Monthly Archives: May 2020

Ontario Ancestors opens its webinar library

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors has unlocked its webinar library to make many of the online presentations delivered during the past five years accessible for free until August 31. In its announcement, Canada’s largest genealogical society said, “Ontario Ancestors is grateful to its … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors webinar on Victorian occupations

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Sudbury District Branch of Ontario Ancestors will host a free webinar, Victorian Occupations, presented by Kirsty Gray, on Wednesday, May 20, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Register to watch the live webinar. It is open to all.

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Ancestry Extra webinars this week include one in French

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ancestry Canada continues its weekly offering of two Ancestry Extra webinars. 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. Monday, May 18, 10:00 a.m. Eastern timeKeep … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Ontario marriage records for 1938, plus free access to all Canadian records until May 18

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Gail Dever

Only a couple of months after the expected date, Ancestry has added Ontario marriage registrations for 1938. Ontario birth registrations for 1914 may soon follow. Last year, Ancestry uploaded the Ontario marriage records for 1937 in February, along with a … Continue reading →

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Video recap of news conference about future Metis Nation Heritage Centre

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Manitoba Metis Federation has put together a four-minute video of the private news conference held on May 12 to celebrate the sale of Winnipeg’s historic Bank of Montreal building at Portage and Main that will be the future Metis … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2020

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Alberta Ancestors: Digital Directories on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Lucky Essex County by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis. Is This the End of Genealogy Conferences … Continue reading →

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Free access to Newspapers.com until May 17

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Gail Dever

Newspapers.com is hosting a free-access weekend to Publisher Extra through May 17, 11:59 p.m. Mountain time. Publisher Extra provides access to all newspapers available on the website. Even if your ancestor’s local newspaper is not available on the website, give … Continue reading →

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University of Maine to create bilingual portal to access historical Franco American records from US and Canadian archives

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Gail Dever

A University of Maine initiative to create a first-ever bilingual portal to Franco American heritage records from archives in the United States and Canada has received a nearly $60,000 US grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The online, … Continue reading →

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Historic Bank of Montreal building in Winnipeg to become Métis Nation Heritage Centre

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Gail Dever

Yesterday, Manitoba celebrated its 150th anniversary and marked the Manitoba Métis becoming Canada’s negotiating partner in Confederation and Founder of Manitoba. Led by Louis Riel, the Métis became the first and only Indigenous people in the country to create a province. As part of the celebration, BMO Financial … Continue reading →

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Ancestry Extra webinars this week

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ancestry Canada features two new Ancestry Extra presentations this week. 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 12, 10:00 a.m. Eastern timeResearching British … Continue reading →

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