Tag Archives: Canadiana

This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2023

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Canadiana Heritage and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2022 UPDATE by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New … Continue reading →

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CRKN and Library and Archives Canada partner to improve access to digitized handwritten materials in Héritage Collection

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) have partnered on a pilot project to improve access to LAC’s materials in the Héritage collection through Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR). The pilot project will process a subset of the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 20, 2023

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsCanadiana Series Additions This Week by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. British Acadia: The Beginnings by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past. Readying for Release of 1931 Canadian Census by Marian B. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 29, 2023

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDon’t overlook free digital records with my Héritage Canadiana / Library and Archives Canada hack, part 2 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. A Simple Way to Find Lot and Concession … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 10, 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I (finally) discovered last week. An ice storm hit Montreal on Wednesday, causing a major power outage, which is why there was no crème de la crème on Saturday. We’re still without power, but since my … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 25, 2023

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsA Reel Challenge for the 1871 Census of Canada by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Canadiana adds St John newspapers by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Aviation photographs from first … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2023

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana adds University of Regina Student Publication Collection by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for January 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Finding and Using Digital Collections … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 5, 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana Serials Update and Findmypast weekly update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 6,700 Free Online Canada City Directories by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Two more record sets … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 27, 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCanadiana adds maps and Amazing Australian Resources by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching A Community of Enslaved People On A Plantation When All You Have Is Their First Name by Brian … Continue reading →

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Season 3 of documentary series, Canadiana, now on YouTube

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

The first two episodes of Season 3 of the documentary series, Canadiana, described as the history they didn’t teach you in high school, are now available to watch on YouTube. Using evocative footage, archival imagery and animation, Canadiana tells stories … Continue reading →

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