Tag Archives: Ukrainians

Petition to save WWI-era Ukrainian internee cemetery in Quebec

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Gail Dever

Between 1914 and 1920, Canada interned 8,579 men, women and children as “enemy aliens.” Most of these internees were from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and primarily ethnic Ukrainians. One such internment camp was Spirit Lake, near Amos in northern Quebec — more … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2017

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Other Directories: Society Blue Books by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Browsing the 1666 Quebec Census and Exploring the lives of First Nations’ Ancestors Through Investigations of … Continue reading →

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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies launches digital archive collection

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Gail Dever

The University of Alberta’s Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) has launched a website that provides free access to a number of digitized publications about Ukrainians in Canada. The online resources on the website that will interest genealogists include: • 33 … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 26, 2016

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Who is That?!: Help with Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Given Names by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections (University of New Brunswick). Canadian Public Libraries Genealogy Databases and How should DNA … Continue reading →

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Consider adding these Canadian history booklets to your genealogy toolbox

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada offers a digitized series of historical booklets on its website that should be in the genealogy research toolbox of family historians who research their Canadian ancestors. Published by the Canadian Historical Association (CHA), from 1953 to … 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 — February 20, 2016

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs British Home Children by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist. Laundry Babies – Black Market Baby BMH 5-7-66 by Linda Seccaspina on lindaseccaspina. The unseen enemy: Canadian internment camps in World … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Gail Dever

Genealogy is about family. It is about reaching out and connecting with people around the world. Today, the world reaches out to mourn with the families in France who are suffering tremendous loss. My sincere condolences to all who lost … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 4, 2015

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Contractor to the British Army by Janice Hamilton on Writing Up the Ancestors. Find FREE Genealogy Education Resources by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings. If I had to start again, this is … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 17, 2015

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Research in France on a Carignan Soldier, Part 2 by Gail Moreau-DesHarnais on The French Genealogy Blog. Where Do I Find Ontario Birth Registration Records? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree … Continue reading →

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