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Monthly Archives: June 2014
New WWI Canadian records added to Ancestry
I learned from John D. Reid’s blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, that Ancestry has added the following Canadian WWI records. Canada, Ledgers of CEF Officers Transferring to Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1919, 1,210 records This relatively small database is from the records of … Continue reading
Celebrate Canada Day with free access to Canadian records
Ancestry.ca offers free access to all 235 million Canadian records on its website until Canada Day, July 1, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.To view these records, you will need to register for free with Ancestry.ca with your name and email address. Once you … Continue reading
New books in LAC’s Genealogy Services Collection
Library and Archives Canada posted on its blog a list of new books available in its Genealogy Services Collection. Among the books listed, the following are about Quebec and Quebec families. Family Histories L’ancêtre des familles Kirouac en Amérique, son épouse et leurs fils : … Continue reading
Toronto Star donates more than one million photos
The Toronto Star has donated more than one million photographs, spanning the years 1900 to 1999, to the Toronto Public Library. This collection represents the Star‘s entire photo archive. Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank said: “These remarkable photos will now … Continue reading
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40% off genealogy boot camps
Thomas MacEntee’s Hack Genealogy has announced 40% off all digital downloads from his genealogy boot camp series. The available boot camps, with handouts, are: Self-Publishing Boot Camp Get Your Genealogy Groove Back Boot Camp Genealogy Writing Boot Camp The sale price for personal use … Continue reading
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FamilySearch offers free Scottish research webinar series
From June 23 to 27, FamilySearch offers a free webinar series about research in Scotland. These webinars are part of a series of webinars that will be made available on a monthly basis through the coming year. This sounds like … Continue reading
Joyeuse Fête de la Saint-Jean
Today marks the 180th edition of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec. Early French colonists introduced to North America the tradition of celebrating the summer solstice around the feast day of Saint John the Baptist. The patriotic tone of the Saint- Jean-Baptiste … Continue reading
American soldiers and their children who died in Quebec during the War of 1812
While reading Vicky Lapointe’s blog, Quebec City’s history and its region, I came across a year-old post that made me realize that publishing burial information, in the hope a distant relative will learn about it, is not new. Even some people in the … Continue reading
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Findmypast buys Mocavo
Findmypast, the British family history company, announced today it has acquired Mocavo, a US genealogy company. Judging by the buzz on Facebook and Twitter, this could be a good union for genealogists. The news arrives less than a week after Findmypast announced it … Continue reading
Day one for new Librarian and Archivist of Canada
Library and Archives Canada today welcomes Dr. Guy Berthiaume, the new Librarian and Archivist of Canada. He had served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec since June 22, 2009. Details about Dr. Berthiaume’s background … Continue reading
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