Monthly Archives: February 2016

Newshound digitizes BC newspapers

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Gail Dever

Thanks to Kenneth R. Mark’s blog, The Ancestor Hunt, I learned about the Newshound Newspaper Digitization Project, an ongoing effort to digitize British Columbia newspapers, including the Merritt Herald and the Merritt News, which are now being uploaded online. The … Continue reading →

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Montreal nightlife combines with family history

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Gail Dever

Who knew you can combine Montreal nightlife with family history? Well, apparently, the largest genealogy society in Quebec did. Saturday night, the Société généalogique canadienne-française (SGCF) participated for the first time in Montreal’s annual Nuit Blanche (white night — sleepless … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Say, “Cheese!,” at your next genealogy event or family reunion with this photo booth idea

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Gail Dever

When genealogy blogger, family history consultant, and speaker Jana Last attended a family history event in Clovis, California yesterday, she took photos of a terrific, low-cost idea for genealogy conferences and family reunions — a family history photo booth. She … Continue reading →

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Today’s Ottawa meeting will not be live streamed

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Due to technical reasons, the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch’s meeting this afternoon will not be live streamed as planned.

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 27, 2016

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to date Griffith’s Valuation precisely by John Grenham on John Grenham – Irish Roots. New research tool – Townland Explorer – launched by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. A … Continue reading →

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100 years of Canadian fashion in 90 seconds, eh?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Gail Dever

As genealogists, we often date our old family photos by looking at the clothing our ancestors wore. For our amuseument, we may even watch the YouTube videos our friends post on Facebook that show fashion through the past 100 years. … Continue reading →

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Lecture in Ottawa about captive ancestors of North America

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Gail Dever

The next meeting of the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society takes place on Saturday, February 27, and it features two lectures by genealogist and author Jennifer DeBruin. For those unable to attend, the afternoon lecture will be live … Continue reading →

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Webinar provides a guided tour of Cyndi’s List

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

If you have never visited Cyndi’s List, a source of more than 300,000 genealogy links, or if you have not visited this essential website for a while, you should watch Legacy’s recorded webinar, A Guided Tour of Cyndi’s List 2.0, … Continue reading →

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Website and books for young people about War of 1812

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

Don Cummer, author of three books of fiction for young readers about the War of 1812, has created a website devoted to his books about two boys, Jake and Eli, whose friendship is tested by the war — and the … Continue reading →

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Gaspé museum digitizing archives of Canada’s second oldest retailer

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Gail Dever

With funding from Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, a museum in Gaspé in eastern Quebec has begun digitizing the archives of the Robin, Jones and Whitman Company — Canada’s oldest retailer after the Hudson’s Bay Company. The … Continue reading →

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