Monthly Archives: March 2014

Voyageur artist Frances Anne Hopkins recorded part of Canada’s history

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Gail Dever

On the French Canadian Cultural Alliance of the Great Lakes’ website, Wisconsin-based MaryEllen Weller-Smith writes a fascinating story about Frances Anne Hopkins (née Beechey), an English artist who painted some of the most recognizable images of the voyageur world. Hopkins travelled with her … Continue reading →

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Vermont French-Canadian GS reaches milestone

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Gail Dever

Congratulations to the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society for reaching its 1,000th member since it was founded in 1996. Read the full article in the Northfield News. I first saw this story on Elizabeth Lapointe’s GenealogyCanada blog.

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Research reports lead to better analysis

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Gail Dever

To help genealogists write research reports and better analyse our research, Elizabeth Shown Mills, author of Evidence Explained, has added a Research Reports section to her website, Historic Pathways. There you will find samples of a dozen types of reports, such as problem … Continue reading →

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Pre-election discount on books about Quebec history

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Gail Dever

In the days leading up to the Quebec provincial election on April 7, Montreal-based Baraka Books offers a 20 percent discount on books about the history of the province. In a news item on their website about the discount, they explain: … Continue reading →

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Church record vs government registration

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Gail Dever

A friend, who is an excellent Quebec genealogist, politely brought to my attention that I had incorrectly named the document in yesterday’s post, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton’s marriage record. I had confused the name of a government document with a church document. I … Continue reading →

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Richard Burton and Liz Taylor’s Montreal marriage record

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Gail Dever

I am not sure how I missed this one… Fifty years ago, on March 15, 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor married at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal. Their marriage record was posted on the Institut généalogique Drouin’s bilingual Facebook … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 175 years of French Canadian ancestry in Maine

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Gail Dever

Portland Press Herald‘s Franco-American blogger Juliana L’Heureux writes this week about Maine’s Aroostook County that recently celebrated its 175 anniversary. Located in the northern part of the state near the New Brunswick border, the county’s first settlers were Acadian and Québécois. The most interesting … Continue reading →

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150 years ago today — Last public execution in Quebec City

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Gail Dever

On March 22, 1864, 150 years ago today, more than 6,000 people attended the last public execution in Quebec City. They came to watch the hanging of John Meehan, a 23-year-old originally from Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault. Meehan had lived in Quebec City with his family most … Continue reading →

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Slavery in 18th-century Quebec

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Gail Dever

In this morning’s Montreal Gazette, columnist John Kalbfleisch writes about slavery in 18th-century Quebec and the ads his publisher once ran. He writes that “slaves were used mainly as indoor domestics rather than as outdoor field hands. . .Most farms … Continue reading →

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First three Quebec censuses available online

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Gail Dever

Yesterday’s post about the first Canadian census in 1666 generated interest among the always helpful Facebook crowd. Thanks to my online friend and researcher extraordinaire, Dianne Seale Nolin, here are the links to Canada’s first three censuses on Library and Archives … Continue reading →

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