Monthly Archives: September 2024

This week’s crème de la crème — September 7, 2024

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIncredible database eases searches for small Russian towns and villages by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Families. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. … Continue reading →

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Webinar on ‘Genealogy and the Little Ice Age’ free for limited time

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Gail Dever

Genealogist and geologist Wayne Shepheard from British Columbia has created a new version of his signature talk about Genealogy and the Little Ice Age that is available on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. It is free to watch until September 5. Legacy Family Tree … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors hosts six virtual presentations this week

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

The kids are back in school and the summer holiday season is coming to an end. That means there is plenty to learn this week from Ontario Ancestors and its branches. There will be six virtual or hybrid presentations. All … Continue reading →

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140 years of Fredericton, New Brunswick’s Daily Gleaner on Newspapers.com

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

If you have relatives who lived in New Brunswick between 1884 and 2024, you may want to consider exploring Fredericton’s Daily Gleaner on Newspapers.com. There are almost one million searchable pages for paper alone. A friend told me the publication … Continue reading →

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Registration for BIFHSGO’s virtual conference on Irish family history now open

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s (BIFHSGO) annual conference is always popular, well-organized, and filled with great speakers. Registration opened yesterday. Entitled “Teaghlach Gaelach: A Celebration of Irish Family History,” the virtual event takes place on the … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Archives adds more 100-year old photos to its website

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

Late last week, the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick added to its website 1,405 digitized photos by photographer Ole Larsen. The photos in the Ole Larsen fonds cover the years 1889 to 1924 and were taken primarily in Northumberland and … Continue reading →

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