Monthly Archives: September 2022

New stamps for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and beyond

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

Canada Post yesterday released four new stamps to raise awareness and encourage reflection on the tragic legacy of Indian residential schools and the need for healing and reconciliation. The stamps, released in connection with today’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, … Continue reading →

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Irish in Canada podcast launched

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

I’ve long wanted to attend Dr. Jane G.V. McGaughey’s lectures at Montreal’s Concordia University about the Irish in Canada, and now everyone else and I can do so, in a different way, through her new podcast, The Irish in Canada. … Continue reading →

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Findmypast adds Norfolk, England parish records

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast added thousands of new Norfolk, England baptism, marriage, and burial records to its UK parish collection, Norfolk baptismsNearly 4,000 records have been added for the year 1922 into this existing collection. Including original images, the new records cover … Continue reading →

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Flash sale — Save 20% on a Findmypast subscription

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Findmypast is offering 20% off one-month and 12-month subscriptions in a flash sale that ends Friday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m. BST (5:00 a.m. Eastern time). Use the code SAVE20 to take advantage of this discount. Note that the prices are in … Continue reading →

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Ancestry to soon tell DNA users which side of the family their matches come from

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Ancestry will soon make it possible to see which side of the family any of our DNA matches come from. According to the technology news website, The Verge, the new feature will launch this week. It builds on the SideView … Continue reading →

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New book about a British Home Child, written by her granddaughter

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Gail Dever

Last week, in almost perfect timing, Carol Marie Newall’s first book, Outside the Gate: The True Story of a British Home Child in Canada, was released. It’s about her grandmother, Winnie Cooper, who was sent to live at the Barnado’s … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Writing about yourself

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free webinar, Start with You: Writing About Yourself, by Brenda Hudson, Ph.D., today, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Genealogy best practice is to start with you, and who better to introduce yourself to … Continue reading →

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Free Ontario Ancestors webinars this week — A unique couple in Upper Canada, Welsh and English genealogy resources, 19th-century women’s clothing, and German ancestors in Ontario

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Gail Dever

From today until Sunday, four branches of Ontario Ancestors will hold free virtual presentations. All are open to the public. Times are in Eastern time. Monday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. — Toronto BranchAmable and Sophie by Linda Corupe, U.E. and … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 24, 2022

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blig PostsMilitary Monday: Second World War RCAF Service by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. PRONI stakeholder forum news from Belfast and Three more parish returns found for 1766 Religious Census of Ireland … Continue reading →

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University of Glasgow launches collection of Gaelic recordings from Nova Scotia

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Gail Dever

The University of Glasgow this week launched a collection of Gaelic recordings made in Nova Scotia. The collection includes interviews, conversations, music, hymns and psalms, and songs largely from people in Nova Scotia. Most of the material is in Scottish … Continue reading →

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