Monthly Archives: December 2021

This week’s crème de la crème — December 31, 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered during the last week of the year. BlogsNew Ukrainian database breaks down a brickwall on Christmas morning by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Why Family Historians Are Excited About the 1921 … Continue reading →

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Toronto World newspaper most viewed item on Canadiana in 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network yesterday shared on social media that they ended the year of Canadiana features with the most viewed item in their collection being The Toronto World newspaper. Founded in 1880, The Toronto World was a daily morning … Continue reading →

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Historian Lily Siewsan Chow appointed to Order of Canada

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

Award-winning author and historian Lily Siewsan Chow was one of 135 appointments to the Order of Canada announced yesterday by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. Ms. Chow, who wrote Blood and Sweat Over the Railway … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ 2022 program announced

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage and FamilyTreeWebinars.com yesterday released the program for the 2022 Legacy Family Tree Webinars series, now in its 13th year. There are 120 classes on topics ranging from the 1921 UK census to the 1950 US census, from Greece and China … Continue reading →

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Kilted Ancestors to help you write your Scottish family history

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Gail Dever

Struggling to write your family history? Have Scottish ancestors? The Year of Stories 2022 — #YS2022 — starts January 2 in the Kilted Ancestors Facebook group, and they want to help you put pen to paper or cursor to screen. In this … Continue reading →

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AncestryDNA kits on sale in Canada and US

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Gail Dever

Didn’t receive a DNA kit for Christmas? No problem. AncestryDNA test kits are $50 off in Canada until December 31, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. They are now on sale for $79, down from $129. In the United States, the kits … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 24, 2021

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsPreparing for the 1950 U.S. Federal Census Release by Diana Elder on Family Locket. 1950 US Census: Look Out Below! and Three Brick Walls Smashed by Remarkable WikiTreers by Marian B. Wood … Continue reading →

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Temporary glitch with Montreal Star on Newspapers.com

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Gail Dever

There’s a bit of a hiccup with the Montreal Star newspaper archives on Newspapers.com. As of late yesterday, it wasn’t possible to search or browse issues from 1957 to 1979. The Newspapers.com team is looking into the issue. In the … Continue reading →

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Learn from Glenn Wright on YouTube about researching Canadians in WWII

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Gail Dever

If one or more of your relatives served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War, I recommend you watch a presentation by one of my favourite speakers, Glenn Wright. Researching Canadians in WWII was delivered at Ontario … Continue reading →

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Lots of historic Canadian newspapers added to Newspapers.com, including the Montreal Star

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Gail Dever

Newspapers.com has quietly digitized many Canadian newspaper collections, including 110 years of Canada’s largest newspaper back in the day — the Montreal Star — and made them available for subscribers to search. In 2019, there were about 90 Canadian newspapers … Continue reading →

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