Monthly Archives: July 2024

BC Archives temporarily unable to accept requests for reproductions

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Gail Dever

The BC Archives announced last Friday that “due to staffing challenges” it is temporarily unable to accept requests for reproductions of photographs, maps, audio or video material, in addition to requests for permissions and licensing.  This issue will not end … Continue reading →

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Quebec death registers, 1926-1997, on Ancestry

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has added the collection, Quebec, Canada, Death Registers 1926-1997, to its website. The collection is an index of information derived from a government death register produced in Quebec between 1926 and 1997. Images of the original documents used to … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ virtual presentations this week — Black families in Howick Township and the Irish Registry of Deeds

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

It’s the first week of July, so there’s no surprise that it’s a fairly quiet week for presentations. Still, Ontario Ancestors and one of its branches are hosting one virtual and one hybrid presentation. The following times are in Eastern … Continue reading →

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Alberta Family Histories Society conference this fall in Calgary

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Alberta Family Histories Society will hold an in-person conference in Calgary on October 5. The $70 registration fee includes four sessions, buffet lunch, and refreshments. Gord McBean will deliver two sessions: AI in Genealogy: Is it really new? and … Continue reading →

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