Monthly Archives: October 2024

Wikitree Symposium features three days of free genealogy presentations from November 1 to 3

The Wikitree Symposium, running from November 1 to 3 during WikiTree Week, has quite a great list of genealogy speakers and topics. In all, there are 28 free presentations. The full program and schedule, along with registration, can be found … Continue reading

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Concordia University alumni archives now available on Internet Archive

If one or more of your relatives attended Concordia University in Montreal, you may want to check out their new online archival collection. The university has been rebuilding its alumni archives, created from donations from past students and their relatives, … Continue reading

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Free access to MyHeritage’s death records until November 1

Who needs to go trick or treating when you can devote your time to researching free records? And, of course, genealogy research has zero calories. For Halloween, MyHeritage is providing free access to its collection of nearly 1.2 billion death, … Continue reading

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Live webinar — Update on Canadian genealogy resources

While waiting for the kids to yell, “Trick or treat,” at your front door on Halloween, you can watch Dave Obee’s live webinar about what’s new in Canadian genealogy resources. Hosted by Brigham Young University, the webinar will begin at … Continue reading

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This year’s BC vital statistics release is coming… one day

Researchers who have relatives in British Columbia are likely wondering when they’ll see this year’s release of marriage and death records. In a news release, BC Archives said, “We have now received the new release, which includes marriage registrations from … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 26, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFree searchable database details victims of Russian pogroms by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Dutch Genealogy News for October 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Far too … Continue reading

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Reminder: Findmypast’s newspaper collection is free this weekend, starting now

From today until October 28, Findmypast’s entire newspaper collection is free to search. This free offer is part of a four-weekend run-up to Remembrance Day. Each weekend, there will be a different collection made completely free to use, culminating in … Continue reading

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Free virtual presentation — Exploring Library and Archives Canada Online with Ken McKinlay

On Monday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Oakville Public Library in Ontario will host the free virtual presentation, Exploring Library and Archives Canada Online, delivered by Ken McKinlay. Over the past few years the website for Library and … Continue reading

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Free virtual presentation, ‘Strangers in the House, A Prairie Story of Bigotry and Belonging,’ is about Napoléon Sureau dit Blondin and his family

The Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest in Edmonton, Alberta will host a free virtual presentation in English about Napoléon Sureau dit Blondin and his family who lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the beginning of the last century. The presentation, called Strangers … Continue reading

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More genealogy videos available on Allen County Public Library’s YouTube channel, including one on researching your Chinese ancestry

Once you’ve finished enjoying the beautiful fall weather, looking at the colours of the leaves and raking them, and putting your garden to bed, you may want to check out the latest videos the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center … Continue reading

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