Monthly Archives: March 2020

Colourize your B&W photos for free with MyHeritage In Color until April 23

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage is giving everyone free and unlimited access to MyHeritage In Color™ from March 23 to April 23, so that people everywhere can join in the fun of colourizing their black and white photos. Ordinarily only 10 photos can be … Continue reading →

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Latest issue of Family Tree magazine online for free

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Gail Dever

To help us with self-isolation, the publisher of Family Tree Magazine has made the March/April 2020 issue available online for free. Just click on the link to download the PDF version of this American magazine.

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Webinar — Montreal’s Mount Royal Cemetery

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Québec Genealogical eSociety will host a free webinar, Montreal’s Mount Royal Cemetery, presented by Myrian Cloutier, on Monday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Ms. Cloutier, who is director of Heritage Programs at Mount Royal Cemetery, will discuss … Continue reading →

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Another Canadian genealogy conference postponed

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society decided earlier this week to postpone its annual genealogy fair to the fall. The exact date will be determined based on the situation regarding COVID-19 and the availability of the venue, Covid-19 and social … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 21, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Prince Edward Island Ancestors: PEI Church Records on Family Search and Newfoundland Ancestors: Church records on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Six historical newspapers added to … Continue reading →

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Portion of JSTOR’s database open to the public

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Online academic resource JSTOR tweeted a reminder that more than 6,000 ebooks and more than 150 journals in its database are accessible to the public for free. No login is necessary. When some people read the tweet a couple of … Continue reading →

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Lisa Louise Cooke’s ‘Google Search Methodology’ presentation available for free for limited time

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Until Monday, March 23, Lisa Louise Cooke is making available for free her presentation, The New Genealogist’s Google Search Methodology for 2020, that she delivered at this year RootsTech conference. It’s a new decade, so if you think you know … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors Toronto Branch opens its virtual meeting to everyone Monday evening

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Toronto Branch of Ontario Ancestors announced its next meeting is on Monday, March 23, starting at 7:30 pm, and, for the first time, it will take place entirely online. Members and non-members are invited to register to attend. In keeping with public … Continue reading →

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Webinar tonight — Cluster research, or discovering you’re related to the whole block

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Florida State Genealogical Society will host the webinar, Cluster Research, or Discovering You’re Related to the Whole Block, presented by Jessica Trotter this evening, Thursday, March 19, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. As Aristotle noted, “Man is by nature … Continue reading →

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Ancestry Canada blog launched

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ancestry.ca yesterday launched its blog with a post about the Canadian advisory board. Topics on the blog are expected to range from military family history to Canadian Chinese research. Ancestry writes in the post that the advisory board members “may … Continue reading →

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