Monthly Archives: September 2019

History Extra free online during website maintenance

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Gail Dever

On his blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, John D. Reid, gave a heads up about all History Extra premium content being available online for free from Friday, September 27 to Tuesday, October 1. The site will be undergoing maintenance during that … Continue reading →

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255-year-old mansion moved to new location by barge

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Gail Dever

Too often, for my liking, I hear about a beautiful, historic building that was demolished or mysteriously burnt to the ground. That’s why I enjoyed watching the video footage of a 255-year-old mansion being moved this week 80 kilometres (50 … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFree Online Saskatchewan Genealogy Resources by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. British Home Children by Julie on Julie G. Family History. Family archives and research at Assumption College’s French Institute … Continue reading →

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Virtual Scottish genealogy conference in January 2020

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Gail Dever

The third annual virtual genealogy conference, Scottish ViC, takes place Saturday, January 25, 2020, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Conference registrants will be able to watch the recorded presentations for a week afterward. The line-up of talks and speakers … Continue reading →

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Communities in Canada and UK commemorating 150th anniversary of the arrival of first British Home Children

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Gail Dever

From 1869 to 1948, more than 100,000 poverty-stricken British children were sent to Canada to start a new life amid strangers. Some of the children ended up being used as indentured farm workers and domestics. These children, known as the … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives adds almost 30,000 birth, marriage and death records online

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives yesterday morning released its annual update of historical vital statistics of births, marriages and deaths on its website. The 26,770 records were initially released on December 31, 2018 and since then have been digitized, fully indexed and … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage LIVE 2019 lectures now online

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage has released the recordings of lectures delivered at its second annual user conference, MyHeritage LIVE 2019, in Amsterdam. It should come as no surprise that almost all of the lectures feature resources on MyHeritage and MyHeritageDNA. One lecture and … Continue reading →

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Add the free Snipping Tool to your genealogy toolbox

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

One of my favourite genealogy gadgets on my computer is the free Snipping Tool for Microsoft Windows. It can take screenshots of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. I use the tool to snip … Continue reading →

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20 free FamilySearch webinars on British Isles genealogy research this week

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

Starting today, Monday, September 23, FamilySearch is holding a week’s worth of free intermediate-level webinars for genealogists interested in Irish, Scottish, English and Welsh research. No registration required. Join the webinars here. If you cannot attend a live event, most sessions … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 21, 2019

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Findmypast US & World Newspapers Collection – Extra Canadian Newspapers? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Not all newspaper sites are equal by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. … Continue reading →

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