Tag Archives: Fenian raids

Findmypast adds two Canadian military collections

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Gail Dever

This week Findmypast has added two Canadian military collections, containing about 120,000 records. These sets mark the beginning of Findmypast’s partnership with Library and Archives Canada that will allow them to add more Canadian records to Findmypast in the coming … Continue reading →

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Ancestry didn’t remove one of its Canadian databases

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Gail Dever

When I wrote on Friday that Ancestry had removed the Fenian Raids Bounty Lists database from its Canadian collection to put it in its Fold3 military website, I was wrong. Ancestry did add the Fenian Raids Bounty Lists to Fold3, but I … Continue reading →

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Ancestry removes Fenian Raids Bounty Lists from its Canadian collection

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Gail Dever

It was disappointing to read yesterday that Ancestry.ca has removed the Fenian Raids Bounty Lists database from its Canadian collection and put it instead in its Fold3 military website to help beef up the small amount of Canadian there. As a … Continue reading →

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New books at Global Genealogy

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

Global Genealogy recently announced it is offering two new books, published this year. Searching for Canadian Militia Records following the Fenian Threat and the Red River Expedition, 1860-1872, written and published by Kenneth G. Cox. The author identifies available records, how … Continue reading →

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BAnQ digitizes book on history of the Sherbrooke Regiment

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Gail Dever

One of the latest books the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) has digitized is The Sherbrooke Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment), published in 1958. The book, in addition to being about the long, storied account of the Sherbrooke Regiment, is … Continue reading →

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Ancestry launches Canadian Fenian Raids bounty claims database

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Gail Dever

If your ancestor served in the Fenian Raids between 1866 and 1871 and was still alive in 1912, he may have applied to the Canadian government for a bounty claim of $100. Until Ancestry released its collection of digitized images … Continue reading →

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‘The Fenians Are Coming’ exhibit marks 150th anniversary of raids in Quebec

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Gail Dever

If you plan to visit Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships this summer, drop by the Missisquoi Museum in Stanbridge East to see The Fenians Are Coming, an exhibit that commemorates the Fenian raids 150 years ago. It runs until October 9. … Continue reading →

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