Tag Archives: Montreal

This week’s crème de la crème — November 5, 2016

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Montreal Street Toponymy by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Background on Canada’s Imperial War Service Gratuity by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. New Books in the Genealogy Services … Continue reading →

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Notman exhibit — Portrait of an extraordinary visionary photographer

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Gail Dever

The first retrospective exhibit dedicated to William Notman, Notman, A Visionary Photographer, opens today at Montreal’s McCord Museum, and it will run until March 26, 2017. Notman was the most important Canadian photographer of the 19th century. He was an … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 15, 2016

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Hudson’s Bay Company Family History by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Haunted St. Lawrence Burial Ground by Donovan King on Haunted Montreal Blog. Early Spirit River Records Found at … Continue reading →

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Happy ending: Elsie MacGill’s descendants found

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

There is a happy ending to my blog post, City of Montreal looking for descendants of Elsie MacGill — world’s first female aircraft designer. The city, however, would have done well to ask genealogists to track down the descendants. Several … Continue reading →

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City of Montreal looking for descendants of Elsie MacGill — world’s first female aircraft designer

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Gail Dever

Are you related to Elsie MacGill? She is the world’s first female aircraft designer, Canada’s first female graduate in electrical engineering, and the first woman in North America — and possibly the world — to earn a master’s degree in … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 17, 2016

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Rockstar Genealogists 2016: International and USA, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: England, Scotland and Wales, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Ireland, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Australia/New Zealand, and Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Genetic Genealogy by John D. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 27, 2016

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs A visit to Montreal by Margaret Dougherty on My Family History. The Cry of the Banshee in North Burgess Township by Arlene Stafford Wilson on Arlene Stafford Wilson. Ancestors in France … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 13, 2016

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Enjoying the Story of Westmount by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Atlantic Canada’s Irish Immigrants: a fish and timber story by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ghost towns, roads … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 23, 2016

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Research Sites by Ken McKinley on Family Tree Knots. LAC Annual Report 2015-2016 by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Love, Mom: Letters from Mary Power to Her … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 9, 2016

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs But I KNOW My Great Grandma’s Name! So Why Am I Stuck? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. 10 Ways to Avoid Common Genealogy Mistakes by Eileen A. Souza … Continue reading →

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