***This newsletter is posted with permission from the LIST administrator*** Topics in this Global Genealogy Newsletter include: 1) NEW ARTICLES - The Global Gazette, Canada's Online Family History Magazine 2) FEATURED WEBSITE - This Week's Featured Website 3) NEW BOOKS at Global Genealogy 4) UPCOMING EVENTS. Browse through lists of upcoming family history, genealogy and heritage events in Canada, USA, UK and Ireland or list your event or meeting. Scroll down this page for more information... ********************************** NEW ARTICLES- The Global Gazette Christmas Traditions, Old and New By: Rick Roberts. Christmas is the premier religious Holiday of the year for millions of Christians around the world. Practising Christians focus celebrations of the Holiday season on the birth of Christ. However, for most Christians, and for many of those of other religions, the season has also become a time to celebrate family, renewal, and the spirit of sharing. A time to reflect on our common values and to extend goodwill to others. Read the complete article at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazed/gazed127.htm Gordon Watts Reports, 19 December 2006 Topics in this week's issue include: - Loyalist history - Tarleton's Legions - International Conference on Jewish Genealogy - DNA and genealogy - GENCLASS online courses - Merry Christmas Read the complete articles at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0095.htm Preserving Veterans' Stories for Future Generations By: Shirley Gage Hodges. Preserving the stories of our veterans is something each of us should think about. If these stories are to be preserved for future generations we may be the ones who need to do something about it. The story of D-Day makes clear that we are all capable of sacrificing for others. Please help preserve the memories of our veterans. Read the complete article at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazsh/gazsh-0017.htm New $100 Million Facility for Archives of Ontario By Rick Roberts A new and modern facility for the Archives of Ontario will be built on the main York University campus, at 4700 Keele Street, in Toronto. Over the next two years the Ontario government, in partnership with York University, will oversee the construction of a new archival facility that will provide better public services and enhance access to the province�s history. Read the complete article at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazed/gazed128.htm To read new or archived Global Gazette articles: http://globalgazette.net ********************************** Be sure to check out this week's "Featured Website" that appears on the front page of The Global Gazette. http://globalgazette.net ** The W. H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps ** (free) The Map Collection in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at McGill University contains over 6,000 historical maps, dating from 1556 to the 1940s. The major strengths of the collection are the discovery and exploration of North America, works by sixteenth century European cartographers (i.e. Hondius, Ortelius and Speed), and Canadian and Montreal maps from the nineteenth and twentieth Century. See: http://globalgazette.net ********************************** NEW BOOKS this week Tracing Your Saskatchewan Ancestors - A Guide to the Records and How to Use Them. THIRD EDITION By Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, edited by Laura M. Hanowski Tracing Your Saskatchewan Ancestors contains detailed explanations about each record group showing when and why it was created, where you will find the records today and how and why you would want to access them. In addition to these Saskatchewan records, there are chapters or sections devoted to federal records such as immigration, military, naturalization and National Registration. More Information: http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/saskatchewan/resources/972001.htm BOOK - Tracing Your Aboriginal Ancestors in the Prairie Provinces, A Guide to the Records and How to Use Them. By: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, edited by Laura M. Hanowski. Tracing Your Aboriginal Ancestors in the Prairie Provinces contains detailed explanations about each record group showing when and why they were created, where you will find them today and how and why you would want to access them. In addition to the records found in centres throughout Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan there are chapters or sections devoted to federal records such as census, military, and immigration, as well as the historic records created by the Department of the Interior and the Department ofIndian Affairs. More Information http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/western-canada/resources/972002.htm BOOK - Voices of the Left Behind, Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of World War II By Olga Rains, Lloyd Rains and Melynda Jarratt. Voices of the Left Behind contains the personal stories of nearly 50 Canadian war children who have been helped by Project Roots. It is filled with fascinating archival images and documents as well as original wartime correspondence between the mothers, the Canadian fathers, and the Department of National Defence, Veterans Affairs, and other Canadian institutions. More Information: http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/military/resources/203125.htm BOOK - The Quarriers Story, One Man's Vision Which Gave Over 40,000 Children a New Life By Anna Magnusson. This book, by Anna Magnusson, chronicles the history of Quarriers from its earliest days as a refuge for thousands of destitute children in Victorian Scotland through to becoming one of the 21 st century�s leading social care charities. It tells the inspiring story of how the vision and determination of one man " William Quarrier" created a legacy which continues to serve the people of Scotland to this day. More Information: http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/home-children/resources/209006.htm For a complete list of new publications and resources please see: http://globalgenealogy.com/new ********************************** UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR, Find or Advertise an Event near you... Our Upcoming Events web page helps you find heritage & genealogy events in your area (Canada, USA, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales). To find events in your area, please see: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/events Or ...use this free tool to advertise your event to an audience of more than 1.5 million unique visitors each year. The Upcoming Events site provides no-cost advertising of genealogical & historical events and meetings being held in Canada, USA, England, Ireland, Wales & Scotland. Postings can be made up to one year in advance of the event. You control the content of your advertisement, and you have password protected access to edit the posting as information changes. Your updates are done in real-time... you don't have to rely on someone to do your updates for you. Posting are automatically removed a few days after the event happens. If your society or group hold meetings that repeat (say the second Tuesday of every month) you can enter the meeting information once and then have the site repeat it on the dates that you specify. 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