Monthly Archives: August 2020

Chris Paton’s Scottish land records presentation on YouTube for limited time

If you missed Chris Paton’s presentation, Discover Scottish Land Records, yesterday at the virtual Scottish Indexes conference, he has made it available for one week only on YouTube.

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Jane McGaughey appointed to Johnson Chair in Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies

The School of Irish Studies at Concordia University in Montreal announced last week that Professor Jane McGaughey has been appointed to a five-year term as holder of the Johnson Chair in Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies. Commenting on her appointment, … Continue reading

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Quebec Genealogical eSociety to hold virtual conference

If you’re a virtual organization, it especially makes sense these days to hold a virtual conference, and that’s exactly what the Quebec Genealogical eSociety plans to do. The society will hold its first virtual conference, The Art and Science of … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 29, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBanking Ancestors and WWI on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Nelson Daily News Goes Online by Stuart Hill on UBC Library Digitizers’ Blog. Death and Suicide in New … Continue reading

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Two Ancestry Canada Facebook Live sessions

Ancestry Canada has two Facebook Live events worth noting — one today and another this Monday. Today in Ask an Expert, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, Ancestry Canada Advisory Board member Linda Yip will answer questions that people are posting … Continue reading

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How to find free genealogy records with Lisa Louise Cooke — plus a lot more videos to watch

If you haven’t been watching Lisa Louise Cooke’s free video series, Elevenses with Lisa, I recommend starting with last week’s episode, How to Find Free Genealogy Records. It’s an excellent presentation for new genealogists and a good refresher for intermediate … Continue reading

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Ancestry completes Arolsen Archives Collection with 19 million Holocaust records available for free

Ancestry has completed a significant philanthropic initiative to digitize and make searchable millions of Holocaust and Nazi persecution-related records. Building on its commitment to preserve at-risk history, there are now more than 19 million Holocaust records available for free and … Continue reading

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Scottish Indexes virtual conference on August 30

If you have any Scottish ancestors, you’ll probably want to take advantage of Scottish Indexes’ free virtual conference on Sunday, August 30. It features several well-known speakers and an excellent list of topics. As with previous conferences, they will show … Continue reading

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — March 2020

Yes, the title of this blog post is correct. This is the March update, released only a couple of days ago. The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec went into pandemic lockdown with everyone else in mid-March, which had been … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 22, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Two items on Ontario newspapers and Go Get Gazette Gold by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connection. Best Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: Ulster Historical Foundation by Donna Moughty on … Continue reading

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