Monthly Archives: July 2015

7-part drama about British undesirables banished to Australia begins tonight

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

Banished, a new seven-part series about Britian banishing undesirables to Australia in the 18th century, premieres tonight at 9:00 p.m. on CBC Television. The series is a period drama written by Jimmy McGovern, who created the highly acclaimed British TV … Continue reading →

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AP and British Movietone partner to upload 550K+ archival newsreels

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Associated Press and British Movietone have uploaded more than 550,000 archival newsreels — about 1 million minutes of footage — on YouTube. Spanning the period 1895 to 1985, this incredible collection of newsreels can help genealogists learn about the social history of their … Continue reading →

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Play WDYTYA? Bingo tonight

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

How about playing WDYTYA? Bingo when the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? begins tonight at 9:00 p.m. EDT on TLC? Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers has created this fun bingo card.

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Library collection of inactive OGS branch now accessible

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

Thanks to the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) and a local library, the Norfolk County Branch’s library collection has been preserved and is now accessible for genealogists. In October 2014, the OGS announced that its Norfolk County Branch had to change … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 25, 2015

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Research Sites by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Newfoundland Military Records and Rockstar Genealogists at BIFHSGO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Summer Reading – Book … Continue reading →

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Genealogist’s book collection for sale

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Gail Dever

The family of the late Joy Reisinger, CG Emeritus, of Wisconsin, has assembled her monumental collection of genealogy books and journals and is now offering them for sale. Much of the collection is about the United States and Canada, especially … Continue reading →

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Are these the four ‘Best Canadian Genealogy Websites’?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

Family Tree Magazine’s newly released 101 Best Websites for Genealogy in 2015 includes four websites in its Best Canadian Genealogy Websites of 2015. But are the Canadian sites the best? Even though this list is identical to last year’s, it … Continue reading →

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New season of WDYTYA? premieres Sunday

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

The new season of Who Do You Think You Are? begins this Sunday, July 26, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, on TLC, and it features actress Ginnifer Goodwin who tries to get to the bottom of a dark family secret … Continue reading →

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Acadian and French Canadian name variations

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

The varied spelling of French Canadian and Acadian names can make genealogical research challenging. In fact, the 〈mis-〉spelling of any surname can make us question if some of our ancestors ever existed. Dick Eastman’s post about the article, Acadian French-Canadian … Continue reading →

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90 years of McGill student newspapers being uploaded to Internet Archive

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Gail Dever

Throughout the summer, the McGill University Library digitization team will upload 90 years of the student newspaper, the McGill Daily, to Internet Archive. Starting with the first issue published on October 2, 1911, the students are uploading more than 9,000 … Continue reading →

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