Monthly Archives: November 2025

This week’s crème de la crème — November 29, 2025

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to decipher the secret codes to quickly find microfilmed vital records for B.C. by Linda Yip on Past Presence. The Loyalist Gazette by Brian McConnell, UE on UE Loyalist History. François … Continue reading →

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More International Institute of Genealogical Studies videos on YouTube

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Gail Dever

The International Institute of Genealogical Studies has been at it again, adding five new videos to their YouTube channel. Irish Genealogy-Help! I Can’t Find Their Village on the Map! by Claire Bradley Organize Genealogy Research with Airtable by Cheryl Levy … Continue reading →

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Want to see a newspaper on Newspapers.com or GenealogyBank? Try submitting a request

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Gail Dever

Do you know that you can suggest newspapers for Newspapers.com or GenealogyBank to consider adding to their online collections? I didn’t know this until I read Marian B. Wood’s blog post, Ask for a Newspaper to Be Added to Database. … Continue reading →

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Black Friday sale — 50% off Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Gail Dever

Here’s a great sale many family historians wait for each year. A one-year Legacy Family Tree webinars membership is now half price. The sale ends Sunday, November 30. For the price of US$24.98 (about CDN$35) — down from US$49.95 (about … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 22, 2025

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTop tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian immigrants on Canada’s free national archives portal by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. DIY Genealogy: Two Resources for Scottish Ancestor Research … Continue reading →

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New book about the Irish Famine

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

The book, Canada and the Great Irish Famine, was officially launched yesterday at the University of Toronto’s St. Michael’s College. Edited by William Jenkins, the book is a series of ten essays written by several well-known Great Irish Famine historians. … Continue reading →

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Virtual presentation on researching Canadian vital statistics

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

As part of their monthly series, Family History Series, the Kelowna and District Genealogical Society and the Okanagan Regional Library will co-host the free, virtual presentation, Historic Vital Statistics across Canada: What’s Online? It will be delivered by Claire Smith-Burns … Continue reading →

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Seven free virtual presentations at OGS this week

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

Five Ontario Genealogical Society branches and two special interest groups will this week host a free virtual presentation, including one that is hybrid. All are open to the public. The following take place in Eastern Standard Time. Monday, November 17, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 15, 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Military History in the Canadiana Collections by Francesca Brzezicki on Canadian Research Knowledge Network. Richmond’s Early Chinese Canadian Settlers: LAM Ching Ling and CHEW Gore by Clarence Sihoe on Outside the … Continue reading →

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Peter J. Gagné’s new book about the Carignan Regiment of New France just published

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Gail Dever

The American-French Genealogical Society in Rhode Island has published Peter J. Gagné’s new book, From Soldiers to Settlers: The Carignan Regiment in Canada. This two-volume book, containing more than 700 pages of research, made it’s debut last week at the … Continue reading →

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