Diversity and its place in Canada
I think as a country Canada is a great place to be and that is speaking from the viewpoint of a first generation Canadian - my father was born in England (and everyone else so far that I have traced...
View ArticleGood progress on the 12th Generation but probably another day or even two!
As I reach towards the end of the 12th Generation I am surprised that it has not gone a little quicker but actually I have to check and see when the marriages are and children born because of my 1920...
View ArticleThe Thomas line in the 12th Generation
I finally reached the Thomas line and part way into it now. Hopefully I will complete the 12th generation today. The book grows in length with all the additions but it may shrink a little in the...
View ArticleSlow progress on the 12th generation
Worked away part of the day on the 12th generation but there is a lot of new material that I did not collect earlier and I have to look up all the references but it is working out; just takes time. I...
View ArticleMore than half way through the donated text for Thomas by my cousin
It was a good feeling to reach page 11 of the 22 pages of text as I sit here just before dinner. Perhaps a couple more pages later. The families were quite large in the 1800s and into the 1900s....
View ArticleAdvent Sunday
The hymns of the Church Year tell the story of God from the beginning of the Church Seasons - Advent - to the end - Christ the King, last Sunday in Trinity. The Advent hymns are full of beauty and a...
View ArticleSix pages of received text left from my Siderfin cousin
I just have six pages of received text to complete. It will be nice to be finished and too bad I am such a knit picker but if I put census in then I like to have the details to add and I always have to...
View ArticleInteresting discovery cleaning
I came across an interesting item from a very long time ago. I always thought I was on the psychiatric ward for two months but actually it was only two weeks and two days. Surprising really it seemed...
View ArticleFive pages left to do for the 12th Generation in the Siderfin Book
I am relieved to say that there are just five more pages to work through in the 12th Generation and with luck that will happen to day. Likely I will also get started proofreading and indexing. While I...
View ArticleMeaningful Editorials today on what happened on October 7 and the history...
There are a number of editorials today from NBC News, Toronto Sun and others on the history of the Israeli-Hamas conflict that really do paint the true picture of life in the Middle East particularly...
View Article12th Generation completed
It was great as I entered the details for the last person born before 1920 into the file. I was not nearly as thorough I must admit with all the lines as my cousin was with her Thomas line. But...
View ArticleAnother successful outing
It was grocery day and I was off early actually; I often go later after lunch but it is very variable actually. The only item I was missing was peppers as there were organic peppers but they were just...
View ArticleAutosomal DNA Chapter completed, proofreading and indexing first eleven pages
Yesterday a good day on the book. I had to work through just how I would do the Index and I believe I have come up with a way that will work as I can just index as I go in whatever fashion suits me and...
View ArticleUp to the Fourth Generation Proofreading
I am about to start the Fourth Generation proofreading and indexing. I have also completed Appendix 1 and will work on Appendix 2 next as it is referred to in the last chapter - the Third Generation...
View ArticleProofreading/Indexing moving along
Up to Page 41 now and all the rules are set now for indexing so should go a little faster now. Committed myself to doing an addendum but can do that slowly. The *,pdf produced thus far is just 4 MB so...
View ArticleIslamophobia
Actually I have a lot of respect for the medical students who came to do their residency in Hematopathology at the University of Ottawa when I was Administrative Assistant for the program. It was...
View ArticleProofreading at the 6th generation, 4 appendices read
Moving along nicely with the proofreading about 100 pages read and indexed now. I will soon be into the heavy indexing with so many children born in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th generations but for...
View ArticleProofreading has reached the Seventh Generation along with indexing
Reading and singing the Church Service this morning and before that I managed to reach the Seventh Generation proofreading and indexing. Somehow it seems like such appropriate work to do on a Sunday;...
View ArticleWho is responsible for the Palestinians?
I listened to an interesting discussion on CBC with regard to a group forming which wishes to bring many Palestinians to Canada. They are comparing this to our acceptance of Ukrainians this past...
View ArticleEighth Generation
I reached the eighth generation yesterday and today likely more progress but it is also cleaning the basement day so we will see how much I do accomplish. The indexing going very well and the...
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