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Monthly Archives: December 2019
New Facebook page on Franco-American and French Canadian ancestry
David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, has created a Facebook page where he will share “ongoing bits of research, blog posts and previews, insights, process talk about ongoing writing and speaking, and all … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Franco-Americans, social media
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2019: A year of Canadian genealogy in review
While 2019 was not a stellar year for genealogists researching their ancestors in Canada, there were a number of announcements and releases of online collections that made hearts skip a beat. By far the most anticipated event in Canadian genealogy … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — December 28, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this holiday week. BlogsOur Recorded Webinar With Thomas MacEntee On November 12, 2019 Is Available For Online Viewing Via The Link In This Post by Tony Kierna on Tony’s Genealogy Blog at the Schaumburg Township … Continue reading
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AncestryDNA kits on sale in Canada until December 27
My cousin gave me my most exciting Christmas gift this year. After receiving her AncestryDNA kit more than 14 months ago and after several reminders from me, she finally provided a saliva sample in the tube and gave it to … Continue reading
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End of signatures in Quebec Catholic church registries
There will be no more signing in Catholic church registry books across the province of Quebec as of January 1, 2020. Only the priest or another person responsible for the church will sign the registry for births, marriages and burials. … Continue reading
Thousands of WWI casualty forms to search on Royal Air Force Museum website
The Royal Air Force Museum launched Wednesday a new website, Casualty Forms, that enables visitors to explore the casualty forms of officers of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force who served on the Western Front and in the Middle … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — December 21, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsA French-Canadian Christmas by Kim Kujawski on The French Canadian Genealogist. Notarial Records of Québec by Michael Dyer on Family Sleuthing. Notaries in Lower Canada by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Deportation … Continue reading
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GEDmatch — to stay or not to stay
I’m still on the fence about whether or not to leave my DNA results on GEDmatch, but an email message to users from company founder Curtis Rogers about new owner Verogen’s position to “fight all unauthorized law enforcement use and … Continue reading
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Board for Certification of Genealogists announces free webinars for 2020
The Board for Certification of Genealogists announced Monday it is presenting 12 free webinars in 2020 through Legacy Family Tree Webinars. The BCG webinars are usually held on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Recordings … Continue reading
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Family Tree Live’s DNA lectures on YouTube
If you can spare an hour during this busy time of the year, pour yourself a cup of coffee and watch on YouTube the presentation, Ethnicity percentages demystified, that Debbie Kennett delivered in April at Family Tree Live in London, … Continue reading