Genealogy HowTo - Your ancestors may be Hiding in the Ancestry Archive Index, masquerading as some other surname because of a misspelling.
   Your ancestors may have always spelled their name in a certain way, but believe me those who actually recorded their names, like census takers, county clerks, and tax collectors, could have spelled it in numerous other ways. It may be that your surname was spelled phonetically, or characters may have been left out or added. Character reversals are especially common when names are extracted for an Index like those you find online.

Ask Us - What information did the 1851 Canadian Census gather?
   In 1847 the Census Act established the taking of a Census every 10 years in Upper and Lower Canada. The first effort under this new act was the 1851 Census. Portions of the 1851 census have not survived (including the City of Toronto). The 1851 census had originally been scheduled for 1849, having been authorized by an act passed in 1848. In April 1849, however, the Assembly amended the act to postpone the census until 1851. This was done because the British government wanted all of the colonies to take a census in 1851.

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Reviews - Cindy Carman Reviews the book -"In Search of Your Canadian Roots- Tracing Your Family Tree in Canada" by Angus Baxter
   This book attempts to provide guidance for the genealogy novice as well as solid help for the experienced genealogist who wants to understand Canadian research resources. Will the book help you? This review can help you decide.

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• 5 November 2005, Pittsburgh, PA:The POINTers In Person Genealogy Group (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together) will host their monthly meeting, featuring guest speaker Dr. Gary L. Livacari, D.D.S. The meeting will take place from 10:30am to 12:30pm on the second floor of the Schaumburg District Library. For more information called Kathy Rosella at (412)824-6948 or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~itappcnc.
• 9 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:The York Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will host a program featuring a panel of Branch Members. The topic will be "Our Own Brick Walls." For more information call 905-884-5028 or email graywood@sympatico.ca.
• 9 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:"Bring and Ancestor" for "Show & Tell", a meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group. For more information email hhggroup@hotmail.com or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~onhhgg/.
• 9 November 2005, B.C., Canada:A meeting of the British Columbia Genealogical Society. Meetings feature guest speakers, genealogy classes for beginners and intermediate researchers, and special interest groups. Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information call (604)502-9119, email bcgs@bcgs.ca, or visit http://www.bcgs.ca/.
• 10 November 2005, Dover-Foxcroft, ME:"Little Known Resources at the Maine State Archives," a program presented by archivist Jeff Brown and hosted by the Wassebec Genealogical Society. For more information visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewgs/.
• 10-12 November 2005, Saratoga Springs, NY:"New Yorkers and the Military: From the Colonial Era through World War II" will be hosted by the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. This conference will feature guest speaker Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CGRS, CGL. For more information call (212)755-8532, ext. 36 or visit http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org.
• 11-12, Panama City Beach, FL:The Florida State Genealogical Society and the Bay County Genealogical Society will host the 29th Annual Genealogy Conference, featuring guest speaker Donna M. Moughty. For more information email astaley@comcast.net or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/.