Category Archives: Canada

Government of Canada recognizes importance of the Celebrations of Emancipation Day

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

Yesterday, the Government of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Celebrations of Emancipation Day at a special plaque unveiling ceremony at St. James Cathedral’s Snell Hall in Toronto. On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect which put an end to the … Continue reading →

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University of Winnipeg program issues call for stories about German immigrant fathers and their Canadian-born sons

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg seeks published and unpublished memoirs, biographies, diaries, letters, and other documents that focus on German immigrant fathers and their Canadian-born sons for its Father-and-Son project. The project explores the relationships between fathers and sons … Continue reading →

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More British Home Children records now available and free to access on Findmypast

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast has added three British Home Children record sets to its collection. In partnership with Home Children Canada and Library and Archives Canada, Findmypast is publishing an ever-growing collection of Home Children records. If you have a Home … Continue reading →

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New on Ancestry — Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your ancestor travelled on a Canadian Pacific steamship during the last century, you may find them listed in Ancestry’s newest Canadian collection, Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981. If your ancestor worked on a steamship, this collection may tell … Continue reading →

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Guy Berthiaume honoured by National Order of Quebec

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

Librarian and Archivist of Canada Emeritus Guy Berthiaume yesterday was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec, along with 21 other Quebecers who became Knights or Officers. The recipients were decorated at a ceremony in the Legislative Council … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch updates Canadian collections

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Gail Dever

From last Monday through our long weekend, FamilySearch updated its Canadian collections. Let’s hope they plan to continue doing so today. Almost every province is included in the 32 updated record collections. Thirty of them are searchable by name and … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada announces recipients of the 2024–2025 funding cycle of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Gail Dever

Archives, museums and documentary heritage institutions will this year share $1.47 million to carry out 36 projects selected under Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). The projects were selected for the significant impact they will have on documentary … Continue reading →

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University of Winnipeg researchers receive grant to study history of father-son relationships of German-Canadians

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Gail Dever

The University of Winnipeg’s German-Canadian Studies yesterday announced that its Father and Son project received a three-year grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the country’s federal funding agency for research in history. The grant will fund … Continue reading →

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Mapping 70 years of census data in Canadian neighbourhoods

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Gail Dever

A team in the Faculty of Social Science at Western University in London, Ontario has created a mapping platform that allows researchers to see how the people living in specific neighbourhoods have changed during the last 70 years. The UNI-CEN Canadian … Continue reading →

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Findmypast launched first global collection for tracing British Home Children

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

A major new collection of British Home Children records was launched yesterday on Findmypast that will allow millions of descendants of British Home Children to trace their ancestors for free – many for the first time. Created in collaboration with … Continue reading →

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