Thursday, September 10, 2009 The Genealogy of Communities:
Fishing Camps By definition a camp is defined as "temporary"
living quarters. Many of those housed in camps were making their
way to a new life, most were single, and women were few. In her
most recent article, "The Genealogy of Communities: Fishing
Camps," Judy Rosella Edwards explores the nature of fishing
camps and suggests ways to back-track individuals who may have
been found in these camps. Skilled workers, for example, may be
found plying the same trade in their place of origin, as noted
on the census. As fishing camps were "a haven for new
immigrants," the article suggests ways of narrowing an
ancestor's place of origin through ship manifests. Ideas are
also provided for tracking an ancestor forward in time, as they
build new lives.