Here are more local history books for the Carleton County area and their sources: www.bytown.net/bibliog.htm ... Al Lewis Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Brown" <etbrown@personainternet.com> To: <CAN-ONT-CARLETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [Can-Ont-Carleton] Richmond History Book > Hi Muriel, Wendy and Listers, > > There are a number of books which come to mind which deal with eastern Ontario -- Ottawa Valley, Bathurst District and the St. Lawrence. > > You may want to check out this website: Canada's Local Histories Online -- http://www.ourroots.ca/e/ which has a search engine at: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/search.aspx > > These books have been published by: Glenn J Lockwood, Diocesan Archivist, Anglican Archives, Ottawa > . Beckwith: Irish and Scottish Identities in a Canadian Community online at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6013 > . Montague: A Social History of an Irish Ontario Township, 1783-1980 > . The Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne: The Making of Community on the Gananoque River Frontier, 1796-1996. > . Soon to be published: The Story of Brockville: Men and Women of a Canadian Community on the American Frontier, 1749-2006. > > > History of the Ottawa Valley: a collection of facts, events and reminiscences for over half a century by Gourlay, John Lowry > > > This is in French but you could try one of the page translator websites: http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/translate.dyn > Histoire de la Province ecclésiastique d'Ottawa et de la colonisation de la Vallée de l'Ottawa > History of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ottawa and the Colonisation of the Ottawa Valley > > You could also try the electronic service of Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html They even have publications by my ancestor Alexander Somerville 1811-1885 who travelled Ontario and wrote journals about his experiences. > > Early images of Canada from Rare Books: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/earlyimages/index-e.html > > Hope this helps, > > Elaine Brown > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Muriel M. Davidson > To: CAN-ONT-CARLETON-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:55 PM > Subject: [Can-Ont-Carleton] Richmond History Book > > > Should there be history books, excerpts would be appreciated > on the CAN-ONT-CARLETON mail list -- history is part > of genealogy -- names and dates need "extras" found in history. > > Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca > List Admin -- CAN-ONT-CARLETON mail list > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom & Wendy Gray" <twg@sasktel.net> > To: <CAN-ONT-CARLETON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:19 PM > Subject: [Can-Ont-Carleton] Richmond History Book > > > > I have History Books written in the 1980's of Stanley and Hay Twp of Huron > > County Ontario and am wondering if anything like this exists for Carleton > > County townships? > > Thanks > > Wendy. > > > ==== CAN-ONT-CARLETON Mailing List ==== > The 1911 census records are being transcribed! > It is fun -- http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ > Another way to find family members > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== CAN-ONT-CARLETON Mailing List ==== > Genealogy is the heritage of all people -- > History of the decade being researched helps us > understand how our ancestors lived and worked. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429