Monthly Archives: March 2026

Seven OGS virtual presentations this week — Cemeteries, AI, Windsor and Detroit, Ireland, Rural Diary Archive, Romania, and Upper Canada land records

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Gail Dever

This is quite a week for the Ontario Genealogical Society. They will be hosting seven virtual presentations, covering topics from artificial intelligence and cemeteries to Ireland and Romania. All are free and open to the public. The following take place … Continue reading →

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Findmypast to accelerate access to British, Irish and Commonwealth newspapers

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Gail Dever

Findmypast plans to expand the capacity of its digitization studio in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England to invest further in the scanning of both paper and microfilm titles of newspapers. The investment comes after the company, in partnership with the British Library, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 7, 2026

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe 1926 census? Wait ’till you see the redaction! by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Free Genealogy Websites: U.S. National Archives by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage launches Scribe AI — and it’s impressive

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage yesterday introduced Scribe AI, a very exciting new feature that transcribes, translates, and interprets historical family documents and photos. Anyone can use Scribe AI for free on a limited number of images at myheritage.com/scribe-ai, with extended use available to subscribers. … Continue reading →

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50% off a one-year Legacy Family Tree Webinars membership

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Gail Dever

The folks at Legacy Family Tree Webinars are offering 50 percent off a one-year membership. The sale price is $US$24.98 (about CDN$34) — down from US$49.95. This offer is valid through Saturday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m. for new memberships … Continue reading →

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Ancestry updates two Quebec collections

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Gail Dever

On Wednesday, Ancestry updated two of its most important collections of Quebec records for family historians: Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935 and Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968. Quebec’s notary documents are unique in North America, and they … Continue reading →

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RootsTech 2026 begins today — Online and in person

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Gail Dever

RootsTech, the world’s largest family history event, begins today and runs until Saturday, March 7. If you’re unable to attend in person, don’t worry. You can attend virtually for free by registering at https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech.  Online presentationsThe 2026 schedule of online presentations … Continue reading →

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Two Quebec newspapers added to Newspapers.com

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Gail Dever

Newspapers.com has added two newspapers from Sherbrooke, Quebec to its online, searchable database. The newspaper that has a lot to offer is Sherbrooke’s French-language publication, La Tribune. It includes 733,070 searchable pages from 1910 to 2005. The paper describes itself … Continue reading →

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Jim Carrey mentions his French ancestor in his César award acceptance speech

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Gail Dever

After Jim Carrey received an honorary lifetime achievement César award in Paris last week, many comments afterward were about his appearance and, unfortunately, not about his fine effort to deliver a five-minute acceptance speech in French and not about what … Continue reading →

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This week’s OGS virtual presentations — Church records, AI, WWII, and the London Psychiatric Hospital in England

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Gail Dever

The four virtual presentations at the Ontario Genealogical Society this week are all free and open to the public. These presentations are listed in Eastern time. Monday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. — Leeds & Grenville BranchFinding Faith and Family in … Continue reading →

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