Monthly Archives: February 2026

This week’s crème de la crème — February 28, 2026

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIreland Death Records: A Window into the Lives of Your Ancestors by Rachel J. Trotter on FamilySearch Blog. Try FamilySearch Simple Search in Beta by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My … Continue reading →

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Scottish Indexes’ virtual conference takes place this weekend

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Gail Dever

Scottish Indexes will host its 32nd virtual conference on Saturday or Sunday, depending where you live, and it’s free. The conference will be live from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. UK time. To accommodate several time zones, each presentation is … Continue reading →

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New British Army and Australian Navy records on Findmypast

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Gail Dever

Findmypast has added thousands of detail-packed records from the British Army and Australian Navy. British Army, Worldwide IndexThere are over 235,000 new additions for the year 1881 to explore. Royal Horse Artillery & Royal ArtilleryCovering the years 1877-1882, there are … Continue reading →

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KDGS hosts two virtual presentations — Reconstructing invisible lives and FamilySearch features

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Kelowna and District Genealogical Society in British Columbia will host the virtual presentation, Reconstruction Invisible Lives: A genealogical case study in evidence, method and stubbornness, delivered by Linda Yip, on Monday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. In … Continue reading →

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New videos on International Institute of Genealogical Studies’ YouTube channel — Upper and Lower Canada marriage bonds, DNA, deciphering handwriting, Mayflower ancestors, and Eastern European and Jewish records

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Gail Dever

The International Institute of Genealogical Studies continues to treat us to more presentations on their YouTube channel. During the past two weeks, they have added five new videos, which vary in length from about 20 to 35 minutes. Till Debt … Continue reading →

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This week’s OGS virtual presentations

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Ontario Genealogical Society and its branches this week will host five, free virtual presentations on a variety of topics that are sure to interest many family historians. The following are in Eastern time. Monday, February 23, 7:30 p.m. — … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 21, 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsReading the Tea Leaves at LAC by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New at the Archives – The Harada Family Records on Outside the Box — The Richmond Archives Blog. Research Guides … Continue reading →

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New video on YouTube from RootsIreland — ‘Researching Ulster ancestors after 1800’

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Gail Dever

RootsIreland has posted a new video on its YouTube channel that features the talk, Researching Ulster ancestors after 1800: twenty key points to consider, delivered by Dr. William Roulston, author of the best-selling research guide Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical … Continue reading →

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Registration opens for the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia’s 2026 virtual conference

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) yesterday announced the program and opened registration for its 2026 virtual conference that will take place May 2 and 3. The conference, under the theme, Explore Your Ancestral Ocean Playground, features a number … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s Oxford County Archives launches video series on the role archives can play in family history research

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Oxford County Archives in Ontario launched a new three-episode video and podcast series, Tracing Your Roots: Uncovering the family histories behind the council table, to coincide with Family Day that was held on Monday, February 16. Inspired by the … Continue reading →

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