Monthly Archives: May 2020

BC Archives reference room to remain closed until 2021

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Gail Dever

In response to the British Columbia Archives’s announcement last week that its reference room will remain closed until 2021, the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) sent a letter to Premier John Hogan and Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal BC Museum, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 30, 2020

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNewfoundland Ancestors: Newspapers and Magazines on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Effectively Searching the Drouin Collection on Ancestry by Dwayne Meisner on Ancestry Canada Blog. Affidavits for Genealogy … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Ontario death records for 1948

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

Less than two weeks after releasing Ontario marriage registrations for 1938, Ancestry has released Ontario death registrations for 1948. The Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 collection holds more than four million records. Let’s hope Ontario birth registrations for 1914 … Continue reading →

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#AskAGenealogist at the Canadian Museum of Immigration this Friday

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Gail Dever

Looking for an ancestor who immigrated to Canada? Stumped by a family history mystery? The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax is holding #AskAGenealogist on Twitter this Friday, May 29, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Atlantic time … Continue reading →

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More than 800 local history books digitized for Manitoba’s 150th anniversary

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

The University of Manitoba Libraries, in partnership with the Manitoba Library Consortium, has digitized more than 800 Manitoba local history books to mark Manitoba’s 150th anniversary this year as a province. Local history books can provide histories of families, farms, communities, schools, churches, … Continue reading →

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Ancestry Extra webinars this week on Ontario genealogy research and DNA

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Ancestry Extra webinars this week focus on Ontario birth, marriage and death records and AncestryDNA. You can watch them live on Ancestry Canada’s Facebook page or watch the recordings afterward. Both sessions are free and no registration is required. Tuesday, May … Continue reading →

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Quebec Archives prepares to re-open in a few weeks

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Gail Dever

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) announced Friday it will gradually reopen its 12 locations across the province during the upcoming weeks, but no specific date was provided. It will take the provincial archives’ staff a few weeks to … Continue reading →

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OGS Toronto Branch virtual meeting Monday

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Gail Dever

This month’s virtual meeting hosted by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is about Finding the Ambrose Small story — a cold case tale that is stranger than fiction — presented by journalist Katie Daubs, on Monday, May 25, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 23, 2020

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Genealogy in Canadian towns – Hanna, Alberta by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. British Columbia Ancestors: Historical BC Government Gazette Online by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Ohio Genealogical Society’s new website contains lots of ideas for other organizations

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Gail Dever

Creating a website isn’t easy. Re-designing an existing website is almost as difficult. A website reflects an organization’s brand. It’s like a storefront that makes customers want to enter or want move on. That’s why it’s important to devote time … Continue reading →

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