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Digital Copy of The Flemings of Derby Township

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The Flemings of Derby Township: A family history (2022) is now available online through the Internet Archive as a pdf document for viewing and download.
https://archive.org/details/flemings_of_derby_township_family_history

The table of contents links to each chapter, and the text is searchable by keyword. The book can be found most easily by searching by title: Flemings of Derby Township. The subject headings may also be helpful: Fleming family, family history, genealogy, Derby – Township – Grey County, Owen Sound – Ontario, Canada West, Church of the Disciples of Christ, Pioneer Life 1840-1880, Logierait, – Perthshire – Scotland, Scottish emigration to Canada, Christopher Alexander (C.A.) Fleming, Roy F. Fleming.

The Creative Commons license for usage rights is for Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. Material may not be used for commercial purposes or remixed for distribution. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

The print book and some e-copies may also be viewed at the following:

  • Library and Archives Canada, two print copies, full cataloguing record at https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1370360999?lang=en
  • Toronto Public Library, Reference Library  – one print copy
  • Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library (https://www.osngupl.ca/) – two copies for in-library use.
  • Grey Roots Museum and Archives, Owen Sound, ON  (https://greyroots.com/) – two copies and one e-copy. Search for Flemings of Derby Township, 2022 year of creation.  Contact the archive.
  • Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON (https://www.brucemuseum.ca/)  – one print copy and one e-copy. Search for Flemings of Derby Township, date =2022.. Contact the archive.
  • Archives and Collections, University of Guelph – one print copy
  • Ontario Genealogical Society  (https://ogs.on.ca/) – the Society Library is kept at the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Toronto Reference Library.
  • Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah – one print copy and one e-copy – not yet catalogued. Added October 15, 2024 – Family Search copy is at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/926936-redirect

Individuals may also email me through this blog. Please send us comments or questions.

Progress Report

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Proposed cover for book - The Flemings of Derby Township: A Family History
Proposed cover for book – The Flemings of Derby Township: A Family History

You may be wondering if the long silence at this blog means we have abandoned the Fleming Family History project. Quite the opposite.  We have been feverishly busy writing these past three months, editing, and designing, and can say with confidence that we are getting closer to print. The “we” means a team of six: family historian and sponsor (Ruth (Fleming) Larmour), writer (Gwen Harris), two editors, book designer, and printer. As well, some Fleming descendants have been assisting in reviewing sections. The book designer has determined the layout and design, and we have overcome major issues with the quality of images and handling of endnotes. Twenty-one of the twenty-three chapters have now been written, reviewed and edited – about 10% of Flemings of Derby Township: A Family History remains to be written.  We don’t have a definite launch date yet but are hoping for late summer, early fall. The book will be available through this website. The project plan also includes revamping this site because we will have more content to add, more to share, more to learn from readers and commenters, and more time to do it.

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