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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 — July 10, 2021

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Homestead Records on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Pier 21 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Companie des cents — Associés of Nouvelle-France 1627-1663 by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 1, 2021

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNew Brunswick Ancestors: The New Brunswick Irish Portal by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. New Series: Links to Digitized U.S. County Histories by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the … Continue reading →

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Webinars on African slaves and Chinese immigrants in Ontario available on Toronto Workers’ History Project Facebook page

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Toronto Workers’ History Project has made available on its Facebook page, Wednesday’s presentation, The Dearness of Labour: Enslaved Labour in Colonial Ontario, delivered by Natasha Henry, president of the Ontario Black History Society. The 40-minute presentation is based on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 7, 2020

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsHow to search newspaper articles (and more) at BAnQ by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Manitoba Ancestors: Issues of “The Commercial” on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2020

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Radical German Loyalism in the American Revolution by Ruth Savidge on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Using Directories to … Continue reading →

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British slave-ownership database contains more than expected

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Gail Dever

University London College (UCL) last Wednesday announced the establishment of its new Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership, with the support of the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. UCL also unveiled the new Legacies of British … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 13, 2014

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Basic Nova Scotia Genealogy Research for New England Yankees by Heather Wilkinson  Rojo on Worldwide Genealogy. Making slavery in New France by Brett Rushforth on Common-Place. Franco-American diversity: identified by different … Continue reading →

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Slavery in 18th-century Quebec

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Gail Dever

In this morning’s Montreal Gazette, columnist John Kalbfleisch writes about slavery in 18th-century Quebec and the ads his publisher once ran. He writes that “slaves were used mainly as indoor domestics rather than as outdoor field hands. . .Most farms … Continue reading →

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Newly translated book reveals Quebec’s history of slavery

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Gail Dever

On the last day of Black History Month and two days before 12 Years a Slave won an Oscar for Best Picture, the Globe and Mail ran an article, 200 years a slave: the dark history of captivity in Canada, about … Continue reading →

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