Tag Archives: Ancestry

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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This week’s crème de la crème — March 23, 2024

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCemetery project in Eastern Europe documenting millions of graves on databases by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. 5 Tips for Success with Italian Vital Records by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 16, 2024

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records part four: online at Ancestry by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Eatons staff who served in WWI by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. 5 Historical Women’s … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 2, 2024

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMy Recent Experience with England Probate Records and Automated Handwriting Interpretation by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Wiki site details records of Ukrainian archives on a user-friendly and searchable site by Vera … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 24, 2024

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIt Starts Here: Black Histories Research Guide at the Archives of Ontario by Melissa J. Nelson & Natasha Henry-Dixon on Active History. Digitize New York Is Growing on New York Genealogical … Continue reading →

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Ontario marriage records for 1940 now on Ancestry

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

Let the wedding bells ring! Ancestry has added 247,918  Ontario marriage registrations for 1940 to its collection, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940. These records are from the Archives of Ontario. If you subscribe to Ancestry.ca, Ancestry’s World Explorer or the All … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 3, 2024

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUpper Canada Land Books and Toronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch – Updated by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Criminals in Aberdeenshire? and Probate for England and Wales by John Reid … Continue reading →

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