- Posted with the permission of the List Administrator. - Contents: 1 WELCOME 2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER 3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASE (1) 4 COMING SOON 5 NEW PARTNER RELEASES (190) - Yes that's right! See below: 6 NEWS & GOSSIP 7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: 8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 WELCOME: Welcome to another rather late issue of our newsletter. We have just completed attending a very interesting series of Family History Society conventions and are struggling to deal with the resulting office backlog. Please don't misunderstand me though. We love to get out and meet all of you, to renew old friendships and to make new friends. That is a large part of why we go to these events, but physically the "round" is quite trying! And the backlogs . . . !!! Anyway, we are now back into more regular operations and hopefully things will begin to return to normal. This newsletter will be published whenever we have enough information to make it worth your while reading, but that usually means there will be about one a month. Remember this Newsletter is published for you so if you think we’re missing something important drop me a line to Malcolm@ArchiveCDBooks.ca. Newsletters work best when they get a good circulation. We’re doing our best to let people know about it but you could help us along by mentioning it to your genealogy buddies and generally spreading the word. please feel free to pass this copy along but only in its complete form. All newsletter administration messages should be e-mailed to Books@ArchiveCDBooks.ca In the Subject line you may write: Subscribe Unsubscribe Halt (if you want to put a temporary stop to receiving newsletters) Resume (to lift the Halt and resume receiving newsletters.) All previous newsletters may be accessed by logging on to http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca/NewsletterArchive.html 2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER: Just the one new Canadian release this month, but a gigantic 190 new releases from our partners. And the only reason it's only 190 is that we simply haven't had time to upload the remaining 108 onto our web site yet! Plus the usual news, gossip and announcements. -------------------------- To find a book on CD 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. ----------------------------- 3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASE: * The 24th Battalion, C.E.F., Victoria Rifles of Canada, 1914 - 1919 CA0247: A well written and detailed history of this Montreal based military unit from its beginnings as a volunteer unit, during the 1812 invasions, through its recognition as a militia through the Fenian raids and a number of civil disorders to its conversion to a full time component of the C.E.F., including its contribution of a core of trained officers and men in the formation of the 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment. Throughout, the account is well illustrated with photographs, sketches and situation maps. An additional map of the Battle of Arras in June 1916 and June 1917 was slipped into the book by one of the previous owners so we have included it on the CD. The book's appendices contain an honour Roll as well as lists of earned honours, commissions and the Battalions battle statistics. [Abbreviated description only, see web site, More Information - for further description.] ---------------------------------- 4 COMING SOON: We have been loaned a very unusual document by one of our friends and while we have it ready for release we need to get his agreement on our release method so this will not be ready for a few more days. We have several more books vying for "top of the pile" status and will be making decisions on our next projects in the next few days, ---------------------------------- 5 NEW PARTNERS RELEASES: Because of the unprecedented number of new partner releases which I would normally list in this newsletter I am changing our presentation format to give you only the quantity of them. To review the titles and descriptions of the new releases go to our web site at <www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca> and click on the "Catalogue and Orders" logo. From the list in the next window select "New Releases" and from the drop down list select either "May" or "June." If you want the list of the titles e-mail me off list and I'll be glad to send it to you 5.1 New USA Releases (33): 5.2 New Irish Releases ( 6): 5.3 New Releases about the United Kingdom ( 9): 5.4 New Releases about Australia and New Zealand (142 all together): NOTE: A few of these "new" releases have previously been released under different catalogue numbers. Check titles carefully. There are still about 100 more titles to be uploaded to the web site. They will be listed in the next news letter. ----------------------------------- 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. * SUMMER TRADE SHOWS. Last weekend saw the last of our planned summer visits to Family History and Genealogy shows. While it was a lot of work we would do it all again for the chance to meet all our old and new friends at the NGS in Richmond (VA), The OGS in Ottawa and the QFHS in Montreal. We are now looking forward to September and the BIFHSGO fall conference. * A NEWSWORTHY AWARD At the National Genealogy Society held in Richmond VA this May, the award for the best society newsletter in the whole of North America was awarded to "Anglo-Celtic Roots," the organ of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO.) A fantastic achievement deserving a standing ovation for the volunteer members who publish this great, quarterly newsletter. * AT THE RISK OF GETTING A BADLY WRENCHED SHOULDER (from patting ourselves on the back :-) ) From a customer: "Thank you very much for your setup. It is really excellent. Elizabeth." 7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: ------------------------------------------- 20 to 22 July, 2007. Almonte's 149th fair is this summer. "We are starting to seek photographs, either taken at the fair, of people (identified or not) and photographs of the fairgrounds as well. Would love to have a small collection (larger if available pictures come together) for the 150th Fair in 2008. If you have some or know of some in the area, I would be delighted to hear about it." Jennifer Flegg, e-mail: rootseeker@sympatico.ca Almonte, is in Lanark County, near Ottawa, and north of Kingston ------------------------- 8 September 2007: The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will be holding its monthly meeting at the Library & Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St. Ottawa. Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am. Speaker: Jane L. Down. Topic: Genealogy Competitions and the Biography of Robert Down. Contact: (613)234-2520 or e-mail queries@bifhsgo.ca. Web site: www.bifhsgo.ca --------------------------- 14 -- 16 September 2007: The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will be holding its 13th annual Fall Conference, "Celebrate your Anglo Celtic Roots," at the Library & Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St. Ottawa. Three days of lectures and events, an extensive vendor marketplace, evening events and much more. Registration at www.bifhsgo.ca or e-mail conference@bifhsgo.ca / phone (613)234-2520. All welcome. WE WILL BE IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR THIS EVENT. --------------------------- 23 September 2007: The Halton Peel Branch OGS is having its monthly meeting this Sunday 2pm-4pm. Speaker-Rick Roberts. Topic-Comparing Family Tree Maker, Legacy and Rootsmagic Software. Oakville Public Library, 120 Navy Street, Oakville. For more info contact Jane Watt 905-281-1701 or jwatt@ica.net ------------------------- 6 October 2007: The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will be holding its monthly meeting at the Library & Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St. Ottawa. Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am. Speaker: Max Sutherland. Topic: Colonel William Marshall, Superintendent of the Lanark Settlement. Contact: (613)234-2520 or e-mail queries@bifhsgo.ca. Web site: www.bifhsgo.ca --------------------------- 28 October 2007: The Halton Peel Branch OGS is having its monthly meeting this Sunday 2pm-4pm. Speaker-Jame Mac Namara, Toronto Branch ;OGS. Topic-What's in the Archives of Ontario and how do I find it? Oakville Public Library, 120 Navy Street, Oakville. For more info contact Jane Watt 905-281-1701 or jwatt@ica.net ------------------------- 10 November 2007: The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will be holding its monthly meeting at the Library & Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St. Ottawa. Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am. Speaker: Mary Anne Sharpe. Topic: In my father's footsteps on the Western Front. Contact: (613)234-2520 or e-mail queries@bifhsgo.ca. Web site: www.bifhsgo.ca --------------------------- 25 November 2007: The Halton Peel Branch OGS is having its monthly meeting this Sunday. Speaker-J. Brian Gilchrist. Topic-To be annnounced. Chinguacousy Public Library, 150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. For more info contact Jane Watt 905-281-1701 or jwatt@ica.net ------------------------------ In September of 2008, the Penetanguishene Museum & Archives will be hosting a reunion of all Drummond Island families. The Beck Memorial Fundraising Dinner and the Settlers' Day events will honour these families. We hope to make it a week-end long event with many activities for all ages. Planning is already underway and volunteers to assist in any way are being sought. Contact: Pam Tessier, Research Coordinator, Genealogy & History research Centre, Penetanguishene Museum & Archives. e-Mail: pamtessier@sympatico.ca DON’T FORGET WE CAN HELP YOUR GROUP TO SPREAD THE NEWS. E-MAIL US. 8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS: Archives of this newsletter showing all the previous release announcements are available in the newsletter archive which can be reached through, http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca/NewsletterArchive.html All our newly released books are listed on our web site in the "New Releases and Special Offers" page. Go to: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca/new.html for an instant update on our new products or look through the "New Releases" category in the on-line catalogue. Archive CD Books Canada Inc. Attn.: Malcolm Moody - President P.O. Box 11, Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1A2, Canada. (613) 692-2667 e-mail: Malcolm@ArchiveCDBooks.ca web site: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca