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Genealogist awarded Order of the British Empire for helping Jews trace their ancestry

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Gail Dever

Michael Tobias, who created a database containing six million names dating back almost 250 years to help Jews across the world trace their ancestry was recently awarded the Order of the British Empire. He has also helped reunite survivors of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 12, 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsKirk session records to be added to ScotlandsPeople in 2021 by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Secrets of ScotlandsPeople by Alison Spring on The Frugal Genealogist. Confederate Records Available Online and by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 5, 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this first week of the year. Blogs Nova Scotia Online Historical Newspapers Summary and Manitoba Online Historical Newspapers Summary by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Our Year in Review on CanGenWeb’s Cemetery Projects. … Continue reading →

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Canadian Jewish Archives moves to new location in Montreal

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Gail Dever

After nearly half a century, the national archives of the Canadian Jewish community moved out of the Samuel Bronfman building in downtown Montreal, to a new location in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood, west of downtown. The Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 14, 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Online Historical Photos Research, Alberta Online Historical Photos Research, Saskatchewan Online Historical Photos Research, New Brunswick Online Historical Photos Research, and Nova Scotia Online Historical Photos Research by Kenneth R. Marks on The … Continue reading →

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Library’s genealogy research guides list good suggestions of books and periodicals

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Toronto Public Library’s genealogy research guides about the resources they hold  are good reminders about the resources available in municipal, provincial, and university libraries. The library began posting these guides online a couple of weeks ago. The great thing … Continue reading →

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The Jewish Food Society creates online recipe archive

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Jewish Food Society, a new non-profit, aims to be an archive of Jewish recipes from around the world — before they are lost forever. It wants to preserve old family recipes. “I realized there is an urgency in capturing … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2017

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Missing Canadian Census Images – a Workaround by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. French Canadian Marriage Contracts by Arlene Eakle on AK’s Genealogy Research. New Brunswick & Quebec Update … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 24, 2017

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week to share with you today on Quebec’s Saint-Jean Baptiste Day. Bonne fête! Blogs The OGS Conference June 2017 – attending virtually from afar by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Guy … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 27, 2017

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Where are the Archives? by Candice Mcdonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. BC Historical Newspapers Update- 2017 by Liz Otero on UBC Library Digitization Centre Blog. Canada’s Secret Archives by Dennis … Continue reading →

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