Archive CD Books Canada NEWSLETTER V2#10 - 17 February 2006

Contents:

1 WELCOME

2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER

3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES (6)

4 COMING SOON

5 NEW RELEASES FROM OTHER PARTNERS

Census of England - Copies of original enumerator's books (30)

British Books (7 )

New Zealand Book (1)

U.S.A. Books (9 )

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 and if it isn't too late let me wish you all a Great New Year and a big hammer for all your "brick walls."

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2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER:

A total of 53 new title releases in this newsletter.

New releases from Archive CD Books Canada.

New Census of England and Wales sections on CD

New British Books on CD

New Zealand Book on CD

New U.S.A. Books on CD

News, Gossip, and more.

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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.

Alternatively you can browse through the catalogue using the drop down headings lists. We have tried to multi-list books where they correspond to more than one category but consider the possibility that the subject you are looking for may be under a related heading.

There is frequently more information about the books available on the web site than that which is included in the following descriptions. All prices in $Cdn.

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3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES:

* Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871

Other than the government's official census this is probably the most exhaustive single source of information on the inhabitants of "The Dominion," and the two closely allied but still independent Provinces of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, in this period. In the Preface to the directory John Lovell, the editor and publisher, sets out the background to the conception and production of this mammoth work and from this it can be seen that his objective was to identify as many individuals as possible in the 6 Provinces. He did, however, appear to limit himself to listing only the "heads" of families and independent residents such as borders and roomers. Unlike so many contemporary directories, it includes people from all "walks" of life so laborers, farmers, tradesmen, merchants, "professionals," military, clergy, politicians, consuls and even representatives of the Crown all get "equal billing." Also in the alphabetically arranged lists are businesses and stores, usually showing the proprietor or manager as well as the address of the business. Frequently the business proprietors and managers are also listed in their own homes as well. Each listing for individuals gives the full name the occupation(s), the street address and an indication of the type of residence such as "h" for house, or "bds" for boards. The "commercial" listings give the name of the business, the nature of the business, the person to contact and the street address.

This is an enormous book of in excess of 2,500 pages. In order to make it more financially accessible to those who are only interested in one or two provinces we have published our reproduction in individual sections as well as the whole book.

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 rare and valuable book more accessible.

(Note: This is a truncated description. See the "More Information" section on the web site's description of this title for greater detail on the contents of this book.) There is a Downloadable sampler on our web site now.

(Complete Book, Ontario & Quebec sections listed in last months Newsletter - and on our web site.)

* Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (New Brunswick section)

CA0192-B: $15.00

This CD provides the New Brunswick alphabetical directory section and the two general information sections.

* Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Nova Scotia section)

CA0192-N: $15.00

This CD provides the Nova Scotia alphabetical directory section and the two general information sections.

* Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Newfoundland section)

CA0192-M: $12.00

This CD provides the Newfoundland alphabetical directory section and the two general information sections.

* Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (PEI section)

CA0192-P: $12.00

This CD provides the Prince Edward Island alphabetical directory section and the two general information sections.

* University of Toronto Roll of Service - 1914 - 1918

CA0165: $23.00

Here is a complete list of men and women who were associated with the University of Toronto and who served in the Great War. This includes present and former Staff, Graduates, Undergraduates, former Students and those attending the Faculty of Education.The major portion of the book is made up of four alphabetical lists in the categories:

Roll of Honor: Killed in Action or Died on Service & Died after Discharge, 1917 - 1920 in part from disabilities incurred on Service.

Roll of Service, 1914 - 1918, & "Registered in the University after Returning from Active Service.

The Rolls of Honor give a narrative summary of each individual's service including the circumstances of their death. The Rolls of service give the specific's of the individual's service.

If you are seeking information on the Great War service of anyone who attended, or worked for, the University of Toronto then you are almost certain to find it here. (The book admits to not being able to find records for 105 members of the University who had been reported to be on active Service.)

We have configured the book for computer searches of the text using a PDF interpreter application such as Adobe Readerô V4 or better. We have provided a free downloadable sampler of the book on our Downloads web page. (Truncated Description - please see web site for full text.)

* Nova Scotia Eastern District Telephone Directory 1922

CA0177-A: $15.00

What is there to say about a Telephone Directory? This one lists subscribers in the Eastern districts of Nova Scotia (not including Cape Breton) giving their name, the type of service, i.e., residence, office, store, etc., and where the telephone is located. The location may be a place name or - in larger communities - a street name and number, and, of course, it gives their telephone number.

This directory is as useful for locating people in 1922 as the modern phone book is for locating them today.There are some difference to todays directory however. For each exchange the name of the person in charge is given and the location of ìPublic Pay Stationsî is shown. A significant difference is that each exchange lists itís operating hours. A few subscribers were lucky enough to get a ìcontinuousî service, most had to watch the clock - and no calls during Sunday lunch!

Please see our web site description for a list of Exchanges and Districts. 120 pages of listings, we estimate about 5,600 numbers.

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4 COMING SOON:

We are now making arrangements to start on to the rare Ottawa Valley history book I mentioned last month.

We will also be working on the interesting Great War books loaned to us by another friend of the Project. These will be of great interest to all of you who have an interest in the Great War.

Because of the large volume of Great War material we have on hand at the moment we are also trying to fit in other interesting items - like the Nova Scotia Telephone directory - where we can.

5 NEW RELEASES FROM OTHER PARTNERS:

(All prices in $Cdn.)

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CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES - NEW RELEASES

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS

C1841NTH: $77.90

HO107/795 to HO107/817COMPLETE COUNTY SET(8 CDs)

In addition to the full county set, we have made parts of the Northamptonshire 1841 census available on individual CDs, each containing a range of census pieces.

If you do not need the whole county, then this is the opportunity for you to buy smaller parts at a more affordable price for the districts in which you have interest. NOTE: The census is not necessarily organised by logical geographical districts. Please refer to the lists shown against each individual CDs entry in our on-line catalogue to see which places are included on which CD. Be aware that some places occasionally occur on more than one CD. (We have not divided the CDs into geographical areas - but have kept strictly to the HO classifications as per the original census references).

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD1: HO 107/795

C1841NTH01: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD2: HO 107/798

C1841NTH02: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD3: HO 107/801

C1841NTH03: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD4: HO 107/803

C1841NTH04: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD5: HO 107/806

C1841NTH05: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD6: HO 107/810

C1841NTH06: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD7: HO 107/814

C1841NTH07: $16.10

* 1841 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CENSUS - CD8: HO 107/816

C1841NTH08: $16.10

* 1841 SURREY CENSUS SET

C1841SRY: $110.70

HO107/ 1045 to 1088 (also includes Surrey parts of London)20 CD Set

In addition to the full county set, we have made parts of the Surrey 1841 census available on individual CDs, each containing a range of census pieces.If you do not need the whole county, then this is the opportunity for you to buy smaller parts at a more affordable price for the districts in which you have interest.The census is not necessarily organised by logical geographical districts. Please refer to the lists shown against each individual CDs entry in our on-line catalogue to see which places are included on which CD. Be aware that some places occasionally occur on more than one CD. (We have not divided the CDs into geographical areas - but have kept strictly to the HO classifications as per the original census references).

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 1: HO107/1045-1048

C1841SRY01: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 2: HO107/1049 - 1051

C1841SRY02: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 3: HO107/ 1052-1054

C1841SRY03: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 4: HO107/ 1055-1056

C1841SRY04: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 5: HO107/ 1057

C1841SRY05: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 6: HO107/ 1058-1059

C1841SRY06: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 7: HO107/ 1060-1062

C1841SRY07: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 8: HO107/ 1063-1064

C1841SRY08: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 9: HO107/ 1065-1066

C1841SRY09: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 10: HO107/1067-1069

C1841SRY10: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 11: HO107/ 1070-1072

C1841SRY11: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 12: HO107/1073-1074

C1841SRY12: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 13: HO107/ 1075

C1841SRY13: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 14: HO107/ 1076-1077

C1841SRY14: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 15: HO107/ 1078

C1841SRY15: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 16: HO107/ 1079-1080

C1841SRY16: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 17: HO107/ 1081-1083

C1841SRY17: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 18: HO107/ 1084-1085

C1841SRY18: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 19: HO107/ 1086-1087

C1841SRY19: $16.10

* 1841 Surrey Census CD 20: HO107/ 1088

C1841SRY20: $16.10

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BRITISH BOOKS - NEW RELEASES

* Maps - Vol. 11 - Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire

GB0007-11: $21.90

An incredibly useful resource! Really high quality digitised maps that you can zoom in and in to see the finest detail. Illustrate your family history book by copying and pasting all or parts of these maps into your documents. See our web site for specific locations and dates.

* Old London City Churches With Organs, Organists, and Musical Associations (Charles William Pearce)

GB1376: $18.70

An in-depth study of the old churches of London. Includes the exact locations of these old churches (by address)

* Grimsby & Cleethorpes Directory 1906

GB1377: $27.80

Includes a complete street by street, house by house listing of all households, plus an alphabetical directory of residents and a classified trades directory.

* Grimsby & Cleethorpes Directory 1922-23

GB1378: $27.80

Includes a complete street by street, house by house listing of all households, plus an alphabetical directory of residents and a classified trades directory.

* Handbook to St. Andrews (D. Hay FlemingJ & G Innes, 1897)

GB1349: $18.70

A detailed history and description of the city of St. Andrews, together with its people. Many illustrations and engravings, including a street map of the city as it was in 1897. There is also a fascinating plan of the city in 1540.

* County of Ayr (William Scott Douglas, 1874)

GB1350: $18.70

A general history and topography of the county of Ayr, including a detailed geographical description of each of the rivers, hills, towns and villages. The history section includes details of the feudal system and the reformation, the Scottish Kirk, and especially Ayrshire in the eighteenth century.Tables of parishes with their extent and population, and details of the parishes.

* Some Old Devon Churches (All three volumes of this important publication by John Stabb, published 1908.)

GB1379: $47.70

Hundreds of old photographs, plus descriptions of the churches."Every Devonian who has a bookshelf for fact and fiction, describing his blood county of orchards, lanes, and good red earth, will make a place thereon for this admirable volume of pictures. Devonshire churches are remarkable for the rood or chancel screens of noble carved wood work with which they are adorned, and the architectural student and antiquary will be grateful to the author for the splendid photographs of numerous examples that he gives. The book is nicely arranged, the plates with the exception of a frontispiece being collected at the end, leaving the forepart of the volume for concise descriptions of the churches illustrated in alphabetical order.

"Use the photographs to illustrate your family history book. They show the places where your ancestors were married, and even the fonts where they were baptised.

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NEW ZEALAND BOOK - NEW RELEASES (BY Archive CD Books UK)

* Dunedin Gaol (1998, Bill Martin)

NZ0004: $21.90

A really well researched book relating to Dunedin Gaol, covering a wide range of subjects including its gaolers, inmates, discipline, hard labour, etc. Lots of illustrations and extracts from old documents.

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U.S.A. BOOKS - NEW RELEASES

* A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England (Author: James SavagePub. Date: 1860)

US0205: $34.40

Even a hundred and forty years after publication, Savage's four-volume set remains the starting point for most research problems in seventeenth-century New England. Savage applied his acute analytical skills to every family that he could find in the first, second and third generations of settlement.

Savage scoured every record available to him in the Boston area, and corresponded copiously with historians and genealogists all over New England in an attempt to make his compendium as complete as possible. Some correspondents were less diligent than others, so the coverage in the areas away from eastern Massachusetts can be spotty. Nevertheless, no other single source covers the first century of New England settlement so broadly.

Savage has been superseded in a limited portion of his range by the Great Migration Study Project, but that effort has at this date covered somewhat less than half of the immigrant generation, and will never cover the second and third generations in the way that Savage did. Savage was in some ways a precursor to the Jacobus generation of genealogists, exploding myths with great gusto, and taking care not to confuse and combine in one sketch records that belong to two or more men. His sketches are often relieved by his personal comments, stemming from his Victorian political and religious sensibilities.

Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

* History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts (Author: James R. Pringle)

US0201: $17.20

In the best traditions of nineteenth-century local history, this volume provides both a narrative and a topical history of an important early Massachusetts maritime community. The history is interspersed with biographical compilations of early settlers, soldiers and sailors, and businessmen.The early chapters of this history take a chronological approach, beginning with the Indians and the pre-settlement explorers, and coming down to the late nineteenth century. Chapter Four includes biographical sketches of settlers in town by 1700, while Chapter Five has a similar list for settlers between 1700 and 1750.The chronological chapters are followed by several more chapters covering such topics as schools and military service. The most useful parts of these chapters are two detailed lists, one for Gloucester soldiers in the Civil War, and one for sailors in the same conflict. The book concludes with an appendix of biographical sketches of Gloucester businessmen at the time of publication. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

* History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts (Author: J.H. Temple)

US0203: $28.70

This volume is more than just a history of the town of North Brookfield. Temple has also included extensive extracts from the town records of Brookfield, the parent town, and has compiled genealogical accounts of most of the earliest families of the town.North Brookfield was not set off from Brookfield as a separate town until 1812. Had Temple chosen to cover just the history of this town, he would have had only seventy-five years in the nineteenth century to write about. Fortunately, he decided to dig back into the history of the parent town, thus taking the story back into the middle of the seventeenth century. While he did not include in this volume a complete transcript of the early records of Brookfield, he did scour the state and town records to find many interesting documents. These are not just town orders about ringing the swine and electing the constable. There are also militia lists, tax lists, petitions and other documents that include information on town inhabitants at all social levels. When combined with the genealogical supplement at the end of the book, this style of including a selection of records provides the researcher with a broad perspective on the entire population of the town. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

* History of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts (Author: J.H. Temple, Pub. Date: 1889)

US0206: $22.90

This volume is more than just a history of the town of Palmer. Temple has also included extensive extracts from the town records and has compiled genealogical accounts of most of the earliest families. Palmer was established as a district in 1752, having previously existed as a plantation known as "The Elbows." It was then made a town in 1775. Palmer has written a narrative history, interwoven with extensive extracts from the records of the plantation, district and town. These are not just town orders, there are also militia lists, tax lists, petitions and other documents that include information on town inhabitants at all social levels. When combined with the genealogical supplement at the end of the book, this style of including a selection of records provides the researcher with a broad perspective on the entire population of the town. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

* Historical and Genealogical Miscellany (Author: John E. Stillwell, M.D)

US0209: $32.10

Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey (Volumes I and II) and a Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants (Volumes III, IV and V.)

These five volumes, two providing a wide range of colonial source material and three presenting compiled genealogies constitute, at the same time, an essential reference work for Monmouth County, New Jersey, and an important broader source for the early years of New Jersey, New York and New England. The author began the work as a study of the Stillwell family, but soon discovered that he needed to broaden his research to many related and associated families, and so ended up with a collection of materials on many records and families of Monmouth County. He also went beyond this to include data on these same families in their earlier residences in New York and New England. Many of the early residents of the county came from Long Island and Rhode Island. The bulk of the material in the first two volumes consists of transcripts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century church records, town records and land records for Monmouth County, New Jersey, and for its two earliest towns, Shrewsbury and Middletown. There are, in addition, court records from Staten Island, from the West Riding of Yorkshire on Long Island (covering what are now Staten Island and Kings County), from Burlington County, New Jersey, and from Cape May, New Jersey. There are also church and census records from Staten Island.

In the final three volumes of the set, Stillwell sets forth compiled genealogies for about fifty Monmouth County families. In most cases he provides details on the arrival of the families in North America, and their earlier history before coming to New Jersey. Especially in the early generations, these sketches have much biographical material, in most instances supported by extracts from, or references to, contemporary source material. In some instances there are even extracts from English records giving the origins of some families before arriving in the New World. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA.

* A Dictionary of Law (First Edition: 1891. Author: Henry Campbell Black, M.A.)

US0211: $34.40

Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern

As a bonus it also includes a free copy of the Second Edition (1910) on the same CD. Every genealogist, regardless of their time and place of interest, must have a copy of Black's Law Dictionary in their library. Legal terminology differs from place to place and time to time, and successful genealogical research depends on the clear understanding of this changing terminology. For genealogists the earlier editions of this book retain their value, since they have the information on older law, especially the English feudal law, which is essential for the interpretation of documents from the American colonial period and from the England that the colonists left. While these volumes contain just the sort of legal verbiage that one would expect, there are many other reasons for consulting these volumes. Terms from legal Latin and legal French are included, as well as words and phrases from Scottish and Welsh law. There are dozens of Latin and French terms of kinship, which appear in older wills and lawsuits. There are definitions from the lexicon of agriculture, such as "treet," meaning fine wheat, and "tremesium," meaning the season or time of sowing summer corn.

In the second edition, also included here, Black included more citations to law reports and case law, in support of his definitions. He also added many more terms of medical jurisprudence.

Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASGfor Archive CD Books USA

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* Medical Lexicon. A Dictionary of Medical Science (Author: Robley Dunglison, M.D., LL.D.)

US0226: $22.90

This concise and factual volume is far more than just a dictionary, providing a wide range of medical information as it was known at the end of the Civil War. The author has added much to this second edition of his work, and has designed it to be "A French as well as an English medical lexicon." There are many areas of terminology included here, included anatomy, chemistry, herbal medicine, pharmacology, and many more. Latin and French forms of many words are given, and Latin and Greek etymologies are also frequent. There are also unexpected data sets dispersed through the volume in their proper alphabetic place, such as spas and health resorts, both in Europe and in the United States, or the terminology used in various magical systems of healing. Many of the medicines and medical conditions covered by this volume have multiple names, sometimes dozens, in England, French and Latin. Each of these names appears in its proper place in the alphabet, with a cross-reference to the appropriate main entry, where one finds not only the definition but a complete compilation of all the variant names. This feature especially will be very helpful in understanding causes of death as they may be entered in various public and private records.In many instances, the entries carry on for a page or more, providing information that one would expect to find in an encyclopedia rather than a dictionary. For example, the entry for "Artery" covers a page and a half, while the entry for "Cinchona" and its derivatives spans more than a page and describes the many types and uses of the bark of this tree. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

* The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution (Author: James H. Stark, Pages: 608, Pub. Date: 1910)

US0216: $22.90

The author, sympathetic to the Loyalists, presents a history of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, from the perspective of the Loyalists. To this he appends about a hundred biographical and genealogical sketches of Massachusetts Loyalists, tracing their lives into England and Nova Scotia. Stark was a strong Anglophile, and the historical section begins with the settlement of Massachusetts, presents much background to the Revolution, and then, after a lengthy section on the revolutionary period itself, goes on to apply his antirevolutionary themes to the War of 1812 and to the Civil War. Throughout both the historical section and the biographical & genealogical section, he employs a number of terms dismissive of those who opposed England, calling them "disunionists," and referring to the "Sons of Liberty" as the "Sons of Despotism." He delights in including in his sketches stories of the outrages said by him to have been committed by the latter. The biographical and genealogical sketches begin with the male-line ancestor of the subject of the sketch, and then trace the line to the Loyalist himself, with some biographical information along the way. The story of the life of the Loyalist is then presented, generally with an exposition of the actions which made him objectionable to the revolutionary side, and his fate after leaving Massachusetts. Some of the sketches are augmented by two additional features, the inclusion of transcripts of official or family letters from the revolutionary period, and a list of the estates confiscated from the Loyalists (with specific reference to the Suffolk County deeds). Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

Note: CA0182 Loyalists of America and Their Times from 1620 to 1816 makes a great companion piece.

* Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia (Author: Bishop [William] Meade)

US0236: $32.10

This history of the Episcopal Church in Virginia focusses on a narrative of each parish in the state, with biographical and genealogical details on many of the early ministers and prominent members of that church. Complete transcripts of many colonial documents are included for most of the parishes. Like so many other nineteenth-century antiquaries, Bishop Meade conducted his research through a combination of onsite visits and correspondence with other antiquaries. In the preparation of this history, which was first published as a series of eighty newspaper articles, he attempted to locate and examine the surviving vestry books for each parish. In some cases he saw these records himself, and in other instances he relied on reports by others. Most of the articles have sprinkled through them extensive extracts and abstracts from colonial documents, including, in addition to the vestry books, court records, private letters and monumental inscriptions. Many of these records had not been published then, although many have since been placed in print in more modern and comprehensive editions. There are undoubtedly records here, especially among the letters and inscriptions, which have not been published elsewhere and which have subsequently been lost or destroyed. Most of the genealogical material is presented in long footnotes. Although this material is not documented according to modern standards, the author would often have obtained the information from family members born in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries, who were in a position to provide reliable data on the more recent generations. These genealogies will provide solid clues for further research. Summary by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG for Archive CD Books USA

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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.

* 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 NOW because we are talking about stopping this special.

* SHIPPING CHARGES:

Despite the increase in Canada Post's rates we will be maintaining our previous Postage and Packing charges until further notice.

Our shopping cart does still tend to overcharge for multiple orders. If you are overcharged we will make a rebate against your credit card. We ONLY want to cover our costs on Postage and Packing. It's not another source of income. If you want to place a larger order - say 6 or more titles - please contact us and well make sure you get the right shipping charges.

* CATALOGUE CHANGE:

Our list of books on Ontario was getting far too long so we have introduced another layer of sub-categories in our on-line catalogue. When you click on "Ontario" you will get another selection list showing "Directories" and "History." We debated over making the second category "Everything Else" but sanity prevailed so "History" it is. It does, however, contain everything else!

* IN PERSON APPEARANCES:

Archive CD Books Canada has booked to be a vendor at two Family History Society shows this spring. The details are in the next section of the newsletter. It is expensive for us to take part in these shows so we have to be selective, but if you know of a show - say within 500 Km of Ottawa - which you think we should support don't hesitate to tell us. We know you like to see what you are buying and we love to come out and meet you!

7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding it's annual genealogy conference; GENE-O-RAMA 2006 on 17 - 18 March 2006 at Orleans United Church, 111 Orleans Blvd., Ottawa (Orleans), Ontario.

For more details and registration go on-line to:

http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca/geneorama/ or e-mail to: conference@ogsottawa.on.ca or write to: GENE-O-RAMA, c/o 6509 Waddion Drive, Greely, ON K4P 1E7

ARCHIVE CD BOOKS CANADA WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MEETING.

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The British Columbia Genealogical Society presents Ken Aitken, family history lecturer, in seminar & lecture sessions, in Surrey & Burnaby, B.C., Canada.

March 24th 2006: evening discussion seminar, "Solving Complex Research Problems" & March 25, 2006: daytime lectures & analysis session: "Distance Learning"; "Canadian Border Entry Records" & "Evaluating Birth Marriage & Death Information".

Location of Lectures: Edmonds Centre, 7282 Kingsway (corner of Edmonds & Kingsway), Burnaby, B.C.

Tickets for non B.C.G.S./affiliate members: $30 Friday evening (limited seating) & $50 Saturday sessions. Tickets available in person at B.C.G.S. meetings or by mail: B.C.G.S., P. O. Box 88054, Lansdowne Mall, Richmond, B.C., Canada V6X 3T6

For details, including prices for B.C.G.S. & affiliate members, please see the B.C.G.S. website: www.bcgs.ca or call Susan Snalem 604 273 8209 (Greater Vancouver) or e-mail Eunice Robinson at eunice@dccnet.com

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The Ontario Genealogical Society is holding it's annual seminar, "From Buggy Whips .. to Microchips," between 26 - 28 May, 2006. It is being hosted this year by the Durham Region Branch of the OGS and will take place at Durham College & University campus, 1910 Simcoe Street N., Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 4Y3.

For full details, program and registration go on-line to:

http://www.ogsseminar.org/index.htm , or call Anne Delong (Registrar) on 1-905-623-6975

ARCHIVE CD BOOKS CANADA WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MEETING.

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On October 13 & 14, 2006 the Alberta Family Histories Society will present its biennial Expo Seminar (Calgary's genealogy event of the year), FAMILYROOTS 2006, at the Carriage House Inn.

For further details consult the website: www.afhs.ab.ca

Your support would be much appreciated. Submitted by: BILL CAMPBELL, AFHS, Public Relations

The Society kindly invited Archive CD Books Canada to attend this meeting but - unfortunately - we had to decline with thanks.

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Attn.: Malcolm Moody - President

P.O. Box 11,

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(613) 692-2667

e-mail: Malcolm@ArchiveCDBooks.ca

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