Monthly Archives: August 2015

Genealogy travelling just became more fun — and more like Dick Tracy

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gail Dever

Travelling for genealogists became easier in July when Google announced Google Translate can translate 44 languages on a smartphone. Now, travelling has become even more fun – and more like a cross between a science fiction movie and a Dick … Continue reading →

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All-day ‘Family History from Scratch’ workshop in Grimsby

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gail Dever

An all-day Family History from Scratch workshop will be held in Grimsby, Ontario on Saturday, September 12, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presented by the the Hamilton and Niagara Peninsula Branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society, the workshop will … Continue reading →

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Tom Bergeron explores his French Canadian roots on WDYTYA? tonight

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

Tonight’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? is one many Canadians, especially those with Quebec ancestry, have anticipated. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it airs in Canada. In this episode, TV host Tom Bergeron sets out … Continue reading →

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AGO launches digital archive of more than 4,000 Holocaust images

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Art Gallery of Ontario recently launched an interactive digital archive of more than 4,000 rarely seen Holocaust images to mark the 70th anniversary of the physical unearthing of photographer Henryk Ross’s negatives from Poland’s Lodz Ghetto. The following are … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 29, 2015

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Find Your Ancestor on Ships Passenger Lists to Canada After 1865 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Legacy News. Researching Your Family History at the Archives of Ontario by Heather Lavallee on … Continue reading →

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Loyalist school this weekend

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

It’s back to school season! On August 28, 29 and 30, the Bergen County Historical Society and the recreated 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers will host the School of the Loyalist in Hackensack, New Jersey. This will be a weekend … Continue reading →

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Free access to Ancestry’s UK records begins today

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

Starting today until Sunday, August 31, 11:59 p.m. GMT (6:59 p.m. Eastern time), Ancestry is offering free access to more than one billion UK records. You will also be able to try new features, such as LifeStory, Facts View and … Continue reading →

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Post-war Dutch immigration records on Ancestry

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has added Canada and U.S., Dutch Emigrants, 1946-1963. These are the Dutch who emigrated from their homeland after the Second World War. There is a significant gap of records for the years, 1955–1956. These are transcribed records. The originals … Continue reading →

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My latest genealogical distraction — University theses

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

I’m a genealogist. I become easily distracted. And that’s what happened to me once again while I was watching a recorded version of the Bryan Cranston episode of Who Do You Think You Are? See yesterday’s post about this. But … Continue reading →

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What I discovered when I stopped my recording of Who Do You Think You Are?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

Who was that expert in Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica’s archives on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? last Sunday? Her name is Janice Harvey, and when she first appeared on the screen, I stopped the recording on my PVR to … Continue reading →

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