Author Archives: Gail Dever

Family History Writing Challenge returns for the month of February

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

Starting on February 1, Lynn Palermo will bring back her free month-long Family History Writing Challenge for the fifteenth year. Those who sign up will receive daily motivational emails and will be able to participate in daily writing sprints. There … Continue reading →

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Virtual event on AI and family history

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

The Victoria Genealogical Society in British Columbia will host a virtual AI event, called Artificial Intelligence and Family History: The Basics and Beyond, on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Pacific time. The speakers, Steve Little, Mark Thompson, … Continue reading →

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Explore Bank of Montreal’s online employee photos and HR ledgers, 1880s to 1920s

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

If one of your male relatives worked for the Bank of Montreal between the 1880s and the 1920s and had their portrait taken at the studio of 19th-century Montreal photographer William Notman, there’s a possibility the bank’s corporate archives has … Continue reading →

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Virtual cemetery of Loyalists on FindAGrave

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

There are more than 1,200 graves in Canada of United Empire Loyalists identified in the virtual cemetery that Brian McConnell has created on FindAGrave. The gravesites of these Loyalists are located in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, … Continue reading →

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Episodes of ‘My Family Secrets Revealed’ on YouTube

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

Fans of genealogy television programs, such as Finding Your Roots, will likely enjoy an episode of My Family Secrets Revealed that is available on YouTube. The series was produced in collaboration with Ancestry. In Historian Gives Woman Life-Changing News, host … Continue reading →

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Ancestry updates Quebec’s Drouin Collection of baptisms, marriage and burial records

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

On Thursday, Ancestry updated their index of the Drouin Collection of baptisms, marriages and burials in Quebec, from 1621 to 1941. With more than 41 million records, this is an essential collection to research if your relatives lived in Quebec. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 18, 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1921 Censuses of England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man on Ancestry by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. How to Browse All Digitized Titles in Chronicling America by Joanna Colclough … Continue reading →

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Free ISBGFH webinar — Using Valuation Office Records in Irish Research

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History will host the free webinar, Using Valuation Office Records in Irish Research, presented by Fiona Fitzsimons, on Saturday, January 18, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Ireland has experienced significant archival destruction, … Continue reading →

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RootsTech 2025 schedule now available

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

The full class schedule for this year’s RootsTech conference has been released. Online and in-person participants can use the RootsTech 2025 scheduling tool to explore the classes and keynote addresses slated for March 6 to 8, and create their personal … Continue reading →

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Two Ontario newspapers added to Newspapers.com

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Gail Dever

Two more newspapers from Ontario are now available on Newspapers.com. The Herald, Alliston, Ontario2011 – 2023 Almaquin News, Burk’s Falls, Ontario 2011-2023 While Almaquin News‘ mailing address is in the small town of Burk’s Falls, the newspaper covers an area … Continue reading →

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