Monthly Archives: August 2022

Library and Archives Canada’s new website goes live — and it’s good

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) yesterday launched its new website, library-archives.canada.ca, and I like what I see. The objective of the re-design was to make the website simple, intuitive and more accessible. The launch of the new website is a … Continue reading →

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Free Scottish Indexes conference this Saturday

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

Scottish Indexes will host its 17th free online conference on Saturday, September 3. The sessions are presented twice to accommodate different time zones. The conference starts at 7:00 a.m. UK time (2:00 a.m. Eastern time). The first session runs to … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 27, 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCanadiana adds maps and Amazing Australian Resources by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching A Community of Enslaved People On A Plantation When All You Have Is Their First Name by Brian … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County uploads more than 53,000 newspaper pages

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County in Ontario yesterday said goodbye to a summer student who had spent the past 16 weeks photographing more than 53,000 pages of 19th-century newspapers. These newspapers are now online and searchable on … Continue reading →

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Free online genealogy conference on New England research this Saturday

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ free one-day conference this month focuses on New England research, and it takes place Saturday, August 27. The conference will include five pre-recorded classes (two classes are new, three classes are unlocked from the members-only webinar … Continue reading →

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Findmypast flash sale — 50% off all 1921 England and Wales Census purchases

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gail Dever

Findmypast is offering its members 50 percent off record purchases of the 1921 Census of England and Wales for four days — from today until midnight BST, Monday, August 29 (7:00 p.m. Eastern time). Mary McKee, head of Content Publishing … Continue reading →

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AncestryDNA expands to 54 new markets with more to come this year

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gail Dever

Ancestry announced yesterday it has expanded its DNA testing to 54 new markets across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. With Ancestry’s DNA kits now available to consumers in 89 countries and territories on five continents, this expansion … Continue reading →

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Genealogist and artist Cindi Moynahan-Foreman has passed away

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Gail Dever

Ottawa-based genealogist, blogger, and artist Cindi Moynahan-Foreman died last week of cancer at the age of 65. Her daughter, Meagan, told the Ottawa Citizen in a beautiful tribute, “Her genealogical work, like her art, was all about storytelling.” Many of … Continue reading →

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Dave Obee’s webinar on Alberta genealogy resources re-scheduled to this Friday

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Gail Dever

If you thought you missed Dave Obee’s webinar, Tracing Your Alberta Connections, scheduled for last Friday as part of Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ ‘O Canada’ series, don’t worry. It had to be re-scheduled. If all goes according to the new … Continue reading →

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Findmypast is looking for great stories uncovered in the 1921 Census of England and Wales

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Gail Dever

Did you solve a longtime mystery, debunk a family myth, or uncover a fun story in the 1921 Census of England and Wales? If so, Findmypast would like to hear from you. Find the form to share your discovery, and … Continue reading →

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