TO DO IN THE
YEAR 2003
FAMILY RESEARCH IN NEW BRUNSWICK
Seeing the old year out and the new year
in seemed to be a big deal to adults. Cliff and I had stayed up for the event
last year and we saw nothing at midnight but did hear the kitchen clock strike
twelve times which happened twice a day every day, all year long.
Tonight, while we were waiting for the new year to arrive at midnight,
we played crokinole and drank home made eggnog. Mum and Dad sat at the kitchen
table and seemed deeply engrossed in conversation concerning the unfinished
projects of the year and a list of things that would need to be accomplished
or purchased in the new year. I heard Mum mention the need for wallpapering
the kitchen and Dad seemed concerned about the ability of the cream separator
to survive another year.
As 2003 approaches, I too am taking stock of the projects that didn’t get
done this year and most of all I am looking forward to the genealogical
related tasks that I want to do and maybe others would like to come along
with me.
First on my list will be the visiting that I can do on the computer
from the comfort of home. I suggest visiting the revised site of Todd Gilbert’s
New Brunswick Genealogy Links
http://nbgenlinks.new-brunswick.net
with 1000 links to NB data sites containing more than 1,000,000 online records,
100 links to family databases with NB connections, access to thousands of
additional links to NB genealogy, NB County Gen Web and general sites and
links to doing research beyond the borders of New Brunswick. This site
is the premier genealogy gateway to Canada's Picture Province.
It will take many hours to view all the information in the data bases on
the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick site at http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/.
The New Brunswick Public Libraries catalogue is on line at http://vision.gnb.ca/. This is a great
way to find out the books that are available at a library in your area of
New Brunswick.
The National Archives of Canada http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/
is filled with information.
There are several genealogical links at http://www.kcnb.ca/GenealogyFamily.htm
If you are looking for something I mentioned in a past column, you can
find all the columns on my website at www.rubycusack.com.
I suggest planning a visit to Fredericton to visit the Provincial Archives,
the Harriet Irving Library and the School Museum.
In Saint John, spend some time at the New Brunswick Museum on Douglas Avenue,
the Saint John Regional Library, and at the Archives of the Diocese of Saint
John (You will need to make an appointment).
Many Museums are closed for the winter months. Inquire as to the ones that
are in your geographical area of research and plan a visit there during
the summer season.
There are several Genealogical Societies that meet regularly as well as
other ethic groups such as the Loyalist, Irish Cultural, LaTour Descendants
and Acadians. Don’t overlook all those family reunions that are held
throughout New Brunswick.
I am running out of space but let me tell you the LIST of places to seek
information on your ancestors goes on and on!
Happy New Year.
Queries
Query 1033
Darling - Craft: I am looking for information on the Darling family
of Pleasant Ridge, New Brunswick. Bliss Darling was married to Vera Craft.
His father was John Darling and this is where I run into a brick wall.
-Joy Biggley, 851 Lawrence Rd., Apt. 903, Hamilton,Ontario,
Canada, L8K 6B9. E-mail to sbiggley@sympatico.ca.
Query 1034
Boyle - Kelly: I am seeking information on Margaret Boyle and
Thomas W. Kelly who were married about 1857 in Saint John.
-Sheila Boylan Froese, 393 Borden Ave., Newmarket, Ontario,
Canada, L3Y5C1. E-mail to sheilaf@look.ca.
Query 1035
Mulholland - Kane - Parker: I am looking for information on the
family of Frederick Mulholland of Campobello Island. He and his wife Sarah
Kane came from Ireland in 1839. His son Frederick married Ida Parker.
Stephen Metcalf, 214 Branford Ave., Groton, CT, 06340,
USA. E-mail to smmetcalf20@aol.com.
Query 1036
Bleakney - Anderson - Stone - Smith - Oulton: Frances Delilah
Bleakney, was born in l852 in Albert County, New Brunswick and was married
in l872 to Charles Herbert Anderson of Sussex. They eventually moved
to Minnesota. Charles' parents were Charles Anderson (son of Thomas Anderson
and Jerusha Stone) and Nancy Smith (daughter of Nathaniel Smith and Patience
Oulton). Who were the parents and siblings of Frances Bleakney?
-T. Malbon, 6120 Parkway Dr., Nanaimo, B.C. Canada, V9V1E2.
E-mail to malbon@shaw.ca.
