Monthly Archives: December 2020

Home access to Ancestry through libraries extended until March 31, 2021

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Gail Dever

While gatherings with family and friends are strongly discouraged this holiday season, there is good news for those interested in exploring their family history — for free. Public libraries in North America and Britain have announced on social media that … Continue reading →

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Film or TV series about British Home Children in the works

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

According to Page Six, American-Canadian actress Lauren Holly is working on a project, perhaps a film or television series, about British Home Children, a child migration program in the 1800s that sent more than 100,000 children to Canada for what … Continue reading →

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Links to almost 4,000 free Canadian birth, marriage and death databases on The Ancestor Hunt

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Like a whirling dervish that keeps on giving to the genealogy community, Kenneth M. Marks has been at it again, updating free Canadian birth, marriage and death databases on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. It’s like one-stop shopping. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsTen Free Family History Websites by Alison Spring on The Frugal Genealogist. A Land Records Challenge by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. The Lives and Letters of the Black Loyalists – … Continue reading →

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Website developer for more than 160 genealogy societies to shut down in six months

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Gail Dever

A small Florida-based company that helped more than 160 genealogy societies create a new website will be closing down next year, and that has many webmasters and society directors in Canada and the United States scrambling. After being in business … Continue reading →

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Webinar — What family historians need to know about Canadian copyright

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Ottawa Branch of Ontario Ancestors will host the free webinar, What Family Historians Need to Know About Canadian Copyright, presented by Elise Cole, on Saturday, December 19, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Every year, materials like photographs, books and … Continue reading →

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Almost 10,000 Library and Archives Canada photos on Flickr

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) recently updated a couple of its albums on Flickr that will interest family historians whose ancestors came to Canada in the first half of the 20th century. The newly updated albums are Immigration by Ship … Continue reading →

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New free historical records on FamilySearch

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch recently added three new collections. Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Diocese of Mainz, Catholic Church Records, 1540-1952, 639,322 indexed records Norway Census, 1900, 2,260,720 indexed records. Earlier this month, FamilySearch also added the 1891 Norway census. Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920, 10(sic) … Continue reading →

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Webinar — How research plans can up your genealogical game

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Gail Dever

Because of the pandemic, the majority of Canada’s snowbirds are staying home this winter, so the closest most of us will get near a pool in the warm sun will be at the Florida State Genealogical Society’s monthly virtual poolside … Continue reading →

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Take Library and Archives Canada’s challenge to transcribe immigration records from CN’s archives

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Gail Dever

Immigration has played a significant part of Canada’s growth and history. With the exception of the Indigenous peoples, everyone in the country today is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Canada’s two major railways were literally the engines that made … Continue reading →

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