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Stanley Diamond, founder of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, passes away

Stanley Diamond, the founding president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, passed away on December 18. He was 91 years old. He was also the founder and executive director of Jewish Records Indexing – Poland, a searchable online database. Many … Continue reading

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International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies names Montrealer volunteer of the year

Montreal native Gary Perlman has been awarded the 2020 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Volunteer of the Year in recognition of his outstanding support of Jewish genealogy in Canada. The award was presented in August at the virtual IAJGS 40th … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2017

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Missing Canadian Census Images – a Workaround by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. French Canadian Marriage Contracts by Arlene Eakle on AK’s Genealogy Research. New Brunswick & Quebec Update … Continue reading

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Savoir faire — JGS-Montreal indexes Canadian naturalization records

Hats off to the the members at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal (JGS-Montreal) who have worked to index 200,000 Canadian naturalization records, 1914 to 1932, and who are now indexing 400,000 naturalization records from 1932 to 1951. Thursday, Library … Continue reading

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