searching your family history with ourdigitalworld
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Searching & sharing Searching & sharing your family historyyour family history
with Jess PosgateOurDigitalWorld
April 25, 2014 Kitchener Public Library
4th annual Genealogy Fair
Who is Who is OurDigitalWorld?OurDigitalWorld?We are a not-for-profit organizationWe develop tools and services that
connect people and their communities around digital stories and objects
We enable community organizations to upload their local history content
We provide free access to community collections through search and discovery options for the public
One search solutions…One search solutions…
PortalsOurOntario.caNews.ourontario.caGovDocs.ourontario.ca
And more…VITA Toolkit sites
OurOntario.ca PortalOurOntario.ca PortalLocal history content from and about
OntarioIncludes more than 1.8 million records with
~4 million pages and parts from 200+ contributors
Includes:◦ Oral histories◦ Photographs◦ Documents◦ 3D objects◦ Newspaper content
And more content every day…
http://ourontario.ca/
Ontario Community Ontario Community Newspaper PortalNewspaper PortalMore than 200 years of community
newspapersSite includes these titles and their content:
◦ News articles◦ Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMDs) ◦ Clippings◦ Full page/issue access
Primary resources from libraries, historical societies, archives, museums, genealogical societies, and private collections
http://news.ourontario.ca/
Ontario GovDocs portalOntario GovDocs portal150 years’ worth of published
documents from the Ontario Legislative Library
Searchable PDFs allow for full text results
Coming soon: ◦HANSARD ◦Ministry of the Environment portal
http://govdocs.ourontario.ca/
So… what will you find?So… what will you find?
Primary sourcesVaried contentProvincial vs. regional/local viewsOpportunities for contribute
feedback & your stories!
OurOntario.caOurOntario.ca
Search across everything…Keyword Search e.g. “Badgerow”Faceting – how to narrow your
resultsResults – using mouseovers,
linked records, linked pages, govdocs link
OurOntario.caOurOntario.caAdvanced Search e.g.
“Badgerow” Media type “Text” or Media type “Image” or try “Object”
Try these…Try these…Keyword:
“Tweedsmuir”◦Histories◦Photographs◦Newspaper
articles◦Speeches◦Scrapbooks
• Advanced search: “Cemeteries” & Geography “Niagara”◦Cemetery
records◦Clippings◦Scrapbooks ◦Photographs
Newspapers portalNewspapers portal
Searching Ontario newspaper content…
Keyword search e.g. “Badgerow”Advanced Search – scope your
searchFaceting – includes years, geo-
location, and more…Results – language and linksNewspaper records – index records
(linked/not linked); full text results
Index-only recordsIndex-only records
Linked index recordLinked index record
Full-text resultsFull-text results
GovDocsGovDocs
Local & Regional searchesLocal & Regional searches
VITA Toolkit sitesLocal organizations / local
collections with global discovery options
Community memory capturingOpportunities for interaction
ExamplesExamplesGhost towns
◦ Jackfish Multiple collections Comments
◦ Sulphide An exhibit
◦ Nestorville Tweedsmuir W.I. Scrapbook
Ontario Genealogical Society site◦ Family Histories◦ Cemetery records◦ Periodicals◦ Mystery photos…
Books/PeriodicalsBooks/Periodicals
Cemetery recordsCemetery records
Linked names
Family HistoriesFamily Histories
Geographic locationGeographic location
Share what you knowShare what you know
Answer Mystery QuestionsCommentsContribute your photos & stories
Mystery QuestionsMystery Questions
Add commentsAdd comments
ContributeContribute
Saving & Sharing resultsSaving & Sharing results
LinkingLinking
Site widgetsSite widgets
Getting thereGetting thereOurOntario.caNews.OurOntario.caGovDocs.OurOntario.caVITA Toolkit Showcase (all sites)
More information…OurDigitalWorldVITA Toolkit
Questions?Questions?