Monthly Archives: September 2023

This week’s crème de la crème — September 30, 2023

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIrish Ordnance Survey maps join National Library of Scotland maps platform by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Living London by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 100 Best Free Online Genealogy Websites … Continue reading →

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Society for One Place Studies’ conference presentations available on YouTube and Facebook

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Society for One Place Studies is holding a conference, All About That Place, between September 22 and October 1 to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The event is free, hosted over 10 days, with more than 100 short talks. A … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 23, 2023

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsText searching on maps! and Truth by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist. Back to the Basics with Naturalization Records: Part 3 by Diana Elder on Family Locket. The Pilot’s … Continue reading →

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Location of land owned by early European settlers in New France can now be viewed thanks to extensive research and Google Earth

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Gail Dever

Do you remember the emotional moment on Who Do You Think You Are? when Tom Bergeron stood on what had been his ancestors’ land on Île-d’Orléans in Quebec? If your ancestors are also among the earliest European settlers on Île-d’Orléans … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 16, 2023

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDrouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. The startling details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 4 – How to get your ancestor’s file by Linda … Continue reading →

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New videos on YouTube from two genealogical societies — one Canadian and one American

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Gail Dever

A big shout out to the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) and the Dallas Genealogical Society who have each posted a recent presentation to their YouTube channel that was delivered at their monthly meeting. England and … Continue reading →

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1931 Canada Census available on MyHeritage with new index

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage yesterday announced it has published online its 1931 Canada Census census collection, which includes “a complete new index” that it created. Searching this collection on MyHeritage is free. To view the records or to save records to your family … Continue reading →

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CRKN and Library and Archives Canada partner to improve access to digitized handwritten materials in Héritage Collection

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) have partnered on a pilot project to improve access to LAC’s materials in the Héritage collection through Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR). The pilot project will process a subset of the … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ webinars this week — Irish online databases, shell shock, and women

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

There are three free virtual presentations this week at Ontario Ancestors, focusing on free online databases for Irish genealogy, shell shock in the military, and researching female ancestors. Each one is open to the public. Registration is required to watch … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia marriages from 1947 now available online

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives last week added marriages from 1947 to its website, and they are searchable by name. In May, the provincial archives updated its online death records, adding deaths from 1972. No sign yet of when more birth records … Continue reading →

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