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Record stories about photos on your cell phone or tablet with MyHeritage Photo Storyteller

MyHeritage has introduced another fun product, called MyHeritage Photo Storyteller. It’s a free app for your cell phone or tablet that lets you record the stories behind family photos and attach the audio narrative to the photos. Photo Storyteller is … Continue reading

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Free Old Montreal walking tour app now available

My days of giving guided walking tours to family members-who-would-rather-not-listen are over. The free historical walking tour of Old Montreal app, produced by Montréal en Histoire, is now available. The app enables users to enjoy twelve augmented reality experiences and … Continue reading

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Montreal’s history to be projected onto city walls, and on your smartphone

The history of Montreal will soon come to life, projected in grand moving videos on the sides of buildings and trees or via historical vignettes available on smartphones and tablets throughout Old Montreal and the Old Port. According to the … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 24, 2015

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Dissecting a French-Canadian Burial Record by Sandra Goodwin on Maple Stars and Stripes. Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online by Elizabeth Lapointe on GenealogyCanada. Over 160 New U.S. Free Online Newspaper Collection Links … Continue reading

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Take a self-guided tour with Mount Royal Cemetery’s new app

Montreal’s 160-year-old Mount Royal Cemetery has entered the digital age. It now offers a new free mobile app designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices that will allow you to experience the nature and history of this National Historic … Continue reading

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My Mobile Plains (of Abraham) app launched

The National Battlefields Commission yesterday launched My Mobile Plains at the Discovery Pavilion of the Plains of Abraham. My Mobile Plains is an app that is described in detail in the news release: “The new free mobile app, available in both … Continue reading

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