Archive CD Books Canada NEWSLETTER V2#6 - 19 October 2005
Contents:
1 WELCOME
2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER
3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES (3)
4 COMING SOON
5 NEW RELEASES FROM OTHER PARTNERS
Census of England and Wales ( 2 )
British Books ( 4 )
Irish Books ( 15 )
6 NEWS & GOSSIP
7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS
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1 WELCOME:
Welcome to the Archive CD Books Canada newsletter. Fall has finally arrived so I expect you are all dusting off those genealogy projects that were put aside last spring.
This newsletter will be published whenever we have enough information to make it worth your while reading, but we expect that will mean there will be about one a month.
Remember this Newsletter is published for you so if you think we’re missing something important drop me a line to Malcolm@ArchiveCDBooks.ca .
Newsletters work best when they get a good circulation. We’re doing our best to let people know about it but you could help us along by mentioning it to your genealogy buddies and generally spreading the word.
2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER:
A total of 24 new title releases in this newsletter.
New releases from Archive CD Books Canada.
New British Census releases
New British Books on CD
New Irish Books on CD
News, Gossip, and more.
3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES:
To find a book on our web site http://www.archivecdbooks.ca take a note of the catalogue number - or use the “copy” function - go to the web site, click on the “Search Page” link and enter, or “paste,” the number into the “Product Number” box. Hit “Search” and then “More” and you will be in a position to reread the description or to place your order. There is frequently more information about the books available on the web site. All prices in $Cdn.
We frequently shorten a book’s description for this newsletter. Check our website catalogue for the full description.
* Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa and the Humors of the Valley - South Hull and Aylmer edition
CA0189: $28.00
A companion piece to his previous book, The Hub and the Spokes (CA0001), this is another of the light hearted information books written by American author Anson Gard. Maintaining his "Mark Twainish" humorous style he continues to describe the semi-fictitious adventures of him and his companion, under the aliases of "Rube" and "The Colonel," but this time in the setting of the northern bank of the great Ottawa river in the adjacent cities of South Hull and Aylmer, including their surroundings. In this book Anson Gard is less concerned with the (then) current state of the cities but concentrates his attentions on the origins and development of the area with particular concern being paid to identifying and describing the pioneers and their families.
Although published as a single volume there are actually four complete and separate parts to this book, outside the Introduction and Appendix sections.
Part 1 describes the topographical and social development of South Hull while Part 2 provides a similar description for Aylmer and includes a commercial directory for 1851. Part 3 is entitled "The Humors of the Valley" and is a romp through a miscellany of amusing and interesting tales, mostly concerning the Ottawa Valley although Anson also throws in a few stories from other valleys he and The Colonel have visited.
Part 4 is perhaps the most valuable to the genealogist in that it provides biographical notes (and a few stories) about as many of the pioneer families of South Hull and Aylmer as he could lay muster to.
Altogether this book comprises of 332 numbered pages and an additional 30 unnumbered illustration pages. It has been scanned to make it fully text searchable using the Search or Find functions of the common PDF interpreter applications such as Adobe Reader. We have provided a free downloadable sampler of the book on our Downloads web page.
We are indebted to the Historical Society of Ottawa for kindly loaning us this book, so we could reproduce it for you on CD. Please join with us to thank them for their public spirited generosity in allowing us to make this valuable book more accessible. Another successful Archive CD Books Canada cooperative project. Also thanks to the Bytown museum who house and maintain the Society's book collection.
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* Anson Gard's "Ottawa Valley" - The Hub and the Spokes & the Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa on one CD
CA0196: $35.00
This is a compilation CD containing the whole of two popular books by American Author Anson Gard, "The Hub and the Spokes," CA0001 and "Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa," CA0189. Published in 1904 and 1906 respectively these two books provide a fund of historical and genealogical information about the Ottawa / Hull area including a lot of the surrounding area "up" the river Ottawa's valley.
. Each of the two books on this CD are described in greater detail in our catalogue under their individual titles. The whole CD is fully text searchable using the Search or Find functions of the common PDF interpreter applications such as Adobe Reader (compatible with V4 or above, V6 or higher recommended.) We have provided free downloadable samplers of each of the two individual books on our Downloads web page. This CD contains complete copies of both books.
We are indebted to the Historical Society of Ottawa for kindly loaning us the Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa, so we could reproduce it for you on CD. Please join with us to thank them for their public spirited generosity in allowing us to make this valuable book more accessible. Another successful Archive CD Books Canada cooperative project. Also thanks to the Bytown museum who house and maintain the Society's book collection.
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* Ottawa City Directory 1861-2
CA0191: $19.00: Publication special: $13.00
Here is an early directory of Ottawa / Bytown published by Boyd & McDonald. It advertises itself to contain, "..the names and residence of the Citizens; also, a subscribers Business Directory, classified according to trade." Examination seems to indicate that it also contains the names and addresses of business who were not "subscribers." As usual, however, the listing contains primarily the male population who have attained the "age of majority" and the widows. Listings for widows frequently show the deceased husbands given name. There are a few "spinsters" identified, and female names are given for businesses whose owners were female. There are a few "Mrs." designations but nowhere near enough to account for the wives of all the men mentioned so we conclude these were married ladies living on their own.
The directory's listings identify Boarders as well as Householders and Business Proprietors. The majority of the entries also indicate the individuals trade or profession, including those identified as "Labourer."
This directory has been scanned to make it text searchable using the Search or Find functions of the common PDF interpreter applications such as Adobe Reader (compatible with V4 or above, V6 or higher recommended.) We have provided a free downloadable sampler of the book on our Downloads web page.
We are indebted to the Historical Society of Ottawa for kindly loaning us this early directory so we could reproduce it for you on CD. Please join with us to thank them for their public spirited generosity in allowing us to make this valuable book more accessible. Another successful Archive CD Books Canada cooperative project. Also thanks to the Bytown museum, who house and maintain the Society's book collection, for their cooperation.
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4 COMING SOON:
Well the Picturesque Canada 2 volume book has turned out to be a lot of work! Because of the beauty of this book we have decided to go the extra mile on it's production but because - so far - this involves hand processing every page it's going to take a while to get it finished.
The good news is that you will have noticed the new releases of books loaned to us by the Ottawa Historical Society. Well there are three more to come.
Ottawa and Kingston City Directory for 1875; Including all the towns and large villages in between.
Report of the Ottawa and Hull Fire Relief Fund: History of the "Great Fire" in 1899 and including the names of the funds committee members and those who made donations.
Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871: Note the date! This is one of the thickest books I have ever seen clocking in at just under 6 inches!
5 NEW RELEASES FROM OTHER PARTNERS:
(All prices in $Cdn.)
CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES - NEW RELEASES
* Rutland 1841 Census
C1841RUT $27.80
HO107/894 to HO107/898
[See on-line catalogue for a full listing of included places.]
* Wiltshire 1861 Census Supplement 1
C1861WIL-S1: $21.90
Places in Wiltshire that appear in the Gloucestershire Registration Districts. These census pieces will not appear on the Wiltshire 1861 CD set . All of these pieces do appear on the Gloucestershire 1861 Registration Districts set (C1861GLS). RG9/1780, RG9/1783, RG9/1785
Whole census peices are included, and therefore the places included are those on both side of the county boundary. Places include: Marston Maisey, Oakley, Poole Keynes, Shorncote, Somerford Keynes, and adjacent places in Gloucestershire.
BRITISH BOOKS - NEW RELEASES
* Rob Rat - A Story of Barge Life
GB1260: $18.70
A delightful book that relates the every-day story of barge life in the mid 1800s. If you have ancestors who were canal men, then this book will give you a really fascinating insight into their lives at the time. llustrated
* Mortimer & Harwood Directory of Birkenhead 1843
* GB1282: $22.40
A great little directory for Birkenhead, includes a street directory and alphabetical listing of residents and their trades. Interesting also are the adverts, did your ancestors own a business and advertise here?
* Local Records - Northumberland, Durham
GB1361: $33.20
The full title of the book is: "Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick upon Tweed from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; With Biographical Notices of Deceased Persons of Talent, Eccentricity and Longevity"
Compiled by John Sykes, this is the full set of four volumes published between 1866 and 1875, and covers the period from the earliest records to 1875. Accidents and crimes, floods, fires and all manner of fascinating historical events are recorded, along with many biographical pieces about local folk.
* The Clergy List 1897
GB1371: $35.30
Incorporating the Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. Published by Kelly & Co. Containing the Complete Lists of the Clergy in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies. Including Army, Navy, Prison, Union, and Foreign Chaplains, etc. An alphabetical list of benefices, with the dedication of the churches (church names).
An invaluable resource, not only for family historians searching their clergy ancestors, but also for all of the general information relating to churches. Clergymen are often quite difficult to trace, as they moved around so much, but this book solves all of those problems, as there is not only a short biography of each person, but also a list of all churches and places where they served. Fully searchable.
IRISH BOOKS - NEW RELEASES:
* Samuel Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 3 vols (1st Edition, 1837)
IE0001: $66.00
Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland is the first detailed study of its kind for Ireland. It was published in 1837, before the Famine (1845-50), so it is very important for historians and genealogists of the early nineteenth century. Lewis gives details about every parish, town and village in Ireland, including numbers of inhabitants, the economy, history, topography, religion and parish structures, administration and courts, schools, and much more. He also gives the names of the principal inhabitants (generally landlords, merchants and professionals).
This Dictionary is in four parts: Preface & Subscribers , Volume 1: A-G , Volume 2: H-Z , Volume 3: Maps . The Maps are in full colour, making this source one of the most important for research on Ireland.
* Pettigrew & Oulton, Dublin Almanac & General Register of Ireland (1845)
IE0002: $35.60
This publication contains two major components. The first half of the book is a general register of all officials and administrative offices in Ireland, including fairs, the postal service, the legal establishment, peerage and precedence, the church, banks, colleges, railways, and listings of all official for every county and town in Ireland. This section continues with essential information about the British Empire.
The second section of the book is a comprehensive Dublin Directory, including an alphabetical directory (every street, house number, and householder's name, with occupation), a street directory, a trades directory, and a directory of all public institutions and religions in the city.
The book finishes with the annals of Dublin City from earliest times.
* Henry D. Inglis, A Journey Throughout Ireland, During the Spring Summer & Autumn of 1834 (4th ed., 1836)
IE0003: $26.30
This book was considered to be one of the most important early nineteenth century commentaries on Ireland. Inglis was a Scottish travel writer and social commentator who published many books concerning various countries worldwide. This was his last title, as he died the following year.
He visited the majority of counties in Ireland, and provides a wealth of information on the social conditions he observed in each location. Even though he travelled in a non-Famine year, the depth of poverty he witnessed was acute. For social historians and genealogists his work is especially useful, providing a eye-witness account of the real life conditions experienced by the general population of Ireland at that time. He also has a lot to say about the consequences of Catholic emancipation, and religion in general. His book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand Ireland in the 1830s.
* The Treble Almanac 1812
IE0006: $34.40
The Treble Almanacs are three books in one:
John Watson Stewart's Almanac for the year, principally Irish information. Everything that there is to know about Ireland in 1812, from schools to army lists, mail and stage coaches, farming, Sunday schools, and so on.
The English Court Registry, which includes all of the major people from the King, to Members of Parliament, Lords, Officers in the Navy and Army, etc.
Wilson's Dublin Directory, which contains a complete list of streets, lanes, alleys, etc. and a very comprehensive list of merchants and traders.
The publication was continued each year until the early nineteenth century. Due to print formats this book is not searchable.
* Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1846, Compendium of all sections
IET0010: $79.20
This superb book includes a full commercial directory for the entire country. Organised by Province, and then town, it lists all the principal office holders, gentry, professionals, trades, hotels, schools, public institutions, churches, and even pubs for each town in Ireland. Slater took over Pigot's important publication of commercial directories of Ireland, and this was the first instalment. It has almost twice as much detail as its predecessor (published in 1824), and is now an extremely rare item.
The book is organised into four sections, by province, with additional details for the four main cities: Leinster & Dublin ; Connaught; Munster, Cork & Limerick ; Ulster & Belfast
These provincial sections can be purchased seperately, to reduce the cost to you as follow:
* Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1846, Leinster & Dublin Sections
IET0006: $26.30
* Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1846, Connaught Section
IET0007: $26.30
* Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1846, Munster, Cork & Limerick Sections
IET0008: $26.30
* Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1846, Ulster & Belfast Sections
IET0009: $26.30
* James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory (3rd ed., 1856)
IET0011: $39.50
This book is an excellent commercial directory for the Province of Ulster. It is the third edition in a series published in various years between 1852 and 1900. The book contains a wealth of information about Belfast, and every county and town in Ulster. It includes a full street directory of Belfast and Ballymacarrett, an alphabetical list of inhabitants and a trades directory for Belfast, a detailed breakdown of public & private institutions and societies in Belfast and Ulster, a full list of all administrative offices and military positions for every county throughout the province, as well as an introduction to all nine counties, and a detailed trades directory for every town and village throughout Ulster. There is also a large number of illustrated advertisements included.
* Henry & Coughlan's General Directory of Cork & Munster, 1867
IET0012: $39.50
This book really contains two publications. The first is the general directory for Cork city. This important publication includes an alphabetical directory, street directory and trades and professions directory for the city, as well as full lists of administrative offices, and public and private institutions. This is followed by Wynne's Directory of the province of Munster, which covers every county. Each county section starts with a list of administrative and judicial officers, after which there is a full trade directory for each town. This extremely rare book also includes some illustrations of Cork as well as a vast number of illustrated advertisements.
* Sir Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536-1810
IET0013: $39.50
This important book is well known to Irish genealogists. It contains an index to over 40,000 Irish wills, most of which were destroyed in the 1922 explosion at the Public Record Office in Dublin. As a consequence this book is especially important as the only surviving evidence of what did exist at one time. This index gives the name of every person who left a will, their address, rank or occupation and the date of probate. Vicars' based his work on the abstracts to the original wills compiled by Sir William Betham, and is the only index to his voluminous collections of abstracts and extracts in existence.
This edition is doubly important because we have included the never-before-published supplement compiled in 1914 to correct errors and omissions in Vicars' work.
* Sligo Independent newspaper, County Directory, Almanac and Guide (1889)
IET0014: $26.30
This is an incredibly rare book, and one of the only county directories to ever be published for the west of Ireland. It contains a full list of county officials, magistrates of the county and borough of Sligo, public and private institutions, trades directory, general directory of the borough, and a directory of the principal towns throughout the county, as well as a lot of other useful information, such as a calendar of fairs, tides, postal services, etc.
There is a full street and business directory for Sligo borough, following which there are details for each town, including churches, schools, police, banks, schools, and a full trades directory. This booklet was distributed free to subscribers of the Sligo Independent newspaper, and is lavishly filled with illustrated advertisements. As a consequence we have published this title in full colour.
* Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny & the southeast 1839
IET0015: $39.50
This is an incredibly rare book, and one of the earliest local directories published in Ireland. It contains a full list of city and borough officials for the places covered, as well as covering education, religion, public and private institutions, trades directory, alphabetical directory, as well as a lot of other useful information, such as a calendar of fairs, tides, postal services, etc.
The places covered are: Waterford, Kilkenny, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, New Ross, Carlow and Tramore (which was added after the title page had been printed).
* A Complete Catholic Registry, Directory, and Almanack, Vol. 1, 1836
IET0016: $26.30
This is the first volume of this series, which continued annual publication for much of the nineteenth century. This volume contains a complete registry of all Church officials, and the hierarchy throughout the world. However for Irish research, arguably the most important section is the Ecclesiastical Register of Ireland. This is a diocese by diocese tour of the country, detailing what parishes were operational, and who were the priests and curates for each parish. This is especially important for genealogical researchers trying to determine what parish registers may survive. The volume contains an account of the state of Catholicism in Ireland, which is an important official overview at a time of great change, and a general calendar or Almanack giving details of the official religious observance for the year.
6 NEWS & GOSSIP:
If any of you have genealogy related questions of a general nature - or something specifically related to Archive CD Books - we'd be glad to publish your question in this newsletter to tap into the enormous fund of knowledge which I know is out there.
* CANADIAN CENSUS ON CD?
One of our newsletter readers surprised us with a request that we publish the images of the Canadian census on CD. "Surprised us" because we had long ago concluded that, because many these images freely available on line (courtesy of the Government of Canada, etc.) there would be nobody wanting the same thing on CD. Not that we wouldn't love to put these images on CD if we thought people would want to buy them (and if the Government will let us) but we already know they will be expensive to produce so we would have to sell a lot of each CD to make it work.
If you would want to own a copy of a part of the census images (i.e., the part you are interested in) would you mind dropping me a line to tell me so including the Province/Territory/Area and year(s) you would be interested in. E-mail to Malcolm@ArchiveCDBooks.ca
I can't guarantee what the prices for the CDs, or sets of CDs, might be at this stage - obviously - but take the cost of our Census of England and Wales CDs - and the sets - as a guide.
There will be no obligation if you answer - this is just a survey. Please be honest and realistic though.
Thank you.
* 1911 CENSUS COLUMN 18 CODE-BREAKER:
Gordon Watts, the well know Canadian genealogy writer recently passed on information released by Collections Canada on how to understand the number codes in Column 18 of the 1911 census images. These codes classified the occupation of the individual according to a set of lists one of which was about 350 entries long. It struck me that it was going to to be pretty tedious to do these lookups more than a couple of times so I made a "Code-Breaker" tool and have made it available for you to download from our Downloads page. (Its at the bottom of the page with the blank census forms.) It does require that you have a copy of MS Excel '95 or better on your computer but it doesn't need to make any further access to the internet to work.
You can download your copy from: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca/downloads.html Go to the bottom of the page.
From Cynthia in Massachusetts the day after we published the Code-Breaker; "A GREAT BIG THANK YOU from me!!!!!!! "
* SPECIALS:
We are still giving away a copy of “Manners and Rules of Good Society,” CA0009 regularly: $19.00, absolutely free to all new customers. This book holds the key to the social code of 100 + years ago. A great help in understanding the attitudes and actions of our ancestors.
Tell your friends.
* 2005 BIFHSGO FALL CONFERENCE - September 23 etc.
We had a great time at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) 2005 Fall Conference. We were glad to renew old aquaintances and to meet new friends. You can see a picture of our stand at
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8933
While you're on that site pay a visit to the Canada Genealogy forum and see what discussions are going on. You never know what you may find!
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=333
7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* The Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding their annual Fall workshop from 9:30 to 3:00, Saturday October 29, 2005, at Smokey Hollow Estates 114 Powerline Rd. Brantford ON N3T 5L8
The Workshop this year is "Rebels and Records" with Heather Ibbotson, Speaker and Journlist speaking about "Canadians in the American Civil War" in the morning. Then in the afternoon it will be Fraser Dunford, Speaker and Author of "Municipal Records in Ontario: History and Guide"
The cost of the workshop is $20.00 including lunch if registered before October 25th. If registered after that date the cost is $20.00 and lunch is extra $4.00.
To Register use above adress or contact Helen Doctor @ 519-753-8581 or email smokeyhollow@sympatico.ca
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* Genealogy Programs at the Maple Ridge Library (BC)
This fall the Library is offering 3 free programs on this topic:
First Steps on the Ancestral Trail on Wednesday, Sept 28 (speaker Brenda Smith)
Organize - The Second Prime Directive on Wednesday, Nov 2 (speaker Brenda Smith)
Finding Your Ancestors in England on Wednesday, Nov 30 (speaker Chris Longley).
All presentations are from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information or to reserve a seat please call the Main Floor Information desk at 604-467-7417. There are brochures at the Library listing all the interesting programs we are offering this fall.
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The Orillia Museum of Art and History presents:
The Underground Railroad and Ontario Black History Colloquium
Did you know that one of Canada's first major experiences protecting people under political asylum happened immediately before and during the American Revolution? Canada was even then thought of as a land of cultural and racial acceptance as 40,000 black people escaped from the U.S. to find harbour in the Promised Land of Canada.
Join the Orillia Museum of Art and History's Underground Railroad and Black History Colloquium on Saturday, November 5, 2005 from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. in the Simcoe Room of the Highwayman Inn. We will explore history and recent archaeological and genealogical discoveries that throw light on individual stories of heroism, escape and settlement in Canada.
The colloquium features speakers including Rosemary Sadlier, President of the Ontario Black History Society and Dr. Karolyn Smardz Frost, an historian and archaeologist who specializes in the Underground Railroad. The day will conclude with a tour of the Welland Historical Museum's Passages to Freedom: Secrets of the Underground Railroad exhibition at OMAH.
Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members and $17 for students and are available at the Orillia Museum of Art and History, Spotlight and Manticore Books in Orillia. Cost includes a catered lunch and museum admission. Speakers will have publications available for purchase. For more information or for tickets, please call 705-326-2159. Spaces are limited.
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8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS:
Archives of this newsletter showing all the previous release announcements are available in the newsletter archive which can be reached through,
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All our newly released books are listed on our web site in the New Releases and Special Offers page. Go to:
< http://www.archivecdbooks.ca/new.html > for an instant update on our new products.
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Attn.: Malcolm Moody - President
P.O. Box 11,
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