Monthly Archives: October 2019

AncestryDNA rolls out updated ethnicity estimates

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Gail Dever

Ancestry yesterday announced it has updated the “science behind” the DNA ethnicity estimates. New ethnicity estimates will roll out to new and existing customers over several months, resulting in potential developments for customers, such as new ethnicity regions. For example, … Continue reading →

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Historian Jonathan F.W. Vance named winner of the 2018 C.P. Stacey Award for best Canadian military history book

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Gail Dever

If you’re looking for a military history book to read, you probably won’t go wrong reading an award winner. The C.P. Stacey Award Committee and the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies have awarded Professor Jonathan F.W. Vance of Western University with … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2019

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The best online library of sources for Irish history I’ve ever seen and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2018 by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Canadians and … Continue reading →

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DNA webinar with Dr. Maurice Gleeson

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

Webinars have limited seating and can fill up early. I don’t know the capacity for Ontario Ancestors’ free monthly webinars, but if interested in DNA, you should probably register early for the one in November. The speaker is a popular … Continue reading →

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — September 2019

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal catalogued in September two Quebec families histories for its genealogy collection. The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in Quebec, including family histories, must be … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Italian civil registration

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree will host today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time the free webinar, Italian Civil Registration (Stato Civile): Going Beyond the Basics, presented by Melanie D. Holtz. This lecture discusses some of the more advanced records within Italian civil … Continue reading →

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Ancestry releases AncestryHealth in the US

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

It was bound to happen. Ancestry has jumped on the health services bandwagon. The global leader in family history and consumer DNA tests yesterday launched AncestryHealth Core and AncestryHealth Plus in the United States, competing with the health services offered … Continue reading →

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Newspapers.com’s barely noticeable ‘Sort’ feature makes it easier to search

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

Newspapers.com has a barely noticeable drop-down menu that can make searching for ancestors a lot easier. At least, I’d never seen it until a couple of days ago. Despite having had a subscription to the website for almost a year, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2019

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. (Not a turkey in the bunch.) BlogsWWII Honours & Awards Indexed on Library and Archives Website and Why I Follow Genealogy News Bloggers by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. French Canadian and Acadian … Continue reading →

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The forgotten Canadian WWI battle — Hill 70 memorial unveiled in France

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Gail Dever

On October 2, a new memorial, commemorating the August 1917 Canadian battle and victory at Hill 70, was unveiled in a park near the town of Loos-en-Gohelle, France. The previously overlooked WWI battle, where more than 9,000 causalities, including the loss of almost … Continue reading →

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