Monthly Archives: December 2025

2026 Legacy Family Tree Webinars program and registration now available

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage and Legacy Family Tree Webinars yesterday announced the lineup for the 2026 webinar season and that registration is now open. There are more than 220 live presentations scheduled. So far, we can see the titles, descriptions and speakers of … Continue reading →

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Free 30-day trial of TheGenealogist

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Gail Dever

Until January 31, TheGenealogist is offering a 30-day free trial of its best subscription — the Diamond subscription — worth £169.95  (about CDN$314) per year, with free access to all its records and maps. TheGenealogist is a family history website that provides United … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 27, 2025

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTownlands and Irish Land Divisions – How to Use the Townland Atlas of Ulster presentation by Andrew Kane by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. New FamilySearch Feature: “Simple Search” in Full-Text … Continue reading →

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Nottinghamshire monumental inscriptions and Middlesex baptisms added to Findmypast’s records for England

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Gail Dever

For family historians researching their ancestors in England, Findmypast has added more than 150,000 monumental inscription records from Nottinghamshire, as well as new Middlesex baptisms. Nottinghamshire Monumental InscriptionsThe more than 150,000 new records cover the years 1317 to 2022. Nottinghamshire … Continue reading →

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Improved search feature for New Brunswick archival collections

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has updated its online Collection search page with a new look to allow for easier searching. It appears that birth, marriage and death registrations are not part of the above archival collections search page. … Continue reading →

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New videos on International Institute of Genealogical Studies’ YouTube channel — Christmas traditions, Irish petty session records, and internet tools

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

If you have a bit of quiet time during the holidays, you may want to watch one or all of the International Institute of Genealogical Studies’ four new videos on YouTube. Colonial Christmas Traditions of the New World by Cheryl … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 20, 2025

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFree U.S. Database Searches the Text of 1.1 Million Russian Newspaper Pages by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. NY State Historical Newspapers Adds 15 Titles – December, 2025 … Continue reading →

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Ontario genealogist publishes book about her grandfather’s wartime experience, from Scotland to Canada

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

Many of us would like to write a book about our family history, but we struggle to get started. Perhaps we can draw inspiration from certified genealogist Carol Walsh from Ontario, who released her new self-published book, Waves of Steel: … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Ontario marriage records for 1943

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

Another gift for the holidays! More than 71,000 marriages that took place in Ontario in 1943 were uploaded yesterday to Ancestry. There are more than 10 million Ontario marriages, from 1826 to 1943, on the website. Now that the 1943 … Continue reading →

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Sale on Ancestry subscriptions and DNA kits

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

Still looking for gift ideas for the special family historian in your life — or a gift for yourself? Ancestry.ca is offering 30 percent off a gift membership and 50 percent off a DNA kit. You choose which subscription you … Continue reading →

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