Monthly Archives: July 2025

BC’s Burnaby Post available on Newspapers.com

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Gail Dever

Newspapers.com this week added Westminster, British Columbia’s Burnaby Post, from 1934 to 1937. Since these issues are still under copyright, a Publisher Extra subscription on Newspapers.com is required to search this publication. At BC Archives and the Burnaby Public Library, … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree’s webinar features Nova Scotia

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Gail Dever

As part of its O Canada series, Legacy Family Tree will host the free webinar, Finding Your Scot Ancestors in New Scotland, delivered by Brian Nash, on Friday, August 1, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Nova Scotia (New Scotland) is … Continue reading →

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OGS webinar — ‘Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors’

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Gail Dever

This month’s free webinar at Ontario Genealogical Society is about Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, presented by Chris Paton, on Thursday, July 31. Note that it will start at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, which is earlier than usual. Straddling parts of … Continue reading →

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More Ontario papers available on Newspapers.com

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Gail Dever

Eight more Ontario newspaper titles have been added to Newspapers.com. They were published from 2011 or 2012 to 2023. You will need a Publisher Extra subscription, not the Basic, to search them. Gravenhurst Banner2011-2023 Huntsville Forester2011-2023 Bracebridge Examiner2011-2023 Stoney Creek … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy Your Great-Grandmother’s Ontario Birth Record Isn’t There and Where to Look Instead by Kathryn Lake Hogan on Looking4Ancestors. Filles du roi: the Founding Mothers of New France by Ann Foster … Continue reading →

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Free online Canadian obits compiled by The Ancestor Hunt

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Gail Dever

Kenneth R. Marks has updated his lists of links to free online Canadian obituaries and obituary indexes on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. With the addition of 54 new collections, there are now a total of 375 collections for Canada. … Continue reading →

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‘Unusual Scottish sources for family history’ — New video from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

Do you have Scottish ancestors and 25 minutes to learn about online resources for researching them? If you do, you’ll want to check this out. The International Institute of Genealogical Studies recently posted the video, Unusual Sources for Your Family … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsA Gold Mine for Genealogists-UBC Library Students Digital Projects by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Snapshots of British Columbia’s Ghost Towns: Part 2—Barkerville’s Chinatown by Jill Henderson on Digitizers’ … Continue reading →

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Quebec notarial records on FamilySearch, using Full-Text Search

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

A number of Quebec and New France notarial records are available on FamilySearch through the Full-Text search feature. This massive archival collection will likely grow on this incredible tool. I apologize for not sharing this news sooner, but I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives releases birth records from 1924

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives has completed its release of vital statistics for this year by adding digitized images of the province’s birth records for 1924 to its website. Next year, we’ll be watching for the release of births for 1925, marriages … Continue reading →

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