Monthly Archives: February 2019

Lives of the First World War website to be re-launched in June

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Imperial War Museums announced its Lives of the First World War website will close at 12:01 a.m. GMT on Tuesday, March 19. The permanent digital memorial will be re-launched on the Imperial War Museums website at the end of June. … Continue reading →

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OGS, LAC, and FamilySearch collaborate to digitize more than 120 years of Ontario directories

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) are working with FamilySearch International to digitize the historical Vernon directories for the province of Ontario. Vernon directories were published yearly, by city, from the 1890s to 2014, missing only 2010, when the … Continue reading →

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British Home Children advocate Sandra Joyce passes away

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

One of the country’s most dedicated and passionate advocates for raising awareness about the plight of British Home Children in Canada died at Toronto General Hospital on Thursday, February 14. Sandra Joyce, who was the co-founder and vice-president of British … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Online resources for French genealogy

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree will host a free webinar, Online Resources for French Genealogy Part I: Compiled Records, Church Records and Civil Registration, presented by Paul Woodbury, on Wednesday, February 20, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. French genealogy research benefits from some … Continue reading →

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More info on the 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

The interest in the soon-to-be released digitized 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces continues to grow, along with information about it. Genealogist Dave Obee in British Columbia has provided on his web page, What will you learn from the 1926 census?, … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Applying evidence to genealogical research questions

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Board for Certification of Genealogists and Legacy Family Tree will hold a free webinar, Applying Evidence to Genealogical Research Questions, presented by Melissa Johnson, on Tuesday, February 19, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. The best approach to solving genealogical problems … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 16, 2019

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Love and Marriage on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Quebec Guardianship Records can help resolve brick walls by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Hidden in Plain Sight: A … Continue reading →

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Antique store owner looking for descendants of soldier who wrote letter in 1917

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

The owner of an antique shop in Steinbach, Manitoba wants to find the descendants of a Canadian soldier, Earl Sorel, who wrote a letter 102 years ago. CBC reports, “The letter, addressed to a Selkirk (Manitoba) woman, describes in detail … Continue reading →

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We Are The Roots: Black settlers and their experiences of discrimination on the Canadian prairies

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

Winner of the 2018 Alberta Historical Resources Foundation 2018 Heritage Awareness award, We Are The Roots is a documentary that tells the stories of African American immigrants who settled in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the early 1900s. Thousands of advertisements were … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Manitoba Genealogical Society holds ‘free research Thursdays’

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Gail Dever

In an effort to attract new members, the Manitoba Genealogical Society (MGS) in Winnipeg started a pilot project in January to offer free research assistance to non-members. Once a month, the society’s research committee volunteers hold two-hour sessions on what … Continue reading →

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