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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Ontario’s lost villages flooded by the St. Lawrence Seaway 60 years ago
When the United States and Canada teamed up 60 years ago to build a hydro-electric power generation station and the St. Lawrence Seaway, 6,000 Canadians lost their homes. About a dozen small towns and villages in Eastern Ontario were flooded … Continue reading
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Maps of your ancestors’ British hometown — yesterday and today — on National Library of Scotland’s website
The National Library of Scotland has a new interactive tool on its website that overlays old maps of Great Britain with satellite imagery and allows you to see how the country has changed from when some of your ancestors lived there … Continue reading
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Two free webinars in August on genealogical research in UK and Ireland
American genealogist Debra Dudek will deliver in August two free webinars about genealogical research in the United Kingdom and Ireland, each with a different topic. This week, on Thursday, August 2, the Ontario Genealogical Society will present Ms. Dudek’s webinar, Crime, … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 28, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Taking the time to Browse Part 1: Family Search and Military Ancestors: Courts Martial Records of the First World War at LAC by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Finding Hidden … Continue reading
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Learn about Irish genealogical research from Irish Family History Centre podcasts
To help increase your knowledge about Irish genealogical research, the Irish Family History Centre offers more than 30 free podcasts. No special software is required to listen. Just turn on your speakers, click on the podcast, and listen. Topics include … Continue reading
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GlaxoSmithKline invests $300 million in 23andMe to develop new drugs
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and 23andMe yesterday unveiled an exclusive four-year collaboration that will focus on research and development of innovative new medicines and potential cures, using human genetics as the basis for discovery. Home DNA test results from the more than … Continue reading
Free photo exhibition at Château Ramezay on Montreal during the Great War
If you plan to visit Old Montreal this summer or fall, you may want to drop by to see a new free exhibit at the historic site and museum Château Ramezay. To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of … Continue reading
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The Genealogy Show announces speakers and program schedule
Yesterday The Genealogy Show announced the speakers and program for its first conference, and it is truly international. Speakers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, United States, France, Netherlands, and Norway will deliver a variety of presentations at the two-day event … Continue reading
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Modification to Quebec Archives’ online request form may initially cause minor confusion
Within the last few months, the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) has tweaked its online form for requesting digital copies and has re-worked the price list. These modest changes may cause a wee bit of confusion for some … Continue reading
Report released on nearly 600,000 forced post-Second World War adoptions in Canada
“It is time to begin the healing process for unwed mothers and the children they were pressured into giving up in the decades after the Second World War,” the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology said in a … Continue reading