Monthly Archives: June 2025

Vancouver Morning Star added to Newspapers.com

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

After publishing more than a couple of dozen Ontario newspapers during the past several weeks, Newspapers.com has looked to Canada’s west coast for its latest addition. This week, issues of the Vancouver Morning Sun, from May 1924 to January 1926, … Continue reading →

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Free access to Danish and Swedish records on MyHeritage until June 8

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

In honour of both Danish Constitution Day and Swedish National Day, MyHeritage is opening up every Danish and Swedish historical record — over 350 million in total — for free, from June 5 to 8. The Danish records include 31 … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada provides funding to 37 local organizations in support of documentary heritage

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

This year, archives, museums and documentary heritage institutions will share $1.425 million to carry out 37 projects selected under Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program. The projects were selected for the impact they will have on documentary … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage publishes new collection of 731 million records extracted from French newspapers

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage has just released a collection of 731 million records extracted from historical French newspapers, thanks to their in-house AI technology. Called France, Names & Stories in Newspapers collection, this is MyHeritage’s first “Names & Stories” collection in a language … Continue reading →

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Canadian soldier William Webster Wilson of the First World War identified

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

After more than 100 years, the Canadian military has identified  a soldier killed in the First World War as Capt. William Webster Wilson. Capt. Wilson, an accomplished soldier, left Lindsay, Ontario to fight in France before he was declared missing … Continue reading →

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Lucille Campey to talk about Irish immigrants to Canada’s Prairies — Free hybrid presentation

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Gail Dever

On Saturday, June 7, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain time, the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society will host the free presentation, Irish Immigrants to Canada’s Prairies, delivered by Dr. Lucille H. Campey. It will be a hybrid presentation — … Continue reading →

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Ontario Ancestors’ virtual presentations this week

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors and four of its branches will host five virtual presentations this week, including two hybrid meetings. All are free and open to the public. The following times are in Eastern time. Monday, June 2, 7:00 p.m. — Leeds … Continue reading →

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