Monthly Archives: November 2019

This week’s crème de la crème — November 30, 2019

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs PRONI uploads digitised NI tithe books and school grant aid records by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog. Index to Anatomy Registers in Scotland by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree … Continue reading →

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Great Canadian Kilt Skate 2020

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Gail Dever

The sixth annual Great Canadian Kilt Skate in January and February 2020 are being booked in cities across Canada and even in the United States. The dates for Lethbridge, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and New York City have already been set, … Continue reading →

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Can you find your identity through a heritage language?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

Humorist, actress, and author Susan Poulin is a Franco-American who speaks in her TEDx Talk about the pride she feels in her heritage and what the French language has meant to her. French was Ms. Poulin’s first language, but she … Continue reading →

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50% Legacy webinar membership for Black Friday

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

Legacy has joined the Black Friday sales by offering 50 percent off a full year’s webinar membership — for new memberships only. A new membership is US$24.98 (about CDN$33), down from the regular price of US$49.95. A webinar membership provides … Continue reading →

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First ever provincial Manitoba genealogy conference cancelled

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Gail Dever

Oh, no. Say it ain’t so. Almost nine months after the Manitoba Genealogical Society (MGS) announced the four keynote speakers for its first provincial conference, Celebrating 150 years of Manitoba, in June 2020, the society has called off the event. … Continue reading →

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THE Genealogy Show releases program for 2020

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Gail Dever

The full program for THE Genealogy Show 2020 in Birmingham, England, from June 26 to 27, is now available. Among the speakers from England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Netherlands, and the United States, are three Canadian speakers, Lynn Palermo, Mags Gaulden, … Continue reading →

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Number of digitized Ontario Vernon city directories jumps 80%

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Gail Dever

Within a week, the number of digitized Ontario Vernon city directories on FamilySearch has shot up from 257 volumes to 465. That’s a whopping 80 percent increase. Steve Fulton, president of Ontario Ancestors, created the chart below to show which … Continue reading →

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Podcast — Uncovering Loyalist stories

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

If you have 19 minutes to spare, you may want to listen to the Lunchbox on History podcast, Uncovering Loyalist stories. During the podcast, Leah Grandy, a library assistant in the Harriet Irving Library’s microfilm section at the University of … Continue reading →

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Webinar — An African Canadian family history mystery

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Utah Genealogical Association’s DNA special interest group will host a free webinar, An African Canadian Family History Mystery, presented by Mags Gaulden, on Tuesday, November 26, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (6:00 p.m. Mountain time). A scientist in Ottawa, … Continue reading →

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Quebec’s National Genealogy Week begins today — and it includes webinars

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

La Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie (Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies) is holding its 8th annual Semaine nationale de la généalogie (National Genealogy Week), from Sunday, November 23 until Saturday, November 30. This year’s theme is (drum roll) family history. … Continue reading →

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