Tag Archives: Ontario

Newspapers.com continues to tease with Canadian titles

Since I have a lot of ancestors and relatives who lived in Canada, I’m always happy to see new Canadian newspaper titles added to Newspapers.com. Yesterday, I was excited when I saw that five new publications had been added. Then, … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 25, 2025

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLegislative Acts and Ontario Genealogy by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. MyHeritage Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com for Canada and the UK by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. … Continue reading

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Two more Ontario newspapers added to Newspapers.com

Bit by bit, we’re seeing more Canadian newspapers being added to Newspapers.com. This is one of my favourite subscription sites, and I search on it almost every day, probably as much or even more than I use Ancestry. There are … Continue reading

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Two Ontario newspapers added to Newspapers.com

Two more newspapers from Ontario are now available on Newspapers.com. The Herald, Alliston, Ontario2011 – 2023 Almaquin News, Burk’s Falls, Ontario 2011-2023 While Almaquin News‘ mailing address is in the small town of Burk’s Falls, the newspaper covers an area … Continue reading

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Historic Southwestern Ontario newspapers digitized

Norfolk County Archives in Simcoe, Ontario announced this month the launch of a new online newspaper database that holds more than 60,000 pages of local newspapers, covering the years 1860 to 1971. The digitized newspapers are: British CanadianDelhi News RecordErie … Continue reading

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More free links to Ontario newspapers now available on The Ancestor Hunt

Kenneth R. Marks of The Ancestor Hunt has updated his lengthy list of links to historic Ontario newspapers that are available online for free. He has compiled his list from newspapers that are available on several websites, including Canadiana, Google … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTrent Valley, Ontario Records NEW on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 28,320 Free Online City Directories from the United States by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. 7 … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Ontario Newspapers Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Porter Talk”: Podcasting and the Power of Oral History by Stacey Zembrzycki on Active History. Court Records Added to FamilySearch AI … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 31, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts***** FamilySearch Experimental Labs Search of Canadian Probate Records and Origins of the People Map by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. FamilySearch Full-Text Searching of Ontario Probate and Land Records by … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsVanishing River Street by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Search Multiple Maine Historical Newspaper Collections at Once and How to Find Where Newspapers are Available with Chronicling … Continue reading

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