Monthly Archives: June 2023

Free access to MyHeritage’s Canadian collections until Sunday

For Canada Day on July 1, MyHeritage is offering free access to all of their Canadian records until Sunday, July 2.  Quebec marriage returnsIf your relatives married in Quebec between 1926 an 1997, take a look at one of my … Continue reading

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New partnership between Findmypast and Library and Archives Canada

Findmypast and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) today announced a new partnership, starting first with the 1931 Census of Canada. Under this new partnership, Canadian family history records will be published on an ongoing and regular basis on Findmypast. The … Continue reading

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FamilySearch and Ancestry add Canada’s Chinese Exclusion Act records in time for centenary

One hundred years ago, on July 1, 1923, the Canadian government introduced a new Chinese Immigration Act, commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, to stop Chinese immigration. The act was the culmination of widespread anti-Chinese racism and policies increasing in Canada since the … Continue reading

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Webinar — A fresh light on old newspapers

Dave Obee, longtime journalist, editor and publisher of the Times Colonist newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, and one of Canada’s most popular genealogy speakers, will deliver the webinar, A Fresh Light on Old Newspapers, on Wednesday, June 28, at 2:00 … Continue reading

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Findmypast adds more Irish records and newspapers

Findmypast added last Friday more than 25,000 Irish marriage and census records and wills, along with five new newspaper titles and five updated newspapers from Ireland. Ireland, Genealogical Office Manuscripts, Marriages This new collection comprises 9,010 marriage records, covering 1732 to … Continue reading

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Ontario Ancestors’ Toronto Branch hosts two virtual presentations this evening

As activities wind down for the summer at Ontario Ancestors, only one branch will host a virtual meeting this week. Monday, June 26, 7:30 p.m. — Toronto BranchResettling and Rethinking: A Settlement Document that Revised a Family Story by Bonnie … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 24, 2023

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhen statistics met immigration: a startling discovery in the 1931 Canada census by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Ontario Birth Registrations at Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New Great … Continue reading

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Millions of Suffolk, England baptism, marriage and burial records to appear on Ancestry in 2025

Two years. That’s how long those of us with Suffolk ancestors will have to wait for an explosion of digitized records, but it’ll be worth it. Suffolk Archives in England will work alongside Ancestry to create high quality, full colour … Continue reading

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25% off Genealogy Quebec subscription

To celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, the Drouin Genealogy Institute is offering 25 percent off an annual subscription to Genealogy Quebec — $96.75, down from $129. The discount is available from Friday, June 23, to Monday, June 26. Bonne fête Saint-Jean!

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Jewish-themed genealogy TV show to air this fall

Generations, the first Jewish-themed genealogy television series produced by the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, JewishGen, and JLTV, is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2023. The premiere episode has begun filming and … Continue reading

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