Tag Archives: Ancestry

This week’s crème de la crème — February 14, 2026

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIllustrated Historical Atlases of Ontario Counties Online by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Black Loyalist Research by Brian McConnell on UE Loyalist History. Annual update for IrishGenealogy.ie – but still … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 7, 2026

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Gail Dever

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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This week’s crème de la crème — January 31, 2026

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFree Searchable Database Reveals Hard-to-Find Details on Soviet-era Persecution Victims by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. FamilySearch Full Text Search Basics by Lisa on The Shy Genealogist. FamilySearch Full Text … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 3, 2026

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Gail Dever

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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Ancestry adds Ontario marriage records for 1943

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

Another gift for the holidays! More than 71,000 marriages that took place in Ontario in 1943 were uploaded yesterday to Ancestry. There are more than 10 million Ontario marriages, from 1826 to 1943, on the website. Now that the 1943 … Continue reading →

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New collections on Ancestry include exit visas for war brides leaving Canada and UK WWII military service records

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

Ancestry added four new collections on Monday, including one held at Library and Archives Canada. Canada, Orders in Council Exit Visas Including War Brides, 1942-1946 contains requests for exit visas for women and children who planned to leave Canada during … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 18, 2025

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsOnline New Brunswick Land Records and William Tegerdine, Where Did You Live in Almonte by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Lesson 3: Parish Registers – A Goldmine of Information About … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 11, 2025

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsOLRI Now Digitized by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Legacy FamilyTree Webinars (MyHeritage) announce French sessions by Lianne Kruger on iFamily History. Scottish GENES Guest Post – Early LDS Church … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 27, 2025

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry and the NRS – when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly and Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the archive by Chris Paton on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 20, 2025

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLAC to a provide a “simplified and more secure login experience”? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Almost Destroyed: Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada by June Chow on … Continue reading →

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