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Anglican Diocese of Toronto requests old parish registers for its archives

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Gail Dever

Note: This blog post was revised after publication. It is about the Diocese of Toronto’s archives, not the archives of the entire Anglican Church of Canada as indicated in the first published version. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto has asked … Continue reading →

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Canadian marriage dispensations in Vatican papers

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Gail Dever

Newly released digital inventories of Vatican documents reveal insights into Canadian history, from 1622 to 1922, and these records include marriage dispensations between Catholics and non-Catholics who wanted to marry. The majority of marriage dispensations in these inventories appear to … Continue reading →

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Learning about a congregation’s history can help find church records

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

Two articles in the Montreal Gazette this week are reminders of how finding a church record and determining which church our ancestors attended can be challenging. These articles show how researching the history of a church and its community may … Continue reading →

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