Monthly Archives: February 2019

Use The National Archives’ converter to find out your ancestors’ buying power

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Gail Dever

On November 18, 1841, a warrant was issued for the arrest of an 18-year-old agricultural labourer from a large and very poor family in Occold in Suffolk, England. He was accused of “feloniously” stealing a box of money from the … Continue reading →

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Registration for Ottawa’s Gene-O-Rama 2019 now open

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Gail Dever

If snow storms and freezing rain have got you down, there is a light at the end of this winter’s tunnel — Gene-O-Rama. Registration has opened for the 34th Gene-O-Rama on April 5 to 6, presented by the Ottawa Branch … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives adds marriage records for 1967 to website

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has added 5,905 digitized images of original marriage records for 1967 to its website. The index of New Brunswick marriages begins in 1847, and it includes all names, the date of marriage, parish/place and county of … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Reconstructing your genetic family tree

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree will host a free webinar, Reconstructing Your Genetic Family Tree, presented by Blaine Bettinger, on Wednesday, February 13, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. A genetic family tree is the list of genealogical ancestors from whom you inherited … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Irish Genealogical Research Society shares ‘members only’ how-to videos for limited time

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) has posted three educational videos on how to do Irish research, and they are available to watch for free until the end of February. The society said, “Over the last while we’ve heard again … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage’s marriage records are free until February 17

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Gail Dever

For Valentine’s Day, MyHeritage has made available its marriage records collections for free. From February 10 to 17, just click on SuperSearch™ to begin looking for the day your ancestors said “I do.” No subscription or guest subscription is required to search … Continue reading →

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Long-term agreement to preserve Francophone documentary heritage in Saskatchewan

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Gail Dever

As part of Saskatchewan’s Archives Week 2019 that ended yesterday, the Société historique de la Saskatchewan and the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan have signed a long-term collaboration agreement for the development of French-language archival services in the province. In 2014, the Société historique … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 9, 2019

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to Search the New Canadian Collections on Heritage and Juvenile Inspecton Records in Canada by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. 1926 Census and other Library and Archives Canada … Continue reading →

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Watch free half-day genealogy conference, Destination Canada, from home

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Gail Dever

Destination Canada is the theme of the Minnesota Genealogical Society’s free mini-conference this Saturday, February 9 that family historians can attend in person or from home. The conference will interest anyone whose ancestors spent time in Canada between the 17th and … Continue reading →

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Paris cemetery records online

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

On The French Genealogy Blog, Anne Morddel shared the news on the weekend that Paris cemetery records are now available online from the Archives de Paris, and she explains how to search the interment registers. No ancestors buried in Paris? … Continue reading →

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