Taking Your Irish Ancestors Back Over the Pond at Oakville Public Library

Oakville Public Library will be hosting Ruth Blair as she shows you how to conduct research on your Irish Ancestors starting here in Canada and then back over the pond. The session is at the Central Branch of the Library and will take place Tuesday, March 11 starting at 7pm.

All the details about registering for this session are available on the Library's website.

More Online Learning Available: FamilySearch.org

The Family History Library has long offered courses to those interested in pursuing their family history. However, for those of us not local to Salt Lake City, Utah, participating has been, well, a bit difficult.

They now offer their courses online in the following areas:
* England Beginning Research
* Germany Research
* Ireland Research
* Italy Research
* New Zealand Research
* Poland Research
* Principios básicos para la investigación genealógica en Hispanoamérica (México)
* Reading Handwritten Records Series
* Research Principles and Tools
* Russia Research
* U.S. Research

Each option is broken down into a number of lessons which features a video and a course outline for each. Since some of the more recent additions are very general, they make good starting points for the beginning genealogist and are a great refresher for the more experienced family historian. In addition, many Canadian families came to Canada from other places. Perhaps one of these lessons will help you locate more information on the ancestor who immigrated here?

Oh Boy! Have I been neglecting my blog!

It's been too long, once again, so here are a few resources that I've been collecting over the past couple of months. Enjoy!

March Genealogy Programs at the Halifax Public Libraries

Though Joanne at Halifax Public Libraries may have inadvertently sent this information to a mailing list for which it was not intended, it reminded me that many public libraries offer classes on a variety of genealogical topics. If you're interested in Halifax's offerings, please click here to see the March workshops on Genealogy 101, Irish Genealogy, and St. Margaret's Bay, NS.

ONTARIO LAND REGISTRY OFFICES - Listed by county/region
Updated By: Ruth Burkholder

This article is found in The Global Gazette, and is the work of Ruth Burkholder, owner of RMB Genealogical Services based in Stouffville, Ontario. Land Registries are amazing repositories that are worth a visit if you have family who have ever owned land in Ontario. If the place that your ancestors is a little too far afield, why not think about hiring a researcher? The Global Gazette is also where you'll find the latest list of More Useful Websites for Genealogy and History Researchers by Fawne Stratford-Devai.

More to follow soon!