Monthly Archives: June 2015

Is your ancestor’s name among these funeral cards?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

Cindi Foreman has posted 71 funeral, mass, and prayer cards on her blog, My Moynahan Genealogy, hoping genealogists whose ancestors lived in Ontario and Michigan will recognize some of the names on the cards. Ms. Foreman writes, “The majority are … Continue reading →

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Fur trade exhibit at Montreal’s city hall

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

The exhibit, Montréal : Capitale de la fourrure / Montreal, Fur Capital, about the history of fur trading in Montreal, opens today at Montreal’s city hall and will run until August 15, 2015. This exhibit from the Centre Marius-Barbeau will depict … Continue reading →

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Launch of Montreal walking tour app delayed

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

Apparently, last Thursday’s post about the launch of a new 60-stop Montreal walking tour app was premature. When I could not find the app, I sent an email to Montréal en Histoires, as did others, and received a very quick … Continue reading →

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Webinar on researching female ancestors

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family will host a free webinar, The Secret Lives of Women – Researching Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind, presented by Gena Philibert-Ortega, on Wednesday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. How do you research the … Continue reading →

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Ryerson Archives celebrates 100th anniversary of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Assocation

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Gail Dever

To celebrate Toronto’s Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association’s 100th anniversary, the Ryerson 〈University〉 Archives has decided to focus on the Alumnae Association and its members serving at home and overseas during World War II and to promote an … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives adds 26,625 birth, marriage, and death records

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Nova Scotia Archives has digitized, fully indexed, and uploaded to their website 26,625 birth, marriage, and death records. The newly available records are 15,123 births from 1914; 5,086 marriages from 1939; and 6,416 deaths from 1964. The birth records … Continue reading →

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Free app takes you on walking tour of Old Montreal

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

As of last Thursday, Montrealers and tourists can take a free self-guided historical walking tour of Old Montreal by downloading a free mobile app for smartphones and tablets. Using the 60-stop Montréal en Histoires walking tour app, you can choose … Continue reading →

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Free access to Canadian records on Ancestry.ca until July 1

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

In celebration of Canada Day, you can have free access to all 235 million Canadian records on Ancestry.ca. The offer is in effect from now until July 1, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. From Ancestry: To view these records … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 27, 2015

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs My Carignan-Salières Regiment Ancestors by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog. Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes of the Belleville Intelligencer by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Canada Online Historical … Continue reading →

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Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 celebrates official reopening

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax celebrated its official reopening yesterday with the unveiling of Canadian Immigration Hall, a new exhibition showcasing the contributions of newcomers to Canada. The museum has doubled its original size to … Continue reading →

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