Monthly Archives: October 2020

This week’s crème de la crème — October 31, 2020

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Ancestors: School and Teacher Directories on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Early Canadian Military Reports 1864-1925 by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Untold Moments of WWII … Continue reading →

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Free access for Halloween to all death records on MyHeritage

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage has opened all of its death-related historical record collections — death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records — to the public for free during Halloween weekend until November 2. Normally, most of these collections are free to search, but require … Continue reading →

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Virtual genealogy fair recordings now available online

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

Recordings of the presentations delivered at Barrie Public Library’s Virtual Genealogy Fair last weekend are now available on the library’s website to watch for free until November 30. Handouts are also available.

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Legacy Family Tree Webinar recording — Finding newspapers from around the world

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

The recording of Gena Philibert-Ortega’s webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, In Black and White: Finding Historical Newspapers From Around the World, is now available to view for free for a limited time. It contains good information about finding historical … Continue reading →

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Campbell River Genealogy Society to hold fall virtual seminar

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Campbell River Genealogy Society on Vancouver Island will hold a fall virtual seminar over two Saturdays in November. Saturday, November 79:30 – 10:30 a.m. Pacific timeFamily Reconstitution – Why should family historians trace the siblings of their ancestors? What … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission looking for servicemens’ relatives

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has issued an appeal for relatives of three British servicemen who were killed during the First World War. They are commemorated in Cameroon, and it is now possible to mark their graves in Limoug-Liho Cemetery. … Continue reading →

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International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies issues call for proposals for in-person conference next August

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Gail Dever

The 41st International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies’ (IAJGS) International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 2 to 5, 2021, and they have issued a call for presentation proposals. Despite not knowing how long the … Continue reading →

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OGS Toronto Branch lecture series — Researching your military ancestors

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will hold another great lecture series, War and Rebels, from November 18 to 26. This will be the branch’s third lecture series. The four webinars in this lecture series are about researching … Continue reading →

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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec consults public on new digital strategy

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) wants to step up the digitization of its heritage and archival collections. It also wants to make it easier for users to access, understand, and use its digital content and resources. To do … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 24, 2020

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsQuebec and Eastern Quebec Poll Books 1814-1841 by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. “This province is your country”: Understanding the Acadian Deportation by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past. Researching African American … Continue reading →

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