Monthly Archives: April 2019

Canadians in the Mexican-American War

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Gail Dever

While many people don’t know about the 40,000 or more Canadians who fought in the American civil war in the 1860s, even fewer know about the Canadians who enlisted in the United States Army almost two decades earlier to fight … Continue reading →

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Webinar — English parish records

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host a free webinar, English Parish Records: More than Hatch, Match and Dispatch, presented by Australian genealogist Helen V. Smith, today, April 30, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. (See below about the recording available later.) Most … Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan Genealogical Society announces 2020 conference and issues call for proposals

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society recently announced the date and location of its 2020 conference. Hosted by the Prince Albert Branch, the biannual conference will be held April 17 to 19, 2020 at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The … Continue reading →

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Canada needs more genealogy speakers — and societies and family historians can help

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Gail Dever

In his blog post, The Next 5 Steps to Improving Your Family History Experience, James Tanner tells genealogists, “Start teaching others what you have learned.” The best way to learn something really well is to teach it to someone else. … Continue reading →

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More Facebook groups and pages for Canadian genealogy

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

If you are not taking advantage of Facebook to help you with your genealogy research, you’re missing out on a terrific, free resource. Facebook is like a virtual genealogical society. You join groups about your areas of interest where you … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 27, 2019

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Merchant Marine Records on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Family. Book Review: L’Emigration française by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Cook County Illinois Vital Records … Continue reading →

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La France aux Amériques: Library and Archives Canada to participate in web project

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) yesterday entered into a collaborative arrangement with the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) to create the website, La France aux Amériques. In the announcement, LAC said, “This information source will bring together exceptional heritage documents … Continue reading →

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17 projects receive a BC History Digitization Program grant

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia announced Monday that 17 projects have been selected as the successful recipients of the 2019-2020 BC History Digitization Program funding awards. This year’s range of projects includes the … Continue reading →

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100+ online resources for Quebec genealogical research

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

Anyone researching their ancestors who lived in Quebec should take a look at blogger Dianne Nolin’s list of more than 100 online resources, from New France and soldiers to land records and directories. Called Quebec and New France Genealogy Resources, the … Continue reading →

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Webinar today — Comparing the four giant genealogy websites

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host a free webinar, Comparing the Genealogy Giants: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage 2019 edition, presented by Sunny Morton, today, Wednesday, April 24, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Should you use Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com or MyHeritage.com? … Continue reading →

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