Monthly Archives: March 2016

PRONI adds more lectures on YouTube

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Gail Dever

During the past week, PRONI — the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland — has added new lectures to its YouTube channel, PRONIonline, that may interest genealogists. The following lectures were delivered late last year. Irish In The Great Lakes. … Continue reading →

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Indigenous languages are link to past

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Gail Dever

This Friday, the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM) will host linguists from across North America who will explore how indigenous languages work, how we record them, and how we might be able to preserve them. Richard Compton, a linguistics … Continue reading →

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Irish language immersion weekend

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Gail Dever

If you want to speak Irish, here’s your chance — especially if you live near Kingston. Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and Harp of Tara Branch offer their annual Irish language immersion weekend in Kingston, from April 22 to April 24. It … Continue reading →

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Residents vow to save Montreal Anglican church from demolition

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Gail Dever

The future of St. Columba’s Anglican Church in the Montreal neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is threatened by a developer who wants to build seven houses on the property. Two weeks ago, residents signed a register opposing the plan. If your ancestors … Continue reading →

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Quebec home movie from 1929 one of earliest in colour

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Gail Dever

A home movie shot in Quebec in 1929 may be among the earliest colour films in existence. Montreal-based film historian Louis Pelletier bought the film for $25 at a flea market in 2014. He believes the people who appear in … Continue reading →

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‘Colonial Despatches’ of Vancouver Island and BC 1846-1871

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Gail Dever

In 1855, Captain John Powell Mills of the barque Colinda wrote a letter from Victoria, British Columbia to colonial secretary Sir George Grey, describing the wretched reception he received when he landed in the British colony. “… On my arrival … Continue reading →

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Webinar on how to write genealogy proof arguments

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree will host a free webinar, Proof Arguments – How to Write Them and Why They Matter, presented by Warren Bittner, on Wednesday, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. See examples of analyzing and correlating evidence, and … Continue reading →

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A family and pictorial history of a Laurentian town

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Gail Dever

A retired Bell Telephone employee has researched his family history and the picturesque town of Weir in Quebec’s Laurentians where his family has lived since the early 19th century. In an interview last November with the Ottawa Citizen, 83-year-old Norman … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Easter in Edwardian Montreal

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

An article by historian Robert N. Wilkins in the Montreal Gazette about how Edwardian Montrealers celebrated Easter reminded me of how it seemed like everyone used to wear their Sunday best to church. Mr. Wilkins writes that an April 24, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 26, 2016

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Early Protestants in Early Canada? Check the Marriage Bonds 1779 – 1858, Upper & Lower Canada on Gone Researching. On almost discovering another chapter in the story of a British Home … Continue reading →

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