Monthly Archives: July 2026

Canadian Legion’s Regina branch asks the public to help identify people in historical photos and documents

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Gail Dever

To commemorate the Royal Canadian Legion’s 100th anniversary, the Regina branch has launched a digital collection on MemorySask with more than 2,000 historical Saskatchewan military photos, letters and documents. The branch is asking the public to help identify some of … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia historical reviews available online

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Nova Scotia Archives holds an online collection of more than 70 issues of the Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly, 1971-1980, and the Nova Scotia Historical Review, 1981-1996, in the Library section on its website. Theses issues are free to read … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWeir(d?)Times at Library and Archives Canada and Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing & Using History Sources by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Acadian Genealogical Research by Judy Nimer Muhn – … Continue reading →

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New video on American Ancestors’ YouTube channel — ‘Top Resources for Atlantic Canadian Research’

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Gail Dever

This week, American Ancestors added the presentation, Top Resources for Atlantic Canadian Research, delivered by David Allen Lambert, to its YouTube channel. The video runs for one hour and 18 minutes. Atlantic Canadian research can be difficult to navigate — … Continue reading →

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Irish Genealogical Research Society’s latest virtual presentations

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Gail Dever

If you have Irish ancestors, you may want to check out the recordings of the Irish Genealogical Research Society’s online lectures that John Reid shared in his weekly blog post, Sunday Sundries, on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The presentations vary in length … Continue reading →

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Free French collection for Bastille Day on MyHeritage

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Gail Dever

Today is Bastille Day, and what a perfect day to explore your French roots. To celebrate the day, MyHeritage is offering free access to its France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970 collection until July 18.   The collection includes … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsArchives of the Church of St Andrew and St Paul, Montreal, and Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) Archives and Museum, Montreal – Archives and Museums matter by Dr. Gillian Leitch … Continue reading →

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New English railway records available on Findmypast

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Gail Dever

Findmypast this week added 94,601 records from the Chatham and Dover Railway Company and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company in England. London, Chatham and Dover Railway CompanyThis brand new collection consists of 13,788 railway records, spanning the 19th and … Continue reading →

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BIFHSGO’s virtual conference to feature Scottish genealogy research

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Gail Dever

This year’s British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa virtual conference will focus on Scottish ancestry, and it will be held October 17 and 18. According to the society, the speakers plan to dive deep into the forces behind … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 4, 2026

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPolish archives making a large collection of Ukrainian records public by late 2026 by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Map Tips for Genealogists by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading →

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