Monthly Archives: April 2018

New book about 25th Battalion, Nova Scotia Regiment, CEF

The recently published book, Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment), by Captain Robert N. Clements, is the only complete history of the 25th Canadian infantry battalion, Fifth Brigade, Second Division, CEF. The men in the … Continue reading

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Petition to save WWI-era Ukrainian internee cemetery in Quebec

Between 1914 and 1920, Canada interned 8,579 men, women and children as “enemy aliens.” Most of these internees were from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and primarily ethnic Ukrainians. One such internment camp was Spirit Lake, near Amos in northern Quebec — more … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 21, 2018

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 1851 and 1871 Canadian Census Non-Population Schedules and My Farming Families in 1871 Quebec – The John Deans by Anna Matthews on Tripping Over My Roots. How Do You Find Your Ancestors … Continue reading

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Ancestry announces new CEO

Ancestry yesterday announced that its board of directors has appointed Margo Georgiadis as chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Ms. Georgiadis will join the company on May 10, 2018. Most recently, Ms. Georgiadis served as chief … Continue reading

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National Heritage Digitization Strategy to fund Canadian digitization projects

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced yesterday the launch of Digitizing Canadian Collections, a one-time funding call offered by the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) to digitize documentary heritage material of national significance. Successful projects can receive up to $100,000. Thanks … Continue reading

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Free family history webinars from Guild of One-Name Studies until April 22

To celebrate the launch of Family History Week, the Guild of One-Name Studies has opened its recorded webinars to non-members until April 22. Five webinars are available: What We Do: An Introduction to One-Name Studies & the Guild — Peggy Chapman, … Continue reading

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Library and Archives Canada launches Co-Lab, a tool to transcribe, tag, translate records

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) invites everyone to transcribe, tag, translate and describe their digitized records, using the tool, Co-Lab. LAC said, “Imagine transcribing handwritten letters like the one that Louis Riel wrote the day before his death to his wife … Continue reading

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Geneanet joins debate to change French law that bans DNA for genealogy

This is a story about France, but like most genealogy stories, it affects family historians around the world. If you live in France and want to test your DNA for genealogy research, you must order a kit from outside the … Continue reading

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Webinar today — DNA and the genealogical proof standard

Today, Tuesday, April 17, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Legacy Family Tree and the Board for Certification of Genealogists will present a free webinar, Better Together: Making Your Case with Documents and DNA, delivered by Patti Lee Hobbs. The genealogical … Continue reading

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New RootsTech video on what to do after taking a DNA test

RootsTech recently posted a new video recording of a presentation, delivered at the conference in February, that was not part of the live streaming. In You’ve Taken a DNA Test, Now What?, Angie Bush talks about how autosomal DNA testing has … Continue reading

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