Submitted with the permission of the List Administrator. Archive CD Books Canada NEWSLETTER V3#10 - March 2007 Contents: 1 WELCOME 2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER 3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES (2) 4 COMING SOON 5 NEW INTERNATIONAL PARTNER RELEASES 5.1 Ireland (6) 6 NEWS & GOSSIP 7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: 8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 WELCOME: Welcome to the Archive CD Books Canada March newsletter. Signs of Spring? Watch that our "Lion and Lamb" month doesn't catch you out! 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. 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: Two new 'book on CD" releases from us here in Canada. One contains three out of five volumes in a great book about Quebec. The other is another Ontario local history. Six new books from our Irish partner, this month. Always worth looking at! Plus the usual news, gossip and announcements. -------------------------- To find a book 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. ----------------------------- 3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES: * The Storied Province of Quebec, Vols 3, 4 & 5 - Biographies CA0031-B: The biographies comprise fully 3 of the total five volumes in this set and the complete index of biographies in volume 5 provides guided access to over 9,000 individual names - being members of more than 1,500 families. We have, however, noticed that the index is not exhaustive. It provides entries for only those having the same family name as the main subject, but not for others related to the family by marriage, and so appearing in the biographies bearing their own family name. Use of the computer search facility is strongly recommended, although human reading is always also suggested as a final resort. While the words "biographies" and "families" have been used above, to be strictly correct there are a few entries which carry the history of prominent organizations and companies. The overwhelming majority of entries are, however, of families and individuals. In addition to the written biographical / historical details there are approximately 350 full page, high quality, portraits of the biographical subjects. It is impossible to categorize in a few words those families whose biographies appear in this great resource. They come from many walks, professions and backgrounds. It would seem evident however that they were families proud of their position in society and of their success. We have abstracted the names from the book's composite index and listed them in a file which you may freely access from our web sites "Downloads" page so you can check for the presence of your ancestors. We have configured this CD to bring you the greatly improved search speed of our FastFind technology. See the website catalogue for a more complete description of this CD. * Past Years in Pickering CA0199: The Rev. William has provided us with, as he puts it, "a series of sketches," taking for their subjects various aspects of life and development of the Township. These sketches are filled with references to inhabitants and families who played a role in the settling and development although for a more in-depth examination of the inhabitants we turn to his last chapter which occupies fully one third of the book and provides the biographies of hundreds of local people and, frequently, their families. The numerous changes in boundaries and administrative responsibility in the area make it difficult to name all the various locations which have been influenced by Pickering Township over the years, but the following list is our attempt at the task, taken mainly from places mentioned in the book: Balsam, Brock, Brougham, Cherrywood, Claremont, Dunbarton, Duffinís Creek, Eldon, Frenchmanís Bay, Glensharred, Green River, Greenwood, Jackson, Kinsale, Liverpool, Mariposa, Mount Pleasant, Pickering, Rosebank, Rougemount, Rouge River, Salem, Whitevale. In addition there are frequent references in the book to the adjacent centers of Whitby, Markham, Mississauga, Scarborough, & Stouffville. The more "historical" chapters deal with some of the aspects of life important to the inhabitants such as religion, agriculture, politics and industry. There is even a chapter titled, "Pickering at Play." Other themes which may be of particular interest are the establishment of the Quaker settlement and of Pickering college, use of the Rouge River mouth as a shipping centre, and the influence the busy Kingston - Toronto road had on the area. We have placed a freely downloadable sampler of pages from this book on our Downloads page for your review, and the book's Table of Contents is included in it. The author did not however provide an index, so it is something of a task to find particular names within the 316 pages of text of the actual book. Our CD republication, however, is fully text searchable and the search feature is enhanced with our FastFind technology to make your searches almost instantaneous. See the website catalogue for a more complete description of this CD. ---------------------------------- 4 COMING SOON: The remaining two volumes of The Storied Province of Quebec - the history - are already being scanned. The plan is to have that CD released as well as the product combining the whole 5 volume set available before next month. As usual we are juggling our short term publishing schedule with our other ongoing projects so I quite literally can't tell you what else to expect next month. I'm sure it will be a pleasant surprise to all of us though! :-) ---------------------------------- 5 NEW RELEASES FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS 5.1 FROM IRELAND * Bassett's Kilkenny Guide & Directory 1884 IET0021: Bassett's County Kilkenny is both a directory and a guide to the entire county in 1884. It is one of the most important sources published for late nineteenth century Kilkenny, recording details (addresses and occupations) for around 10,000 people in the county. It contains 360 pages of detailed information, as well as an excellent full colour map. The book begins with the history, economy, geology and social life of the county. This is followed by a full directory for every town and village, giving the names and details for all office-holders, professionals, merchants and tradesmen, as well as a full alphabetical directory of farmers and other residents not listed by trade. There is a detailed introduction to each town and village, with information about the economy, history, religion, railways, post, and general character of the place. It includes an extended treatment for Kilkenny city, and the towns of Callan, Castlecomer, Graigue, and Thomastown, as well as entries for 44 other towns and villages. The book finishes with an index of places, a list of fairs and markets, and includes many commercial advertisements.  * Bassett's Louth Guide & Directory 1886 IET0024: Bassett's County Louth is both a directory and a guide to the entire county in 1886. It is one of the most important sources published for late nineteenth century Louth, recording details (addresses and occupations) for around 10,000 people in the county. It contains 421 pages of detailed information, as well as an excellent full colour map. The book begins with the history, economy, geology and social life of the county. This is followed by a full directory for every town and village, giving the names and details for all office-holders, professionals, merchants and tradesmen, as well as a full alphabetical directory of farmers and other residents not listed by trade. There is a detailed introduction to each town and village, with information about the economy, history, religion, railways, post, and general character of the place. It includes an extended treatment for Drogheda and Dundalk, as well as entries for 51 other towns and villages. The book finishes with an index of places, a list of fairs and markets, and includes many commercial advertisements.  * Hanna's The Scotch-Irish IET0061: Charles Hanna's "The Scotch-Irish, or the Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America" is a vital source for anyone interested in the history of the involvement of Scottish settlers in Ireland or North America. Published in two volumes in 1902, and running to more than 1,200 pages, this resource is packed with details on the origin and migration of Scottish people over the course of twelve centuries. The author did not intend to produce a history of the Scotch-Irish people, as 'such a work would require more time and labor than have been expended upon the present undertaking' (vol. i, p. v). Nonetheless, Hanna succeeded in providing an impressive, lucid and readable account of the principal developments in Scottish, Irish and American history and Scots Irish influenced philosophical thought until the end of the seventeenth century. Early censuses and surveys are transcribed, which will assist researchers interested in the development of Scots Irish settlement at this juncture (vol. ii, pp 94-130). Extensive appendices provide important additional information, including the lists of the principal Scottish names (vol. ii, pp 422-440), the location of Scottish families in Ireland (vol. ii, pp 518-527) and a detailed lists of Scottish peers, lords, office holders and members of the Scottish parliament, until it was dissolved in 1707 (vol. ii, pp 440-518). Researchers with an interest in human migration and in the history of Scotland, Ireland or North America will find this an extremely useful resource and thought provoking source.  * Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752 IET0062: Born in Southampton in 1704 (d. 1765), Dr Richard Pococke, later bishop of Ossory (1756-65) and Meath (1765), is best known for his travel writings and diaries. Pococke had a passion for travelling, and travelled extensively through Ireland and Britain and further abroad. During the 1750s Pococke undertook a number of tours around various parts of Ireland, the longest of which occurred during the summer and autumn of 1752. In the course of that tour Pococke travelled in a circuit around Ireland, passing through twenty counties, and recording the details of his expedition. His diary of this remarkable tour remained in the library of Trinity College for almost a century and a half, until it was first published, edited by George Stokes, the noted antiquarian, in 1891. Pococke's tour is a very important source for anybody interested in Irish society in the eighteenth century for two reasons. In the first instance, it is extremely detailed, providing a balanced account of his experiences during his extraordinary tour. Secondly, it provides descriptive accounts of parts of the country which rarely appear in eighteenth-century accounts, including remote parts of west Donegal and west Mayo.  Researchers with an interest in travel writing and social history will find this an extremely readable and useful account of eighteenth-century Ireland.  See the website catalogue for a more complete description of this CD. * Statistical Survey of County Mayo, 1802 IET0063: The Irish Statistical Survey was carried out under the direction of the Royal Dublin Society. Each county was surveyed with the aim of determining the 'actual state, capabilities and defects of agriculture, manufactures and rural economy'. In practice the surveys contained a vast quantity of local information on almost every aspect of the county surveyed. Because these studies were carried out under central direction the quality of the information provided is good, and given their early date, they remain an invaluable source for the study of each county. They record many details about conditions in pre-Famine Ireland, including social and economic conditions, the growth of population and poverty, education, religion, history, the Irish language and local customs. See the website catalogue for a more complete description of this CD. McParlan's Survey of Co. Mayo is especially useful for the study of all social and economic conditions in the County at this time. As a medical doctor he was particularly sensitive to the plight of the poor. His overall remarks concerning Mayo are very positive in almost all respects. He gives an extended treatment for what he calls the 'half barony of Erris' being Belmullet peninsula and the sounding area. He also covers in some detail local customs of the general population. In short this is an essential resource for those studying Mayo and its people.  * The Crofton Memoirs, 1911 IET0064: Crofton memoirs, compiled by Henry Thomas Crofton and published in 1911, provides valuable source material for any researchers interested in either the history of the Crofton family or in the early modern history of the east Connaught region. The book is structured in three parts, the first of which focuses on John Crofton (b. 1540), from Cornhill in London. Crofton was an important figure in late Tudor Ireland. He first arrived in Ireland in 1565, a member of the entourage of the new Lord Deputy, Sir Henry Sidney. The following year Sidney undertook his 'progress' (tour) through Ulster and Connaught, and was again accompanied, it appears, by Crofton. Although the Connaught branch of the Croftons remains the focus of this work, also detailed are the families and the pedigrees of related or associated families. Part two of the book describes the family's heraldry and part three is dedicated to an examination of the descendants of John Crofton, and details the succession of various branches of the family between Crofton's time and the time of publication of the book. Running to two hundred pages in nine sections, this part details the succession and development of Crofton families originating from John Crofton. Much important detail is provided on families in the Connaught counties of Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon, and branches that had migrated, either within Ireland, or abroad.  Researchers with an interest in the history of the Crofton family, the general east Connaught region or the operation of structures of governance in the Tudor period will find this an extremely readable and interesting account.  See the website catalogue for a more complete description of this CD. ----------------------------------- 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. Details removed for NewsList publication. 7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: April 7, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) MEETING, Subject "John Green: Whose Father Was He?" by Alison Hare. At the Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. Web site: http://www.bifhsgo.ca ------------------------------------- APRIL 28, 2007: Biennial Seminar; ROOTS AROUND THE WORLD for the Abbotsford (BC) Geneaogical Society, BC, at the Rick Hansen Secondary School, Abbotsford Workshops - Marketplace - Visual Displays Featured speakers include: HALVOR MOORSHEAD, UGO PEREGO, CANDY-LEA CHICKITE, DR. PENNY CHRISTENSEN, DAVE OBEE, BRENDA SMITH WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS A LITTLE TOO FAR AWAY. WE HAVE SENT IN SOME LITERATURE AND DOOR PRIZES INSTEAD. ------------------------------------- MAY 12, starting at 9:00: British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) MEETING, Subjects "Using Directories & Gazetteers" by Lesley Anderson & "Some Off beat Untapped Genealogy Sources" by Pat Wohler, CG. At the Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. Web site: http://www.bifhsgo.ca ____________________ May 31 - June 3: The Bicentennial Branch of The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is hosting the Annual Conference, "At The End of The Trail," in 2007  in the Windsor, Essex County area. In addition to the conference agenda special events are planned for all 4 days.  Check out the details at our Bicentennial Branch web site at www.uelbicentennial.org Contact: Kimberly Hurst UE (Conference Chair), Bicentennial Branch, UELAC. Uelac2007@aol.com -------------------------------- JUNE 1 - 3: OGS Seminar 2007 The 2007 Ontario Genealogical Society Seminar will be held at the Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Av. Ottawa, Ontario and is being hosted by the Ottawa Branch of the OGS. The college offers excellent facilities for this important meeting. The conference will offer the usual array of excellent speakers as well as all the events normal for this conference. For full information, registration, etc. go to the web site at: www.ogsseminar.org or e-mail to conference@ogsottawa.on.ca Alternatively mail OGS Seminar 2007, PO Box 96, Greely, ON, K4P 1N4 or call (613) 820-4488. WE HAVE BOOKED OUR SPACE IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR THIS EVENT AND WILL HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO PRESENT. ------------------------------- JUNE 9, Starting 10:00 a.m.: British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) MEETING, Subjects "More Great Moments in Genealogy" by BIFHSGO Members. At the Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. Web site: http://www.bifhsgo.ca ----------------------------- JUNE 15 - 17, 2007: Q.F.H.S. ROOTS 2007 An International Conference on Family History in Quebec. Hosted by the Quebec Family History Society. All lectures in English and Open to the Public. To be held at McGill University. Full details to be announced on www.qfhs.ca. WE WILL BE IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR THIS EVENT. ------------------------------- June 15-17, 2007. Saint John branch of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Inc. is pleased to be hosting an NBGS conference: Sources by the Sea - From Parchment to the Internet at Villa Madonna, Rothesay, NB. See: http://www.nbgssj.ca/Sources_by_the_Sea.html The purpose to provide a forum for the members and public to share genealogical information, to learn more about researching in New Brunswick, and to further the objectives of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Inc. Speakers: There will be 9 lectures during the weekend. ------------------------------------------- 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 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 Canadian web site: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca