Category Archives: Canada

New Canada Research Chair in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Gail Dever

Dr. Cheryl Thompson has been named a new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity. Her research will explore, map and share how Black Canadians’ lives have shaped Canada’s creative landscape. She will engage with Black scholars, … Continue reading →

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Six collections to be added to Canadiana, including Ontario historical county maps, a Black abolitionist newspaper, and an Acadia University student newspaper 

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Canadiana collection is expanding with the addition of six new collections from Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) member institutions.  Selected by CRKN’s Canadiana Content Sub-Committee through the inaugural call for development projects, the six collections tell stories from across Canada and span over … Continue reading →

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New book from Global Genealogy about three sisters who were British Home Children in Canada

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

Global Genealogy has published a new book, British Home Children to Canada — Three Sisters from Kensington and Chelsea Union, by Gloria Tubman who lives in Ottawa, Ontario. The author’s research into the story of her grandmother Annie Bond Hodgins’ life … Continue reading →

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Canadian Museum of Immigration launches immigration timeline

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

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 →

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One of Amazon’s bestsellers is a new book about Canada’s British Home Children

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Gail Dever

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 →

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Findmypast commemorates British Home Child Day with more than 2,000 new records

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

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 →

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New docuseries solves 80-year-old Indigenous family mystery

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Knowing is a family history journey like none we’ve seen on television. In the four-part docuseries that begins airing on CBC and CBC Gem on Wednesday, September 25, Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga goes on a search to find out … Continue reading →

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New at Global Genealogy

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

Global Genealogy has produced a revised edition of Ken Cox’s guide, Documenting Your Ancestors Who Served in the Canadian Navy during World War One (1914-1918) or World War Two (1939-1945). The September 2024 edition includes more information on WW1 merchant seamen … Continue reading →

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‘Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation’ now available from Global Genealogy

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

For the first time, Global Genealogy has made available in a searchable pdf format the four-volume set of Donald Whyte’s A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation. Global says, “This  set provides extensive data on thousands of individuals and … Continue reading →

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Recommended Canadian history books to read

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Gail Dever

Summer isn’t over yet, so there’s still plenty of time to catch up on our reading — and perhaps an opportunity for us to learn what life was like for our Canadian ancestors. Canada’s History has recommended more than 30 … Continue reading →

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