Tag Archives: obituaries

This week’s crème de la crème — May 6, 2023

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – Are You Ready? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Prepping for the 1931 Canadian Census Release on June 1 by Marian B. Wood on Climbing … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Obituaries website finds new home

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Gail Dever

Effective April 25, the Nova Scotia Obituaries website, NSobit.ca, will be hosted by the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS). But be patient. Volunteers at GANS are working at setting up the obituary records on their website, but it may … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 3, 2022

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsInheritance Interrupted: Estate files during WWI by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Revised LAC Home Children Research Guide and FamilySearch adds Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 16, 2021

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs325 Obituary and Obituary Index Collections from Canada and 3,890 Obituary and Obituary Index Collection Links from the U.S. by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. The London Gazette – revisited … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 19, 2021

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch Adds 1871 Census of Canada, Schedule 2 and CEF Infantry Battalions by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Locating Records with MemoryNS by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Over 100 … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Quebec adds more than 500,000 newspaper obits from Ontario, Quebec and US

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Gail Dever

More than 500,000 newspaper obituaries from Ontario, Quebec and the United States have been added to the obituary section on Genealogy Quebec. Many of the obituaries are images of actual newspaper clippings. This is the list of the sources of … Continue reading →

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Free Canadian obituary collections online

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Gail Dever

The number of Canadian obituary collections and obituary indexes on Kenneth R. Mark’s list has grown to 300 online databases, a ten percent increase since his last edition in May 2019. The list on Mr. Mark’s website, The Ancestor Hunt, … Continue reading →

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Globe and Mail obituary writer wins top awards at this year’s ObitCon

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

There’s ComicCon, and there’s also ObitCon, an event attended by a group of obituary writers, readers, and funeral directors. Those who attend ObitCon are members of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers. Every two years, the society honours excellence in obituary writing … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFree Online Saskatchewan Genealogy Resources by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. British Home Children by Julie on Julie G. Family History. Family archives and research at Assumption College’s French Institute … Continue reading →

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Internet obituaries on Genealogy Quebec no longer free

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Drouin Institute has moved its free online collection of about two million Canadian obituaries, from 1999 to present, to the subscription side of its Genealogy Quebec website. Gone are the days when the public could freely access the database … Continue reading →

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