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Entire collection of Toronto city directories, 1833-2001, digitized

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your relatives lived in Toronto, start doing the happy dance. The Toronto Public Library has digitized all of the Toronto city directories, from 1833 to 2001. This means every directory has now been digitized. Previously, the library’s digitized Toronto … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2024

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTrent Valley, Ontario Records NEW on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 28,320 Free Online City Directories from the United States by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. 7 … Continue reading →

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Over a century of Windsor City Directories now available online

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

Researchers can now access more than 100 years of the Windsor City Directory online. The 1888-1988 volumes are available at the Internet Archive and on the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive at SWODA Publications. “The original purpose of the directories was to serve as an advertising … Continue reading →

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Toronto city directories available again after October’s cyber attack

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Gail Dever

If you’ve recently attempted to research the Toronto city directories, 1833-2001, through the links on the Toronto Public Library’s website, you’ll be aware that these directories, which are rich in information, haven’t been available on he site due to a … 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 29, 2023

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNewfoundland and Labrador Death Certificates (1950-1968) by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Why are the 1931 census returns organized geographically? on Library and Archives Canada Blog. A well-documented city: more Toronto directories … Continue reading →

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More(!) Toronto city directories digitized — 1970 to 2001

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Gail Dever

Woo hoo! That’s what some family historians are shouting after learning the Toronto Public Library and Internet Archives have digitized the remainder of the Toronto city directories, adding the years 1970 to 2001 to the already extensive collection. Now, with … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 28, 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUntangling Ontario Township Papers and Ontario Township Papers: How to find them by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me…. BIG NEWS from the Illinois State Archives- Death Certificates … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 9, 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBurford Township…Lost in the Census of 1861 for Canada West by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. A treasure trove of London maps… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past. National Archives … Continue reading →

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