Monthly Archives: January 2018

U of Strathclyde brings back free 6-week online genealogy course

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Gail Dever

The University of Strathclyde’s free, six-week online genealogy course, Researching Your Family Tree, will go live January 29. No special knowledge required. The course is intended to help people at the beginner to intermediate level develop an understanding of basic … Continue reading →

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Please upload your DNA results to GEDmatch

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you have received your DNA results — and especially if you are possibly related to me — please upload your results to GEDmatch.com. It is very easy and fast to do — and it is free. Uploading the raw … Continue reading →

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New book — Montreal: The History of a North American City

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Gail Dever

A new two-volume set of books on the history of Montreal, from Indigenous life before contact with Europeans to its present-day bilingual and multicultural urban region, could make a good addition to a genealogist’s home library. The books are a … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada WWII war diaries online

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives last week made available on its website an illustrated transcription of all of the Second World War diaries of what would become the 1st Battalion, The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, based … Continue reading →

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Webinar to show how to apply for LAC’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program grant

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gail Dever

As the February 7 deadline approaches to apply for the 2018-2019 Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP) funding cycle, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is offering webinars this week to help organizations submit applications. Since 2015–2016, LAC has contributed $4.5 million to … Continue reading →

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Genealogist in England searches for descendants of Thomas Corbin and Sarah Sweetland who married in Newfoundland

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you are descended from Thomas Corbin and his wife, Sarah H. Sweetland, who married in 1846 and lived in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Peter Corbin in Salisbury, England would like to hear from you. Thomas and Sarah had six children together, … Continue reading →

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Lecture on Italian genealogy research in Beaconsfield, Quebec

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you have Italian ancestors and live in the Montreal area, you’ll have a choice this Tuesday when snow and freezing rain are expected. You can sit at home and question why your ancestors left the warmer climate in Italy … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 20, 2018

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Family Search: Digitization of Essex County Land Records 1779-1955 by Cindi Foreman on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog. World War II POW Collection by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. ArkivDigital … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2018 begins February 1

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you have been struggling to start writing about your family history, Lynn Palermo wants to help you with her free Family History Writing Challenge that begins February 1 — and she has tips to help you start getting ready … Continue reading →

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Moncton Times & Transcript to stop publishing genealogy column after 12 years

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Gail Dever

Despite genealogy remaining one of the most popular pastimes, the Moncton Times & Transcript after this Saturday will no longer publish Diane Tibert’s weekly column, Roots to the Past. For 12 years, since October 2005, Ms. Tibert has written Roots to the … Continue reading →

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