Monthly Archives: December 2018

What’s in store for Canadian genealogy in 2019

Peering into the crystal ball, it looks like 2019 will hold several Canadian genealogy gems. Canadiana Starting January 1, the public will have free access to the 60 million pages of Canadian digitial documentary heritage on Canadiana. The Early Canadiana Online and Canadiana … Continue reading

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Quebecers more interested in researching family history than other Canadians

In Canada, Quebecers are the most interested in researching their family history and the least likely to think we dwell too much on the past. I believe one of the reasons for Quebecers’ interest in family history is because their ancestors … Continue reading

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

Some of the bijoux I discovered this final week of the year. Blogs Finding Genealogically Relevant Ebooks Online? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star. 25 Years of Dutch Genealogy by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Franco Bakers Brought the Tastes … Continue reading

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2018: A year of Canadian genealogy in review

Inspired by historian Andrea Eidinger’s 2018: A Year of Canadian History in Review, I put together a month-by-month summary of the initiatives and announcements that helped shape and had an impact on genealogical research in Canada this year. Three of the … Continue reading

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Cost of English and Welsh BMD certificates to rise mid-February

For a few years, I’ve put off purchasing several English and Welsh birth, marriage and death certificates simply because I became distracted by another branch of the family or couldn’t be bothered spending the money. When the General Register Office … Continue reading

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Does everyone in your family know their grandparents’ names?

When sitting around the dinner table this Christmas, it may be a good time to find out if your children and grandchildren know the names of their grandparents. Do they know their grandmothers’ maiden names? If they they know where … Continue reading

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

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.Blogs Global Gazette Archive and Writing It Up (For People Who Don’t Want To Write It Up)  by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Free Genealogy Websites – A Frugal Genealogist’s Guide by Lisa … Continue reading

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Almost 3,000 vintage postcards on Toronto Public Library website

When we don’t have photos of an ancestor, we need to look for other sources for images to help illustrate their life. One source is the Toronto Public Library, which has made available on its website 2,978 vintage postcards — … Continue reading

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2019 Legacy Family Tree Webinars announced

The announcements from Legacy Family Tree Webinars continue to come, and the news gets better each time. My brain explodes at the thought of all these free learning opportunities. Yesterday, Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage announced the 2019 line-up … Continue reading

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Historian Eileen Reid Marcil honoured by Irish Heritage Quebec

Following the annual meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec in Quebec City on December 10, president Joe Lonergan and secretary-treasurer John O’Connor honoured historian and author Eileen Reid Marcil. For more than 40 years, Ms. Marcil has researched and published books … Continue reading

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