Monthly Archives: February 2016

More cemeteries added to Cimetières du Québec website

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Gail Dever

These are the latest cemeteries added to the Cimetières du Québec website. Cimetière de La Durantaye, La Durantaye, Bellechasse County. Catholic. Francophone. Cimetière de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle, Shefford County. Catholic. Francophone. Founded in 1857. Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Mont-Laurier, Labelle County. Catholic. Francophone. … Continue reading →

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Lecture about fur trading in New France

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Gail Dever

A genealogy society located west of Montreal, the Société généalogique de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, will host a lecture Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00 p.m., about the daily life of a fur trader — a coureur des bois — in New France. The … Continue reading →

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1704 Deerfield raid to be commemorated this weekend

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Gail Dever

Before dawn on February 29, 1704, about 300 French and Native allies raided the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing 47 villagers and capturing 112 men, women and children. The captives were forced to march 480 kilometres (300 miles) to … Continue reading →

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Ulster Historical Foundation to tour Canada and US in March

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Gail Dever

Two Irish genealogy research experts from the Ulster Historical Foundation will return in March for another lecture tour in Canada and the US. Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Foundation will conduct full-day workshops about how to get the … Continue reading →

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Cyndi’s List adds new ‘US & Canadian Border’ category

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

Cyndi Ingle, the creator of the go-to genealogy resource, Cyndi’s List, has added a new sub-category to her Ports of Departure and Ports of Entry categories that may help researchers on both sides of the 49th parallel. It is called … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s annual Nuit Blanche includes a genealogy event

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

Montreal is well known for its nightlife, and one of the city’s most popular annual events is this weekend’s Nuit Blanche (sleepless night) when thousands will attend more than 200 free cultural, musical, culinary, and sports-oriented activities from 6:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 20, 2016

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs British Home Children by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist. Laundry Babies – Black Market Baby BMH 5-7-66 by Linda Seccaspina on lindaseccaspina. The unseen enemy: Canadian internment camps in World … Continue reading →

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19th-century McGill University student publication available online

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Gail Dever

McGill University has digitized 107 issues of its student publication, the McGill Gazette, from 1874 to 1890, starting with Vol. 1 No. 4, published January 1, 1874. The McGill Gazette is currently the university’s oldest serial in its digitized student … Continue reading →

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Eastern Townships historical archives to go online this spring

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Gail Dever

Thanks to a $44,000 grant from the Library and Archives Canada, hundreds of years of historical documents from the Townships will be uploaded to a new online database that will be launched this spring. The Eastern Townships Archive Portal will … Continue reading →

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Webinar about how to use Facebook for genealogy research

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Gail Dever

The virtual chapter of the Utah Genealogical Society will host a free webinar, Facebook: A Tool for Genealogy Research, tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. It will be presented by Thomas MacEntee. While Facebook is the world’s largest online social … Continue reading →

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