52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 3 (OUT OF PLACE)
This is my 5th year with the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge.
When I signed up for the 2019 challenge I wasn't sure I would be able to follow through all year.
I would love to go back, and show my doubting self that I wouldn't miss even one week in the 4 years I have registered.
This week's prompt was OUT OF PLACE.
In 2018 & 2019 I attended the Finding Your Roots Conference in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
The workshop sessions were interesting & informative.
Each of the presenters were experts in their subjects.
Each of the sessions included handouts that were available digitally.
It was shocking that such an amazing event was free of charge.
The quality of this event is definitely worth paying for.
My 2018 sessions were:
- Autosomal Tests and One Name Studies
- Delve Into Twelve Unusual Sources for Your Eastern European Research
- Google and Its Genealogy Tools
- Use Advanced Techniques on FamilySearch to Discover Your Elusive Eastern European Ancestors
- Welcome to RootsMagic
I was originally registered in an Intro to DNA, but left after about 15 minutes when I realized I was already beyond what was being taught.
I then went to the RootsMagic session which was handy since I was trying to decide which software to use after only having our Bramble Bush on the Ancestry website. As an added bonus the session offered a discount for purchasing RootsMagic. More than 4 years later I am still happy with the software - it fully meets my needs.
My 2019 sessions were:
- Researching Your Military Relatives,
- Canadiana: (The Website),
- Scottish Records - Diving Deep into the FamilySearch Catalogue
- Advanced Scotland- Sasines (Land Records)
- Ancestry DNA ThruLines
This is an amazing conference with well known professional presenters.
The bagged lunch available for a small fee was fresh & delicious.
I can't recommend this conference enough.
Due to COVID the event didn't take place in 2020, 2021 or 2022.
I am hopeful 2023 will see a return to this fantastic resource.
Why exactly am I writing about his conference for out of place?
In 2018 I found these on a table in the Conference Hall.
There were booths selling things everywhere, but these treasures were on a table marked FREEBIES.
I was surprised to see them - they were definitely out of place since they are for the province of Ontario.
I know there were lots of folks who have ancestors from all over the world at this conference, but these felt like they had been dropped there for me!
The first one I picked up had my husband's X4 great grandfather on his father's paternal line (also his 5th great grandfather via his father's maternal line) listed on the Grand Jury.
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| Jacob Buchner, Grand Jurer 1933 Archive, Page 56 and 57 |
I ended up leaving a few behind because I only took the ones that listed my husband's ancestors. In the years since I have added more ancestors who may have been in those books I left behind. I try to remember there were others at that conference who found their person in those I didn't take. We didn't need them all!
It was at this conference, in 2018, I first learned about the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada (UELAC).
I spoke with the folks from the local branch & they encouraged us to join because:
"Lord Dorchester’s Proclamation of 1789 states, in part…
“Those Loyalists who have adhered to the unity of the Empire, and joined the Royal Standard before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783, and all their children and their descendants by either sex, are to be distinguished by the following capitals, affixed to their names: U.E. alluding to their great principle the unity of the Empire.” 1
This week I finally signed up for a family membership, and am engaged in conversation with the local branch's genealogist.
In looking at this history through my present lens - I got to wondering how does using the U.E. designation fit with Colonialism?
Soon Chris will have the legal right to sign his name with U.E., but will he want to?
As someone whose roots are very shallow in Canada I have always been fascinated by the Loyalists.
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Footnotes:
1 About the UELAC Certificate of Loyalist Descent. The United Empire Loyalists. Retrieved January 11th 2023 from
https://www.uelac.org/Bicentennial-UEL/about-the-uelac-certificate-of-loyalist-descent
Source:
The United Empire Loyalists. Retrieved January 11th 2023 from
https://www.uelac.org/Bicentennial-UEL/about-the-uelac-certificate-of-loyalist-descent
Photos:
Personal
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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