Monthly Archives: February 2023

Save 50% on 1921 Census pay-per-view purchases during Findmypast’s limited time sale 

Findmypast announced its members can receive 50 percent off pay-per-view purchases of the 1921 Census of England and Wales until February 28. The 1921 Census was released exclusively online at Findmypast in January 2022 after being locked away from 100 … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 18, 2023

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsVarious search tool improvements on ScotlandsPeople currently being worked on by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Civil War Resource: Grand Army of the Republic Records by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading

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Free access to entire collection on Newspapers.com until Monday, February 20

Search more than 22,000 newspapers for free on Newspapers.com, including Publishers Extra, until Monday, February 20 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain time. Registration is required. This isn’t an offer that comes often, so you may want to take advantage and explore … Continue reading

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars — Family history on the Canadian prairies

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free webinar, Family History on the Canadian Prairies, presented by Dave Obee, on Friday, February 17, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. This is the first webinar this year in the O Canada series. … Continue reading

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Free access to marriage records on MyHeritage until Sunday

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, MyHeritage is offering free access to all marriage records until February 19. Since last Valentine’s Day, they’ve added 30 new collections containing around 14 million records from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Finland, Italy, Belgium, … Continue reading

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Ontario Ancestors webinars this week

Seven branches of Ontario Ancestors are hosting a free virtual presentation, from today until Saturday. At least one of the presentations is almost fully booked. Topics range from slavery in Canada to the 1921 England census in England and DNA. … Continue reading

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Findmypast — More burial records for London and Kent

Findmypast announced Friday that it has released more than 60,000 new records across Kent and Middlesex, England. Greater London Burial Index A further 52,883 records have been added to this existing collection, covering the years 1540-1949 and 22 parishes. Kent, Folkestone … Continue reading

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Call for presentations — Ontario Ancestors’ virtual conference

Ontario Ancestors, Canada’s largest genealogical organization, has issued a call for presentations for its 2023 virtual conference that will take place September 8 to 10. With a theme of Diversity in Genealogy – Spotlight on the Grand River, they’re looking … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2023

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana adds University of Regina Student Publication Collection by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for January 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Finding and Using Digital Collections … Continue reading

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BIFHSGO’s virtual meeting this Saturday features Irish census records and an 18th century soap opera

The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa will host a virtual meeting on Saturday, February 11, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time that includes two presentations. 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. —  Education TalkCensus Records in the Virtual Treasury of … Continue reading

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