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Tag Archives: MyHeritage
This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch vs. Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Did Canada Just Make You a Citizen? How a New Law Turned My Genealogy Research Into a Citizenship Application by Colleen Kennedy on … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Canada, ChatGPT, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, PERSI, ScotlandsPeople
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Passenger lists from Canada to US on MyHeritage
MyHeritage recently added the collection, United States, Incoming Passenger Lists from Canada, 1895-1957, containing 5,237,130 records. This collection contains records of passenger lists for individuals arriving in the United States and crossing the Canadian border, between the years 1895 and … Continue reading
Scribe AI now available on the MyHeritage mobile app
MyHeritage on Thursday annouunced that Scribe AI is now available on their mobile app, enabling us to uncover wonderful insights from our family’s documents and photos — anytime, anywhere. This is a game changer for those of us who conduct or … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 28, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsInside the Archives: Digitizing 6 Million Day School Records by Brianne Boucher and Beth Greenhorn on Knowledge Exchange. Research Resource – Kent Wills Index by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing My Past. … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 21, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWe have to organise! Fight the cuts to Canadian Heritage and Memory Institutions by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. LAC Departmental Plan 2026-2027 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Certificate … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, methodology, MyHeritage, Scribe AI, United Empire Loyalists
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Quebec marriages, 1820-1917, now available on MyHeritage
On Sunday, MyHeritage added a new Canadian collection to its website: Quebec marriages, 1820-1917. The more than 2.5 million records are church registrations. This newly added online collection, however, doesn’t appear to be from the Drouin Collection that has more … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 14, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSome of Your LAC Links May No Longer Work and Library and Archives Canada Eliminates ATIP Fee by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What is ATIP and why is it so … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Indigenous, Ireland, Japan, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritage, Scotland, United States
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MyHeritage launches Scribe AI — and it’s impressive
MyHeritage yesterday introduced Scribe AI, a very exciting new feature that transcribes, translates, and interprets historical family documents and photos. Anyone can use Scribe AI for free on a limited number of images at myheritage.com/scribe-ai, with extended use available to subscribers. … Continue reading
MyHeritage shares DNA results and family history of Morning Show host in Toronto
MyHeritage’s vice-president of Marketing Aaron Godfrey on Tuesday helped the host of Global TV’s Morning Show, Carolyn MacKenzie, explore a bit of her family history and learn the results of her DNA test. The program is broadcast weekdays from Toronto. The … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 17, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNewly Opened Records: 1939 Register and Heart Tax Digital by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Now Live: 4 Major U.K. and Ireland Collections — Passenger Lists and Nonconformist Vital Records by Esther … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, England, family history writing, FamilySearch, FamilySearch Wiki, Ireland, maps, MyHeritage, RootsTech, United States, writing
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