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Ask a politician — and you too may receive

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Gail Dever

Today’s lesson: If you are a genealogy or historical society, it never hurts to ask your municipal, provincial, or federal politician for money. Case in point. The historical society in Quebec’s Gaspé region — the Société d’histoire de la Haute-Gaspésie … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 21, 2015

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Nova Scotia Tufts; Chapter 5, Reverend Joshua Tufts’ story and families of his first son John by Thomas W. Tufts on Tufts Family Genealogy. Stanley Bagg and the Lachine Canal. Part … Continue reading →

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North York Historical Society donates valuable photos and scrapbooks to Toronto Public Library

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Gail Dever

The North York Historical Society (NYHS) and the Toronto Public Library signed an agreement in February to officially add the NYHS archives to the collections of the library’s Canadiana Department. The library reports: “The Canadiana Department and the NYHS have … Continue reading →

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What happens to your personal records when you donate them?

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Gail Dever

The South Peace Regional Archives in Alberta has produced a six-minute video, Create a Family Legacy, about what happens to our personal records, photos, and artifacts when we donate them to an archival repository. On the Archives’ website, they explain … Continue reading →

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