Tag Archives: Archives of Ontario

Jacqueline Spencer appointed Archivist of Ontario

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

John Roberts, Associate Deputy Minister, Chief Data and Privacy Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, recently announced that Jacqueline Spencer has been appointed Archivist of Ontario, effective November 7, 2024. She is the … Continue reading →

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Delayed release of Ontario’s marriage and death records… Anticipation is keepin’ me waitin’

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

A few days ago, the Archives of Ontario posted a message to genealogists on social media. I suspect they knew their post would generate excitement among those of us with relatives from Canada’s biggest province, and it did. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Archives of Ontario needs people to test new website design before it’s launched

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Archives of Ontario has created a new website, but before launching it, they’d like people to test the main design to see if it’s easy to navigate. There are about 20 questions on the short online survey, and it … Continue reading →

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Ontario birth records for 1918 perhaps available in a few months

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Gail Dever

Last year, Ancestry added Ontario’s birth records for 1917 in July. So, when will we see birth records for 1918? Mike Moore posted on Ontario Ancestors’ Facebook group a reply he received from the Archives of Ontario to that question. … Continue reading →

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Ontario removes fee for death records of children who attended Indian Residential Schools

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Government of Ontario is providing a streamlined process to reduce the burden for Indigenous communities, organizations, and family members trying to locate death records for children who attended Indian Residential Schools in Ontario. As part of this process, fees … 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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New book on bastardy affidavits in eastern Ontario

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Archives of Ontario yesterday shared the news on social media that genealogist and author Linda Corupe has published a new book, called Really and Truly the Father: Bastardy Affidavits from Eastern District (1837-1849), United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & … Continue reading →

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Jane MacNamara provides step-by-step instructions to research York County, Ontario surrogate court records

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Gail Dever

If interested in learning more about Archives of Ontario’s wills and estate records on FamilySearch, Jane MacNamara last September posted a detailed, step-by-step tour of the York County (Toronto) surrogate court records on FamilySearch, including how to use the indexes. … Continue reading →

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Big news from Archives of Ontario about online access to wills and estate files

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Gail Dever

There was a moment yesterday during Archivist Lindsey Winstone’s live virtual presentation to Ontario Ancestors’ Halton-Peel Branch when I wanted to click pause in order to explore the collection I’d just learned about. During Ms. Winstone’s presentation about what’s new … Continue reading →

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New video series from Archives of Ontario — in English and en français

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Gail Dever

Ontario Ancestors shared the news in their eWeekly Update yesterday that the Archives of Ontario has launched the Unboxing the Archives video series for those curious to learn more about the provincial archives, family history in Ontario, or the online … Continue reading →

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