Monthly Archives: September 2014

FamilySearch updates its Nova Scotia marriage records collection

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has updated its Nova Scotia marriage records collection, 1864-1918. This collections contains an index and images of marriages from Nova Scotia. The records can be browsed online. These are the years available by county: Colchester — 1905-1914 Cumberland — … Continue reading →

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Start your family history at Ontario’s oldest genealogy fair

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Norfolklore Family History Fair, Ontario’s oldest genealogy fair, takes place Saturday, September 20, at the Eva Brook Donly Museum & Archives in Simcoe. Since 1976, this annual fair has attracted hundreds of genealogists researching their Upper Canada, Ontario, and Norfolk … Continue reading →

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Webinars focus on Norwegian and cemetery research and virtual library shelves

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Gail Dever

This week’s webinars may help you with your research. Since a webinar has a limited amount of space, it is a good idea to sign in several minutes before  it starts to get a “seat.” Tuesday, September 16, 8:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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OGS Norfolk Branch needs volunteers or may fold

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Gail Dever

In yesterday’s Crème de la crème post, you may have read the article, Genealogy society could fold, about the dire situation of the Norfolk Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Because of dwindling membership, from 200 to 125, and volunteer … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 13, 2014

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Basic Nova Scotia Genealogy Research for New England Yankees by Heather Wilkinson  Rojo on Worldwide Genealogy. Making slavery in New France by Brett Rushforth on Common-Place. Franco-American diversity: identified by different … Continue reading →

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McGill University’s WWII records another resource for genealogists

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Gail Dever

This week, September 10 marked the 75th anniversary of Canada’s entry into the Second World War. The anniversary reminded me about the McGill Remembers section on McGill University’s website that was created to honour the university’s students, alumni, faculty and … Continue reading →

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Vandals attack Maplewood Anglican Cemetery in Saint-Félix-de-Kinsey

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Gail Dever

This past weekend, vandals attacked Maplewood Anglican Cemetery in the town of Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec in Drummond County. Many of the old headstones in the Anglophone cemetery, most from the 19th century, were completely destroyed. A video shows the devastation. This … Continue reading →

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Early 20th century photos provide view of life in Montreal’s Griffintown

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Gail Dever

If your Irish ancestors in Montreal were members of the working class, as mine were, they may possibly have lived in the neighbourhood Griffintown. Identified in municipal and census records as St. Ann’s Ward, it was one of the poorest … Continue reading →

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Joe Beef Market includes play about the Irish Black Rock

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Gail Dever

Since the 19th century, Joe Beef has been part of Montreal’s history and imagination, and today one of my favourite restaurants is named for the former tavern owner. According to my husband, whenever his late father headed out the door, … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds CN’s immigrant records to Canadian collection

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Gail Dever

Ancestry’s newest Canadian collection is the Canadian National Railway Immigrant Records, 1937-1960. CN, one of the country’s two national railways, compiled records on immigrants, including family structure, origins, settlement in Canada, and progress. These records include questionnaires, applications for settlement, … Continue reading →

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