Monthly Archives: September 2014

Webinar to offer research techniques to overcome destroyed and missing records

All the records were destroyed in a fire. How often have we heard that one? Now what? Legacy Family Tree presents a free webinar on Friday, October 3, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time with Karen Clifford: Overcoming destroyed and missing … Continue reading

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Who knew there was a Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants?

All these years, I must have been hiding under a rock — and apparently it wasn’t the Plymouth Rock. Until yesterday, I was totally unaware of the Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants. I (naively) assumed all descendants of the passengers … Continue reading

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Findmypast offers one-month introductory subscription for $1

Findmypast is offering a one-month World subscription to first-time subscribers for just $1. (I tried to take advantage, but I am a previous subscriber.) It is promoted as a special offer for Irish Central visitors, but it appears anyone signing … Continue reading

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The Home Archivist shares her experience with a collection of 19th-century letters

Professional historian Jessica Dunkin has written the first article in a series, called The Home Archivist, where she shares her experience with a private collection of 19th-century letters she received this summer. When she (temporarily) received the carton of letters, … Continue reading

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Archives of Ontario’s first onsite exhibit features WWI

The Archives of Ontario’s first onsite exhibit is about World War I and it focuses on how the conflict personally affected individuals, rather than on the battles. Entitled Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario’s First World War, the … Continue reading

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National Institute for Genealogical Studies offers free virtual meetings this weekend

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies will hold five virtual meetings this weekend and one of them starts at 7:00 a.m. Eastern time to accommodate family historians in Australia and New Zealand. Anyone can participate in these free sessions. No … Continue reading

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Crème de la crème — September 27, 2014

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs A message to Canadian genealogists from Library and Archives Canada and 50% off Findmypast by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. War Diaries of the First World War and Image … Continue reading

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Exploration of DIPPAM leads to story about wreck of an Irish famine ship

Claire Santry posted an item on her blog Irish Genealogy News about DIPPAM, the Documenting Ireland: People, Parliament and Migration, the online archive of Queen’s University in Belfast. She thinks it may be an underutilized website because of its dull … Continue reading

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LAC launches newly designed website

Library and Archives launched its newly designed website yesterday. The changes were made to conform with federal standards of accessibility and to improve access to people with disabilities. Take a look at it to see if you like the changes. … Continue reading

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RootsIreland moves from pay-per-view to subscription-based access

RootsIreland.ie, the website of the Irish Family History Foundation, has introduced subscription options to access its database, replacing its pay-per-view credit system that seemed less expensive if you used it as infrequently as I did. A one-month subscription is 25 … Continue reading

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