Monthly Archives: December 2014

Top 5 posts in 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Gail Dever

It has been a fun, and sometimes challenging, first year for my blog. I have met the challenges of writing a daily genealogy news blogs with the support of you, many genealogy bloggers in Canada, the US, Britain, and Australia, … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives adds almost 9,500 birth records online for 1919

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick announced yesterday it has digitized almost 9,500 birth registers for 1919, and they are now available to search by name on the Archives’ website. Now we can see the original record, instead of just … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Online finding aid helps genealogists find Torontonians in historic census records

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Gail Dever

Jane MacNamara’s finding aid on the Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch’s website of where to find Torontonians in historic census records helps us easily learn and understand what is available in the old returns. Since Ms. Macnamara first created the … Continue reading →

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Ancestry offers free access to top global collections of 2014 until Monday

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Gail Dever

Ancestry.ca is offering free access to its Top Global Collections of 2014 until Monday, December 29, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. The collections include: 1911 Census of Canada 1911 England Census 1921 Census of Canada 1940 United States Federal Census Australia … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Quebecers’ roots can be found in Germany

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Gail Dever

If you watched the December 22 episode of Qui êtes-vous?, Quebec’s version of Who Do you Think You are?, you saw actress Mariloup Wolfe trace her roots to Germany. One of the people who helped her was Claude Crégheur, co-author … Continue reading →

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Filles du roi presentation in Santa Barbara, California in January

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Gail Dever

How about a trip to Santa Barbara, California in January? Warm weather all the time — and genealogy for at least an hour. Former Montrealer Marielle Bourgeois will deliver a presentation about Les Filles du roi at the Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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41 million wills from England and Wales available to search online for the first time

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Gail Dever

The British Ministry of Justice issued the following news release today. The government’s archive of 41 million wills dates back to 1858 and will enable people to find out more about their family histories, as well as researching the last … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 27, 2014

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this Christmas week. Blogs Irish Newfoundland Connection by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. An expert guide to the Griffith’s Valuation by Fiona Fitzsimons on Findmypast. Genealogy Do-Over: Schedule of Topics by Thomas MacEntee … Continue reading →

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Free online access to ScotlandsPeople valuation rolls

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Gail Dever

If you have Scottish ancestors, you may want to skip the Boxing Day sales and stay home in front of your computer. For the 12 days of Christmas, the valuation rolls are completely free to search on ScotlandsPeople. From now … Continue reading →

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“Jingle Bells” started as a drinking song

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Gail Dever

When I was a kid, Jingle Bells was probably my favourite song to sing. It was certainly my most boisterous. By the end of the song, my friends and I practically screamed the chorus. I had no idea it was … Continue reading →

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