Monthly Archives: November 2019

Former head of Library and Archives Canada promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

Governor General Julie Payette invested 39 people into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, including the former head of Library and Archives Canada Ian Wilson, actors William Shatner and Donald Sutherland, and authors Ann-Marie MacDonald and Kathy … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 23, 2019

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSociety Blue Books Online by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry newspaper digitization by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Non-stereotypical Occupations … Continue reading →

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20% — 25% off Ancestry and Findmypast subscriptions

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Gail Dever

Ancestry.ca is offering 20 percent off subscriptions and gift subscriptions for new members. (Not valid for current members.) The offer expires Wednesday, November 27, at midnight Eastern time. Ancestry.ca also has a sale on DNA kits for Canadians. The sale … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives puts marriages from 1968 online

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has added 5,818 digitized images of original marriage records for 1968 to its online vital statistics collection. Earlier this year, the archives added birth records for 1923, marriage records for 1967, and death records … Continue reading →

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Dozens more Ontario Vernon’s Directories on FamilySearch

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors volunteers and FamilySearch staff have digitized 257 Vernon’s Directories for municipalities in the province of Ontario, although they still have a lot more work ahead of them. That’s an increase of 68 directories since July, with more than … Continue reading →

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Virtual Genealogical Association announces 2020 webinar program

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Virtual Genealogical Association yesterday released its 2020 webinar series schedule of 37 presentations. It’s a good line-up — and it’s for members only. With a US$20 (about CDN$28) annual membership, members can watch three or four webinars each month, … Continue reading →

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1865 Norway census now available on Ancestry

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

Ancestry on Sunday released the 1865 Norway Census that contains information about more than 1.6 million people. This census introduced the self-count system. In urban areas, landlords were requested to personally complete the census forms, which were then collected at … Continue reading →

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — October 2019

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal catalogued in October nine Quebec families histories, including one written in English, 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, … Continue reading →

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More than 11,000 of images of Toronto buildings online on TOBuilt

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors lived in Toronto, you will want to add TOBuilt, a Toronto building and structure database, to your genealogy research toolbox. TOBuilt is a crowd-sourced database with information and images of 11,500 buildings and structures in Toronto on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 16, 2019

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsResearching French Emigré Ancestors in the Archives Nationales by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Franco-American history about business entrepreneurs by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American News and Culture. Were 19th Century … Continue reading →

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