Monthly Archives: May 2015

Free access to Toronto Star Archives until May 31

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Gail Dever

Access to the Toronto Star Archives is available for free until May 31. The last time a similar offer was made, it was for two days — and I was bleary-eyed at the end of it. The usual cost to … Continue reading →

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Two free webinars Tuesday — photo restoration and integrating proof arguments into genealogical narrative

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Gail Dever

Decisions, decisions. You will have to pick between two free webinars on Tuesday, May 19, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time: one about photo restoration; the other about integrating genealogical proofs into the genealogical narrative. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society will … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch Scottish beginner webinars now available and new intermediate series to begin Monday

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

The FamilySearch webinars about Scotland research for beginners that were presented live a couple of weeks ago were recorded and are now available to watch online for free. Scroll down this page to find the handouts, which are excellent, and … Continue reading →

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Ancestry corrects misleading title

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about a new Ancestry database, Canada, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962, and my confusion about its contents. Despite my best efforts, I could not find my ancestors in the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2015

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Will genealogy societies always just be there? Not necessarily by David Pike on GlobalGenealogy. So What is a Genealogical Society? and NGS 2015 Conference Blog Compendium by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings. … Continue reading →

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“The Home Archivist” to speak in Kingston Saturday

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Home Archivist Jessica Dunkin will speak about the steps she has taken to preserve and organize a private collection of 19th-century letters at the Ontario Genealogical Society Kingston Branch’s monthly meeting on Saturday, May 16. Ms. Dunkin holds an … Continue reading →

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LAC digitizes another batch of WWI service files

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Gail Dever

It’s the 15th of the month, which means Library and Archives Canada has announced a new batch of WWI service files has been digitized and uploaded to its website. If my math is correct, 11,497 service files were digitized during … Continue reading →

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Extensive online bibliography about history of Montreal an important resource for genealogists

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Université du Québec à Montreal has published an important online bibliography of books, articles, and theses about the history of Montreal that contains 9,684 titles in English and French. If your ancestors lived in Montreal, you must explore this … Continue reading →

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Provincial Archives of New Brunswick digitizes Dictionary of Miramichi Biographies and improves vital stat search engine

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick anounced yesterday it has digitized and added to its website the Dictionary of Miramichi Biographies and produced an improved search engine for the online vital statistics. The Dictionary of Miramichi Biographies is a searchable … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Canada passenger and crew manifests 1912-39 and 1953-62

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has added Canada, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962, containing information about ships, airlines, and passengers arriving in various Canadian ports, submitted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Records in this database include the ports at Montreal, … Continue reading →

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