Monthly Archives: December 2015

Qui êtes-vous? travels to the US

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Gail Dever

Tonight’s episode of Qui êtes-vous?, the Quebec version of Who Do You Think You Are?, will feature opera singer Marc Hervieux who will explore his family history in New Brunswick and the United States. Mr. Hervieux is descended from a … Continue reading →

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OGS 2016 webinar program and registration now available

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Gail Dever

The schedule for the Ontario Genealogical Society’s (OGS) 2016 webinar program is now available and registration is open. Earlier this month, OGS announced it has opened its live webinars to the general public. No longer do you need to be … Continue reading →

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Read this and you’ll wish your ancestors came from County Clare

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Gail Dever

Genealogy blogger Claire Santry says you would have to be “crackers” not to wish the library of your ancestors’ county in Ireland was as good as the one in County Clare. I agree Take a look at the Genealogy & … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 20,000 pages being added to Almonte Gazette online and What’s to be achieved with Documentary Heritage Communities Program Funding? by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. What do your children … Continue reading →

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Webinar about Atlantic Canada resources at NEHGS

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Gail Dever

If you missed last week’s New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) webinar, Atlantic-Canadian Resources at NEHGS, it is now available on the society’s website to watch at your leisure. Many New Englanders find that they have ancestry from Atlantic Canada-New … Continue reading →

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Podcast about the Carignan-Salières Regiment of New France

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

While baking cookies, wrapping gifts, or just taking a breather, you may want to consider listening to a recent podcast on your computer or tablet about the Carignan-Salières Regiment. Sandra Goodwin of Maple Stars and Stripes recently interviewed Bill Kane, … Continue reading →

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Latest update of LAC’s WWI service files digitization project

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has digitized  231,540 of 640,000 files of its Soldiers of its First World War: 1914–1918 database. The latest box digitized is Box 3789 and surname Greenaway. LAC is digitizing the service files systematically, from box … Continue reading →

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OGS announces 2016 conference program

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Ontario Genealogical Society has released the program for its conference, Genealogy on the Cutting Edge, in Toronto, June 3 to 5, 2016. The program begins with pre-conference activities on Thursday, June 2 and extended workshop sessions on Friday. The … Continue reading →

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Genealogy societies among those who received $1.5M from LAC for documentary heritage projects

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Honourable Minister of Canadian Heritage, Mélanie Joly, and the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Dr. Guy Berthiaume, yesterday announced the results of the first funding cycle of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). This new Library and Archives Canada … Continue reading →

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Qui êtes-vous? tonight about second-worst maritime disaster in Canada

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Gail Dever

Tonight on Qui êtes-vous?, the Quebec version of Who Do You Think You Are?, actress-singer Anne Dorval learns about her great-great-grandfather Jean-Baptiste Dorval who was a ship pilot on the St. Lawrence River when the second-worst martime disaster in Canadian … Continue reading →

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