Don't Miss the New Episode of Historical Niagara

Olive Tree Genealogy was pleased to be asked to participate in yet another episode of Historical Niagara, produced and filmed by Peter Sacco. You can watch this terrific video online at ATTEMPTING TO CONQUER THE GREAT NIAGARA

I talk about my two Peer family daredevil ancestors - Stephen Peer who walked Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the mid 1880s, and his cousin Harmon Peer, who graduated from jumping from ships' masts to jumping from the Suspension Bridge at the Falls in 1879. 

Enjoy this interesting video. Peter does an amazing job of editing all the bits and pieces into a one hour entertaining and informative look back in time.

Chasing Waterfalls, Another HIstorical Niagara Video WINS!

 

Peter Sacco's wonderful Historical Niagara videos that I've been fortunate to be a guest in, are winning awards! The Chasing Waterfalls episode was one I was honoured to be in, and it can be viewed on YouTube at the link above.

 

Quoting Peter 

 

"We Won in London England x2! Go...Chasing Waterfalls! A documentary I shot over a few years, and which was partially featured as an episode for Historical Niagara TV series was selected in the UK for BEST DOCUMENTARY featured the 150+ waterfalls/cascades between Niagara through Hamilton. I was pleased to be selected a semi-finalist for BEST DIRECTOR by Best Director Awards in London England.

Thank for to all my 'experts' who participated in this film--

Jim Diodati, Pat Darte, Jon Montgomery from #AmazingRaceCanada, Amanda Walton, Harry Houdini's nephew, George Hardeen Ontario Waterfall expert, Mark Harris, Jack Custers #yourtvniagara, Daniel Rodrique, Michael Clarkson, Ernesto Reinhart Retired University instructor Burt Murphy, #ballsfalls Conservation staff, #decewfalls staff, Lezlie Harper, Genealogist Lorine McGinnis Schulze, St. Catharines Mayor #waltersendzik, Hamilton Mayor #fredeisenberger #BestDirectorAward and thank you to all the folks over the last 3 + years who joined me on these fun, sometimes crazy, long hiking expeditions!"

The Victorian Slum

The Victorian Slum is a series of documentary on YouTube but you'll have to try to ignore the dreadful display of a "box within a box".

The video is displayed in a small rectangle in the center of the larger screen which displays the identical video blurred out but playing, in the background. The image on the left is a screenshot I took while the video played.


It's very difficult to watch but the documentary is interesting if you can overcome this.

Irish and Great Famine Documentary on YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuKPBaUCq2E

Thanks to Gail Dever I learned about a new Documentary about the Irish and Great Famine on YouTube.

This  new documentary tells the story of the Irish who fled poverty and the Great Famine of 1847 and traveled to Canada. This was such a tragic time for Ireland. My own McGinnis ancestors fled Ireland to escape starvation when the potato crop failed, and arrived in Canada in the summer of 1846.

Gail has written a very complete blog post about this so please read her article using the link above.

Canadians and Our Funny Ways, Eh

We Canadians are often teased for saying "oot and aboot" instead of "out and about". I've never thought that's how it sounds. I recognize that we do have a rather distinct Canadian accent but I hear us saying it as "owt and abowt", kind of  drawing out that vowel sound.

Finally I'm proven sort of right!! This is a fascinating article about the ancient origins of the Canadian pronunciation of certain words. And no, I'm not talking about our habit of putting "eh" at the end of sentences. And the end of questions. And... well just about anything.

"Eh" at the end of a sentence can be a question such as "Cold enough for ya, eh?". It can be a  note of emphasis such as "That's some good beer eh" (does not require an answer as beer is always good to a Canadian). It can be a statement "I don't know how that moose got here in my yard, eh."

That's just the tip of the "eh" iceberg but for now I really want my readers to read  What's Going On with the Way Canadians Say ‘About'?

While you're at it, if you haven't seen this video yet, you really should.  It's called Canadian Please

Join Me on a Cemetery Walk Through Panna Maria, Texas

Panna Maria (meaning Virgin Mary) is the oldest Polish settlement in the United States. It is located in Karnes County, Texas, United States. 

Thanks to  Sonja Nishimoto who sent me 262 photographs of tombstones taken by her in 2008, I now have the Panna Maria Cemetery Walk online on Olive Tree Genealogy  YouTube Channel.

More Cemetery Walks Online

Videos 5 and 6 of the Vasey United Cemetery Walk are now online on Olive Tree Genealogy Youtube Channel.

You can also view transcription for a group of tombstone photos taken in Vasey United Cemetery on April 2nd 2005 on AncestorsAtRest

The video of a Cemetery Walk through Wyebridge Presbyterian is now online on Olive Tree Genealogy Youtube Channel

Tombstone of William A. Hounsome in Wyebridge Presbyterian Cemetery

You can also view some still photos and a partial transcript of Wyebridge Presbyterian Cemetery on AncestorsAtRest 

More Cemetery Walk Videos Online on Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel

Olive Tree Genealogy has put more Cemetery Walk Videos online over the past few days. You can view these Cemetery Walks on my Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel

* Alpine City Cemetery, Utah Video 3 of 5 * Union Cemetery, Victoria Harbour, Ontario Canada - Video 1 of several planned videos * Alpine City Cemetery, Utah Video 1 of 5 * Alpine City Cemetery, Utah Video 2 of 5

See the complete list of over 60 Cemetery Walk Videos online at http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/p/cemetery-walks_15.html

Mark Your Calendars for the 2015 Virtual Genealogy Fair

Join the National Archives for the 2015 Virtual Genealogy Fair on October 21 & 22. This will be a live broadcast via YouTube so you can ask their genealogy experts questions at the end of their talks. Live captioning will be available.

LIST OF GENEALOGY TALKS

Day 1: Wednesday, October 21 (Eastern Time)

Watch live video stream on  US National Archives YouTube Channel

Session 1 at 10 a.m. ET
Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives by Claire Kluskens.

Session 2 at 11 a.m. ET
Preserving Your Family Records:  Conversation and Questions by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler.

Session 3 at 12 p.m. ET
Personnel Records of the National Archives– St. Louis. By Bryan K. McGraw.

Session 4 at 1 p.m. ET
It’s in the Cards: Finding Family Members in National Archives–St. Louis’ Card Series by Daria Labinsky & David Hardin.

Session 5 at 2 p.m. ET
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Personnel Records by Ashley Mattingly.

Day 2: Thursday, October 22 (Eastern Time)

Watch live video stream on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

Session 6 at 10 a.m. ET
Where’d They Go?  Finding Ancestral Migration Routes by Jean Nudd.

Session 7 at 11 a.m. ET
Access to Archival Databases (AAD): Looking Down, From Above, to Look it Up!  by John LeGloahec.

Session 8 at 12 p.m. ET
Finding Your World War I Veteran at the National Archives at St. Louis by Theresa Fitzgerald.

Session 9 at 1 p.m. ET
Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment by Cara Moore.

Session 10 at 2 p.m. ET
Broke, But Not Out of Luck: Exploring Bankruptcy Records for Genealogy Research by Jessica Hopkins.

 

Cemetery Walk Alpine City Cemetery Video 2 of 5

Join me on a Cemetery Walk through Alpine City Cemetery Video 2 of 5 This is the second of five videos walking through this cemetery.

With thanks to Sonja Nishimoto for sending these wonderful photos to OliveT ree Genealogy for publication. I am creating the videos and uploading them to Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel.
 

Cemetery Walk Through Alpine City Cemetery in Utah

Join me on a Cemetery Walk through Alpine City Cemetery in Utah. This is the first of five videos walking through this cemetery.

With thanks to Sonja Nishimoto for sending these wonderful photos to OliveT ree Genealogy for publication. I am creating the videos and uploading them to Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel.

Cemetery Walk St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Perkinsfield Ontario

Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel has many online Cemetery Walk videos for all to view freely.

Cemetery Walk St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Perkinsfield Ontario was just uploaded today on the Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel

More than 60 Cemetery Walk videos are now online.

 

 

 

Cemetery Walk Through Christ Church Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston.

Join Olive Tree Genealogy on my YouTube channel for a Cemetery Walk through Christ Church Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston.

Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel has many online Cemetery Walk videos for all to view freely.

More than 60 Cemetery Walk videos are now online.

A Cemetery Walk Through United Church Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston

Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel has many online Cemetery Walk videos for all to view freely.

United Church Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston   Cemetery Walk was just uploaded today on the Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel

64 Cemetery Walk videos are now online.

Cemetery Walking Through Vasey United Church Cemetery

Vasey United Church Cemetery in Tay Township, Simcoe County Ontario has been added to Olive Tree Genealogy's YouTube Channel

See the list of 63 online Cemetery Walk Videos

Video: Showing a Finished Family Tree Book Created on Shutterfly

2:12 p.m. Eastern Time

LIVE on #Periscope: Showing a finished family tree book using Shutterfly

This video is now on Periscope TV for the next 24 hours. You can also find it on my Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel as  Creating a Memory Book in Shutterfly (Tutorial 4)

Learn to Recognize 5 Types of 19th Century Photographs

Personal Collection L. McGinnis Schulze

Do you need help to date a treasured photo found in grandma's trunk or shoebox in the attic? Were you lucky enough to inherit great-grandma's antique photo album? Then the video I created is for you! 
 

My  video shows early 19th century photographs and explains how to recognize each one. You can watch it on Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel.

In the  video I introduce five types of photographs from 1839 on - Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, CDVs (Cartes de Visite) and Cabinet Cards. In the video you will learn about the time periods in which these various photographic techniques were used and see examples from my personal collection. 

You can also visit Lost Faces for more information on 19th Century photos and examples from Civil War era Photo Albums. Lost Faces also contains over 1,500 CDVs, Tintypes and Cabinet Cards from my collection.

I plan to make more videos on Dating Photographs Using Fashion, Hairstyles, Revenue Stamps, Type of Photograph and Photographer's markings. 

Easy Steps to Creating a Family Tree Book

Are you eager to create a beautiful book of your family tree to share with relatives? 

There are several online self-publishing websites where you can create such a book. The one I use most is Shutterfly so I've put together a series of step-by-step videos to walk you through the process.

The videos are freely available on my Olive Tree Genealogy Youtube Channel

Enjoy and have fun!

Creating a Family Tree Book in Shutterfly (Tutorial 1)

Creating a Family Tree Book in Shutterfly (Tutorial 2)

Creating a Family Tree Book in Shutterfly (Tutorial 3)

PRONI Lectures on YouTube

Did you know that PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) lectures are available on YouTube?

They look pretty interesting!

Discovery of Old Unknown Cemetery

This is an exciting find of a previously unknown and unrecorded cemetery. I am not sure who found this old burial spot in Ontario Canada but the YouTube channel is owned by NPBOGS which stands for Niagara Peninsula Branch Ontario Genealogical Society.

The explanation with the online video says

"We came across this cemetery from a tip that we received from an OGS [Ontario Genealogical Society]Member. Besides taking photos and other information we preformed [sic] Dowsing and from what can gather there are approx 8 plots. Please see video for more details."