Tag Archives: Chinese Canadians

This week’s crème de la crème — March 29, 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe right to remember the past: Opening Chinese immigration records in Canada’s national archives by Laura Madokoro on Active History. Learn for Free: Big Genealogy Sites’ Blogs and Videos by Marian … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 8, 2025

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAll “aboat” searching for ship registries in LAC’s collections by Elaine Young on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Was Won Alexander Cumyow framed? Researching a 140 yr old mystery, the conclusion by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 15, 2025

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow an Ottawa journalist found my lost family village by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited by Penny Allen on UK to Canada. The strong efforts to post … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 23, 2023

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy do we care about the C.I.9s? by Robert Louie on Past Presence. Records of Czechoslovakian refugees to the UK from 1939 to 1975 on The National Archives Blog. Government Proposals … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 16, 2023

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew releases of C.I.9s for Vancouver and Victoria – 2023 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. More Drouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. My First-Hand … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 16, 2023

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDrouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. The startling details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 4 – How to get your ancestor’s file by Linda … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 19, 2023

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUlster Settlers Database and Historic England Archive: Aerial Photo Explorer by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry adds Index to soldiers treated in Belfast hospital, 1914-16 by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2023

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPuzzling through 1931 Census sub-districts – Part 2 on Library and Archives Canada Blog. When my house became a museum – celebrating the new Chinese Canadian Museum by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 1, 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – C, B, or F? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. New to Chinese Canadian genealogy: C.I.44 records of registration by June Chow on Library and Archives … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch and Ancestry add Canada’s Chinese Exclusion Act records in time for centenary

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Gail Dever

One hundred years ago, on July 1, 1923, the Canadian government introduced a new Chinese Immigration Act, commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, to stop Chinese immigration. The act was the culmination of widespread anti-Chinese racism and policies increasing in Canada since the … Continue reading →

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