Tag Archives: Ancestry

This week’s crème de la crème — July 27, 2024

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMyHeritage adds Canada Newspapers from OldNews.com™ by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln, UK – part 1: The story begins by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 20, 2024

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAtlas of Historical County Boundaries by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name. Without the Parish: Researching in England Without Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials Part 5- Manor Rolls by Jessica … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 6, 2024

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanada Day reflections: on accrediting, Western Canadian genealogy, and diverse ideas for celebrating by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Ancestry Adds Aberdeenshire Burials by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Scottish Indexes … Continue reading →

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Quebec death registers, 1926-1997, on Ancestry

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has added the collection, Quebec, Canada, Death Registers 1926-1997, to its website. The collection is an index of information derived from a government death register produced in Quebec between 1926 and 1997. Images of the original documents used to … Continue reading →

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New on Ancestry — Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your ancestor travelled on a Canadian Pacific steamship during the last century, you may find them listed in Ancestry’s newest Canadian collection, Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981. If your ancestor worked on a steamship, this collection may tell … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de crème — June 15, 2024

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts Attention Library and Archives Canada and Cite Your Sources: Getting Help Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry.com Is Using AI Technology To Help Black Americans Trace Their Family … Continue reading →

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Ancestry announces largest archive collaboration to date with the National Archives and Records Administration in the US

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

Ancestry yesterday announced a new multi-year agreement with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the United States to digitize, index and publish tens of millions of NARA records on their platforms over the next five years. This will … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 27, 2024

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Death Registrations [Update] by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Intro to German Genealogy: Practical Tips for Family History Research by Beccy Martin on Legacy Tree … Continue reading →

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Ancestry makes new record collection available for free to honour Japanese Americans incarcerated during and after World War II

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Gail Dever

As part of a philanthropic initiative to make history that is at risk of being forgotten available to everyone for free, Ancestry announced yesterday it has published and made freely available the collection, US, WWII Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Confinement … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Ontario’s death registrations for 1950

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Gail Dever

Thanks to John Reid’s blog post on Anglo-Celtic Connections, I learned yesterday morning that Ancestry has added Ontario death registrations for the year 1950. Subscribers can now explore more than 43,000 newly added Ontario death registrations. These records are from … Continue reading →

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