Monthly Archives: March 2020

Ontario Ancestors webinar — How to trace your family history using the Archives of Ontario’s collections

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors will host the free webinar, How to Trace Your Family History Using the Archives of Ontario’s Collections, presented by Archivist Lindsey Winstone, on Thursday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. This webinar will give an overview of … Continue reading →

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Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County needs people to transcribe from home

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

If you’ve baked all the bread you need for a week or two and have completed all the jigsaw puzzles you could find in your house, you may be interested in helping the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County … Continue reading →

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Free at-home access to Ancestry’s Library edition — Update 1

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

Several people commented on last week’s blog post, Some public libraries providing at-home access to Ancestry, and shared which libraries are providing free at-home access to Ancestry’s Library edition until April 30. Some libraries are even issuing new cards to … Continue reading →

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Recording of Toronto Branch’s virtual meeting and presentations available online

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

Soon after the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society opened its virtual doors last Monday evening, inviting members and non-members to attend online, they made the recording of both presentations available to the public for free. In the featured … Continue reading →

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BIFHSGO genealogy conference in Ottawa postponed till 2021

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) announced Friday they have postponed this year’s annual conference, scheduled for September 25 to 27, until September 2021. They plan to have the same themes — Irish family history and … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 28, 2020

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs A Challenge: 1861 Census of Canada – Agricultural Schedule by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Maximize Your Searching with the New France Archives by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ Ottawa Branch opens its virtual doors — Learn how to research in your pajamas

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

Soon after the Ottawa Branch of Ontario Ancestors cancelled this year’s Gene-O-Rama because of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the speakers offered to give his presentation for free as part of the branch’s first virtual meeting that takes place this … Continue reading →

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Some public libraries providing at-home access to Ancestry

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

For names of other libraries that are open and which ones will provide a temporary library card, please read the comments below. A few public libraries are providing at-home access to Ancestry during the COVID-19 pandemic. You may want to … Continue reading →

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Free access to millions of US National Archives records — including Canada-US border crossings — on Ancestry

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Gail Dever

To ease the isolation from social distancing, Ancestry has collaborated with the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to offer temporary free access to nearly 500 million records and images on Ancestry. There was no mention of when this … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — MyHeritage continues to give during COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Gail Dever

When we look for examples of good corporate citizens, we should see MyHeritage on the list. To help people who are isolated at home, they announced on Monday that MyHeritage In Color would be free to use to colourize photos … Continue reading →

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