Monthly Archives: June 2017

OGS 2018 conference — Call for presentations

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Ontario Genealogical Society has issued a call for presentations for its conference taking place June 1 – 3, 2018 in Guelph, Ontario. The theme of the conference is Upper Canada to Ontario: Birth of a Nation. The Program Committee invites … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 24, 2017

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week to share with you today on Quebec’s Saint-Jean Baptiste Day. Bonne fête! Blogs The OGS Conference June 2017 – attending virtually from afar by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Guy … Continue reading →

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Free access to British and Irish records on Findmypast until Monday, June 26

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Gail Dever

For many in Quebec, the Saint-Jean Baptiste long weekend begins today.  For others, the long weekend will begin tomorrow and end Monday since the holiday this year falls on a Saturday. If you’re really lucky, you’ve decided to take off … Continue reading →

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LAC officially opens at Pier 21 in Halifax — and ‘Signatures’ magazine

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Gail Dever

Earlier this week, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) opened offices inside the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax. East coast residents will now have easier access to LAC reference specialists and will benefit from this collaboration by … Continue reading →

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Globe and Mail launches new photo archive for subscribers

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Globe and Mail has launched the News Photo Archive, a special service for its subscribers. GlobeandMail.com subscribers now have an opportunity to view thousands of prints from the newspaper’s photo archives. As part of the Globe‘s Canada 150 celebration, the national … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives digitizes another year of birth, marriage and death records

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives recently added 26,646 historical vital statistics for births in 1916, marriages in 1941, and deaths in 1966. These records were released on December 31, 2016 and since then have been digitized, fully indexed, and checked for quality control. … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada in 90 seconds

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Gail Dever

Moments before the librarian and archivist of Canada Guy Berthiaume spoke at the opening of the Ontario Genealogical Society conference, he played a 90-second video, Library and Archives Canada in 90 seconds. Enjoy.

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Webinar — Using the GPS to find Jacob Bush’s father

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Gail Dever

BCG offers a free webinar, Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush’s Father, presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, on Tuesday, June 20, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Eli Bush’s grandfather was reported to be Daniel Bush, but … Continue reading →

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BAnQ’s online postcard collection shows 19th and early 20th-century life in Quebec

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Gail Dever

More than 28,000 postcards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are available for anyone to search and view on the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec’s website (BAnQ). The postcards show images of Quebec towns and villages and cover themes, … Continue reading →

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OGS announces partnership with Findmypast

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Gail Dever

At the end of Friday evening’s opening ceremony at the Ontario Genealogical Society’s (OGS) 2017 conference in Ottawa, society president Patti Mordasewicz announced the first phase of a new partnership with Findmypast that will see millions of OGS records published online in … Continue reading →

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