All of these books are available for a 3-week loan period.

Paterson, Sarah. Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors: the First World War: a Guide to Family Historians. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Family History in association with Imperial War Museum, 2012. Summary: The experience of civilian internees and British prisoners of war in German and Turkish hands during the First World War is one of the least well-known and least researched aspects of the history of the conflict. The same applies to prisoners of war and internees held in the UK. Yet, as Sarah Paterson shows in this authoritative handbook, a wide-range of detailed and revealing information is available if you know where to look for it.

Quillen, W. Daniel. Mastering Family, Library & Church Records. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Press, c2012. Summary: Family records often supply genealogists with far more information than most individuals are aware. Sources such as family bibles, legal papers, letters, and even old photos can provide great data. Church records in particular are routinely overlooked but can provide a wealth of genealogical information, often extending family trees back—and forward—several generations. Libraries are often great depositories of information that go unsearched as genealogists explore more exotic sources of information such as Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com and CyndisList.com.

Important Update!

Beginning Saturday, June 8, 2013, 11th Avenue will be closed at Lorne street for construction. The construction is scheduled for completion by mid-July.

All buses entering downtown will be detoured. Please consult with Transit Regina with regards to where specific bus stops have been re-routed. For more information regarding the construction taking place, please see the City of Regina's page.

Please note that Central Library and the Prairie History Room's hours WILL NOT be affected by the construction. The building will remain open to the public.

Folklore, Spring 2013, Vol. 34, No. 2

* "The Classy Side of the Thirties" by Kay Parley, pgs. 5-7.

* "Something Beyond Ordinary: The Life and Career of Edith Fowke" by Kristin Catherwood, pgs. 12-15.

* "Transporting Prairie Grain" by Naden Hewko, pgs. 30-32.

Internet Genealogy, June/July 2013, Vol. 8, No. 2

* "Blogged: 25 Top Genealogy Blogs to Help Speed Your Research!" by Tony Brandy, pgs. 13-17.

* "JSTOR--A Previously Hidden Treasure Trove" by Diane L. Richard, pogs. 36-38.

* "Five Tips for Newspaper Research" by Mary Kircher Roddy, pgs. 50-52.

National Genealogical Society Quarterly, March 2013, Vol. 101, No. 1

* "A Family for Florence I. (Crouse) Nelson: Unraveling an Informal Adoption in Missouri or Indiana" by Paul K. Graham, pgs. 7-18.

* "Who Was the Father of Henry Norton Jaynes of Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Virginia?" by Mara Fein, pgs. 35-47.

Relatively Speaking, May 2013, Vol. 41, No. 2

* "George Henry Atherstone--May Not Have Been Such a 'Family Black Sheep' After All!" by Hans-Henning Mündel, pgs. 54-56.

* "Barr Colonists" by Joan Wegert, pgs. 69-74.

* "Visiting Alberta's Past: Childbirth and Healthcare for the Pioneers" by Miriam Roberts, pgs. 79-82.

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Note: These issues can be borrowed for 1 week.

In 1928, Federal Agriculture Minister W.R. Motherwell unveiled plans for the "World Grain Show and Conference". The show was originally intended to showcase Saskatchewan's prosperity, and to celebrate it as one of the world's foremost agricultural capitals. Unfortunately, the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 devastated the agricultural industry, and the show (originally planned for the summer of 1932) was postponed until the summer of 1933.

Lauded by promoters as a "tour of the world in miniature", the show organizers accepted exhibit submissions from over forty countries including Peru, Belgium, Switzerland, and South Africa. though economically strapped, the province had high hopes for the Exhibition, with many comparing it to London's Great Exhibition of 1851 (which, incidentally, helped pull England out of an economic slump). It was widely thought that by encouraging agricultural innovation, farmers could find a way to deal with the challenges wrought by the Depression. It was in that spirit that the fair adopted the slogan, "show what you grow, and share what you know".

A magnificent "Grain Show Building" was constructed at Exhibition Park. Built for a cost of $200,000, the stately building housed over two miles of exhibit space and featured the largest grain exhibition building in the world. Participants vied for over $200,000 in total prizes, and exhibits focused on everything from farming practices to fine arts. The crowds enjoyed various entertainments including vaudeville performances and musical revues. Accommodation could be found in one of the local hotels, or in the specially designed "tent city" (able to sleep 3,000), which was set up next to the fair. Though largely forgotten today, the 1933 World Grain Exhibition and Conference helped to make Regina a globally known city and secured Saskatchewan's place as "the bread basket of the world".
Written by: Shana Hay, Reference Assistant at the Regina Public Library

Sources:

Buckle, W.C. World's Grain Exhibition and Conference. Toronto: 1930.

"The World Grain Exhibition and Conference", Official Programme. Regina: 1932.

Neal, May. Regina: Queen City of the Plains. Regina: Western Printers Association, 1953.

Argan, William,Pam Cowan and Gordon W. Staseson. Regina: the First 100 Years. Regina: Centax Books, 2002.

McInnes, Elmer D. Walter T. Ross: Lawman and Conman. Calgary, AB: Smoke Ridge Books, c2012. Summary: The true story of Walter T. Ross, Royal North-West Mounted Policeman, discharged for aggressive behavior in 1907. Convicted of forgery, he later "brings in" Manitoba's first oil well and sells shares to a gullible public. A little known chapter of the Prairie's dusty past.

Wright, Barry and Susan Binnie, editors. Canadian State Trials Volume III: Political trails and Security Measures, 1840-1914. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2009. Summary: The book is divided into four parts: trials and related proceedings arising from the Fenian invasions; attempts to regulate large-scale manifestations of public disorder; trials following the North-West Rebellions of 1870 and 1885, including the Riel trial; and the modernization and enforcement of Canada's national security laws. Building upon the established scholarship of the series, the essays place these legal responses in context, shedding light on the complex and changing relationship between law and politics in Canadian history.

Blue Jay, March 2013, Vol. 71, No. 1

The Prairie History Room is now getting the longstanding naturalist publication, the Blue Jay magazine. In this journal which focuses on the Prairie Provinces, readers will find articles about backyard observations, careful and detailed observations of natural events, results of scientific research. and the occasional poetry and artwork.

This issue can be borrowed for a week.

Enjoy!

--May P. Chan, Prairie History Librarian

While perusing through the latest (April 2013) issue of the SGS Bulletin, I came across some announcements that might be of interest to you:

* SGS is looking for a number of volunteers for a number of ongoing projects:

• Obituary Digitization Project - scan obituary and save images
• Library Cataloguing - transfer information from old catalogue to new one
• SRI Indexing and Proofing - data entry, proofing and correcting
• Obituary Database Entry - extra information from obituary images provided by SGS
• Writer for "Computer Corner" - provide technology info of interest to genealogists, answer simple technical queries and recommend software
• Indexing United Church Records pre-1926 - note: this work requires you to be in Saskatoon

If you are interested in these projects, please contact Lisa Warren at saskgenealogy@sasktel.net or call 306-780-9207.

* SGS is offering a scanning service for anyone interested in preserving their genealogical papers and photos. Self-serve scanning is available at $10/hour or staff-directed scanning at $0.15/image. For more information about the program, please contact Linda Dunsmore-Porter at ed.sgs@sasktel.net or phone 306-780-9207.

* The College of Certified Saskatchewan Genealogists (CCSG) has a new mailing address:

College of Certified Saskatchewan Genealogists
Box 1894
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3E1

* Apparently a new edition of SGS' Tracing Your Saskatchewan Ancestors: a Guide to the Records and How to Use Them will be available soon through SGS. Work on updating SGS' Tracing Your Aboriginal Ancestors in the Prairie Provinces: a Guide to The Records and How to Use Them is almost complete.

* The Moose Jaw Branch of SGS will be hosting the 2013 SGS Conference "Footprints Through Time" from October 4-6, 2013 at the Heritage Inn, 1590 Main Street N, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. For more information about the conference, including accommodations, pricing and program guide, check out their website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~skmjbsgs/

You are cordially invited to attend the first annual Doors Open Regina, a self-guided walking tour of the downtown Regina buildings that have helped shaped the Queen City since 1882.

Come out on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 10 am to 2 pm to connect with Regina's architectural heritage. Visit the Regina Downtown Business Improvement Development's (RDBID) Info on the Go mobile kiosk at the Regina Farmer's Market on City Square PlazaM on Saturday to pick up a site list and walking tour brochure.

This event is free of charge and does not require pre-registration.

All of these books are available for a 3-week loan period.

	MacNamara, Jane E. Inheritance in Ontario. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 2013. Summary: The book will help you determine whether your relatives will was proved in the Court of Probate, surrogate courts, or another court, and navigate the finding aids to locate surviving estate files and other complementary records at the Archives of Ontario, local courthouse or archives, or through "FamilySearch.org." Not every Ontario estate was handled by a court, however, and land records, newspapers, and manuscript collections can also help you discover "who got what."
	Merriman, Brenda Dougall. Genealogy in Ontario : Searching the Records. 4th Edition. Toronto, ON: Ontario Genealogical Society, 2008. Summary: Reviewers and users have found that Genealogy in Ontario is required reading for family historians from every background. The beginners’ section has been revised and expanded for research basics and Internet use. Merriman gives details of source material in archives and libraries, in municipal and federal collections, in religious institutions and military fonds. She explains where to find the records, the context for their creation and how to use the finding aids. Also included are discussions of the diversity of land records, court documentation, educational sources, native and ethnic interests, occupations and immigration through the years, among other subjects.
	Smart, Susan and Clifford Duxbury Collier. Using Forms for Canadian Genealogical Research. Toronto, ON: The Ontario Genealogical Society, 2006. Summary: Here you will find forms developed specifically for use with Canadian records * Forms to record names * Forms to detail your unique family stories * Forms for planning a research outing * Forms to document the vital facts discovered on that outing

Don't forget to attend the monthly meeting of the Regina branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS), which will be held on TUESDAY, May 28, 2013 at the SGS Library located 110-1514 11th Avenue.

The meeting starts at 7:00 pm with a program on the United Empire Loyalists. Gerry and Pat Adair will discuss how to research your Loyalist ancestry.

For more information about the meeting, please contact the Regina branch at sgsregina@gmail.com. For information about the Regina branch, check out their website.

Note: The general public is invited to attend 2 monthly meetings before being asked to join the branch.