Tag Archives: Loyalists

This week’s crème de la crème — November 13, 2021

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCharlie Chaplin goes to war — Part II: Going beyond a First World War record for your genealogy research by Emily Potter on Library and Archives Canada Blog. The Loyalists at BAnQ Numérique … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 6, 2021

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsRequesting Second World War Files from LAC in Oct 2021: what you need to know now by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Explore the No. 2 Construction Battalion by Andrew Horrall on Library … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 25, 2021

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsLoyalist Ancestors? Trio of books for Your Reference Library by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Niagara Falls (NY) newspaper digitization by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New records … Continue reading →

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Findmypast webinar on ‘Loyalists and the American Revolution’ on YouTube

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Gail Dever

One of my favourite speakers Jen Baldwin yesterday gave a 45-minute Facebook Live presentation about Loyalists and the American Revolution, and the recording is available to watch on Findmypast’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. About 7,000 Loyalists went to Britain, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 26, 2021

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGetting a Sense of Community through the Community Stories Collection by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Vital Records Newly Available by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family. Arizona: Digitized County Histories … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 15, 2021

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWorking for the Government: Federal Civil Service Lists on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Census and history: Four blog posts to read before you start your research on … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Black Loyalists honoured on Royal Canadian Mint’s new silver coin

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Gail Dever

The Royal Canadian Mint yesterday launched a new silver collector coin honouring the Black Loyalists. Mint engravers reproduced the armorial bearings of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society as a tribute to the free and enslaved Black people who resettled in British North America (Canada) … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsTen Free Family History Websites by Alison Spring on The Frugal Genealogist. A Land Records Challenge by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. The Lives and Letters of the Black Loyalists – … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 3, 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNewfoundland Ancestors: Directories online at Memorial University by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canadians as POWs in the Second World War on Findmypast by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading →

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