Monthly Archives: September 2022

Parish records from Hampshire, England added to Findmypast

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Gail Dever

For this Friday, Findmypast has announced it has added more than 5,000 baptism, marriage and burial records for the small village of Selborne in East Hampshire, England. Hampshire Baptisms The new 2,500 baptism transcripts for the parish of Selborne cover the … Continue reading →

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Ontario Genealogical Society’s Toronto Branch needs volunteers for cemetery project

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has a new cemetery project, and they’re looking for volunteers. They hope to soon begin recording the grave markers, both indoors and outdoors, at the Westminster Cemetery in Toronto’s North York. The … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors webinars this week — Swiss-German, French Canadian and Irish Palatine research, and the Sudbury Library’s collections

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Gail Dever

This week, Ontario Ancestors’ branches and a special interest group will hold three virtual meetings and the first session of a two-part series on French Canadian research. All are open to the public, but require registration. The virtual meetings are … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 17, 2022

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanada Online Historical Newspaper Links and Poland Free Online Historical Newspapers by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Durham Region Surrogate Courts—Unlocked… Part 2 by Jane MacNamara on Where the … Continue reading →

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Free access to Findmypast’s newspaper collection until Tuesday

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

In honour of Queen Elizabeth II, Findmypast is making its newspaper archive free of charge from 10:00 BST on Friday, September 16 to 10:00 BST on Tuesday, September 20. To use Findmypast during a free access period, you simply need to sign … Continue reading →

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Findmypast — New school and parish records

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

As of this Findmypast Friday, subscribers can access thousands of new school and parish records.  National School Admissions Registers and Log-Books 1870-1914 New additions into this existing collection cover around 10,000 records for Halifax and York in England. Now at more … Continue reading →

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U of T student project creates online database of Canada’s first newspapers

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

Researchers at the University of Toronto have created an accessible, free database of the nation’s first newspapers — but we’ll have to wait until next year to explore it when the university hopes to launch it. Led by Sébastien Drouin, an … Continue reading →

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New PRONI online lectures on YouTube

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Gail Dever

During the past two weeks, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has uploaded eleven presentations to its YouTube channel that will interest genealogists and historians. The length of these videos ranges from 45 minutes to an hour. These … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors webinars this week

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Gail Dever

It’s a busy week for several of the branches of Ontario Ancestors that will host a free virtual meeting this week. Most, if not all, appear to be hybrid meetings — virtual and in person. Each presentation is open to … Continue reading →

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BIFHSGO’s virtual conference is fast approaching

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Gail Dever

In less than three weeks the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will hold its second annual virtual conference. It will run from September 28 to October 2. There are 12 expert speakers, including Dave Annal, Mia … Continue reading →

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