Monthly Archives: November 2021

RootsTech 2022 registration is now open

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch opened registration yesterday for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world. It will be held online from March 3 to 5, 2022. RootsTech 2022 will be a virtual-only experience, with some enhancements and improvements. Registration is … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars membership 50% off for limited time

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Gail Dever

Until Friday, December 3, a one-year Legacy Family Tree Webinars membership is half price. Instead of paying US$49.95, the membership fee is US$24.98 or about CDN$32. A membership provides 24/7 access to more than 1,600 full-length genealogy classes plus all … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ webinars this week — DNA, scrapbooks, and identifying the disaster victims of the Victoria

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors and two of its branches will hold their monthly virtual presentation this week. They are free and open to the public. Times are in Eastern time. Tuesday, November 30 – 7:00 p.m. – Bruce Grey BranchUsing mitochondrial DNA … Continue reading →

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Historian Andrea Eidinger to head Library and Archives Canada’s website as part of multi-year project to improve online user experience

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada wants to improve the web experience for users, and one of the steps it has taken is to appoint historian Andrea Eidinger as head of the website. She starts her new position Monday. According to Dr. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 27, 2021

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWhat Is HathiTrust and Why Do Genealogists Need to Be Familiar With it? by John on Filiopietism Prism. Geneteka expands its free database to add indexed Russian vital records by Vera Miller on … Continue reading →

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Black Friday — Ancestry subscriptions and DNA kits on sale in Canada and the US

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Gail Dever

If you’ve been tempted to buy an Ancestry DNA kit for yourself or a relative, now may be the time to consider doing so. For Black Friday, the kits are on sale in Canada for $69 — the lowest price … Continue reading →

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14th Scottish Indexes conference on December 5

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Gail Dever

The 14th free virtual Scottish Indexes conference begins Saturday, December 5. The event starts at 7:00 a.m. UK time, which is in the evening in Australia and New Zealand. To accommodate people in Canada and the United States, they keep … Continue reading →

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Canadian university launches digital archive of old and new rural and Northern Ontario stories

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Gail Dever

The University of Guelph is collecting and sharing first-person stories about the experiences of Ontario rural residents. These stories will be the focus of a new online archival project. The People’s Archive of Rural Ontario (PARO) will use various digital formats to … Continue reading →

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Black Friday sale — 25% off Findmypast

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Gail Dever

Until November 28, one and 12-month Findmypast subscriptions are 25 percent off, with the coupon code 25OFF. This sale is available on the findmypast.com site in North America — and it is also available on the websites for the United … Continue reading →

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WWI Canadian soldier Cpl. George Herbert Ledingham identified

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed the identification of a previously unknown grave as being that of Corporal George Herbert Ledingham, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. He was originally partially identified … Continue reading →

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