Monthly Archives: November 2014

Online family history research in US grows by 14 times in past decade

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

Ancestry.com reported in a news release issued yesterday that online family history research in the United States has grown by 14 times in the last ten years. Future Foundation conducted the research for Ancestry, focusing on the growing interest in … Continue reading →

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History Television wants to interview WWII veterans and family members

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

Did you or one of your ancestors serve with the the Régiment de Maisonneuve? 1st Battalion Black Watch of Canada? 1st Battalion Calgary Highlanders? If so, the folks at History Television may want to interview you for a major television … Continue reading →

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Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia to hold open house at new premises

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) will hold an open house Saturday, November 29, at 2:00 p.m., to welcome everyone to see their new library and office space in Dartmouth. Several months ago, GANS resided in a former store … Continue reading →

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Research guide explains how to use Drouin Institute’s Quebec Records website

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Drouin Genealogical Institute has put together a 22-page research guide that explains how to use the three major databases on its Quebec Records website to find ancestors. If you have not yet subscribed to the website, but are curious … Continue reading →

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LAC updates WWI service files digitization project

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada has digitized an additional 2,584 Canadian Expeditionary Force service files for the First World War. This is the first update since October 16 when LAC first announced it had digitized 76,300 of the 640,000 files. When … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives uploads more birth records

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has added to its website 5,411 birth records for the year 1918 for a total of almost 300,000 birth records from 1810 to 1918. Access the online provincial database of Vital Statistics of Government … Continue reading →

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Free webinar about technical tools for genealogy research

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Gail Dever

Do you have a brick wall or two you need to chip away? The Utah Genealogical Society’s free webinar on Thursday, November 20, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (7:00 p.m. Mountain time) may help. Peg Ivanyo will present Using Technology … Continue reading →

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Lecture about Elsie Reford and WWI

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Gail Dever

Alexander Reford will deliver a lecture, A Woman at War – Elsie Reford and WWI, about his great-grandmother Elsie Reford at the Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. About the lecture: The women … Continue reading →

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Quebec City’s Saint-Dominique church attains heritage status

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Gail Dever

Saint-Dominique church in Quebec City has been classified a provincial heritage building by Hélène David, the minister of Culture and Communications and Minister responsable for the Protection and Promotion of the French language. The church was built by the Dominicans … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Public Library posts historical photos of BC and Yukon online

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Vancouver Public Library (VPL) has posted more than 30,000 historical photos online of British Columbia and the Yukon, and the number will increase as the library staff members continue to scan and upload photos from the collection of more … Continue reading →

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