Monthly Archives: March 2022

Canadian soldier of WWI identified

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed the identification of remains recovered north of Lens, France, as being those of Sergeant Richard Musgrave, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. The identity was confirmed … Continue reading

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Webinar — Family stories in 30 minutes or less

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free webinar, Family Stories in 30 Minutes or Less, presented by Brenda Hudson today, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Have you always wanted to write your family stories but have never … Continue reading

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Change in leadership at National Institute for Genealogical Studies

In a message to students, Louise St Denis, managing director and founder of the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, announced her retirement. She plans to spend more time with her family and travelling. She said, “After 30 years in the … Continue reading

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New book: ‘Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador’

In the thousands of years that people have inhabited and visited Newfoundland and Labrador, Indigenous peoples, Basque whale hunters, French explorers, and Devon merchants have all left their mark on the map. Now there’s a book, Place Names of Newfoundland … Continue reading

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Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia’s writing competition is open to all

In D. Joshua Taylor’s presentation, “The Power of Family History: Why Studying Your Past Matters,” during the 24-hour History for Ukraine fundraising event, he said, “Everyone has a story, and every story matters.” Most genealogists will agree and most have … Continue reading

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Ontario Ancestors’ virtual presentations this week

As we head into April, there are three free virtual presentations plus a bonus one at Ontario Ancestors this week. They are open to all who register. All times are in Eastern time. Monday, March 28 — 7:30 p.m. — … Continue reading

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History for Ukraine continues today — and yesterday’s presentations are available on YouTube

If you missed yesterday’s history and genealogy presentations during the first day of the 24-hour History for Ukraine fundraiser, you’ll be able to watch them on YouTube for 48 hours after the event ends today, Sunday, March 27, at about … Continue reading

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State Archives of Kyiv Region continues to add digitized records to its website

There’s no end to the determination and resilience of Ukrainians. Case in point: Employees of the State Archives of Kyiv Region are working remotely to ensure archival documents are scanned. A couple of days ago, 4,290 additional files of WWII … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 26, 2022

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsRevisiting Magnus Shewan: Toronto Assessment Records on FamilySearch by Jane MacNamara on Where the story takes me… Possible origin of the word Acadia by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American Blog. 1950 Census – … Continue reading

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Temporary interruption of computing services this weekend at LAC

If planning to conduct some research on Library and Archives Canada’s website, you may have some issues this weekend. On Friday, March 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, and Saturday, March 26, 10:00 p.m. to Sunday March … Continue reading

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