Monthly Archives: May 2024

GRO England and Wales increases prices of birth, marriage and death records

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

If you’ve delayed ordering civil birth, marriage or death records for England and Wales from the General Register Office (GRO), you may be kicking yourself. The GRO, which holds the records from 1837 when civil registration was introduced, has increased the … Continue reading →

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Author of ‘An Irish Heart’ about the Irish immigrants in Montreal’s Griffintown neighourhood has passed away

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

Sharon Doyle Driedger, the best-selling author of An Irish Heart — How a Small Immigrant Community Shaped Canada, passed away on May 25 in Toronto. An Irish Heart tells the story of the thousands of impoverished Irish immigrants who settled … Continue reading →

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New baptism, marriage and burial records for Kent, England on Findmypast

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast added thousands of baptism, marriage and burial records from Kent, England. The records span several locations across the county and date as far back as 1558. Kent baptismsThere are thousands of new baptism records from Charlton, Cliffe, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 25, 2024

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWestern Canadian migration before the CPR: Tracing the voyage of the Princess Royal, London to Fort Victoria (1858-59) by Linda Yip on Past Presence. The speed of moving Ukrainian archives into … Continue reading →

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Lots of learning opportunities on the Virtual Genealogical Association’s YouTube channel

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Gail Dever

Interested in learning at your leisure? Want to improve your chances of finding an ancestor while eating lunch or enjoying a cup of coffee? Here’s something that’s bound to interest many family historians. The Virtual Genealogical Association has dozens of … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch updates Canadian collections

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Gail Dever

From last Monday through our long weekend, FamilySearch updated its Canadian collections. Let’s hope they plan to continue doing so today. Almost every province is included in the 32 updated record collections. Thirty of them are searchable by name and … Continue reading →

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Opportunity to attend Ontario Ancestors’ conference virtually

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors has put together a Virtual Bundle for those unable to attend their June conference in person. It includes 18 pre-recorded sessions, syllabus material, and three plenary sessions. Priced at a reasonable $49, the Virtual Bundle offers: Bonus tracks … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2024

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsVanishing River Street by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Search Multiple Maine Historical Newspaper Collections at Once and How to Find Where Newspapers are Available with Chronicling … Continue reading →

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750,000 new death records for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Findmypast

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast has updated three of its existing death record collections as part of its annual update of modern death records. Now covering 1980 to 2024, there are 751,279 death records from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to explore. … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada announces recipients of the 2024–2025 funding cycle of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Gail Dever

Archives, museums and documentary heritage institutions will this year share $1.47 million to carry out 36 projects selected under Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). The projects were selected for the significant impact they will have on documentary … Continue reading →

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