THE GLOBAL GAZETTE - Canada's Family History Magazine Vol. V, No. 04, April 27, 2001 A new issue of The Global Gazette is online and filled with new articles. To check it out, go to: http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm The Global Gazette is produced by volunteers, and provided to the heritage community without charge. The publication is sponsored by GlobalGenealogy.com. Subcribe | Unsubscribe info at end of this email. AOL Users hotlink: <a href="http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm"> http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm</a>. SUMMARY OF ARTICLES IN THE APRIL 27, 2001 ISSUE: EDITOR'S CORNER Ellis Island Records Go Online. Positive reports abound regarding the new Ellis Island website records. A reader makes an offer you can't refuse: Attention Metler Descendents in Ontario. Upcoming Global Family History Workshops provide a terrific list of topics and speakers. VOTE "YES" on Australian Census Survey. news about the Worcestershire Record Office on the move (UK) http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm ROVING REPORTERS Gary Hoffman discusses The Use and Abuses of Online Genealogy. The computer's ease at handling large amounts of information makes it a logical tool (double-meaning intended) for use in compiling and publishing genealogical data. User-friendly programs and the availability of CD-ROMs full of data make it seem easy to just find and download our family data into our personal computer. But like the mirage on the horizon, easy genealogy is forever just beyond our reach. Also a list of do's and don'ts regarding uploading and downloading genealogy from the Internet and CD-ROM repositories. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm ROUTES TO ROOTS Ryan Taylor writes about Transferring Old Photos To Cloth or Clothing. We are always looking for new ways to use old photographs. Carol Stolte has discovered that there are many things you can do with old photographs transferred to cloth. The process is simple and the photographs are not damaged. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm ROVING REPORTER Researchers who study local histories are familiar with gazetteers (a geographical dictionary) which detail physical features of an area such as townships, cities, villages, parishes, etc. Marthe Arends reviews a CD ROM that contains several volumes of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Gazetters that go beyond the standard basics and details such things as local history, governmental institutions, local families, agricultural details, and much more. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT (Canada) Gordon Watts reports on his participation in an Access to Information Act Review Task Force meeting in Ottawa. He asked: Tell Us The Truth Mr. Tobin! Learn about what you can do during the May 2001 census taking, to further the effort to gain access to historical census. News on the current status of Petitions http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm TECH TALK A Global Gazette reader recommends a FreeWare Graphics Program. Exciting new computerized tools are emerging that save thousands of hours for family historians as well as provide great savings over traditional methods. This week I share information on three of those resources: The QuickLink Scanning Pen; and two terrific tools that enable you to view microfiche and microfilm on your computer screen http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz67.htm UPCOMING EVENTS (WORLDWIDE) Browse or submit announcements for upcoming family history events, genealogy conferences, workshops and family reunions from around the world. No event is too big or too small. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz66.htm <> **************************************** <> MISSED THE LAST ISSUE ?? If you missed the last issue you can find it at http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz66.htm . AOL Users hotlink:<a href="http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz66.htm"> http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz66.htm</a>. ***** ARCHIVE UPDATED: Don't miss browsing the new Gazette archive of past articles, hints, lists, and sources. Now searchable by keyword too! http://GlobalGazette.net/backtop.htm ***** To remove yourself from the Global Gazette subscriber list or to be added to the subscriber list, go to http://globalgazette.net . At the top right hand side of the page is the link to subscribe | unsubscribe. ****