Tag Archives: Canada

This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2026

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch vs. Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Did Canada Just Make You a Citizen? How a New Law Turned My Genealogy Research Into a Citizenship Application by Colleen Kennedy on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 4, 2026

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPope Leo’s French-Canadian Ancestors by Jackie Hogue Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. New Acadian Genealogy Guide, by Judy Nimer Muhn on Genealogical Publishing. Genealogical research for citizenship, 2026 by Dr. Gillian … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 28, 2026

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsInside the Archives: Digitizing 6 Million Day School Records by Brianne Boucher and Beth Greenhorn on Knowledge Exchange. Research Resource – Kent Wills Index by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing My Past. … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada Foundation receives largest-ever donation to preserve and share WWII records

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Library and Archives Canada Foundation announced in a full-page ad published in Friday’s Globe and Mail newspaper that it has received a $5 million donation to help “unlock” Canada’s Second World War collections. This is the foundation’s largest-ever gift. … 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 4, 2025

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCatching Up After My English Research Trip; Canadiana by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.  The UELAC by Brian McConnell, UE, on UE Loyalist History. Review: Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner’s … 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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This week’s crème de la crème — September 13, 2025

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScots in the USA and Canada 1825-1875, Part Seven by David Dobson: Book Review, My Favorite Genealogy Blogs, and Genealogy and AI: Pros and Cons by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading →

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173 years of Globe and Mail searchable on Newspapers.com

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Gail Dever

Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper, 1844-2017, is now searchable on Newspapers.com. During the past couple of weeks, the ability to search all of the issues of this publication has improved immensely. For example, at first, a search of “war” produced … Continue reading →

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