Monthly Archives: July 2019

MyHeritage heard from users and corrected the title of its new Quebec collection

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

It appears I wasn’t the only one who saw the title of MyHeritage’s new Quebec collection of records — Quebec Marriage Licenses, 1926-1997 — and knew something was wrong. Quebec has never issued marriage licenses. Soon after learning about the … Continue reading →

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Cost to order English and Welsh wills drops from £10 to £1.50

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Probate Registry in the United Kingdom has reduced the cost to order downloaded copies of probate records and wills in England and Wales from £10 to £1.50. This big drop in price appears to have just happened yesterday. Genealogists can … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage adds Quebec marriage licences… Uh, not quite

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage yesterday announced it has added 27,612,119 new records: Australia Electoral Rolls, 1893-1949; Quebec Marriage Licenses, 1926-1997; Honolulu, Hawaii Passenger Lists, 1900-1953; and Baltimore, Maryland Passenger Lists, 1891-1943. There’s one problem with the announcement. The province of Quebec does not issue … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 20, 2019

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWills and Administrations in Ireland Prior to 1858 by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. New address for IWM’s Lives of the First World War by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog. … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — 60 descendants gathering to re-enact 129-year-old photo of their ancestors

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

More than 60 relatives are gathering in Victoria, British Columbia this weekend to re-enact a family photo taken in the late 1800s. According to a Victoria Times Colonist article, the idea came from “Gillian Leitch, the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick and … Continue reading →

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Antique dealer donates more historic photos to UBC

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

Five years ago, Uno Langmann, an art and antique dealer in Vancouver, and his wife, Dianne Langmann, donated 18,000 historic photos of British Columbia, worth $1.2 million, to the University of BC (UBC) Library. Now, he has donated another 2,500. At the … Continue reading →

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Quebec Archives digitizes historic Montreal postcard collection

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

A retired librarian in Pennsylvania, who has collected and donated more than 800,000 postcards, said, “Postcards were mostly a communication tool used by the middle class.” Donald Brown went a step further to suggest these often colourful forms of short … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Lesser used sources for genealogical research in the Netherlands

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

There are not many opportunities to learn about genealogical research in the Netherlands, but Legacy Family Tree Webinars is hosting one today, Tuesday, July 16, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Yvette Hoitink will deliver a webinar about Lesser Used Sources … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Research your Newfoundland ancestors

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host a free webinar, Research Your Newfoundland Ancestors, presented by Tessa Keough, on Wednesday, July 17, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. It was visited by the Vikings, became a British colony, and ended up as a Canadian … Continue reading →

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Mags Gaulden discusses genetic genealogy and DNA on CBC this afternoon

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Gail Dever

Mags Gaulden, one of the opening plenary speakers at Ontario Ancestor’s conference in June, will talk about genetic genealogy and DNA testing on CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup today, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Check the schedule for the … Continue reading →

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