Monthly Archives: November 2024

Quebec’s National Genealogy Week begins Saturday

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

This year’s Semaine nationale de la généalogie (National Genealogy Week) in Quebec runs from November 23 to 30. It is organized by the Fédération québécoises des sociétés généalogiques (Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies). Genealogists in la belle province will be … Continue reading →

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Linda Yip accredited as ICPAGen genealogist for Western Canadian research

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

Congratulations to Linda Yip who has been accredited as an ICPAGen (International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists) genealogist for Canada Western Provinces. She is the first Canadian and second person to be accredited in the western Canadian region … Continue reading →

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Six collections to be added to Canadiana, including Ontario historical county maps, a Black abolitionist newspaper, and an Acadia University student newspaper 

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Canadiana collection is expanding with the addition of six new collections from Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) member institutions.  Selected by CRKN’s Canadiana Content Sub-Committee through the inaugural call for development projects, the six collections tell stories from across Canada and span over … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ six virtual presentations feature Sir Frederick Banting, researching Canadians who served in WWII, finding ancestors in jail, MyHeritage, and a case study

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Gail Dever

Branches at Ontario Ancestors are hosting six virtual presentations this week. All are open to the public, and with the exception of one, all are free. The following times are in Eastern time. Monday, November 18, 7:00 p.m. — Oxford … Continue reading →

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New release of British Columbia marriage and death records

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Gail Dever

BC Archives has made available on its website this year’s release of marriage and death records. Family historians, with relatives who lived in British Columbia, can now search marriage registrations from 1948 and death registrations from 2003 in the provincial … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 16, 2024

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Ancestors: The Enemy Within? by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy. WWII Morning Reports Using the NARA Catalog by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week of Genealogy. British Home Children – Emily Boys- … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick death registrations for 1973 now online

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has added 5,142 death registrations for 1973 to its searchable vital statistics database. In October, the provincial archives uploaded marriage registrations for 1973. Next we should see 1928 birth registrations.

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Qualicum Beach Family History Society closes its doors with presentation by Dave Obee

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

There’s unfortunate news in the genealogy world in British Columbia. The Qualicum Beach Family History Society will hold its very last meeting on Wednesday, November 20, before closing for good after 20 years. The speaker for the evening will be … Continue reading →

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Findmypast Friday updates — Military records

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast updated four military record sets. The biggest update is in the Prisoners of War 1715-1945 collection, to which they’ve added 200,000 records. They’ve also bolstered the British Army Soldiers’ Medical Records and added more than 6,000 records … Continue reading →

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Ancestry offers two DNA webinars, and you can watch the first one today

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has organized two free webinars that will be presented by Crista Cowan. Registration is required for both. The first webinar, Ancestry Pro Tools: Taking Your Family Tree to the Next Level, takes place today, November 13, at 1:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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