Monthly Archives: July 2024

This week’s crème de la crème — July 13, 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRecent Ulster Historical Foundation online records additions by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland: 1922 Fire – Anniversary gifts for genies: Part II by Claire Santry on … Continue reading →

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More historic photos available on the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick’s website

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick yesterday added 736 archival photos to its online database. These photographs include the Andy Morasse photographs (P17), the Babbitt Family photographs (P19), the photos of the Chaleur Regional Museum (P28), photos from the University … Continue reading →

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Free access to MyHeritage’s French census records

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Gail Dever

In honour of Bastille Day, or what the French call Fête nationale française, MyHeritage is offering free access to all of its 131 million French census records until July 16. MyHeritage has 17 collections of French census records that span … Continue reading →

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Irish Genealogy News publishes last blog post

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

There’s some sad news for genealogy blog readers who have Irish ancestors and benefitted a great deal from the almost 6,000 posts on Irish Genealogy News. Yesterday, Claire Santry announced on her blog, Irish Genealogy News, that she had written … Continue reading →

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Over a century of Windsor City Directories now available online

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

Researchers can now access more than 100 years of the Windsor City Directory online. The 1888-1988 volumes are available at the Internet Archive and on the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive at SWODA Publications. “The original purpose of the directories was to serve as an advertising … Continue reading →

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Canada invests in five projects commemorating No. 2 Construction Battalion in Nova Scotia

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

On Friday, at the annual No. 2 Construction Battalion Remembrance Ceremony in Nova Scotia, Minister Sean Fraser, on behalf of Ministers Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Bill Blair, announced an investment for five new projects based in Nova Scotia, totalling over $124,000 to support education, remembrance … Continue reading →

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University of Winnipeg program issues call for stories about German immigrant fathers and their Canadian-born sons

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg seeks published and unpublished memoirs, biographies, diaries, letters, and other documents that focus on German immigrant fathers and their Canadian-born sons for its Father-and-Son project. The project explores the relationships between fathers and sons … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 6, 2024

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanada Day reflections: on accrediting, Western Canadian genealogy, and diverse ideas for celebrating by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Ancestry Adds Aberdeenshire Burials by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Scottish Indexes … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives updates birth, marriage and death records collection

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives yesterday added 25,869 records to its online vital statistics collection. This year’s additions include 13,614 births for 1923, 5,205 marriages for 1948, and 7,050 deaths for 1973. The birth records include some “delayed” entries for individuals born … Continue reading →

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Free access to US city directories on MyHeritage until July 7

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Gail Dever

In honour of Independance Day in the United States, MyHeritage is providing free access to its unique US City Directories collection until July 7. The US City Directories collection was produced from 26,000 American city directories published between 1860 and … Continue reading →

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