* OBJECTIVE. ********* * The aim of this Upgrade Newsletter is to itemize and publish the changes and additions to the Canadian Gravemarker Gallery website and the Northern Ontario Historic/Nostalgic Gallery website. * NEW CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED ON THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. *************************************************************** 1. Northern ON, Kenora Dist, Kenora, St. Nicholas RC Parish Cemetery. * 2. Northern ON, Kenora Dist, Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls Twp, Nestor Falls Cemetery. * 3. Northern ON, Kenora Dist, Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls Twp, Sioux Narrows Cemetery. * 4. Northern ON, Thunder Bay Dist, Crooks Twp, Cloud Bay Cemetery. * 5. Northern ON, Thunder Bay Dist, Terrace Bay Twp, Terrace Bay Cemetery. * 6. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, River Hebert, Hillside Cemetery. * 7. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, River Hebert, Public Cemetery. * 8. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Trinity Cemetery. * * CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS ON THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. ********************************************************** * 1. Alberta, Red Deer County, Innisfail Cemetery. * 2. Manitoba, Inwood, Haslund Cemetery * 3. Ontario, Thunder Bay Dist, Nipigon Twp, Nipigon, Cliffside Cemetery. * 4. Ontario, Thunder Bay Dist, Schreiber Cemetery. * 5. Ontario, Muskoka Dist, Macauley Twp, Fraserburg Cemetery. * 6. Ontario, Renfrew County, Renfrew, Thomsonville Cemetery. (Update) * 7. Ontario. Muskoka Dist, Huntsville, Hutcheson Memorial Cemetery.(Update) * 8. Ontario, Sudbury Dist, Killarney, Two small cemeteries. * 9. Ontario, Sudbury Dist, Greater Sudbury, Blezard Valley Cemetery. * 10. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Amherst, Saint Charles (RC) Cemetery. * 11. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Maccan Cemetery * * NEW YEARBOOKS ADDED TO THE NORTHERN ONTARIO HISTORIC/NOSTALGIC WEBSITE. ********************************************************************* * * 1. Burk's Falls High School, Burk's Falls - 1958 - 1959. * 2. Burk's Falls High School, Burk's Falls - 1968 - 1969. * 3. Burk's Falls High School, Burk's Falls - 1969 - 1970. * * OVERVIEW PROGRESS REPORT. ************************ * 1. RENFREW COUNTY is now completely online thanks mainly to the hard work of Diane Dillon. * 2. NIPISSING DISTRICT is complete and online. * 3. PARRY SOUND DISTRICT is complete and online. * 4. TIMISKAMING DISTRICT. The Kirkland Lake and Elk Lake cemeteries may be fully online in 2009. * 5. KENORA DISTRICT. Kenora, Keewatin and Sioux Falls-Nestor Twp cemeteries are online. * 6. RAINY RIVER. Volunteers are continuing work on Rainy River cemeteries. * 7. NIPISSING DISTRICT. The North Bay St. Mary's Cemetery is being re-photographed. * 10. MUSKOKA DISTRICT. The Hutchison Memorial Cemetery at Huntsville is being re-photographed. * 11. MANITOULIN DISTRICT. Many cemeteries are online. * 12. COCHRANE DISTRICT. Work continues on Timmins Memorial Cemetery. * 13. BRITISH COLUMBIA, THOMPSON-OKANAGAN REGION. Additional cemeteries are being processed. * 14. NOVA SCOTIA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Additional cemeteries are being processed. * * WEBSITE NEWS. ************ * CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. **************************** 1. Over the past 8 years I have been asked by Out-Of-Province folks, "If I photographed local cemeteries, can I send the pictures to you and have them placed online?" At the time, I told these folks that I was concentrating only on Northern Ontario. * 2. However, I have now built a National website: http://gravemarkers.ca ..! On this "free-access" new site I can accommodate photographs of complete cemeteries from anywhere in Canada. The photographer is given credit on the website for all his/her hard work. * 3. If you have family or friends across Canada who may be interested in photographing their local cemeteries, please pass on this information to them. Their photographed cemeteries will have wide exposure on this National Cemetery website. * 4. If you and/or your organization is interested in your local cemeteries going online, please contact Murray at: mailto:[email protected] or mailto:[email protected] * 5. A comprehensive "Tips and Hints" aide memoire will be sent to all interested folks....to help them get started. * 6. Links to popular Rootsweb Genealogical Mailing Lists are onboard. These lists provide an excellent vehicle for you to get your "brick walls" published and available to thousands of eyes. The Mailing Lists have searchable archives. * * NORTHERN ONTARIO GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. ************************************ 1. The Northern ON Gravemarker Gallery has over 400 cemeteries and 300,000 photographs online with more going online weekly. * 2. Search Engine. Please note that the websites have Exclusive Onboard Search Engines. * 3. The number of visitors to the Northern ON Gravemarker Gallery has exceeded 540,000 visits....which is remarkable when you consider the majority of these visitors are dedicated family researchers. * 4. Links to popular Rootsweb Northern Ontario Genealogical Mailing Lists are onboard. These lists provide an excellent vehicle for you to get your "brick walls" published and available to thousands of eyes. The Mailing Lists have searchable archives. * * NORTHERN ONTARIO HISTORIC/NOSTALGIC WEBSITE. ******************************************* 1. Several visitors have asked about the research value of the Historic/Nostalgic website. I explain that the yearbooks and classroom photos with names, place the student in a specific place and time; plus in most cases it will also place their parents in that specific place and time. * 2. Please note that the *Northern Ontario Historic Photo Gallery* is online at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cannor * 3. Currently there are many yearbooks and class photos online for Northern Ontario communities. * 4. Please note that the search engine on the Historic Site is exclusive to that website. * 5. If you would be interested in having your Northern Ontario High School Yearbook placed online - contact Murray at mailto:[email protected] * ****************************************************** * CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY: **************************** http://www.gravemarkers.ca * * SUBSCRIBING TO THE WEBSITE UPDATES NEWSLETTER: ******************************************** Don't miss future updates. Subscribe to the Gravemarker Galleries Newsletter. Please go to the Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~murrayp and click on the "Join Updates Newsletter" button located just above the weather row. * ****************************************************** * NOTES: ***** 1. Cemeteries have spousal duplicated photographs. This means a photo which has the spouse's maiden name showing, is duplicated and when one searches for a surname, the spouse's surname will be a separate "search result". * 2. The speed at which cemeteries are photographed depends mainly on the affordability of gas for our cars to reach distant cemeteries. Should you wish to help out with this ongoing huge project, please contact Murray at mailto:[email protected] * ********************************************* ********************************************* Bye for now.....Murray * Cdn Gravemarker Gallery - http://www.gravemarkers.ca * NorOnt Historic Gallery - http://www.rootsweb.com/~cannor