Monthly Archives: April 2025

Two ‘O Canada’ webinars — today and Friday — from Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will this week host two free webinars in their O Canada series. Today, April 30, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Kathryn Lake Hogan will deliver her presentation, Invaded! The Fenian Raids and the Canadian Response. Between … Continue reading

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New Brunswick marriages for 1974 available online

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick yesterday added to its website 6,683 digitized marriage registrations for the year 1974.

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Ontario Ancestors’ presentations and drop-ins that are virtual this week

The virtual opportunities at Ontario Ancestors this week include two presentations, three drop-ins, and an interactive pop quiz. As usual, all are free and open to the public. The following times are in Eastern time. Monday, April 28, 2:00 p.m. … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 26, 2025

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThursday Tidbits: MyHeritage  Adds Canada, Home Children Immigration Index, 1869-1932 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Klondike Gold Rush: Stories Behind the Search for Gold by Tianyi Fei on University … Continue reading

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Free access to all Australian and New Zealand records on MyHeritage

Today is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand. To mark this day of remembrance, MyHeritage is offering free access to all of its Australian and New Zealand records until April 29. To search and view these records, all you … Continue reading

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50% off a Legacy Family Tree Webinars membership

To mark its 15th anniversary, Legacy Family Tree Webinars is offering a one-year membership for US$25 (about CDN$35) — down from US$49.99 (about CDN$70). This offer is valid for new members only until April 30, at 11:59 p.m. A new … Continue reading

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Ontario Ancestors’ virtual presentations this week

These are the virtual presentations, plus an online drop-in, that Ontario Ancestors’ branches and a special interest group will host this week. As usual, they are free and open to all who register. The following times are in Eastern time. … Continue reading

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Free virtual presentation — Exploring Canadian Immigration’s Impact through Time

The Canadian e-special interest group of the Genealogical Society of Collier County in Florida will host the free virtual presentation, Exploring Canadian Immigration’s Impact through Time, delivered by Jan Raska, Ph.D, on Tuesday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Dr. … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 19, 2025

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWWII: what is a genealogy pack? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Records New on MyHeritage by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Library and Archives Canada for Americans and How … Continue reading

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Almost 18,000 New Brunswick birth registrations digitized, from 1920 to 1929

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick yesterday added 17,965 digitized images of registrations of birth for Charlotte, Kings and Madawaska counties from 1920 to 1929 to the Vital Statistics from Government Records collection on its website.

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