The Canadian genealogy community has lost one of its brightest stars. Genealogist and blogger Elizabeth Lapointe from Ottawa passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017.
As a professional researcher, Ms. Lapointe specialized in cross-border migration between Canada and the United States, as well as immigration to Canada from the UK and Europe.
Since 2006, when Ms. Lapointe began her blog, Genealogy Canada, it was one of the most popular for genealogists researching their Canadian ancestry. Internet Genealogy magazine named her blog one of the Top 25 genealogy blogs in 2013, and the same year Family Tree Magazine listed her blog as one of the Top 40.
Genealogy Canada was a daily blog for several years that covered Canadian genealogy, heritage, and history news. A couple of years ago, Ms. Lapointe turned it into a weekly roundup of news, called Canadian Week In Review, that appeared every Monday.
In 2012, Ms. Lapointe started writing a column, called The Genealogy Corner, in The Review, a weekly newspaper in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. She also served as the editor of Families, the journal of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
Thanks to John D. Reid for sharing this sad news on his blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
I followed Elizabeth’s blog for many years. I noticed she was posting less and less. I assumed she was busy with life. It is sad news to hear of her passing.