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Monthly Archives: January 2025
Old Toronto interactive map, OldTP, back online
There was a lot of good information this month in the newsletter of Ontario Genealogical Society’s Toronto Branch, including a short article about OldTO, an interactive map that shows what many streets once looked like in Canada’s largest city. The … Continue reading
Newspapers.com continues to tease with Canadian titles
Since I have a lot of ancestors and relatives who lived in Canada, I’m always happy to see new Canadian newspaper titles added to Newspapers.com. Yesterday, I was excited when I saw that five new publications had been added. Then, … Continue reading
Learn about Canadian gazetteers resources in this free 20-minute video
The International Institute of Genealogical Studies’ latest video popped up in my YouTube feed yesterday, and it looks good. Cheryl Levy, the Institute’s Director of Canadian Studies, provides a 20-minute overview in the video and explains how to use Canadian … Continue reading
This week’s virtual presentations at Ontario Ancestors
It’s a quieter than usual week for virtual presentations at Ontario Ancestors. However, as usual, the good news is they all look interesting and are free and open to the public. The following times are in Eastern time. Monday, January … Continue reading
New Australian record collections on Findmypast
Happy Australia Day! Findmypast added three new Australian record sets this past week. All are from the state of Queensland. There are Imperial pensions, criminal depositions, and dentist records spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Queensland, Imperial pensions 1898-1912This week’s … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — January 25, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLegislative Acts and Ontario Genealogy by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. MyHeritage Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com for Canada and the UK by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. … Continue reading
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Two more Ontario newspapers added to Newspapers.com
Bit by bit, we’re seeing more Canadian newspapers being added to Newspapers.com. This is one of my favourite subscription sites, and I search on it almost every day, probably as much or even more than I use Ancestry. There are … Continue reading
Free access to MyHeritage’s Australian records starts Saturday
G’day! If it wasn’t so cold outside, I’d put something on the barbie for dinner. Instead, I’ll focus on researching my Irish Haire, Noble and Gillis ancestors who immigrated to Australia. For those of us with family ties Down Under, … Continue reading
Ireland properties, from 1298 to 1975, on FamilySearch
Thanks to Cyndi Ingle and her excellent website, Cyndi’s List, I learned that FamilySearch has a new full-text search collection, called Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975. FamilySearch’s Chief Genealogical Officer David Rencher first shared the news on Facebook. I’d … Continue reading
New president and CEO Howard Hochhauser at Ancestry to take over February 1
Ancestry announced last week that its board of directors has selected Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer Howard Hochhauser to succeed Deb Liu as the company’s President and CEO effective February 1. Mr. Hochhauser will continue to serve as a … Continue reading