South Vancouver where my own family lived: <a href="https://www.vancouverarchives.ca/ " target="_blank">https://www.vancouverarchives.ca/ </a></p><p>If you can't visit in person (yet), you should know that the City has been in the forefront of digitization and you will find many items online, including maps and photographs and other records. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ikwNa_NmHKJKA_7OHMZY4t6Si3-6jVvqEtrmotgTtP4PMQGwRjCGdjx9UCbtxmHbkPEey8NcIPuVTLiNmjO0fv7SETpmZWyTasMyG39gVYGFzbmPzlx9dYWLDx0PU3YzXMj2b6UrQpGsu-QLDjed776SwkloKfpFqUCFIY8K4yZVi2AXHMc/s480/A%20new%20map%20of%20Vancouver%20194-%20CVA%20AM1594%20Map%20293%20LEG1800-069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="363" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ikwNa_NmHKJKA_7OHMZY4t6Si3-6jVvqEtrmotgTtP4PMQGwRjCGdjx9UCbtxmHbkPEey8NcIPuVTLiNmjO0fv7SETpmZWyTasMyG39gVYGFzbmPzlx9dYWLDx0PU3YzXMj2b6UrQpGsu-QLDjed776SwkloKfpFqUCFIY8K4yZVi2AXHMc/s320/A%20new%20map%20of%20Vancouver%20194-%20CVA%20AM1594%20Map%20293%20LEG1800-069.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-style: italic;"><b>A New Map of Vancouver</b>...</i><i style="font-style: italic;">with the compliments of Spencer's, Vancouver's largest department Store. </i>Front page, fold-out brochure advertising Spencer's Department Store, Spencer's furs, and David Spencer Ltd. with an oblique aerial map of the Lower Mainland, and a road map of routes into Greater Vancouver, 194-. Courtesy City of Vancouver Archives AM1594-: MAP 293-: LEG1800.069. Public Domain. <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/a-new-map-of-vancouver">https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/a-new-map-of-vancouver</a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>And speaking of books (as I often do), don't forget the Vancouver Public Library's Special Collections.</b> The Library's Vancouver History page has a list of recommended books and many links to other resources, including <i>'This Vancouver', </i>Vancouver stories collected in images, audio clips, and videos: <a href="https://www.vpl.ca/guide/vancouver-history">https://www.vpl.ca/guide/vancouver-history</a> </p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-36829015180700391102023-04-28T21:53:00.003-07:002023-04-28T21:53:56.253-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 11<p> Well... on Day 9 of this Vancouver Genealogy Challenge, I encouraged you to learn about Vancouver's history, neighbourhoods and transportation by looking at streetcar development. </p><p><b>Today, Day 11, I'm introducing you to a wider source for Vancouver history - the Vancouver Historical Society</b>: <a href="http://vancouver-historical-society.ca/index.html">http://vancouver-historical-society.ca/index.html</a></p><p>The Society meets regularly at the Museum of Vancouver and, if you can't attend, the meetings are live-streamed on YouTube where there are archived talks you can catch up with: ::<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrxLzWptopnfoBjkHTgn1w">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrxLzWptopnfoBjkHTgn1w</a> </p><p>The Society's next meeting is May 25, 2023. The speaker is John Belshaw on "Reckless Riders and Reckless Writers: Cycling Accidents in the News since 1886". </p><p><b>Further into the website is "The Story of Vancouver": <a href="https://www.vancouver-historical-society.ca/blog/" target="_blank">https://www.vancouver-historical-society.ca/blog/</a> </b>where you can <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Read Vancouver’s history from the beginning to the present like you haven’t seen it before by theme and topic through quotes, photographs and a written narrative.</span>" </i> I recommend this as an easy way to learn about or review the City's history. </p><p>There's a nice list of Sources too which includes a good number of very useful books, all of which should be available through Vancouver Public Library or at one of Vancouver's great bookstores.</p><p>The photographs add a lot to Vancouver's story. These are mostly from the collections of the <a href="https://vancouver.ca/your-government/city-of-vancouver-archives.aspx" target="_blank">City of Vancouver Archives</a> and the Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8xt3s8Wmt8LSUn6XJu4Vbn_QFPUUfxV8DiJuekQRAdKL1UNpXI7AOoIhj0qGOqHWjeEVQUXzfz38sg657KLUN6uA38tpDNypYhQJHzzi8WDxiroAKSJiY-duR5tl2DI8pW87iSrC_-8BmCKiGzdktQjWv55uXAv259qErQQ725MCWde5jxk/s550/News-Advertiser%20Staff-189-%20Baily%20Bros%20Photo-VPL%20Special%20Collections%2019842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="550" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8xt3s8Wmt8LSUn6XJu4Vbn_QFPUUfxV8DiJuekQRAdKL1UNpXI7AOoIhj0qGOqHWjeEVQUXzfz38sg657KLUN6uA38tpDNypYhQJHzzi8WDxiroAKSJiY-duR5tl2DI8pW87iSrC_-8BmCKiGzdktQjWv55uXAv259qErQQ725MCWde5jxk/s320/News-Advertiser%20Staff-189-%20Baily%20Bros%20Photo-VPL%20Special%20Collections%2019842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Staff at the News-Advertiser Building, Vancouver, BC; Date: 189-. Photographer, Bailey Bros. </b></span><b style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Courtesy Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections: Accession # 19842. Public Domain. </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: small;">VPL Special Collections: </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.vpl.ca/digital-library/historical-photographs-bc-and-yukon">https://www.vpl.ca/digital-library/historical-photographs-bc-and-yukon</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Just for genealogy fun:</b> Can you think of just 2 ways to find out more about these people working for the <i>News-Advertiser </i>in Vancouver in the 1890s? </span></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-72827576742296289132023-04-27T23:52:00.003-07:002023-04-27T23:52:29.788-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 10<p> So you've looked at some death records for Vancouverites. What did they leave behind, if anything?</p><p>Do check to see if you can find if they left a will and/or an estate. </p><p><b>Start at the FamilySearch Wiki page </b>which has links to information and indexes and images for British Columbia wills and probate files: <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/British_Columbia_Probate_Records">https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/British_Columbia_Probate_Records</a></p><p>I recommend you read the BC Archives guides first; links are on the above FamilySearch Wiki page. </p><p>British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probated Wills" and ""British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probate Case Files".</p><p>And do read the 'How to Use this Collection' guides offered at FamilySearch with the two collections of Estate Files and Wills.</p><p><b>BC wills are not always found where you might think.</b> I also recommend searching newspapers. A published notice may give you more details to help your search. And since sometimes, there's confusion, disappointments or disputes involved, you may find out more about it in the newspapers, even newspapers from far away.</p><p>FamilySearch collections - see the collection descriptions, etc. before searching. </p><p><b>Canada, British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949 (County and Supreme Court) </b>with images. For Vancouver, Supreme Court, indexed 1893 to 1925. </p><p><span face="ui-sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14.5px;">(Ancestry.com has this database online too - </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #262626; font-family: ui-sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.5px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>British Columbia, Canada, Estate Files, 1859-1949. </i></span><span face="ui-sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #262626; font-size: 14.5px; margin-top: 0px;">Browse by Judicial District/Locality.)</span></p><p><b>Canada, British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981</b></p><p><b>And also on the FamilySearch page is a link for the Abbotsford Genealogy Society's alphabetical indexes online to some BC wills, from 1860s to the 1940s</b>. I've found this very useful and you can request a will copy through their lookup service, if you need to. 62 volumes of probated wills were donated to the Society and indexed and filmed. The Society also has an index for 2,620 wills registered in BC from 1864 to 1939 by <b>non-residents</b>. </p><p><b>Another index available online is " People Who Died Intestate, 1861-1883" </b>As reported in the Sessional Papers of the Government of British Columbia, 1885, page 475. Extracted by Hugh Armstrong. See the link on the first FamilySearch Wiki page above. </p><p>This index is on the old Rootsweb site and apparently will be moved very soon. I expect that I and FamilySearch too will post a new link once available. This full Sessional Intestate Report for 1885 is available in the University of British Columbia's Open Collections: <a href="https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0065782?o=6">https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0065782?o=6</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>TWO WILL EXAMPLES</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>SHORTEST VANCOUVER WILL TO 1907.</b></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123657843/shortest-vancouver-will-31-words-john/" style="display: inline; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_parent"><img alt="Shortest Vancouver will, 31 words. John T Carroll, 1907." src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/thumbnail/775034306/300/300/874_5961_660_714.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Shortest Vancouver will, 31 words. John T. Carroll<span style="font-weight: normal;">. 26 Jun 1907, Wednesday, </span><em style="font-weight: normal;">Daily News Advertiser (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)</em><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Newspapers.com:</span><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123657843/shortest-vancouver-will-31-words-john/" style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"> https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123657843/shortest-vancouver-will-31-words-john/ </a></span></h2><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNiExdis0UeF2I28O-8X3EOtqF1QMkbMnsLCt1eP6ff1L8XGOJN70P0dGrEzx4jRG_Z_s2sZKuWd3qLwCQmEsknIEraqNVRYwgRGTyx5Q4MEjJp0ffuxn-A-poSUHVZQRoUPcR7a2i02Bq6kaTf7voyP0BBEoKLhd7YvDP0vscbRm2xOkgZc/s2744/John%20T%20Carroll,%201907%20will%20-FamilySearch-Wills%20Collection%208-13-1507.%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="1540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNiExdis0UeF2I28O-8X3EOtqF1QMkbMnsLCt1eP6ff1L8XGOJN70P0dGrEzx4jRG_Z_s2sZKuWd3qLwCQmEsknIEraqNVRYwgRGTyx5Q4MEjJp0ffuxn-A-poSUHVZQRoUPcR7a2i02Bq6kaTf7voyP0BBEoKLhd7YvDP0vscbRm2xOkgZc/s320/John%20T%20Carroll,%201907%20will%20-FamilySearch-Wills%20Collection%208-13-1507.%20.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="verdana, "PingFang SC Light", "PingFang TC Light", PingFang-SC-Light, PingFang-TC-Light, "PingFang SC", "PingFang TC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Lantinghei TC Extralight", "Lantinghei SC Extralight", FZLTXHB--B51-0, FZLTZHK--GBK1-0, "Heiti SC Light", STHeitiSC-Light, "Heiti SC", "Heiti TC Light", STHeitiTC-Light, "Heiti TC", "Microsoft Yahei", "Microsoft Jhenghei", "Noto Sans CJK KR", "Noto Sans CJK JP", "Noto Sans CJK SC", "Noto Sans CJK TC", "Source Han Sans K", "Source Han Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", "Source Han Sans CN", "Source Han Sans HK", "Source Han Sans TW", "Source Han Sans TWHK", "Droid Sans Fallback", HanaMinBFont, Ayuthaya, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202121; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.08px; text-align: start;"><b>Shortest BC Will, John T. Carroll, dated 5 October, 1903, Vancouver.</b> "Canada, British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981," </span><span style="color: #747474; display: inline; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px;"><span face="verdana, "PingFang SC Light", "PingFang TC Light", PingFang-SC-Light, PingFang-TC-Light, "PingFang SC", "PingFang TC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Lantinghei TC Extralight", "Lantinghei SC Extralight", FZLTXHB--B51-0, FZLTZHK--GBK1-0, "Heiti SC Light", STHeitiSC-Light, "Heiti SC", "Heiti TC Light", STHeitiTC-Light, "Heiti TC", "Microsoft Yahei", "Microsoft Jhenghei", "Noto Sans CJK KR", "Noto Sans CJK JP", "Noto Sans CJK SC", "Noto Sans CJK TC", "Source Han Sans K", "Source Han Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", "Source Han Sans CN", "Source Han Sans HK", "Source Han Sans TW", "Source Han Sans TWHK", "Droid Sans Fallback", HanaMinBFont, Ayuthaya, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202121; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.08px; text-align: start;">#8/1-/1507.</span></span><span style="color: #747474; display: inline; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px;"><span face="verdana, "PingFang SC Light", "PingFang TC Light", PingFang-SC-Light, PingFang-TC-Light, "PingFang SC", "PingFang TC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Lantinghei TC Extralight", "Lantinghei SC Extralight", FZLTXHB--B51-0, FZLTZHK--GBK1-0, "Heiti SC Light", STHeitiSC-Light, "Heiti SC", "Heiti TC Light", STHeitiTC-Light, "Heiti TC", "Microsoft Yahei", "Microsoft Jhenghei", "Noto Sans CJK KR", "Noto Sans CJK JP", "Noto Sans CJK SC", "Noto Sans CJK TC", "Source Han Sans K", "Source Han Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", "Source Han Sans CN", "Source Han Sans HK", "Source Han Sans TW", "Source Han Sans TWHK", "Droid Sans Fallback", HanaMinBFont, Ayuthaya, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202121; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.08px; text-align: start;"> Images 786-789, courtesyFamilySearch.org</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202121; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.08px; text-align: start;">. Citing Supreme Court. British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria. John T. Carroll died 13 May 1907 at Vancouver. </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>SOLDIERS 1916 WILL VALID IN 1929</b></p>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123646740/military-will-valid-1916-1928-gerard-h/" style="display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_parent"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123646740/military-will-valid-1916-1928-gerard-h/" style="display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_parent"></a><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123646740/military-will-valid-1916-1928-gerard-h/" style="display: inline; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_parent"><img alt="Military will valid, 1916-1928, Gerard Henry Varty." src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/thumbnail/490967892/300/300/696_3804_604_974.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></div><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="font-style: normal;">Military will valid, 1916-1928, Gerard Henry Varty.</strong> 15 Nov 1929, Fri <span style="font-style: normal;">The Vancouver Sun </span>(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) <span style="font-style: normal;">Newspapers.com. Gerard Varty died in Vancouver, BC, 18 December 1926. Newapapers.com: <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123646740/military-will-valid-1916-1928-gerard-h/">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123646740/military-will-valid-1916-1928-gerard-h/</a></span></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><br />M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-44753147777209086052023-04-26T23:35:00.000-07:002023-04-26T23:35:09.498-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 9<p>To research people in Vancouver, it's best to know at least a little about its history, neighbourhoods and transportation. And its place in what we often still call 'Greater Vancouver'. </p><p>Here are just a few online resources illustrating <b>Vancouver's streetcar history.</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRjzYKJpWTC4PT-0CzOTnFcvhXRAoLKyYIK0QR81XlkL92_4TecQsI8iTA8hh_C9SXlUJ3HsAsPndNzbJMHIcSKb3e7p2OllVGAqOYHhHqJpEQRH3Tz5QF45ULNzbA-7MLxDr_1flEiMZWJHf_h0YVP7ZkXNR1ve5rbhEn-ENk6CUHrz72h8/s480/CVA%20586-1874%20-%20Vancouver%20-%20Hastings%20Streetcar%201944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="480" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRjzYKJpWTC4PT-0CzOTnFcvhXRAoLKyYIK0QR81XlkL92_4TecQsI8iTA8hh_C9SXlUJ3HsAsPndNzbJMHIcSKb3e7p2OllVGAqOYHhHqJpEQRH3Tz5QF45ULNzbA-7MLxDr_1flEiMZWJHf_h0YVP7ZkXNR1ve5rbhEn-ENk6CUHrz72h8/s320/CVA%20586-1874%20-%20Vancouver%20-%20Hastings%20Streetcar%201944.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> Hastings Streetcar with ads, Route No 20, Vancouver 1944. Photograph courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives CVA 586-1874: Public Domain. Creators listed as Don Coltman, Howard King, Warner Williams and Donn B.A. Williams (also donor). <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/streetcar-ads-3">https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/streetcar-ads-3</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>First, "Vancouver Explained: The Streetcar"</b>, a video (with transcript) by Sam Sullivan in 2021-2022: <a href="https://kumtuks.ca/streetcars-and-metro-vancouver/">https://kumtuks.ca/streetcars-and-metro-vancouver/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, <b>"There's a documentary about that amazing 1907 streetcar video" </b>by Brendan Kergin, February 8, 2021, <i>Vancouver Is Awesome.</i></p><p>This is an article with a link to a 1907 film taken from a Vancouver streetcar by William Harbeck and a link to a newer video, thanks to the Vancouver Historical Society. The 1907 film shown was restored by regnittuB: <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/theres-a-documentary-about-that-amazing-1907-streetcar-video-3365227">https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/theres-a-documentary-about-that-amazing-1907-streetcar-video-3365227</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>And, for good measure, a few maps of Vancouver's streetcar system at various times.</b> This page has an article with a 1923 map and links below to 3 other Vancouver maps for 1913, 1930 and 1953. All at <i>Transit</i> <i>Maps</i>, a website site curated by Cameron Booth: <a href="https://transitmap.net/vancouver-city-suburban-lines-1923/" target="_blank">https://transitmap.net/vancouver-city-suburban-lines-1923/ </a></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-68059386909971164582023-04-25T22:31:00.001-07:002023-04-25T22:31:55.324-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 8<p> Today's Vancouver resources are:</p><p><b>The Vancouver Heritage Site Finder</b>, an interactive map with photos and more: h<a href="ttps://www.heritagesitefinder.ca">ttps://www.heritagesitefinder.ca</a>/ Developed by the <b>Vancouver Heritage Foundation</b>. See the website for more articles, events, etc.: <a href="https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/">https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/</a> </p><p>and the <b>City of Vancouver's Heritage Register </b>- around 2,200 registered heritage buildings in Vancouver, and 138 parks and trees, as well as monuments and archaeological sites and 16 heritage streetscapes: <a href="https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/find-a-registered-heritage-building-site-or-tree.aspx">https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/find-a-registered-heritage-building-site-or-tree.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblOW_n-kR7n7Wz225TgeWIqKeFnGsiwhpGdm4d_neF_3XPxiXItcE-2e7NWhkKHkGMZVez3LqIfYi0XCax76q7ygu8wPzaHCRpjLOMBfb-xoLIDUPWY2wFfvikXnbVq_so24Ml7CIdkfZ5_QKHHGQkevXYAJOj55F-3vbwn860VxF0uIAaWE/s800/Avalon%20Dairy%20Heritage%20Plaque%20Vancouver%20BC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblOW_n-kR7n7Wz225TgeWIqKeFnGsiwhpGdm4d_neF_3XPxiXItcE-2e7NWhkKHkGMZVez3LqIfYi0XCax76q7ygu8wPzaHCRpjLOMBfb-xoLIDUPWY2wFfvikXnbVq_so24Ml7CIdkfZ5_QKHHGQkevXYAJOj55F-3vbwn860VxF0uIAaWE/s320/Avalon%20Dairy%20Heritage%20Plaque%20Vancouver%20BC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avalon Dairy Heritage Plaque, City of Vancouver. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photograph courtesy of Mike W., squeaky marmot, </div><div style="text-align: center;">taken September 14, 2010. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Accessed at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. See more of his photos: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/avalondairy">https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/avalondairy</a></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: white; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="cc-license-identifier" property="dc:identifier dct:identifier" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block;">(</span></h2>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-73653418790482162292023-04-24T15:30:00.000-07:002023-04-24T15:30:15.782-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 7<p style="text-align: center;"> Another very useful database for Vancouver research is: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Heritage Vancouver's Vancouver Building Permits database </b></p><p>This includes information for - </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>City of Vancouver: Jan 1901 to Dec 1929 (see note for 1905-1908)* Transcription ongoing</li><li>District of South Vancouver: November 1911 to December 1928.</li><li>Corporation of Point Grey: May 1912 to December 1928.</li></ul><p></p><p>(Both South Vancouver and Point Grey joined Vancouver in 1929.)</p><p><b>Search the database here</b>: <a href="http://heritagevancouver.org/building-permits/" target="_blank">http://heritagevancouver.org/building-permits/ </a></p><p>Follow the above link and search for this nice example - <span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">2720 Yukon Street (11th & Yukon St.).</span></p><p><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">From 1931,this was the King's Daughter's Restholme, much later McDonald Lodge Nursing Home. </span></p><p><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">First owner of the house: Dr George Albert McGuire - a dentist and a Member of BC's Legislature. </span><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">(If you happen to be related to, or interested in George Albert McGuire, please contact me.)</span></span><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;"> </span></p><p><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">See a photo of the house - </span></span><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">City of Vancouver Archives, City photo, 1</span><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">978. </span><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">CVA 786-54.09:</span></span><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">: </span><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/2720-yukon-street" target="_blank">https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/2720-yukon-street </a>d</span></span></p><p><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">And a list of 'almost new' furnishings for 17 rooms for sale in 1931:</span></span></p>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123472672/sale-of-furnishings-almost-new-for-272/" style="display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_parent"><img alt="Sale of furnishings, almost new, for 2720 Yukon St. Vancouver, 1931 - Contents from 17 rooms." src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/thumbnail/499320017/300/300/2448_243_614_1402.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /><span style="color: #747474; display: block; font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; padding: 4px 0px;"><strong>Sale of furnishings, almost new, for 2720 Yukon St. Vancouver, 1931 - Contents from 17 rooms.</strong> 04 Feb 1931, Wed <em>The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)</em> Newspapers.com</span></a>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-73019907938714065732023-04-23T16:31:00.003-07:002023-04-23T16:31:38.264-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 6<p><b> Mountain View Cemetery is Vancouver's only cemetery, </b>although early on there were burials at other sites. Often the death registration or a newspaper article will include a burial place. (After 1919, you may find some Vancouver residents buried in Burnaby at the Ocean View Cemetery which was perhaps seen as more modern. Or later yet in the Masonic Cemetery in Burnaby, now named the Pacific Heritage Cemetery.)</p><p>Mountain View maintains records of burials and has an online database for those buried 20 or more years ago: <a href="https://vancouver.ca/your-government/mountain-view-cemetery.aspx" target="_blank">https://vancouver.ca/your-government/mountain-view-cemetery.aspx </a></p><p>You may find gravestone photographs and maps and the names of others buried in the same area. (I usually check FindAGrave.com too as there may be additional information or other photos there.)</p><p>This is my very favourite cemetery; many relatives are buried there. And my grandpa and my dad worked there. My dad used to tell me stories; so wish I had those written down!</p><p>In the past, I've done tours there and have taken a lot of photos at Mountain View myself. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dObOxgvChdoQ4HuawPqF5IpflVzDt6TH6-pjIsMs8AFX8_DmpFvZOKq3VMw2qXyis0bliLTJTmSf_XBhpKHBcaTCIvonpcs0hci40IADXOwwQz1Oq4M-akOsP6j2vp9_7EP4iY6lff1HVOin--_bOBARcrTj7v3euUl2r0RyoJ24wC7NEGU/s800/Spring-Mountain%20View%20Cemetery-Vancouver,%20BC,%20Canada-2007-MDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dObOxgvChdoQ4HuawPqF5IpflVzDt6TH6-pjIsMs8AFX8_DmpFvZOKq3VMw2qXyis0bliLTJTmSf_XBhpKHBcaTCIvonpcs0hci40IADXOwwQz1Oq4M-akOsP6j2vp9_7EP4iY6lff1HVOin--_bOBARcrTj7v3euUl2r0RyoJ24wC7NEGU/s320/Spring-Mountain%20View%20Cemetery-Vancouver,%20BC,%20Canada-2007-MDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Spring at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Taken by me in 2007.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L7OnPS05dEseKWjWrL0XGHro_VUxqYktrKYqkNAdXnS2DIyPiV-gCeK-b0OHrnVKbrTvUqznqOaXNSLaKdGzdrsuCl86gybr4-XjKx9GZTvhRDjuL1Daav9iWoSuW5cWsVSGILPVME-RPPvF0T_LAbwGtnkEnqQZRD2RvhuVGUkEK6vMoLw/s800/Mountain%20View%20Cemetery%20Vancouver%20Oct%2029-2010%20MDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L7OnPS05dEseKWjWrL0XGHro_VUxqYktrKYqkNAdXnS2DIyPiV-gCeK-b0OHrnVKbrTvUqznqOaXNSLaKdGzdrsuCl86gybr4-XjKx9GZTvhRDjuL1Daav9iWoSuW5cWsVSGILPVME-RPPvF0T_LAbwGtnkEnqQZRD2RvhuVGUkEK6vMoLw/s320/Mountain%20View%20Cemetery%20Vancouver%20Oct%2029-2010%20MDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Field of Honour at the Cemetery. photo taken by me in 2010. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mountain View holds the graves of 581 war dead and more than 11,500 military veterans. You can search at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for more information on those who died in service: <a href="https://www.cwgc.org">https://www.cwgc.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOe16Y6qtiQi3aOSzzb6nEQzBkRgjCeYl-8L3dz9LqiiXzMEuvOKnBi5F1WZyqXJkPRdKrviTzyrxtR0stGbhjxY9gBS6lytXWxKhscjkbG1uig3LLgUITLNJKm4AAlfhbIRQNv0f80FAVcsC2nmjCfMD_BVu5A_D8mIqKJlD6J2UCST6mJs/s800/Maria%20Frost-grave-1943%20Vancouver%20BC%20Canada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOe16Y6qtiQi3aOSzzb6nEQzBkRgjCeYl-8L3dz9LqiiXzMEuvOKnBi5F1WZyqXJkPRdKrviTzyrxtR0stGbhjxY9gBS6lytXWxKhscjkbG1uig3LLgUITLNJKm4AAlfhbIRQNv0f80FAVcsC2nmjCfMD_BVu5A_D8mIqKJlD6J2UCST6mJs/s320/Maria%20Frost-grave-1943%20Vancouver%20BC%20Canada.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maria Frost's grave, Mountain View Cemetery. She died in Vancouver, Oct. 1943. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maria and her husband, John William Frost, were neighbours in South Vancouver and, I think, friends of my grandparents. This photo was in my grandmother's album. I believe Maria's surname was Backus and that she was previously married to Alfred Ernest Cousins in England. She and John William Frost came to Canada in 1920. Please contact me if this 'rings a bell'. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-37179899438564364612023-04-22T22:31:00.002-07:002023-04-22T22:31:48.037-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 5<p><b>Today's resource is one for British Columbia, but certainly is vital for those Vancouver records all genealogists look for - Birth, Marriage & Death records. </b></p><p><b><a href="https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy">https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy</a></b></p><p><b>Note: The Help button</b> will take you to a guide with helpful information and search tips. (It's not quite up to date.) </p><p>Many of British Columbia's BMD records are online, free to download. There are, of course, some restrictions for privacy reasons. Currently these records are in this database - there should be an update soon, perhaps in May. </p><p><b>Births (1854-1903)</b></p><p><b>Marriages (1871-1946)</b></p><p><b>Deaths (1872-2001)</b></p><p><b>Colonial marriages (1859-1872)</b> If no image online, go to FamilySearch. </p><p><b>Baptisms (1836-1888) </b>- this is an index only. See the Guide. </p><p>If images of the records are not available there, watch for another blog post in this series soon on how to get them (usually free). </p><p>Below is an example of a 1912 marriage record from South Vancouver, now part of Vancouver. BC Archives and the BC Vital Statistics Agency. (BC Archives Mfilm Number:B11376, Vital Stat Images(s):004401575_01025.jpg.) The various forms have changed over the years as have some of the regulations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAwrb038ldoPJksgZI9fguNeU6FHdaKdErbIf2vkFR3fefIi8YG00ZCVdZ_wmL4_0NqS9B-o7zfUhIJE6294yX7u5SUHkynTtpPHJbSsjS1G5DqtSytNI7xhyin43qPBiSaMTy5wdYJCD9Z_Jta1sIU5PaM9O8pZ6EnQ5WzDSktAtonzEoFw/s2432/Marriage%201912%20South%20Vancouver%20-%20Hatley%20+%20Saggers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="1429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAwrb038ldoPJksgZI9fguNeU6FHdaKdErbIf2vkFR3fefIi8YG00ZCVdZ_wmL4_0NqS9B-o7zfUhIJE6294yX7u5SUHkynTtpPHJbSsjS1G5DqtSytNI7xhyin43qPBiSaMTy5wdYJCD9Z_Jta1sIU5PaM9O8pZ6EnQ5WzDSktAtonzEoFw/s320/Marriage%201912%20South%20Vancouver%20-%20Hatley%20+%20Saggers.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: right;"> </p><br /><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-24658858313321935312023-04-21T22:28:00.001-07:002023-04-25T22:36:36.289-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 4<p style="text-align: center;"><b> Today I'm featuring the Vancouver School Boards Archives & Heritage website.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/heritage/"><b>https://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/heritage/</b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Search for a school name and see photos collected with usually a little information about the school. (Rarely are pupils named.) Most of the photos seem quite recent. I believe a good number of older photos were collected digitally and hope to see them added someday soon. </p><p style="text-align: left;">One area features 'Lost Schools' with information on schools no longer in operation, including some photographs. </p><p style="text-align: left;">One of the schools included in that section is the Vancouver Normal School (1901-1956) - the teacher training school - which I remember at West 7th Avenue and Cambie Street in the 1950s, but it was at other locations before that. If you know of someone who taught school in Vancouver before 1956 they may have trained there. </p><p style="text-align: left;">And I would also check the City of Vancouver Archives for photos, maps, drawings and additional information, as I have done to find the photo below. (And the Vancouver Public Library Special Collections, and Vancouver newspapers too!)</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkvd4K9mHGiXjU2l-3uboU1R9qRsgF4gVdhDU1ldlb1Kb9fQTlIPdcNojkdOwSpe8VY76PqkLduZVh5xPrgV3wkHftpVje9VgTVueqTFCpxMIEsxtYK7HdPGSROZEh-sMWOl0D9gLBx7hHpMWQa94CdkLqtkgEN4NQCaMKN9qKXE6AfAkJ6Q/s3000/Simon%20Fraser%20Elem%20cooking%20class%201920s-CVA468-040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="3000" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkvd4K9mHGiXjU2l-3uboU1R9qRsgF4gVdhDU1ldlb1Kb9fQTlIPdcNojkdOwSpe8VY76PqkLduZVh5xPrgV3wkHftpVje9VgTVueqTFCpxMIEsxtYK7HdPGSROZEh-sMWOl0D9gLBx7hHpMWQa94CdkLqtkgEN4NQCaMKN9qKXE6AfAkJ6Q/s320/Simon%20Fraser%20Elem%20cooking%20class%201920s-CVA468-040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;"><i>Simon Fraser School Cooking Class</i>, ca 1920. Courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives: </span><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">CVA 468-040. Public Domain. Creator (designated in the Archives description) </span><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">George Halford Wilson.<a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/simon-fraser-school-cooking-class" target="_blank"> https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/simon-fraser-school-cooking-class</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The three Identified in the photo are: #1Hazel Tuff (Mrs. Halford Wilson) #2 Eleanor Hanna, and #3 Mr. Campbell, Principal. (I believe the last was Principal Edmund <b>Caspell </b>who was at Simon Fraser School from </span></span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">1911-1932.)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-62819158119306905882023-04-20T22:09:00.000-07:002023-04-20T22:09:11.204-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M_duz5YLkTR7VD9U7fwHl5SmdKEfaotijyBKuXCt4S_SE_yKBIrnhB6TLTTE0NRtHICr_o2XDB7ENOyW0iqQNR1MS1iKidPt8YHFHmL4YiCA7huHc6lpknmwHWvOTgmh05rrhZhI335EToWxtv6ijrBYlLWwVt10SONvJnuYLf92TYB984w/s400/7132822513_d8552436a9_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M_duz5YLkTR7VD9U7fwHl5SmdKEfaotijyBKuXCt4S_SE_yKBIrnhB6TLTTE0NRtHICr_o2XDB7ENOyW0iqQNR1MS1iKidPt8YHFHmL4YiCA7huHc6lpknmwHWvOTgmh05rrhZhI335EToWxtv6ijrBYlLWwVt10SONvJnuYLf92TYB984w/s320/7132822513_d8552436a9_w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photograph of Roedde House, courtesy of photographer Rebecca Bollwit</b>t, taken 1 May 2012, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/miss604/7132822513">https://www.flickr.com/photos/miss604/7132822513</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Today I'm recommending a source often neglected - local museums! Step into history; learn how your families lived (or might have hoped to live). </p><p><b>Roeede House</b> in Vancouver, BC was built in the early 1890s and lived in by the family of Gustav and Matilda (Cassebohm) Roedde. Gustav Roedde was Vancouver's first bookbinder and founded a printing company which is still in business today. </p><p>The house itself is now a museum and even if you can't visit, you can learn about the house and the museum, its collections, exhibits and activities with a virtual tour, podcasts and videos: <a href="https://www.roeddehouse.org">https://www.roeddehouse.org</a></p><p>Here's a video to start: "Pioneers of Print: Featuring G. A. Roedde, Practical Bookbinders and Ho Sun Hing Printers" : <a href="https://www.roeddehouse.org/pioneers-of-print">https://www.roeddehouse.org/pioneers-of-print</a></p><p>And here's the Virtual Tour: <a href="https://www.roeddehouse.org/visit-online">https://www.roeddehouse.org/visit-online</a></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-35590126094499010962023-04-19T22:33:00.000-07:002023-04-19T22:33:52.564-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023 Day 2 <p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Note: </b>Today's resource is <b>only available free to BC residents</b>. I did want to include this as I know many BCers haven't heard about this site. (See the other link below for those who don't live in BC or the Yukon.)</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans"; line-height: 1.1; margin: 20px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over 125 years of B.C.'s heritage.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Online access for anyone in B.C. or the Yukon.</div></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The Province</i> (1894-2010)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i>The Times Colonist</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> (1884-2010)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i>The Vancouver Sun</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> (1912-2010)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Although only one of these was always a Vancouver paper, if you search you will find plenty of Vancouver news in all these papers and indeed in other BC newspapers. Victoria is British Columbia's capital, for instance, so lots of political news from there affected Vancouver and its residents and businesses.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b>Follow this Link: </b> </span><a href="https://discover.clarivate.com/ProQuest_BCHistoricalNewspapers" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://discover.clarivate.com/ProQuest_BCHistoricalNewspapers </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Access to <b>This ProQuest Historical Newspaper Collection</b> Is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Made Possible for Everyone in </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">British Columbia and the Yukon by</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BC Electronic Library Network, BC Libraries Cooperative, and Focused Education Resources.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy news hunting! </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And don't forget to go to Kenneth Marks' <i><b>The Ancestor Hunt </b></i>for more links to digitized newspapers for British Columbia and beyond. I happily recommend this website! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/british-columbia-online-historical-newspapers-summary/" target="_blank">https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/british-columbia-online-historical-newspapers-summary/ </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And a pay site, <b><i>Newspapers.com</i></b> for easy access to more newspapers, including for Vancouver.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="b_title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 50px 0px 20px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></p></div></div>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-75808399255061902502023-04-18T21:28:00.004-07:002023-04-18T21:31:33.820-07:00VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen - April 2023<p> </p><p><b>Were you at the Abbotsford Family History Day last Saturday? </b></p><p>If not, you missed a great time. Although not quite as crowded as some years, this was the first big in-person event around here for a long time! We had lots of time to hear the talks, discuss topics, meet new people, buy books (yes, I did) and catch up with local genealogy groups and buddies 'live'. Congratulations to the Abbotsford Family History Centre for this very successful event! </p><p><b>VANCOUVER BC Canada – Genealogy Approved Websites and Resources – A Baker’s Dozen</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I haven’t joined any of this year’s genealogy
challenges so far, as it seems my extra time has been quite short. But since
the weather’s not the best – yet – I thought sharing some Vancouver
genealogy website resources (<b>all free</b>) would be in order. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I often like to do odd # quick challenges
– so this personal challenge will be – a baker’s dozen! And one or two might be
quirky. All are for topics I am often asked for.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">These are in no particular order. And I may go back and forth with topics too. But these will all end up on my 'favourites list' for Vancouver genealogy which I'm updating.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1. </span>Vancouver Street Directories – 1860-1955 </b>– found online in the Vancouver Public Library’s collection of digitized British Columbia city directories. Have a look at the instructions. A bonus there is a free-to-read digital copy of Elizabeth Walker’s book, <i>Street Names of Vancouver</i> (Vancouver Historical Society, 2000). </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.vpl.ca/digital-library/british-columbia-city-directories">https://www.vpl.ca/digital-library/british-columbia-city-directories</a> </p><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLr7_ItlXNNmoj6ppCN_EX2pWN9d-Y28ykqytRuq_mwtHI-kbDnFQ3qxsBvIU3KefnsjXwvZDDf2ZhJUG1gErP3gwlxseDoT7UhpPj_CdY2DMM2ZWDezhK9J5Qa0lMapHAqlGdWZgeh9YENZXRFT-rjJF9j_5P27NMamiB2mOIv_T-Qsp9OA/s1021/0277_Vancouver_Names_A-Z_Page_157%20-%201907.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLr7_ItlXNNmoj6ppCN_EX2pWN9d-Y28ykqytRuq_mwtHI-kbDnFQ3qxsBvIU3KefnsjXwvZDDf2ZhJUG1gErP3gwlxseDoT7UhpPj_CdY2DMM2ZWDezhK9J5Qa0lMapHAqlGdWZgeh9YENZXRFT-rjJF9j_5P27NMamiB2mOIv_T-Qsp9OA/s320/0277_Vancouver_Names_A-Z_Page_157%20-%201907.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.52px;"><b><i>Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory</i>, 1907, page 432. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.52px;"><b>Vancouver Public Library (VPL) collection. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.52px;"><b>Even in 1907, "FAKES' were a worry. </b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-66759771172302742682023-02-04T22:18:00.007-08:002023-02-04T23:18:29.613-08:00Upcoming Events! A few in person in BC...<p><br /></p><p>Yes, we do still love access to online talks and conferences both near and far away. </p><p>But!</p><p>It's so good to see that there will be opportunities this year for genealogists to connect in person!</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Two events coming up in British Columbia, Canada </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Abbotsford Family History Day</i>, Saturday, April 15th, 2023</span></b>. </p><p>Abbotsford FamilySearch Centre. Lots of great speakers and talks, displays and more. Details soon: <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Abbotsford_British_Columbia_FamilySearch_Centre"><b>https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Abbotsford_British_Columbia_FamilySearch_Centre</b></a></p><p><b>I will be presenting two topics - </b></p><p><i>"Where are the Children in Your Family"</i></p><p><i>"Researching Ancestors in Western Canada (MB to BC) "</i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>AND</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>The 2023 UELAC Dominion Conference and AGM - </i><i>“Where the Sea Meets the Sky”</i></b><i>,</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i><b>June 1- 4, 2023, in Richmond, BC.</b></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>A Hybrid Conference. </b></span></p><p>Hosted by Pacific Region Branches of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. More information here: <b><a href="https://uelac.ca/conference-2023">https://uelac.ca/conference-2023</a> </b></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>AND keep an eye out for interesting history walking tours...</b></span></i></p><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var( --e-global-color-a64daed ); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>2023 African Descent History Month -</i> 2 tours</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in Vancouver in February</span></span></b></h2><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var( --e-global-color-a64daed ); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><label for="form-field-message-0" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); display: inline; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 3px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></label></h2><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">- Joe Fortes Tour: Wednesday, February 22</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">- Black Strathcona Tour: Sunday, February 26</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sign up on the African Descent Society website: <b><a href="https://www.adsbc.org/walking-tours/">https://www.adsbc.org/walking-tours/</a></b></span></p><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></b></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>AND, <i>RootsTech 2023</i> is coming soon - In person and virtual, March 2- 4, 2023 - </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Register Now: </b></span><b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/"><span style="font-size: medium;">h</span>ttps://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/</a></b></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-74710437031779966262022-10-25T16:14:00.000-07:002022-10-25T16:14:01.260-07:00The Annual Canadian Reading Challenge - Month 2! <p>Today I finished reading <i><b>Skeletons in the Attic</b></i> by Canadian author <b>Judy Penz Sheluk</b>. She lives in northern Ontario and this book is one of her series, "A Marketville Mystery". Her website is: <a href="https://www.judypenzsheluk.com/">https://www.judypenzsheluk.com/</a></p><p>A good read! wth a hard-to-guess ending. Family secrets left to fester, with more than one skeleton hidden in the attic. Only Callie is left to figure out the mysteries and try to solve the disappearance of her mother so many years ago. I intend to read more from this author. </p><p>Still time for you to join the 2022-2023 Canadian Reading Challenge. Details here: <a href="https://canadagenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-16th-annual-canadian-reading.html">https://blogspot.com/2022/09/the-16th-annual-canadian-reading.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-32993427878705371662022-10-07T11:25:00.001-07:002022-10-11T20:03:50.125-07:00Fall 2022 - What's Happening in Canadian and further away Genealogy events?<p>Still Zooming - and happy still to be talking with genealogists around the world. </p><p>Thngs are looking up locally - hoping to see one or two more 'real person' events coming soon. In the meantime, </p><p><b>BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!</b></p><p><b>ROOTSTECH 2023 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!</b> 2nd to 4th, March 2023 - Choose either to attend in person in Salt Lake City, Utah, or online. Here's the link: <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/event/rt2023" target="_blank">https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/event/rt2023 </a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>GREAT 2023 NEWS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, TOO! </b></p><p><b>ABBOTSFORD FAMILY HISTORY DAY! </b> - all day, Saturday, 15th April, 2023. More details soon.</p><p><b>Vancouver, BC - 2023 UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS' ASSN. OF CANADA DOMINION CONFERENCE </b>- “Where the Sea Meets the Sky”, in person and virtual - 1-4 June, 2023. Details here: <a href="https://uelac.ca/conference-2023">https://uelac.ca/conference-2023</a> </p><div><b>Do let me know about any BC or Canadian events coming up.</b></div><h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px" style="--fontsize: 24; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1.5em; text-align: left;"><br /></h3><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-35640520486144364202022-09-07T22:55:00.000-07:002022-09-07T22:55:44.931-07:00The 16th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge !<p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Are you a reader? Do you read Canadian books and authors? Did you know there's an</b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Annual Canadian Reading Challenge !</h3><div><br /></div><div>Neither did I till now. But you can sign up anytime, so I just did. </div><div><br /></div><div>Go to <b><a href=" http://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/p/16th-annual-canadian-reading-challenge.html " target="_blank">Canadian Bookworm</a>'</b>s website to learn all about the Challenge & sign up!</div><div><br /></div><div>The main idea is to <i> "read and review 13 or more Canadian books in a one year span: Canada Day to Canada Day eve".</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Usually I do short reviews on Amazon so that's likely where my reviews will be. As it happens I just reviewed a Canadian mystery by a British Columbia author set in Vancouver, British Columbia,<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/review/RO6KG079S916C/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8" target="_blank"> <i>The Hanging at the Hollow Tree</i> by Sarah M Stephen</a>, the second book in her 'Journal Through Time Mysteries'. Here is her <a href="https://sarahmstephen.ca/" target="_blank">website</a> if you'd like to know more about her.</div><div><br /></div><div>I certainly did like the book which ticked a # of my boxes - old Vancouver, an archivist, a deadly mystery - so yesterday I bought her first one which I'll review later. I have quite a few Canadian books sitting in my To-Be-Read piles (physical and digital).</div><div><br /></div><div>Nowadays, I am keeping track of my book reading at <a href="https://www.thestorygraph.com/" target="_blank">The StoryGraph</a>. I'm very happy there! </div><div><br /></div><div>I saw on the <a href="https://www.morningbrew.com/sidekick" target="_blank"><i>Sidekick</i> newsletter</a> that there is a new app - <a href="https://bookwormreads.co/" target="_blank">Bookworm.</a> Looks very cute. What do you like to keep track of your reading? paper & pen, a phone app, typewriter, Goodreads, LibraryThing, The StoryGraph, Bookworm... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP4YudRaKqP_n2Ethb0kIuBbU63PiVIGRiehGCFVLf-dX5xqGH3Yk77rlqMwwjyuY7Usjo93WrW7rho1fstZn1c7Y8_T8MiOhm_FMPTiWO35U_zU102MumX_5VsnAjaqSqN-hPRVKQ--5LXEu4T94oit3GA9thy57ClQI4ng5jyjZMfIPQL8/s480/fc1aea8f-bb79-4e84-afc5-fe170fadf4ce-2011-010_141%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="480" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP4YudRaKqP_n2Ethb0kIuBbU63PiVIGRiehGCFVLf-dX5xqGH3Yk77rlqMwwjyuY7Usjo93WrW7rho1fstZn1c7Y8_T8MiOhm_FMPTiWO35U_zU102MumX_5VsnAjaqSqN-hPRVKQ--5LXEu4T94oit3GA9thy57ClQI4ng5jyjZMfIPQL8/s320/fc1aea8f-bb79-4e84-afc5-fe170fadf4ce-2011-010_141%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Young lady in [hollow] tree"</i>, Stanley Park, 1897, Vancouver, BC, Canada. <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/young-lady-in-hollow-tree" target="_blank">City of Vancouver Archives: AM1576-S6-12-F47-: 2011-010.1794</a> - colour transparency of original photograph. Slide 46. Public Domain.</div>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-88279488297606993972022-07-01T04:10:00.008-07:002022-07-01T06:25:53.164-07:00Summer 2022 - What's Happening in Local Genealogy events? <p> <b>Genealogy Life is getting busy here again</b> - not quite as normal, but much more happening! Looking forward to getting out and about more this summer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksY2-0QbUsOAfswS1ZNU2Wjwe5o30GkCMoy46C1zVe4nS9uXnMM-Ta4yPGjx3Z_2ioUO4FMSOiqLlu61-WqP2ch99gvAI77LKP5zOOoyQfQ1LJCS7ik_sXqNSNNs_nsIJ_Jm6nDaCaR9hx8r5ILYDyS0nwdLRNr01AtRyZo15zJtlUMDj4e8/s2048/Genealogy%20Room%20-%20Midsummer%202019.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksY2-0QbUsOAfswS1ZNU2Wjwe5o30GkCMoy46C1zVe4nS9uXnMM-Ta4yPGjx3Z_2ioUO4FMSOiqLlu61-WqP2ch99gvAI77LKP5zOOoyQfQ1LJCS7ik_sXqNSNNs_nsIJ_Jm6nDaCaR9hx8r5ILYDyS0nwdLRNr01AtRyZo15zJtlUMDj4e8/s320/Genealogy%20Room%20-%20Midsummer%202019.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Last weekend, I was at Greater Vancouver's <b>Scandinavian Summer festival</b>. Beautiful weather, very hot! And many visitors to the Scandinavian Cultural Society's Genealogy Room with questions! We do try to answer them all! Keep up with local Scandinavian events here - <a href="https://scancentre.org/">https://scancentre.org/</a></p><p>Coming up July 1st is <b>THE Genealogy Show </b>- </p><p>Get your tickets here: <a href="https://www.thegenealogyshowlive.com/plans/show-tickets/" target="_blank">https://www.thegenealogyshowlive.com/plans/show-tickets/ </a> I'm speaking on <i>"A 12 Week Genealogy Year?" </i>Come to hear me and find out all about it.<i> </i>Check out all the other great speakers too! </p><p>The <b>Vancouver Genealogy Group</b> continues to meet on Zoom, as do the G<b>uild of One-Name Study</b> members while the <b>Lower Mainland Bookcrossing</b> enthusiasts are meeting in person again (carefully, of course) and more.</p><p>Coming up in the Summer?</p><p>I'm speaking next week to the <b>Maple Ridge Family History Group</b> on "Why study a surname?" I know that some of this award winning group have surnames perfect for one-name studies! But really any surname can be done - with patience and collaboration. See more about the group's many projects here: <a href="http://mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/family-history/">http://mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/family-history/</a></p><p>Our Scandinavian genealogists are off again in July to <b>Eurofest in Maple Ridge, July 23rd/July 24th, 2022. </b> No matter where your family is from, this will be a fun event. Keep up with the details here: <a href="https://www.europeanfestival.ca/" target="_blank">https://www.europeanfestival.ca/ </a></p><p>And beyond? </p><p>I'll be teaching genealogy classes again in the fall in person, I hope. And still Zooming too. </p><p>Stay tuned for more event news coming up. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-9577615437113986082022-03-25T01:06:00.000-07:002022-03-25T01:06:55.056-07:00RootsTech 2022 - Still Going Strong! <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> ROOTSTECH 2022 </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All the 2022 sessions, available all year! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All free to learn from at your own pace.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/">https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/</a> </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmlkioATMuQekL2WWDJQOh1WodqGmdXXTjirEDbA0sHBWlmD7KQXy7ZItI0aV2WwMlFRo9BUocx-OlTgKxId_YQX1nlMWGPO_3oRFLke4u-qfVxj8jF81NcieMtbizmp0WvJo1QS8QnjWrzYgp-ZhBBSskokkpYqBvSEvAe3H18if-_Vq3ns/s1210/Screenshot%20(333).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1210" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmlkioATMuQekL2WWDJQOh1WodqGmdXXTjirEDbA0sHBWlmD7KQXy7ZItI0aV2WwMlFRo9BUocx-OlTgKxId_YQX1nlMWGPO_3oRFLke4u-qfVxj8jF81NcieMtbizmp0WvJo1QS8QnjWrzYgp-ZhBBSskokkpYqBvSEvAe3H18if-_Vq3ns/s320/Screenshot%20(333).png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This year, as last year, I was busy at RootsTech talking to visitors to the Guild of One-Name Studies booth. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I did get time to see some events and watch at least a few of the many, many sessions I knew I wanted to see. I hope you did too. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since then, as time permits, I've been 'attending' RootsTech 2022. Here are a few favourites I recommend. (Don't forget to download all the handouts.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before RootsTech even opened, I was recommending <b>Michelle Patient's DNA session on <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/maximising-messages" target="_blank">"Maximising Messages"</a></b>. I knew it would be good - and practical. Asking how to contact DNA matches effectively is one of the most often heard 'genetic genealogy' questions.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, Canadian research is a topic I'm very interested in.<b> Valerie Casbourn of Library and Archives Canada has a 3 part session series on </b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/series/in-the-trenches-military-records-of-the-library-and-archives-of-canada" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Canada's World War I military records</a><b> - </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. In the Trenches: Military Service Files </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. War Diaries of the First World War</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Photographs of the First World War</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her presentation points out how important it can be to explore all the documentary evidence to learn what was happening to the military units at this time, not only those records which name our family members.<b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/series/birth-marriage-and-death-in-scotland-going-beyond-the-basics" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Myko Clelland also has a 3 part series - on Scottish records </a>which I've been spending a lot of time on lately. He includes abundant advice on searching the records, and highlights some documents often overlooked, like vaccination records. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Birth in Scotland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Marriage in Scotland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Death in Scotland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really do like the 3 part series idea as it allows for more depth for each element of the topic, and still is convenient and comfortable to watch. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another of my favourites was<b> <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/play-and-gift-giving-our-family-history" target="_blank">"</a></b><b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/play-and-gift-giving-our-family-history" target="_blank">Play and Gift Giving Our Family History"</a> by </b><b>Traci A Gormley</b>. Her thoughtful ideas for sharing family history with family members will be easy to do, 'repurposing' games everyone already loves, for instance. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Katherine Schober's presentation, <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/i-dont-speak-the-language-translation-tips-tricks" target="_blank">"</a></b><b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/i-dont-speak-the-language-translation-tips-tricks" target="_blank">I Don't Speak the Language! Translation Tips & Tricks"</a> </b>is indeed full of great advice for deciphering records in languages we don't know. And she explains how her tips and tricks work so we'll be able to use them again and again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't able to attend any of the panels or discussion sessions 'live' but I am catching up now. Looking forward to listening soon to <b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/dealing-with-ethical-dilemmas-in-an-online-world-a-discussion" target="_blank">"</a><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/dealing-with-ethical-dilemmas-in-an-online-world-a-discussion" target="_blank">Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in an Online World (A Discussion)" by Jill Ball and Lynn Broderick</a>. A very timely topic! </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which sessions caught your attention? Do let me know. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-87324212680652769852022-03-24T10:55:00.005-07:002022-03-24T10:56:31.148-07:00Strays from Penticton, BC. 1921 - A family photo? <p style="text-align: center;"><b>" <i>L. D. Cafe</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Penticton, 1921</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Mother, Mel, May & Billie"</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Do these names ring a bell?</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDFvsB-8iZnNjuH2mDWbz2ClkcDWryVR8boPhchdzWtgq9Rdzf1QPeYCbwLZsP1n2E7Yck5m9SwfJLG81Q9eg8pP4ZWeKPShKrjdidfGhzq10YQh1-_8qZ9-vD30q0tnVQaOgANU4Z4-gAIRZJyrD7Zf9jPTjaKJZnU1GzmU9UEwJetKJRY8/s2214/Penticton%201921%20mum%20mel%20may%20billie%20PC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="2214" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDFvsB-8iZnNjuH2mDWbz2ClkcDWryVR8boPhchdzWtgq9Rdzf1QPeYCbwLZsP1n2E7Yck5m9SwfJLG81Q9eg8pP4ZWeKPShKrjdidfGhzq10YQh1-_8qZ9-vD30q0tnVQaOgANU4Z4-gAIRZJyrD7Zf9jPTjaKJZnU1GzmU9UEwJetKJRY8/s320/Penticton%201921%20mum%20mel%20may%20billie%20PC.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Great photo! </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>But not quite enough info, yet. </b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I suspect May and Billie may be visiting Penticton.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Do let me know if you recognize anyone or the names...or the car.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-60732832753903315662022-02-17T21:56:00.001-08:002022-02-17T21:56:39.628-08:00ROOTSTECH 2022! March 3-5, 2022 - Counting down the days now...<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Register now for RootsTech 2022</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The World’s Largest Family History Conference</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">100% Virtual, 100% Free.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3–5 March 2022</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWhbyUtWOx1joWDW5IR3fy1fAhM_n-5_QMUYDGI6oeWqiQx4ai7AFIBb-ZB2rQZaOAGOvluaUKyRiBbpVBJIZpvTrGQJTYymxP9AWHmEVMVj3ZUBUU7TsxSix63Nm9i2tSabQRmj-ae7hS8MoREb6vqBUsnciYtXsFXpWP73xLuAcdhSe4QgE=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWhbyUtWOx1joWDW5IR3fy1fAhM_n-5_QMUYDGI6oeWqiQx4ai7AFIBb-ZB2rQZaOAGOvluaUKyRiBbpVBJIZpvTrGQJTYymxP9AWHmEVMVj3ZUBUU7TsxSix63Nm9i2tSabQRmj-ae7hS8MoREb6vqBUsnciYtXsFXpWP73xLuAcdhSe4QgE=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">#ChooseConnection - 2022's Theme</span></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" target="_blank">Register Now</a>! Free. </span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Learn about the Keynote Speakers.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Keep up on all the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/tag/rootstech" target="_blank">RootsTech 2022 News</a> as it's announced.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to genealogist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/penny.walters/?hl=en" target="_blank">Penny Walters</a> for the image. </span></b></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-82913285226722582612022-01-26T16:58:00.000-08:002022-01-26T16:58:34.405-08:00#MyGenealogyStory 26 January 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifaZ5YbeBjfdNe6zriHmfNKTEyxBLkASorvOC_7ZWXugyiOg1h1mxH2imKTC_ZpFfkhVjnqm7kqMFyIM2Qv7yI4O97kB2v5euBDU_9Pk_UpQTwLaUQh8fcd-tVAK3GJLvTnMTjHU7SUSuqZrp0DLDibV2BqG95m-sw9YRd8U3D4LS-ePR0TJU=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ottawa Canada Parliament Building February 26th, 1870" border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="640" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifaZ5YbeBjfdNe6zriHmfNKTEyxBLkASorvOC_7ZWXugyiOg1h1mxH2imKTC_ZpFfkhVjnqm7kqMFyIM2Qv7yI4O97kB2v5euBDU_9Pk_UpQTwLaUQh8fcd-tVAK3GJLvTnMTjHU7SUSuqZrp0DLDibV2BqG95m-sw9YRd8U3D4LS-ePR0TJU=w320-h219" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Front View of the Parliament Building, 26 February 1870,</i> Ottawa, Canada. Artist Unknown. Credit: Library and Archives Canada, <a href="https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=2837962" target="_blank">Acc. No. 1976-33-1</a>. Source: Ralph Greenhill Collection. Copyright: Expired</p><p><br /></p><p>I've shared some of my own genealogy journey history before, <i>very recently</i> with Kimberli Faulkner Hull ( Twitter handle @KimberliHull ) who is featuring GenealogistsOnTwitter on Twitter and on her own 'Cool Adventures' blog. Here is mine: <a href="https://cooladventures.com/genealogists-on-twitter/m-diane-rogers/" target="_blank">https://cooladventures.com/genealogists-on-twitter/m-diane-rogers/ </a></p><p>Keep an eye out as already there are lots of genealogists profiled. Most of us are on other platforms and active in various organizations and groups too. (You can still <a href="https://cooladventures.com/twitter-genealogy-community-profile-questionnaire/" target="_blank">answer her survey yourself</a>.)</p><p>Daniel Loftus and Mish Holman (Twitter: @DanielGenealogy and @mishjholman ) set a challenge for today for genealogists to share their own research beginnings anywhere online. Hashtag <b>#MyGenealogyStory </b></p><p>As I said to Kimberli, I started with my mother’s families, as Dad didn't know or share much! </p><p>But I think there were two 'cementing' factors to my family history interests. </p><p>One was my first archival local history research experience here in Vancouver for the 1958 British Columbia Centennial. (Thank you, Major, sir. And Dad for the introduction and the ride.) </p><p>And the second would be a few years later (1960?) when one boring summer my Na, my maternal grandmother, let me look at most of her old photographs, told me who people were, and shared a bunch of stories about them! Wish we'd have had portable tape recorders then. (Or my smartphone. Na would have loved that. Thank you, Na.)</p><p>And maybe a third was 1980 something when one night Mum said something like. "I know you're interested in family history. I might as well tell you now something you're going to find out - about the (Deep Breath) D-I-V-O-R-C-E in the family." (Thank you, Mum!!)</p><p>Of course, I was off to the university like a shot, shouting <i>"That'd be by Parliament, in the Gazette, and the newspapers!" </i>She understood! </p><p>Is there a tip here for those wanting to encourage the young to do family history? Pave the way, share what you have - especially a bit of scandal! </p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-72637125692358460772021-12-27T06:35:00.001-08:002021-12-27T20:30:27.405-08:00 "What women say of the Canadian north-west...", 1886. Women's names now Indexed.<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0SNspFuyvx5MnZLjIdoKHo81LBZMKqVzeLjwAI4hvHtZVGaU8H7A15DTORJ15q23YFiDfYxKcFExJyHol64fBBbfXnvlnuEMIFDujtGijMa-l0jDLZc3vOl8GAubp56hjagKaxVrjc94loCa-VBlZqhpghyOpalkjRHx3GmrE4EF31aJV3Mg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0SNspFuyvx5MnZLjIdoKHo81LBZMKqVzeLjwAI4hvHtZVGaU8H7A15DTORJ15q23YFiDfYxKcFExJyHol64fBBbfXnvlnuEMIFDujtGijMa-l0jDLZc3vOl8GAubp56hjagKaxVrjc94loCa-VBlZqhpghyOpalkjRHx3GmrE4EF31aJV3Mg=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #413f31; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><b>View of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, built in the 1880s, completed 1901, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">Image courtesy of </span><a href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peel's Prairie Provinces</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">, a digital initiative of the </span><a href="http://www.library.ualberta.ca/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Alberta Libraries</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/pcimages/PC/005/web/PC005453.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" property="dc:title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">PC005453: "<span class="title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">St. Mary's Church, Calgary, Alta.</span>"</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> is licensed by </span><a href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Alberta Libraries</a><span style="color: #333333;"> under the </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/" rel="license" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Attribution - Non-Commercial - Creative Commons</a><span style="color: #333333;"> license. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at </span><a href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/permissions/postcards.html" rel="cc:morePermissions" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #003366; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/permissions/postcards.html</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Many local histories, memoirs and original documents can give you 'flavour' to add to your own family history. It's not that often that women's opinions and experiences are included in these records, even when the women themselves write. </span></p><p>One booklet,<i> "What women say of the Canadian north-west: a simple statement of the experiences of women settled in all parts of Manitoba and the North-west Territories."</i> [London? : s.n.], 1886 (London: M. Blacklock); 52 pages) does include named women's own statements about life on the Prairies. </p><p>The topics covered topics like poultry raising, churches, schools, demands for milliners, dressmakers - and "girls" as domestic labour, along with "Advice to Newcomers". Women were even asked "Are You Contented?"</p><p>This booklet was published in 1886 to promote emigration to Canada's northwest, the Canadian prairies, recently opened up for homesteading (and sales). Women living in the northwest were asked to comment on several questions. Their answers are mainly (but not all) positive. Sometimes a woman answered a number of questions; sometimes only a few. Many identified where they were living, or where they'd come from. </p><p>Well worth a read even if you do not find one of your family listed. No, not all women who lived on the prairies are represented, but it does seem to represent a selection of the more recent migrants from other parts of Canada or from the UK. </p><p>There are a number of online copies of the "<i>What Women Say...</i>" booklet available. This is the one I used - from the Internet Archive: <a href="https://archive.org/details/cihm_30717">https://archive.org/details/cihm_30717</a> Check WorldCat to see if there is a copy near you. </p><p>My <i>'What Women Say..." Index</i> ( M Diane Rogers, 2021) is available free (12 pp .pdf). People are listed in the index by surname. If a place name was mentioned, it will be in this index with the name. Please let me know of any errors or omissions. <b> <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/omp8dqxf50c705j/What%20Women%20Say%20-%201886%20-%20Index%20only%202021.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Access the Index here</a>.</span></b></p><p>If you find someone through this index, please do contact me. In some cases, I may have more information. Leave me a comment on this blog post or on Twitter or Facebook. </p><p>(Yes, I am indexing similar booklets full of men's comments on the northwest and hope to make that index available soon.)</p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10606601.post-37894420555309724872021-12-15T22:42:00.002-08:002021-12-16T00:05:07.377-08:00A Thursday Stray - Village Outing?<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This postcard has had some hard wear, and it seems to have had problems during printing. The postcard back is blank, never addressed or stamped.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can make out some of the faces and details. If you have ideas about researching this card image, do comment! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I think I was attracted to the chummy posing of the men in the front. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Z2j5KnMRz342VwK4eFLBuEGl_xeU5RMG4ahDI8_NO39ZoYhdw7V8hLCXJcftE5c4dqWdWRaRdzqxKxINnwT1XsNCADUQpGufLAeE-7JsG9HDizViV09SWlO4aPt5tNMmV7bJdxFNzsZMZ1G8l4EwlH4oxLx4QK798Woi8yCUygeg7RzI3VI=s2114" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2114" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Z2j5KnMRz342VwK4eFLBuEGl_xeU5RMG4ahDI8_NO39ZoYhdw7V8hLCXJcftE5c4dqWdWRaRdzqxKxINnwT1XsNCADUQpGufLAeE-7JsG9HDizViV09SWlO4aPt5tNMmV7bJdxFNzsZMZ1G8l4EwlH4oxLx4QK798Woi8yCUygeg7RzI3VI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Click the postcard to see a bigger image. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Although it doesn't say, I do think this was from England. What do you think?</p><p><br /></p>M. Diane Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.com0