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- Seven free virtual presentations this week at the Ontario Genealogical Society
- This week’s crème de la crème — April 11, 2026
- McGill’s Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies to host in-person and online lecture series on Friday, April 10
- Five new genealogy videos on Allen County Public Library’s YouTube channel
- This week’s Ontario Genealogical Society webinars include five presentations and a writing workshop
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 11, 2026
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
This week’s crème de la crème — April 4, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPope Leo’s French-Canadian Ancestors by Jackie Hogue Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. New Acadian Genealogy Guide, by Judy Nimer Muhn on Genealogical Publishing. Genealogical research for citizenship, 2026 by Dr. Gillian … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, AI, Canada, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, NARA, photos, Quebec, Scotland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 21, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWe have to organise! Fight the cuts to Canadian Heritage and Memory Institutions by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. LAC Departmental Plan 2026-2027 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Certificate … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, methodology, MyHeritage, Scribe AI, United Empire Loyalists
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 14, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSome of Your LAC Links May No Longer Work and Library and Archives Canada Eliminates ATIP Fee by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What is ATIP and why is it so … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Indigenous, Ireland, Japan, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritage, Scotland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 28, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIreland Death Records: A Window into the Lives of Your Ancestors by Rachel J. Trotter on FamilySearch Blog. Try FamilySearch Simple Search in Beta by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Black Americans, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, Ireland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 21, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsReading the Tea Leaves at LAC by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New at the Archives – The Harada Family Records on Outside the Box — The Richmond Archives Blog. Research Guides … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, land records, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritage DNA, TheGenealogist, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 7, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry Updates Ontario Births and Deaths, Royal Newfoundland Regiment Service Files and Get More Hits from Full Text Search by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Bill C-3 (2025) and Searching for … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, ChatGPT, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Newfoundland, newspapers, Ontario, United States, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 24, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUsing the OLRI in Ontario Land Research by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. FamilySearch Full Text Search Updates and Arolsen Archives New on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — January 3, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNewly available online: County of Peel minutes, by-laws, and reports, 1853-1973 by Kyle Neill on Peeling the Past. 2025 Alfred Gilpin Jones Volunteerism Award Winners by Brian McConnell on UE Loyalist … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, DNA Painter, Google Scholar, Ireland, MyHeritage, New York, Ontario, Transkribus, United Empire Loyalists, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 27, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTownlands and Irish Land Divisions – How to Use the Townland Atlas of Ulster presentation by Andrew Kane by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. New FamilySearch Feature: “Simple Search” in Full-Text … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, ChatGPT, DNA, FamilySearch, FamilySearch Wiki, full-text, Ireland, JSTOR
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