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Wired Genealogy Conference: Explore the World of Genealogy in Ontario

Experience the excitement of attending the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference. Discover the range of topics covered and be inspired to attend one in the near future.

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Wired Genealogy Conference: Explore the World of Genealogy in Ontario

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  1. Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2008Wired Genealogy30 May – 1 June 2008 Don Ferrett OLLI at Mason - Genealogy Club 17 September 2008

  2. Purposes of Presentation To convey the feeling of attending a large genealogy conference, describe the range of topics that is currently being covered at such meetings, and inspire others to attend one in the near future.

  3. Plan of Coverage • Canada and Ontario • OGS History • Conference 2008 • Conference Setting • Conference Organization • Conference Topics • Details of Selected Lectures • Some Important Websites

  4. Canada and Ontario

  5. Brief History of Canada • ~1000 Lief Ericcson wintered at L’Anse aux Meadows on northern Newfoundland • 1497 John Cabot explored Newfoundland looking for a passage to China • 1504 French vessels fished near Newfoundland • 1534-44 Cartier explored St Lawrence region • 1560s-70s >1000 Basques, French, Portuguese, and English fishing/whaling in Grand Banks and St Lawrence each year • 1608 Champlain founded Quebec City • 1670 Hudson’s Bay Company chartered • 1763 French ceded Canada to Britain • 1867 Year of Confederation – Colonies became Dominion of Canada

  6. Development of Ontario Ontario: (2006) Area 412,581 sq mi Population 12,160,282 Texas: (2006 est.) Area 261,797 Population 23,507,783

  7. OGS History

  8. History of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) • Founded in 1961 • First bulletin, annual meetings began in 1962 • First Seminar held in 1964, 125 attended • First constitution adopted in 1966 • 250 members by 1967, Toronto branch formed • 5000 members by 1986, 25 branches • Library housed in North York Public Library

  9. Brant County Bruce & Grey Region Durham Region Elgin County Essex County Haldimand County Halton-Peel Hamilton Huron County Kawartha Kent Kingston Lambton County Leeds & Grenville London & Middlesex County Niagara Peninsula Nipissing District Norfolk County Ottawa Oxford County Perth County Quinte Sault Ste Marie District Simcoe County Sudbury District Thunder Bay District Toronto Waterloo Region Wellington County York Region OGS Branches (30)

  10. OGS Seminars • 2008 London Wired Genealogy • 2007 Ottawa The Peopling of Canada • 2006 Oshawa From Buggy Whips to Microchips • 2005 Windsor Cross Border Heritage • 2004 Toronto Three Rs of Family History: Resources, Research, Results

  11. OGS Conference 2008Wired Genealogy Fanshawe College London, Ontario 30 May – 1 June 2008

  12. Conference Setting

  13. Fanshawe CollegeLondon, Ontario

  14. Conference Organization

  15. Conference Overview • 10 Workshops in 2 time slots (Friday) • 36 Lectures in 7 time slots (Saturday & Sunday) • English double-decker bus tour of the city available (Friday PM) • All meals available on site • Free parking for conference • Kitchenette, Living Room, or Combination Suites available

  16. Conference Overview • Friday • Optional workshops (9:30-12:00, 1:30-4:00) • Optional bus tour of London, Ontario (PM) • Opening ceremonies and memorial lecture (7:30-10:30) • Saturday • Keynote address and OGS annual general meeting (8:00-11:15) • Sessions (11:15-12:15, 1:30-2:30, 3:00-4:00, 4:30-5:30) • Reception and banquet (6:30-9:30) • Sunday • Sessions (9:00-10:00, 10:30-11:30, 1:00-2:00) • Closing ceremonies (2:15-)

  17. Conference Costs • Friday Workshops: $45 each • Friday Tour of London: $20 • Saturday and Sunday: $110 ($130 non-member) • Breakfast: $8 • Lunch: $12 • Dinner: $21 • Banquet: $30 • Rooms: $80 + 10% tax per night

  18. Research Aids • Internet Access • Ethernet/LAN in all bedrooms (byo cable) • WiFi in most areas of the campus • Research Room in Computer Lab • Free access to several pay-per-view/member only sites • Ask a Professional – sign up for advice • Wall of Ancestors – 3 x 5 cards posted • Surname Tags • Marketplace

  19. Conference Topics

  20. Workshops – Friday Morning • One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools (Stephen Morse) • Family Tree Maker 2008 (Rick Roberts) • Using the Internet for Family History Research (Fawne Stratford-Devai) • Using Online Sources for Emigration from the British Isles and Europe and Immigration to Canada (David Elliot) • Using and Understanding Creative Suite 3 Adobe Photoshop Extended (John Sing)

  21. Workshops – Friday Afternoon • Using the LDS FamilySearch Website (Fawne Stratford-Devai) • Getting the Most Out of PRONI’s Online Resources (Valerie Adams) • Organize, Plan, and Share Your Family Tree Using Legacy Family Tree Software (Geoff Rasmussen) • Writing an Interesting Family History (Louise St Denis) • DNA and Genealogy (Colleen Fitzpatrick)

  22. Special Lectures • Houston Memorial Lecture • Dick Eastman • Friday 7:30 PM • Keynote Address • Colleen Fitzpatrick – Forensic Photo Analysis: You Will Never Look at Your Old Photos the Same Way Again! • Saturday 8:00 AM

  23. Sessions - Saturday 11:15-12:15 • Deep Linking and Deeper Linking: How I Get the Most out of Existing Search Applications (Stephen Morse) • FamilySearch.org: Digital Records Coming to a PC Near You (Stephen Young) • Strategic Internet and Technology Solutions for Scottish Genealogy (Richard Doherty) • Getting the Most Out of Genealogical Databases (Paul McGrath) • Internet 2008 (Halvor Moorshead)

  24. Sessions - Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 • Library and Archives Canada (LAC) & Canadian Genealogy Centre on the WEB (Ruth Burkholder) • Newspapers - A Goldmine of Information (Alan Campbell) • Legacy Family Tree - an Overview (Geoff Rasmussen) • The Database Detective (Colleen Fitzpatrick) • Understanding PRONI’s Online Resources (Valerie Adams)

  25. Sessions - Saturday 3:00 – 4:00 • So You’ve Got Some Web Space - Why Not Plant a Tree? (Grace Jewell) • Conservation: Keeping Up With Technology (Dick Eastman) • E-Books and Genealogical Research (Karen Marshall) • For King and Country: Military Records (Alastair Neely) • Genealogical Education From a Distance - Learning Genealogy Online (Louise J. St. Denis)

  26. Sessions - Saturday 4:30 – 5:30 • Genealogist’s Guide to Working with Digital Images (Geoff Rasmussen) • Web 2.0 (Halvor Moorshead) • Leaving Ontario: Online Resources for Tracking Ontario Migrants (Fawne Stratford-Devai) • FamilySearch.Org: Research Helps Online (Stephen Young) • Strategic Internet and Technology Solutions for Irish Genealogy (Richard Doherty)

  27. Sessions - Sunday 9:00 – 10:00 • Genealogy Searches on Google (Dick Eastman) • Innovative Family Tools to Connect Families (David Lifferth) • Strategic Internet and Technology Solutions for British Genealogy (Richard Doherty) • DNA and Genealogy (Colleen Fitzpatrick) • French-Canadian Research: Online Help and Other Resources (Louis J. St. Denis)

  28. Sessions - Sunday 10:30 – 11:30 • Finding Rare Genealogical Materials Online: A Look at Some of the Resources Used by “Ancestors in the Attic” (Paul McGrath) • Developments on the OGS Website (Fraser Dunford) • What Color Ellis Island Search Form Should I Use? (Stephen Morse) • The Online Resources of the Archives of Ontario and How Do I Use Them? (Kathie Orr) • Mapping Your Ancestors Electronically: Using Software and the Internet (Geoff Rasmussen)

  29. Sessions - Sunday 1:00 – 2:00 • The Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Dick Eastman) • Overview of Forensic Genealogy: CSI Meets Roots (Colleen Fitzpatrick) • Getting Your Money’s Worth (Bob Dawes) • Researching With Ancestry.ca (Lesley Anderson) • Researching Old Newspapers Online (Halvor Moorshead)

  30. Details of Selected Lectures

  31. Dating Old PhotographsColleen Fitzpatrick • Clothing worn is not usually helpful • Type of photo determines earliest time period • Type of paper assists in dating • Format can help in determining model of camera • Cultural artifacts in photo can help with date • Other factors • Name/location of photographer • Lot/serial number of photo • Latent images on back www.forensicgenealogy.info

  32. “Colleen Fitzpatrick suggests that scholarly methodology alone is not enough. She suggests that we should also use the methods of detectives, crime scene investigators, geneticists, criminologists, and FBI laboratory technicians. Dr. Fitzpatrick shows how to further your genealogy investigations by using a mix of the methods used by Sherlock Holmes and by CSI: Miami…” Dick Eastman

  33. British Isles ResearchRichard Doherty • Presented extensive lists of websites for • Scottish Genealogy • Irish Genealogy – http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com • Largest collection of Irish Parish records searchable online • Free search, 5 euros to view complete record • British Genealogy • Doherty leads research trips to Dublin and Belfast • www.CelticQuest.net (Note: CelticQuest website does not include websites presented in his talks)

  34. Genealogical Database ResearchPaul McGrath • Wildcards (where possible) • Shortened version of name • First name only • Date only or date and place • Parent(s) vs. person (births, marriages) • City directories to find neighbors • Search back and forth around neighbor • www.GenSmarts.com ($) (excellent gateway)

  35. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) OnlineValerie Adams • 180,000 pages of catalogues online • First time accessible outside Ireland • Public and private archives • All pre-1840 registers at PRONI now indexed, digitized, and fully searchable online • Index to 1858-1920 wills now online • Many more databases due in next three years www.proni.gov.uk/

  36. Working with Digital ImagesGeoffrey Rasmussen • Because you don’t know how you may use the image: • Save in either .bmp or, preferably .tif format • Scan at 300-600 dpi • Organize photos so that others will understand content • Save copies to CD, DVD, and external hard drives, and share with family/friends • Image editing software • Can fix dust and scratches, lighting, color, red eye, etc. • Can add citations to image • ProMedia Manager Suite is designed for genealogists • Many others available (e.g., Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, Picasa, etc.) • Publishing a Photo Book • Book design software available from www.Shutterfly.com , www.Picaboo.com , www.Photoworks.com , and www.CreativeMemories.com

  37. Mapping Your Ancestors ElectronicallyGeoffrey Rasmussen • AniMap • Displays all county maps for U.S. and part of Canada • www.goldbug.com • Centennia • Map-based history of Europe and Middle East from 11th century to the present • www.clockwk.com • Legacy Family Tree 7.0 • Automatic county verifier and location plotter • www.legacyfamilytree.com

  38. David LifferthWorldVitalRecords.com • Over 20,000 online databases, 2 billion names • 20 new databases added per day • 25,000 subscribers • Godfrey Memorial Library partnership • Searchable Everton’s Genealogical Helper • Searches: Exact/Soundex/Double-Metaphone • SmallTownPapers collection • www.FamilyHistoryLink.com • Connect with others researching surnames/locations

  39. Using Online DatabasesBob Dawes • Use these software protections • Anti-virus, firewall, spyware, cleanup utility • Take the following precautions • Don’t give your user ID’s or passwords • Don’t respond to offered prizes • You don’t have rich relatives in Nigeria • Don’t open unexpected attachments • Free stuff isn’t free – screen savers, system scanners, etc. • Always use secure (https) sites for transactions • Suggestions • Open a PayPal account • Have a low-limit credit card you use only for online purchases • Create a password you use only for financial transactions • At least 8 characters: upper/lower case letters, number(s), and symbol(s)

  40. Online Pay-Per-View ServicesBob Dawes • Transaction based • Charge for each search, image view, or deliverable • May use credit system, minimum may apply, term • www.findmypast.com ($) • Subscription based • Charge for period of time • www.ancestry.com ($) • Membership based • Charge is for membership dues • www.newenglandancestors.org (NEGHS) ($)

  41. Researching with AncestryLesley Anderson Recently added databases • Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 • Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases • Historical Newspaper Collection – updated • Library of Congress Photo Collection • U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 • U.S. Passport Applications, 1787-1925 • U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858 • U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Note: Subscriptions available for U.S., Australia, British Isles, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, or Sweden at lower rates than www.ancestry.com

  42. Researching with AncestryLesley Anderson Coming in 2008 • Drouin Collection Index (Quebec), 1641-1949 • California Voter Registration Lists, 1905-1955 • North Carolina Vital Records, 1958-2004 • Missouri Vital Records, 1805-2000 • Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 • Canadian Passenger Lists with Index, 1865-1935 • Stars and Stripes, Pacific Theater, 1945-1963

  43. Searching Newspapers OnlineAlan Campbell • Free site examples • www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ • www.paperofrecord.com • www.smalltownpapers.com • Pay site examples • www.ancestry.com U.S. - $155, World - $299 • www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/keyword.html $70 • www.worldvitalrecords.com U.S. - $50, World - $100 • U.S. includes Everton’s Genealogical Helper • World includes Everton’s and Godfrey Memorial Library

  44. Researching Old Newspapers OnlineHalvor Moorshead What’s available? • 140,000 titles believed to be microfilmed starting in the 1600s • Estimated 250 million pages now online • 2-5 million new pages added each month • Paper of Record (www.paperofrecord.com) has 21 million pages • Proquest (www.proquest.com ($)) available at some libraries or • New York Times, 1851-2001 Avail. at Fairfax, Prince William • Wall Street Journal, 1889-1987 • Washington Post, 1877-1988 Avail. at Fairfax, Prince William • Christian Science Monitor, 1908-1991 • Los Angeles Times, 1881-1984 • Chicago Tribune, 1849-1984 • Boston Globe, 1872-1922

  45. Researching Old Newspapers OnlineHalvor Moorshead • Selected pay sites • www.ObitsArchive.com ($) • 23 million names: $3 per article • www.newslibrary.com ($) • Modern newspapers: $2-3 per article • www.newsbank.com ($) – now GenealogyBank • 125 million articles, 2500 historical newspapers: $70 • www.newspaperarchive.com ($) • 85 million pages, 2.9 billion names, 761 cities: $96 • www.godfrey.org ($) • Several databases, including The London Times and the 19th Century Newspaper Collection from Accessible Archives: $35

  46. Some Websites of Interest

  47. Websites of Interest • http://stevemorse.org • One-step webpages including Ellis Island searches • www.familyhistoryarchive.byu.edu • Over 11,000 digitized and indexed family histories • www.genealogicalstudies.com • Earn a Certificate in Genealogical Studies online from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies • www.old-maps.co.uk • Many very-detailed old maps of the UK for sale

  48. Websites of Interest • www.internet-genealogy.com/lectures.htm • Notes and articles from Halvor Moorshead’s talks • Information on Web 2.0, Researching Old Newspapers Online, Dating Old Photographs • http://labs.familysearch.org • Next generation site for FamilySearch • www.rootsweb.ancestry.com • Now part of Ancestry • www.Cyndislist.com

  49. Websites of Interest for Canadian Research • www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy • Canadian Genealogy Centre • www.archivescanada.ca • Search many Canadian archives at once • www.ourroots.ca • Canadian local histories • www.archives.gov.on.ca • Archives of Ontario • http://genealogie.planete.qc.ca • French Canadian genealogy (in French!)

  50. From the Printed Page to the Digital Age Ontario Genealogical Society – 2009 Conference Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario 29-31 May 2009 www.ogs.on.ca/conference

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