Monthly Archives: September 2018

Upload your DNA results to MyHeritage before December 1 deadline

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you tested your DNA with 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, or LivingDNA, and haven’t yet taken advantage of the opportunity to upload your results to MyHeritage for free, you may want to do so soon. As of December 1, 2018, MyHeritage’s … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 29, 2018

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 5 Ways I Search The Fulton Newspaper Site by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Church of Ireland Digitization Project by Donna Moughty on Donna’s Irish Genealogy Resources. Using Newspapers to Uncover … Continue reading →

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New York Public Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France launch partnership to preserve and make cultural heritage accessible

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Gail Dever

The presidents of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) yesterday signed a historic agreement to preserve and make accessible collections and scholarship related to cultural heritage. The two research libraries signed the agreement and … Continue reading →

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Time to prepare questions for next week’s #AskAnArchivist Day

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Gail Dever

Wednesday, October 3, archivists around the world will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. This is your opportunity to ask questions you’ve always wanted to ask archivists in universities, museums, historical societies, churches, businesses, … Continue reading →

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — August 2018

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal received in August six published families histories for its Genealogy collection. All were published in Quebec. The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in Quebec, … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives adds marriage records for 1965 to its website

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick last Thursday added 5,122 digitized images of original marriage records for 1965. Earlier in September, the Provincial Archives added a similar amount of death records for 1967. In April, almost 12,000 birth records were 1922 were uploaded … Continue reading →

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69 years of ‘Saskatchewan History’ magazine online

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan has put online all of the back issues of Saskatchewan History magazine, from 1948 to 2017. The Winter 2017 issue was the last one published. Declining subscriptions, after 69 years, were cited as the primary reason why the … Continue reading →

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BCG’s day of genealogy education to be broadcast online for free

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Board for Certification of Genealogists and Legacy Family Tree will broadcast online five one-hour lectures held at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on Friday, October 19. Registration is free. (You must register for each lecture that interests … Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan historian Bill Waiser awarded Royal Society of Canada’s Tyrrell Medal

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Gail Dever

Bill Waiser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded the prestigious J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal by the Royal Society of Canada for outstanding contributions to the field of Canadian history. Professor Waiser, former faculty member … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 22, 2018

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs National Heritage Digitization Strategy News by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Don’t Overlook Upper Canada Sundries by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Seaman’s Protection Certificates – An … Continue reading →

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