Tag Archives: Christmas

This week’s crème de la crème — December 18, 2021

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSurprise Canadian Records from MyHeritage and More newspapers and BMD abstracts available at Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Library of Congress Digital Collections and 13,000 United … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 26, 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGiving the Gift of Family History to the Homeless: Olive Branch Connections by Sarah Clift on Family Locket. Christmas Past Dancing In My Head by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Family History Hound. A … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 15, 2018

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Archives of Ontario data sets online, LAC’s Aurora Shines, and Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies – Update by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. College and University Historical Student Newspaper … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 25, 2017

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ontario Update by Sherri on CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project. Did Old King Coal Kill in Your Family History? by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Finding the 1868 Richmond-White Marriage Record … Continue reading →

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T. Eaton Co. Christmas catalogue 1897

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Gail Dever

Find a quiet place to browse through the pages of this 1897 T. Eaton Co. Christmas catalogue, imaging what your ancestors may have desired. The T. Eaton Company was once the largest department store in Canada. It was founded in … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 26, 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered before Christmas Day.Blogs How to find 19th century Irish poor removals from Britain by Chris Paton on Scotland’s Greatest Story. Invite an Ancestor for Christmas Dinner: #8 Jacques Hertel Interpreter for Samuel de Champlain … Continue reading →

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Letters to Santa + Genealogy research = Moving story

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Gail Dever

After discovering two letters written to Santa Claus in 1905 in his New York City apartment, Peter Mattaliano researched the genealogy of the children, hoping to find their descendants. This moving story appeared in yesterday’s New York Times. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 20,000 pages being added to Almonte Gazette online and What’s to be achieved with Documentary Heritage Communities Program Funding? by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. What do your children … Continue reading →

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Remarkable collection of 6,000+ images of 19th-century Montreal available online

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Gail Dever

One of my favourite sections on the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec website is the Massicotte Albums digital collection. It has been available online for a several years. If you have not taken a look at it, now’s the … Continue reading →

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“Jingle Bells” started as a drinking song

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Gail Dever

When I was a kid, Jingle Bells was probably my favourite song to sing. It was certainly my most boisterous. By the end of the song, my friends and I practically screamed the chorus. I had no idea it was … Continue reading →

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