Monthly Archives: January 2023

Ancestry has a family history game that may pique your family’s interest in their ancestors

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Gail Dever

Looking for a fun way to share family history stories with relatives at your next get-together? Ancestry this week released a video on YouTube of Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams playing a game, called 2 Lies and a Leaf, that … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge returns in February

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

For the 13th year, Lynn Palermo will host the Family History Writing Challenge that will be held throughout the month of February. She is offering three levels in this year’s challenge. One level is free, the basic is US$27, and … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada is hiring to fill ATIP research requests for genealogy and military history

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

In an effort to address lengthy delays responding to Access to Information and Privacy requests, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is seeking analysts and senior analysts for its Access to Information team. Successful candidates will be responsible for researching, analyzing … Continue reading →

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New names for Family History Library and centers

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch yesterday announced new names for its flagship Family History Library located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and all local and regional family history centers worldwide.   The library will now be known as the FamilySearch Library and local and regional family history centers will now … Continue reading →

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Three-part online series — Getting and keeping land in Upper Canada

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Gail Dever

The first event of the year for the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is a series of three online talks about a key area of early Ontario family history research — land. Over three Thursday evenings in January, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 7, 2023

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPlans for 1931 Census of Canada release by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for December 2022 and Records that became public in 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch … Continue reading →

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120,000 new records from Gibraltar on Findmypast — and a subscription sale

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast has added 120,000 new records for Gibraltar. With Gibraltar being a British Overseas Territory from 1713, many people moved there for military work and to help rebuild the city. A significant portion of these families didn’t leave … Continue reading →

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LAC to hire additional staff to reduce ‘access to information’ backlog

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) released on Tuesday the first update to its access to information and privacy (ATIP) action plan. LAC said, “W​e are working hard to improve access to information at LAC. For a number of years, we have … Continue reading →

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More digitized Ontario newspapers on OurDigitalWorld

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gail Dever

In its December newsletter, OurDigitalWorld said that 2022 had seen a “mini-tsunami of newspapers coming online from the Lake Scugog Historical Society and Oshawa Public Library.” The initiatives of the historical society and public library mean that more Durham Region papers are available … Continue reading →

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What to expect from FamilySearch in 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch yesterday shared its plans for this year. The genealogical organization intends to add records for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, and Uganda.  In addition, FamilySearch will continue to make significant additions to the … Continue reading →

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