The
Resources to track
families migrating between the
1990 US Census demographics for
Canadian ancestry
Boston States
History, Geographic Names and Maps
The "Boston
States" is a term that Canadians have used to describe the magnet
migrations to the
Who were they? Many different large groups and chain migrations. If you
find one, you will find many in the same family or group.
How did they
travel? First it was waterways and trade routes. Then there were the well-known
trails and roads, followed by the development of canal, railroad and steamship
routes. We need historic maps and other geographic tools to help us track the
patterns.
Boston States Migrations presentation at the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference Boston in MP3 Audio Recording Download format http://www.lulu.com/content/407134
and the Adobe Acrobat PDF Syllabus Outline http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/FGSBostonStates.pdf
Library of Congress Map Samples http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
GoldBug.com Map CDs http://goldbug.com/
Readex Archive of Americana, America's Genealogy Bank Resources http://readex.com
French Canadian and Metis Marriage, Acadian and American Revolution Loyalist Resources http://www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com
A special Boston States Migrations project for Mariners is summarized in this article: "A Genealogical Goldmine: The Ships and Seafarer's CD from the Memorial University of Newfoundland " http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/S&SCdstats.htm
Other recordings and reviews from the FGS Conference http://ancestralmanor.com/?tabid=30
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/BOSTON-STATES.html
Acadian, adoption, Boston Globe archives, Boston
States posting address, Canada-Census-Campaign, Canadians Unite for Census
Access, cemetery photos list and archives, census, church, Connecticut,
Emigrant ships, French Canadian, historic landmarks, Immigration routes,
locations URLs, loyalists, Maine, Maritime, Massachusetts, MA/RI /CT Events,
Migration, Murder, New York, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, New
Hampshire, NE Railroad and Turnpike reference books, New Englanders in Canada,
Ontario, Orphans, other newspaper archives, Passenger lists, Prince Edward
Island, P.E.I., probate records, Quebec, Railroad Maps, research, genealogy
tools, societies, Research trip Exchange, Rhode Island, River routes and
history, Rootsweb Search Update, Sailors, SHIPS,
Soldiers, Travel, Vermont
You can also enter occupations, religions, ethnic
groups or any other phrase that might help you narrow your search in the
postings.
Other Rootsweb resources to
search:
Rootsweb meta search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/metasearch
All Rootsweb lists http://lists.rootsweb.com/
Rootsweb web sites http://www.rootsweb.com/~websites
Research trip tips and resources - post a note about
trips that you have taken, so that others may benefit from your first hand
experience. You can recommend transportation, accommodations and resources in
your hometown area. And best of all, you can ASK the list about recommendations
for a trip you are planning to take. Archives and subscription information is
available at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Research_Techniques/RESEARCH-TRIP.html
Please, post the location in the subject line and if
there are multiple locations, please use abbreviations as you would for a
migration path. Here are my trips so far:
MA>
MA>ME>NB>
MA>VT
MA>ENG
How to place queries in Canadian and other Northeast
newspapers
Do not underestimate the resource in newspaper genealogy
columns. There are many people in the areas you are researching who are not on
the Internet and may be looking for you!
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SAMPLE
QUERY
O'NEILL
- Who were parents of Mary Ann O'Neill (1840-1912) of
Tribute to Sandra Devlin, the late
Atlantic Canada journalist and genealogy columnist
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New Brunswick and Maine Downeast
Ancestors by Lee Jeffries, appears in The Quoddy Tides - circulation in the Passamaquoddy Bay region
of Washington County, Maine and Charlotte County,
Androscoggin County Maine, Lewiston-Sun Journal, Sun
Spots, You must write to the column and sign your name (we won't use it if you
ask us not to). Letters will not be returned or answered by mail,
the telephone calls will not be accepted. Your letters will appear as quickly
as space allows. Address them to Sun Spots, Sun Journal,
Knox County Maine, The
Courier- Gazette, has a Column called "Your Side of The Family," http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2006/08/22/courier_-_gazette/columnists/your_side_of_the_family/
The Courier- Gazette,
"Family Ties" by Roxanne Moore Saucier in
the
Washington & Charlotte Kounty
Records Preservation bi-monthly newsletter ("WKRP") Sharon Howland,
15 Summer St. Apt 1,Waltham, MA 02452-6147. E-mail
Sharon Howland shwkrp@aol.com or willey@mediaone.net (Kenneth Willey).
More WKRP info http://hometown.aol.com/shwkrp/shwkrp.html.
"Quebec: Your Ancestry" by David Lepitre, appears in The Stanstead
Journal http://www.stanstead-journal.com
- mostly in the southern Townships of
Email Newspapers in areas of interest to see if they
have their own genealogy column and let me know if you find other columns:
World Newspapers http://www.world-newspapers.com/
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Boston States History, Geographic Names and Maps
The "Boston States" is a term that Canadians
have used to describe the magnet migrations to the
Hamrick software has provided another tool by mapping
surname distributions with the US 1850, 1880, 1910 and 1990 census information
at http://www.hamrick.com/names The color coded population densities show you where a family
name was concentrated and spread over the course of 140 years.
It hasn't just been Canadians coming to the
"Boston-States" Lured Maritimers
In Droves - Part I http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazsd/gazsd19.htm
"Boston-States" Lured Maritimers
In Droves - Part II http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazsd/gazsd20.htm
My own family lines include Micmacs
in PEI; 1600s French settlers in Quebec; 1600s settlers in MA, VA and RI
becoming 1700s Planters in NS; Swiss Foreign Protestants in the 1700s NS;
Loyalists in New York, Quebec, Ontario, NS and PEI; 1800s UK settlers in PEI,
NS and NB. Then a convergence began in
These families include sailors, farmers, fishermen,
constables, ministers, millers, shoemakers, stone masons, chemists, ferry boat
captains, laborers, loom builders, foremen, teachers, carpenters, chauffeurs,
truck drivers, controllers, assembly line workers. I'm sure there are more I
haven't found yet.
Perhaps yours were the businessmen, tool craftsmen,
shipbuilders, wagon and carriage builders, politicians, textile workers, quarry
workers , canal and railroad laborers, professors,
postal workers, millwrights ...
How far back does your family line go in
How did they travel? First it was waterways and trade
routes. Then there were the well-known trails and roads, followed by the
development of canal, railroad and steamship routes. We need historic maps and
other geographic tools to help us track the patterns. This article about Essex
When did they come to
Several historic maps of
eastern
Hundreds of historic maps of the
These maps show, for example, early Indian territories
in the
If you would like to own antique maps go to
AncestralManor.com http://www.AncestralManor.com/
or Heritage Map Museum where they specialize in the sale of 15th to 19th
century original antique maps and atlases http://www.carto.com/
Many location names are hard to find or have changed. You
can do interactive lookups for the
Ancestry Maps and Gazetteers at http://www.ancestry.com/
Many Links to History, Travel and Museum Aids for
research: general topics include