Category Archives: Canada

If your ancestor settled in Canada generations ago, you may be able to apply for Canadian citizenship

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Gail Dever

If you can trace your ancestry in Canada back several generations — and you’re not already Canadian — you may be able to apply to become a Canadian citizen. At least, that’s what a team of immigration lawyers says. In … Continue reading →

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New book for kids about a British war bride who married a Canadian serviceman

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Gail Dever

Cambridge, Ontario musician Allison Lupton has launched a picture book, called Over the Ocean to Canada, based on her song about war brides who married Canadian servicemen during WWII and came to Canada. The former music teacher recorded her song, … Continue reading →

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Virtual British Home Children cemetery contains 12,000+ memorials

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Gail Dever

Researchers and members of British Home Children Canada have contributed to a virtual cemetery on Find A Grave, and as of yesterday, there were more than 12,000 memorials, which is quite an achievement. From 1869 to 1939, more than 100,000 … Continue reading →

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Anglican Diocese of Toronto requests old parish registers for its archives

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Gail Dever

Note: This blog post was revised after publication. It is about the Diocese of Toronto’s archives, not the archives of the entire Anglican Church of Canada as indicated in the first published version. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto has asked … Continue reading →

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Two classics of Ukrainian Canadian genealogy available again

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Gail Dever

The East European Genealogical Society (EEGS) in Winnipeg, Manitoba yesterday announced the reprinting of the first and third volumes of Vladimir J. Kaye’s Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian Biography. Volume 1, covering 941 settlers who arrived in Manitoba by 1900, was … Continue reading →

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Free online Canadian obits compiled by The Ancestor Hunt

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Gail Dever

Kenneth R. Marks has updated his lists of links to free online Canadian obituaries and obituary indexes on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. With the addition of 54 new collections, there are now a total of 375 collections for Canada. … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada provides funding to 37 local organizations in support of documentary heritage

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

This year, archives, museums and documentary heritage institutions will share $1.425 million to carry out 37 projects selected under Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program. The projects were selected for the impact they will have on documentary … Continue reading →

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Digital Museums Canada awards more than $2 million in funding to museums and Indigenous organizations

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Gail Dever

Digital Museums Canada (DMC) yesterday announced an investment of over $2 million in 18 new online projects developed by museums and heritage, cultural and Indigenous organizations across Canada. DMC is managed by the Canadian Museum of History, and these projects were selected by … Continue reading →

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Update on the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives at the Archives of Manitoba

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Gail Dever

Following the recent news about Canada’s oldest company Hudson’s Bay liquidating its  assets and closing most of its department stores, the Archives of Manitoba, which houses the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (HBCA), has received a number of inquiries concerning the … Continue reading →

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Happy Irish Heritage Month

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

March is Irish Heritage Month — and it’s a great time for us to explore our ancestors who lived in Ireland and to share the stories we’ve uncovered with members of our family. There are more than 4.6 million Canadians … Continue reading →

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