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Monthly Archives: December 2021
New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — November 2021
The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal catalogued in November two Quebec family histories for its genealogy collection. The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in Quebec, including family histories, must be … Continue reading
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Registration opens for Québec Genealogical eSociety’s virtual conference
The Québec Genealogical eSociety will hold its second annual virtual — and bilingual — conference, from February 9 to 13, 2022. Registration opened yesterday. There will be more than 24 à la carte sessions in English and French during the … Continue reading
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University of Winnipeg looking for collections of German immigration stories and personal papers
The University of Winnipeg’s German-Canadian Studies program is setting up an archive of German-Canadian documents that will be hosted by University of Winnipeg Archives. To help build the collection, they are calling for collections of personal papers, diaries, photographs and letters of … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 18, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSurprise Canadian Records from MyHeritage and More newspapers and BMD abstracts available at Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Library of Congress Digital Collections and 13,000 United … Continue reading
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Ontario Ancestors 2022 virtual conference — Call for speakers
Ontario Ancestors today issued a call for lecture proposals for their 2022 virtual conference to be held June 24 to 26, 2022. The conference theme is The Past, The Present, and The Future. Topics to be considered include, but are not … Continue reading
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Canadian Historical Association concerned about Catholic Church’s removal of residential school records to Rome
In an open letter sent yesterday to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Historical Association called on the federal government to ensure that historical records of Indian Residential Schools, held by the government, archival institutions, and religious institutions be fully … Continue reading
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Two Legacy Family Tree Webinars — Using the National Archives in the US and in England
Two of Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ free virtual presentations this week concern researching in national archives, one in the United States and one in England. Today, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Julie Miller will deliver the presentation, Navigating … Continue reading
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Ontario Ancestors’ virtual presentations this week — FamilySearch and WikiTree
Two Ontario Ancestors’ branches will this week host virtual presentations. Both presentations are open to the public and free. Monday, December 13 – 7:00 p.m. – Leeds & Grenville BranchOntario Records at Family Search by Stephen Young Mr. Young’s presentation … Continue reading
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MyHeritage adds 18 million records to its Swedish and German collections
MyHeritage recently added 13.2 million records to its Sweden Household Examination Books, from the years 1800 to 1819, and 4.8 million records from the district of Arnsberg to the Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Death Index. Both collections are indexed and include … Continue reading
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It’s official. Free at-home access to Ancestry Library Edition ends this month
If you want to continue taking advantage of free at-home access to Ancestry at your local library, you have less than three weeks to do so. ProQuest recently sent a letter to libraries about the free access, and there’s no … Continue reading
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