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Monthly Archives: December 2024
Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ 2025 program includes 173 presentations and more than a dozen Canadian speakers
Prepare to have your brain explode with lots of online genealogy learning opportunities at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. The lineup for Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ 2025 program is now available. There are 173 scheduled presentations. Almost all are free to … Continue reading
Long-time Irish genealogist Claire Santry honoured
The council of the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) announced on Friday that Claire Santry was unanimously chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Wallace Clare Award. The award recognizes Ms. Santry’s “dedication to the promotion of Irish genealogy over … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — December 28, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Canadian Records on FamilySearch Full Text Search, New UK Records on FamilySearch Full Text Search, and New Irish Records on FamilySearch Full Test Search by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, DNA, family history writing, FamilySearch, full-text, military, Netherlands, United States, writing
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Historic Southwestern Ontario newspapers digitized
Norfolk County Archives in Simcoe, Ontario announced this month the launch of a new online newspaper database that holds more than 60,000 pages of local newspapers, covering the years 1860 to 1971. The digitized newspapers are: British CanadianDelhi News RecordErie … Continue reading
Genealogical society newsletters to read online for free
The Grande Prairie & District Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society has made a great addition to its website that is available to all for free. Right now, in their Current Newsletters section, you can read recent newsletters and journals … Continue reading
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Ontario Ancestors’ live monthly webinars are free
This week Ontario Ancestors announced that all of their live monthly presentations will be free to everyone who registers. The online presentations will be delivered live on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. In 2024, … Continue reading
Stanley Diamond, founder of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, passes away
Stanley Diamond, the founding president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, passed away on December 18. He was 91 years old. He was also the founder and executive director of Jewish Records Indexing – Poland, a searchable online database. Many … Continue reading
Save 25% on an annual Genealogy Quebec subscription
There’s still time to do last-minute Christmas shopping — or perhaps even purchase a gift for yourself. Until December 24, a one-year subscription to Genealogy Quebec is 25 percent off. Use this link to purchase a subscription for $105, down … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — December 21, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamily Search Full Text Search by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails. 3 Tips for Searching the Census When a Family Goes Missing by Diana Elder on Family Locket. Finding … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, DNA Painter, family history writing, FamilySearch, full-text, GEDmatch, writing
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British Columbia city directories, 1860-1955, available online
Thanks to Cyndi Ingle, who is the creator and curator of the excellent genealogy resource, Cyndi’s List, I learned yesterday that the Vancouver Public Library has made available its collection of digitized British Columbia City Directories, from 1860 to 1955. … Continue reading
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