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Tag Archives: McGill University
McGill University studying impact of upsetting results of ancestry DNA tests
An associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University is studying the psychosocial experiences of Canadians who receive surprising news from ancestry DNA tests, specifically “not parent expected” events, which is when someone who is presumed to be an individual’s parent … Continue reading
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McGill University traces rare genetic disease to two Quebec founding families
Researchers at McGill University have traced the origins of a rare genetic disease to two Quebec founding families in the 17th century. The families are not identified in the university’s announcement. There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — September 29, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 5 Ways I Search The Fulton Newspaper Site by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Church of Ireland Digitization Project by Donna Moughty on Donna’s Irish Genealogy Resources. Using Newspapers to Uncover … Continue reading
McGill University’s war poster collection available online
The print collection in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections includes some 250 Canadian posters from both World Wars. They can be viewed in person and online. WWI During the First World War, the imagery of Canada’s posters was … Continue reading
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Tagged McGill University, WWI, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 12, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Launching new FreeCEN website on GeneaPress. Emigrant Aid Societies by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Backstory: A history of McGill Student Publications by Annelise Dowd on The Dark Room. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, bylaws, causes of death, cemeteries, death, DNA, famine, FreeCen, Irish, Irish Famine, Maine, McGill University, McGill University Library and Archives, methodology
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McGill University needs volunteers to transcribe historical ‘weather reports’
McGill University Archives’ request for assistance to transcribe more than 150 years of Montreal meteorological history seems rather timely this week. Weather is top-of-mind for many Quebecers. Severe flooding continues today in more than 170 municipalities in Quebec, and Montreal … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — February 25, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Trace Your Roots at the Scotiabank Family History Centre by Caroline Michaud on Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Vital Statistics Part 6 – Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut by Candice McDonald … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Canadians, black loyalists, blogs, Canadian Museum of Immigration, DNA, homesteading, Irish, McGill University, McGill University Library and Archives, Ontario, Pier 21
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Your top 15 online genealogy collections in 2016
Looking back over the past twelve months at what captured genealogists’ attention, it seems this was not the best year for exciting new Canadian collections. With the exception of Library and Archives Canada’s ongoing digitization of Canadian Expeditionary Forces service … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal, Alberta, Algonquin, Ancestry, British, Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF, directories, Eastern Townships Archives Portal, Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Find A Grave, First Nations, Geneanet, homesteading, Irish, Italian, Library and Archives Canada, looking back, Maine, McGill University, newspapers, notarial records, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Quebec notarial records, theses, Upper Canada, Vatican, Vatican library, War of 1812, WWI
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135 years of McGill University theses a good resource for family historians
McGill University has recently completed the digitization of 135 years of theses and dissertations, from 1881 to 2016. This collection of theses is a gold mine of history and social history for genealogists, especially those researching their roots in Lower … Continue reading
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19th-century McGill University student publication available online
McGill University has digitized 107 issues of its student publication, the McGill Gazette, from 1874 to 1890, starting with Vol. 1 No. 4, published January 1, 1874. The McGill Gazette is currently the university’s oldest serial in its digitized student … Continue reading
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