Monthly Archives: March 2022

Catholic archdiocese digitizes Alberta residential school photos

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, with funding from Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, has digitized and uploaded to its website almost 3,000 photos pertaining to life on the residential schools in northwestern Alberta. The photos are organized … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick late birth registrations from 1926 now online

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has released 463 digitized images for late registrations of birth recorded in 1926. The records have been added to the searchable online vital records collection. These late registrations can be for births from 1818 … Continue reading →

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Webinar — French Canadian Research in New England

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Québec Genealogical eSociety will host the free webinar, French Canadian Research in New England, presented by Pauline Cusson on Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. For beginners and intermediate researchers. This presentation can only cover a miniscule … Continue reading →

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Free Irish genealogy conference on Saturday

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Gail Dever

This Saturday, March 26, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host its monthly online genealogy conference. The theme is Ireland. This is the lineup: Finding your ancestors in Irish Land valuation records (New!) by Nathalie Bodle Foundations of Irish Genealogy 2: … Continue reading →

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Dozens of speakers already confirmed for History for Ukraine fundraising event

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Gail Dever

Almost 50 speakers from around the world have been confirmed so far for the livestream event, History for Ukraine, running this weekend in support of the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis. It begins at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, March 26, … Continue reading →

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Three quick ideas for a family history book

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Gail Dever

Last week, a newspaper in Cochrane, Alberta ran a story about a genealogist who wrote a children’s book about her grandfather. If that isn’t the kind of book that will spur you on to write, perhaps a genealogist in Northfield, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 19, 2022

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNYC Historical Vital Records Go Online! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist. Part 7: Pennsylvania Germans: Church Records by Alice Childs on Family Locket. 760 Free Online Immigration Record Collections from … Continue reading →

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Comparing Library and Archives Canada’s indexing of the Registers of Chinese Immigration records to FamilySearch’s indexing project

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Gail Dever

What did I say about learning something new about genealogy almost every day? It happened again. I learned yesterday from reader Nicholas M. that there’s an important difference between how the Registers of Chinese Immigration to Canada, 1885-1949, collection on … Continue reading →

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Historians and genealogists unite to stage unique livestream to raise funds for Ukraine

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

If you’ve ever organized a genealogy conference — or even a dinner party in your home, for that matter — you know the amount of time and work that goes into planning all the details. That’s why it’s beyond impressive … Continue reading →

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — January 2021

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal catalogued five Quebec family histories, including one written in both French and English, for its genealogy collection in January. The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books … Continue reading →

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