Monthly Archives: October 2024

This week’s Ontario Ancestors virtual presentation topics include… Library and Archives Canada, DNA, French Canadian research, Scottish research, MyHeritage, and mind mapping

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Gail Dever

The folks at Ontario Ancestors are taking a break for today, Thanksgiving Monday, but the rest of the week is filled with 10 virtual and hybrid presentations. All are open to the public, and all but two are free. A … Continue reading →

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Qualicum Beach Family History Society’s webinar on accessing images in FamilySearch

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Qualicum Beach Family History Society in British Columbia will host the free webinar, Be a Super Sleuth: Accessing Images in FamilySearch, delivered by Jill Morelli, on Wednesday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. Did you know that now … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2024

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Ontario Newspapers Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Porter Talk”: Podcasting and the Power of Oral History by Stacey Zembrzycki on Active History. Court Records Added to FamilySearch AI … Continue reading →

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Plenty to learn on YouTube channel of Ontario Ancestors’ Essex County branch

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Gail Dever

Did you miss the virtual presentation, Photo Restoration and Storage, delivered by Dana Palmer this week at the meeting hosted by Ontario Ancestors’ Essex County branch? If you did, no problem. The recording is now available on the Essex County … Continue reading →

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Quebec Federation of Genealogy Societies awards literary prize to André LaRose, author of book about a family in Beauharnois

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie (Quebec Federation of Genealogy Societies) has awarded its first Roland J. Auger Literary Prize to André LaRose for his book, Joseph Barthélémy Robert et son cercle familial, 1826-1951. Portrait d’une famille d’entrepreneurs de Beauharnois. … Continue reading →

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Provincial Archives of New Brunswick releases 1973 marriage registrations

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week should be called New Brunswick Family History Week with all the recent opportunities to find relatives. Newspapers.com recently added 10 papers from New Brunswick, Ontario Ancestors’ Lambton County branch last evening hosted a virtual presentation about researching New … Continue reading →

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Remains identified of WWI soldier Cpl William Benjamin Cunningham who was killed during Battle of Passchendaele

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed that the grave of a previously unknown soldier is that of Corporal William Benjamin Cunningham, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. Cpl Cunningham was buried as … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage extends free DNA transfer offer to October 13

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage has extended its special DNA transfer offer for a few more days. Until October 13 at 11:59 p.m., you can upload your DNA data to MyHeritage and get full access to all DNA features for free, forever. This will … Continue reading →

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Newspapers.com adds 10 New Brunswick papers

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

The good times continue for researchers looking for Canadian newspapers on Ancestry’s subscription site, Newspapers.com. Within the last few days, they added 10 newspapers from New Brunswick for a total of 17 papers to search online from that Atlantic province. … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ webinars this week — Connecticut Yankee or Loyalist?, New Brunswick research, and photo restoration/storage

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

Three Ontario Ancestors branches will host a free virtual presentation this week, and each one is open to the public. The topics cover an interesting range of topics: a Connecticut Yankee who also served in the King’s Rangers, researching ancestors … Continue reading →

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