Librarians Helping Canadian Genealogists Blog Named One of the Best!

I'm honoured and very excited that my blog has been named one of seven best Canadian Genealogy Blogs by Internet Genealogy Magazine. In her list in the Feb/Mar 2010 issue of the magazine Janice Nickerson, Upper Canada Genealogy writes:

This is a great place to catch up on your Canadian genealogy news. Elise Cole, the author of this very descriptively named blog, is both a librarian and a genealogist, so knows whereof she speaks! As one might expect from a librarian, many of her posts are announcements and reviews of genealogy-related books -- these are very much appreciated.

The other six are varied and a couple I'm glad to learn about in addition to the ones that I follow regularly:

Anglo-Celtic Connections
Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Toronto 1861
Prairie History Blog (Regina Public Library)
The Global Gazette
Ancestry.ca Newsletter for Canadians (register your email with them to subscribe)

Two confessions I should make:

1. I really appreciate the alerts I receive from loved ones to items which may be useful to share on my blog!
2. I've bought copies - yes, copies, not copy (;-D) - of the magazine to keep in my portfolio and to share with others!!!!!

IFLA Genealogy and Local History Section Newsletter

I've previously blogged about IFLA's Genealogy and Local History Section's Satellite Conference here which, I understand, is still accepting registrations.  It was only recently, however, that I joined the mailing list and learned that the Section publishes an online newsletter.  The newest edition of e-newsletter is now available and may be accessed by clicking here to be taken to the pdf. Though not everything is Canadian, the information that this publication contains demonstrates the diversity of Local History and Genealogy projects from around the world. It is published twice a year. I look forward to exploring it more in depth, and am very jealous of anyone heading on the Expedition to Grosse-Ile!