Monthly Archives: October 2024

Findmypast offers free access to different collections over the four weekends leading to Remembrance Day

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors and relatives lived in the United Kingdom, cancel all plans for this weekend and the next three. Starting this weekend, FindMyPast is offering free access to a different set of its records each weekend for the four … Continue reading →

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Virtual presentation on Tuesday — Tracing your Irish ancestors in County Donegal

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Belfast branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society will host a free virtual presentation, called Tracing Your Irish Ancestors in County Donegal, on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m. BST (2:30 p.m. Eastern time). It will be … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2024

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTrent Valley, Ontario Records NEW on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 28,320 Free Online City Directories from the United States by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. 7 … Continue reading →

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Application period opens for funding from LAC’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Gail Dever

Documentary heritage organizations, including genealogy societies, across the country can now apply for funding for the 2025–2026 cycle of Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). LAC gives close to $1.5 million every year to community organizations so they can … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars — Hidden Quebec records on FamilySearch

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

On Friday, October 18, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free webinar, Hidden Quebec Records on FamilySearch, delivered by Johanne Gervais. This webinar is part of Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ bi-monthly O Canada series. … Continue reading →

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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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