Monthly Archives: June 2015

New season of WDYTYA? includes a celebrity with French Canadian roots

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

One of the celebrities in the upcoming season of the US version of Who Do You Think You Are? has French Canadian roots, but it is unclear if this part of his ancestry will be uncovered. In TLC’s announcement about … Continue reading →

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Cimetières du Québec adds more cemeteries

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Gail Dever

Here are the latest cemeteries added to the Cimetières du Québec website. Cimetière Evangéliste Baptiste, Pied-du-Lac, Rivière-Bleue, Témiscouata County. Baptist. Francophone. Cimetière Saint-François-d’Assise, Grand-Pabos Ouest, Chandler, Gaspé County. Catholic. Francophone. Cimetière de Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Verchères County. Catholic. Francophone. Cimetière de … Continue reading →

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Lists of online historical newspapers updated for Quebec and Territories

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Gail Dever

In time for Quebec’s Fête nationale today, Kenneth R. Marks has updated his online historical newspapers lists on his blog, The Ancestor Hunt, for Quebec and the three Territories Mr. Marks has added 72 newspapers to the Quebec list for … Continue reading →

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LAC and UOttawa to collaborate for next five years

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) continues to move in the right direction, seeking new partnerships. In a news release issued yesterday, LAC and the University of Ottawa announced they will collaborate in several key areas over the next five years … Continue reading →

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Toronto Branch’s lecture not available

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

After publishing an article about the live streaming of yesterday’s presentation at the Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch’s meeting in which I wrote a recording of the presentation would be available on the Branch’s YouTube channel, I was advised that … Continue reading →

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Toronto Branch’s lecture about new British and Irish resources available on YouTube

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

Yesterday evening, the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society live streamed its meeting with member James F.S. Thomson who spoke about new resources for British and Irish research. Mr. Thomson also spoke about how to find digitized WWI army … Continue reading →

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Online historical newspapers lists updated for Ontario and Nova Scotia

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

Kenneth R. Marks on his blog, The Ancestor Hunt, has updated his lists of Online Historical Newspapers Summary for Ontario and Nova Scotia. He added 50 newspapers for Ontario and 40 for Nova Scotia.

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NARA article explains US-Canadian border crossings collection

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

Last week I spent way too much time trying to understand and write the blog post, FamilySearch’s new Vermont-Canadian border crossings collection contains more than misleading title suggests, about the contents of FamilySearch’s new collection, Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, … Continue reading →

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Webinar on how to keep your volunteers happy

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Federation of Genealogical Societies is re-launching its webinar series with a presentation by Amy Johnson Crow on How to Keep Your Volunteers Happy, Helpful, and Engaged. The webinar will help societies learn the tools necessary to keep those much … Continue reading →

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Try Findmypast for one month for $1

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Gail Dever

The latest LostCousins newsletter shared the news that new subscribers have the opportunity to subscribe to the Findmypast World subscription for $1 for the first month. This is for first-time subscribers to Findmypast. LostCousins founder Peter Calver writes, “Of course, … Continue reading →

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