Monthly Archives: February 2017

Easy to participate in Nova Scotia Archives’ new online transcription project

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Gail Dever

Transcribe is the Nova Scotia Archives’ collaborative online project where the public can transcribe handwritten historical materials that document more than 300 years of the province’s history. These transcriptions will make the collections more visible and accessible. The Archives is … Continue reading →

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Free-access long-weekend to Canadian immigration records on Ancestry

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Gail Dever

You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, February 20, to register for free access to Canadian immigration records on Ancestry.ca. These records include Canada-US border crossings. Join the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group for more genealogy news throughout the … Continue reading →

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New church records added to Drouin Institute’s Genealogy Quebec website

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Gail Dever

Good things are happening for genealogists on the Drouin Institute’s Genealogy Quebec website. They recently added 10,193 Catholic baptism records and 4,306 Catholic burial records for the period 1850 to 1861, and all Catholic marriage records for the year 1916. Looking … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 18, 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Vital Statistics Part 5 – Alberta and British Columbia by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Finding your Ancestors in Canada by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Early … Continue reading →

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More info added to one-place study about Valcartier, Quebec

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Gail Dever

The latest additions to the one-place study of Valcartier, a military town northeast of Quebec City, include an 1821 map, census returns, and a biography about the Murphy family. Patricia Balkcom is the workhorse behind the one-place study, Genealogies of … Continue reading →

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Free access to UK and Irish records on Ancestry starts today

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has announced it will offer free access to more than one billion United Kingdom and Irish records this weekend, February 17 to 20. If you have roots in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales, and don’t have a paid Ancestry … Continue reading →

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Digitization of CEF service files reaches surname McGee

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has a nice post-Valentine gift for anyone whose ancestor was a McGee. Yesterday, they announced that 404,164 of 640,000 Canadian Expeditionary Force service files have been digitized and are available on their website. LAC is … Continue reading →

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New season of Who Do You Think You Are? starts in March

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Gail Dever

TLC announced the US version of the family history program, Who Do You Think You Are?, returns in two weeks with eight new one-hour episodes. The new season begins Sunday, March 5 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. This season’s celebrities … Continue reading →

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Call for story and photo submissions about Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Townshippers’ Association in Sherbrooke, Quebec has issued a call for submissions of written works, illustrations and photography to appear in an e-book focusing on the Eastern Townships’ role in the greater Canadian experience. The project, called Our Stories; The … Continue reading →

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More than 100 new additions to ‘Facebook for Canadian Genealogy’

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Gail Dever

More than 100 groups and pages have been added to the latest edition of Facebook for Canadian Genealogy. On the list, you will find hundreds of Facebook groups and pages. They have been separated into Canadian provinces and territories, and special … Continue reading →

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