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Author Archives: Gail Dever
Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ next presentation — ’50 more overlooked genealogical resources’
Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free presentation, Let’s Continue With 50 More Overlooked Genealogical Resources. It will be delivered by Diane L. Richard today, October 2, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, but the recording will be available afterward. … Continue reading
Special promotion: Free DNA uploads and access to all of MyHeritage’s DNA features
Until October 6 at 11:59 p.m., MyHeritage is allowing people to upload their DNA data to MyHeritage and receive full access to all DNA features for free, forever. For each new DNA file you upload this week, you’ll receive free … Continue reading
Canadian Museum of Immigration launches immigration timeline
Did you know that Indigenous nations began building log houses in the Great Lakes region in the year 1100 and that Black people were enslaved in New France and British North America from 1629 to 1834? If your relatives came … Continue reading
One of Amazon’s bestsellers is a new book about Canada’s British Home Children
Lori Oschefski’s new book, Orphans of the Living: British Home Children in Canada, launched only a few days ago, has already become Amazon’s top seller in the 19th and 20th Century Canadian History categories. The 363-page book is available on … Continue reading
Ontario Ancestors’ six webinars this week feature 17th-century New York, Scotland, archives, family history writing, Irish immigrants during the Famine, and buried treasures
It’s another busy week at Ontario Ancestors with six virtual presentations that are open to all who register. Four are free and two have a fee for non-members. The following times are in Eastern time. Tuesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m. … Continue reading
Ancestry takes Olympians Torvill and Dean on a DNA journey
Many who watched the 1984 winter Olympics in Sarajevo will remember Torvill and Dean’s gold-medal performance to Ravel’s Boléro that became famous around the world. Now, in Ancestry’s latest video, Torvill & Dean Have Sport in the Blood, Jayne Torvill … Continue reading
Findmypast commemorates British Home Child Day with more than 2,000 new records
Yesterday was British Home Child Day in Canada, so it was timely that Findmypast announced on Friday that it had added three new Home Children record sets to its existing collection. With emigration reports, lodgings registers and newspaper cuttings, there … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Free to View on the British Newspaper Archive and FamilySearch Labs Experimental Search Watch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 10 Details Not to Miss on Italian Vital Records by DiAnn … Continue reading
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All About That Place online event features 140+ 10-minute talks
The free online learning event, All About That Place, kicks off tomorrow, running over 10 days, from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, October 6. It will be filled with more than 140 recorded 10-minute talks on genealogy and local history. … Continue reading
Save 25% on a one-year subscription to Généalogie Québec
From September 26 to 30, the Drouin Institute is offering a 25 percent discount on annual subscriptions to Généalogie Québec. The offer is only available through this link.