Monthly Archives: April 2026

Free virtual presentations at OGS this week

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Gail Dever

Four branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society will this week hold a virtual presentation, including one that is also in person. As usual, these presentations are free and open to all. The following take place in Eastern time. Tuesday, April … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 18, 2026

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLAC Departmental Plan 2026-2027 and Are You Ready? Irish Census Release by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What to expect from the 1926 Irish Free State census by Chris Paton on … Continue reading →

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New session on Indigenous genealogy added to the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia’s 2026 virtual conference

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), which will host the Nova Scotia Genealogy Virtual Conference on May 2 and 3, has added a new session to the schedule. The new session, Researching Indigenous Genealogy at Library and Archives Canada, … Continue reading →

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New Northamptonshire records on Findmypast, plus English and Welsh divorce records

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Gail Dever

Findmypast has added more than 400,000 records to four collections this week. If you’ve got ancestors from Northamptonshire, you may discover a familiar name or two within new baptisms, burials and child infirmary records spanning from the 15th to the … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars ‘O Canada’ series — ‘Researching Métis Ancestors’

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars this week kicks off the first webinar in its 2026 O Canada series with Researching Métis Ancestors: Origins, Scrip, and Red River Records, presented by Christine Woodcock on Friday, April 17, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. … Continue reading →

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Seven free virtual presentations this week at the Ontario Genealogical Society

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Gail Dever

It’s going to be a good week at the Ontario Genealogical Society with seven virtual presentations, including one that is hybrid. All are free and open to members and non-members. The following will take place in Eastern time. Monday, April … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 11, 2026

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinding LAC’s Upper Canada Land Petitions by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. United Farm Women of Alberta and The U.F.A. Newspaper: 1922-1933 by Tara Currie on United Farmers Historical Society. The … Continue reading →

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McGill’s Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies to host in-person and online lecture series on Friday, April 10

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Gail Dever

If you’re in Montreal and have Scottish ancestry and/or are interested in history, you may want to attend the Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies’ Colloquium at McGill University tomorrow, Friday, April 10, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., followed by a reception. … Continue reading →

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Five new genealogy videos on Allen County Public Library’s YouTube channel

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana continues to treat us with new videos on the library’s YouTube channel. In the description of all but one of these new videos, you’ll find a link to … Continue reading →

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This week’s Ontario Genealogical Society webinars include five presentations and a writing workshop

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Gail Dever

Lots of good topics this week at the Ontario Genealogical Society, including a four-and-a-half-hour family history writing workshop. All of these virtual presentations are free to everyone, with the exception of the workshop, which is free to members, but $25 … Continue reading →

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