Monthly Archives: January 2022

Free, unlimited access to MyHeritage’s improved colour restoration tool until February 5

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Gail Dever

If you own faded colour photos or black and white photos, dig them out, and cancel all other plans. MyHeritage yesterday announced it has released a new, improved tool for colour restoration, the feature within MyHeritage In Colour that restores … Continue reading →

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Canadian genealogy research institute cancelled

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Gail Dever

After its inaugural year, the Canadian Genealogical Virtual Research Intensive (CGVRI) has come to an end. In a January 19 news release, directors Kathryn Lake Hogan and Christine Woodcock announced the CGVRI has been cancelled. “A change within CGVRI has … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ webinars this week

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Gail Dever

During the final week of January, there are two virtual Ontario Ancestors meetings — both today. One hosted is by the Scottish special interested group and the other by the Toronto Branch. The meetings and presentations are free and open … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 22, 2022

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsPassenger lists of the Holland-America Line have been digitised by Joan Bos on Joan’s Ancestral World. Invaluable scanned records from Russian and Ukrainian archives posted online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian … Continue reading →

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Pop-up sale at Global Genealogy

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Gail Dever

Until Sunday, January 23, at midnight Eastern time, Global Genealogy is taking 20 percent off all orders greater than $20. They have a large selection of genealogy and history books and digital downloads, organized by category, such as Canada, England … Continue reading →

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Start writing about your ancestors with the Family History Writing Challenge 2022

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Family History Writing Challenge 2022, hosted by Lynn Palermo, runs from February 1 to 28. Daily writing sprintsStreaming live from YouTube every Monday to Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. will be daily writing springs. Participants will bring … Continue reading →

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Webinars this Thursday — Canada, Germany, and changing borders

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Gail Dever

According to the Conference Keeper calendar, there are about two dozen virtual genealogy presentations taking place tomorrow, Thursday, January 20, and I took note of three of them to share here. Each of these presentations will likely be recorded and … Continue reading →

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Introduction to genealogy: New online course from MyHeritage

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage yesterday announced its Introduction to Genealogy course. It is online and and free to all. Simply register to gain access to all the course materials. The course focuses on three main areas: Family trees Historical records and research DNA … Continue reading →

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Jane MacNamara provides step-by-step instructions to research York County, Ontario surrogate court records

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Gail Dever

If interested in learning more about Archives of Ontario’s wills and estate records on FamilySearch, Jane MacNamara last September posted a detailed, step-by-step tour of the York County (Toronto) surrogate court records on FamilySearch, including how to use the indexes. … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars — Using social history to write, another 50 websites, and Mexican research

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars has three webinars this week that will help genealogists with their research and writing projects. All of the live presentations are free to watch, and the recordings will be available to watch for free in the … Continue reading →

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