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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

CanadianLibGenie heading on holidays!

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I don't know where you all are in the world right now, but it's HOT around here! So, this CanadianLibGenie is heading for some R...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Encyclopedia of Genealogy: Acadian French-Canadian Name Variations

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Surname studies of varying sizes and geographic coverage have become very popular in recent years. One group, The Surname Society , offers a...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Libraries and Archives in Toronto, Ontario

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The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be hosting the OGS Conference in 2016. With guest speakers like Judy Russell, T...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Multicultural History Society of Ontario

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The MHSO describes itself on its website as follows: Established in 1976, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario collects, prese...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Digital Collections Available From McGill University Libraries

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Back in 2005, I posted about McGill University Libraries '  In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Project . In the ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Library and Archives Canada: Loyalist petition Papers

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When researching a possible United Empire Loyalist , land petitions are an essential part of that documentation. Randy Seaver on his blog, ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

British Columbia Archives

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The BC Archives are located in Victoria, British Columbia just next door to the Royal BC Museum . Luckily, for researchers, they share the ...
Monday, July 20, 2015

Short post today

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I'm a bit under the weather today, but I don't want to miss blogging. Instead of my own post I thought I'd send you over to my f...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Finally Friday!

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I don't know about you, but everyone I've spoken with today is very happy that it's finally Friday! In that vein, here's a s...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Québec City Genealogy & Local History Research

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Québec City is a beautiful place that I hope everyone gets a chance to visit at one point in their lifetime. Here are a collection of lin...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Naval Marine Archives and Canadian Society of Marine Artists in Picton, Ontario

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The Victory is home to the Naval Marine Archives and Canadian Society of Marine Artists in beautiful Picton, Ontario. They were former...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Learning Opportunities Galore! Online Webinars from FamilySearch.org

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Genealogists from FamilySearch.org 's US and Canada's Research team offer a number of online webinars for free on a regular basis. A...
Monday, July 13, 2015

Making Memories Monday: A Day In the Life of Oakville

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You're cordially invited to help make memories as part of our upcoming project: A Day In the Life of Oakville. Here are the details: O...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Funeral Card Friday

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I've come across a number of mentions of collections of databases of Funeral Cards lately. One is the Drouin Collection , though their f...
Thursday, July 09, 2015

Quick post about learning through the Ontario Genealogical Society

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The OGS has two easy ways to learn: 1. The OGS eWeekly: Sign up online for free. No need to be a member. 2. There is a monthly online O...
Wednesday, July 08, 2015

Index to French Canadian Revolutionary War Patriots

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The Ross Flag I'm fascinated when celebrities on Who Do You Think You Are discover that they are entitled to apply to be Sons or Dau...
Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Oakville Names August Civic Holiday Emancipation Day

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I was so excited to read the Oakville Beaver article that announced that the August Civic Holiday will now be known as Emancipation Day. Y...
Monday, July 06, 2015

Mastering It Monday

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I'm all about taking advantage of learning opportunities, especially when they're high quality and affordable. One such way to ...
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Friday, July 03, 2015

Happy 407th Anniversary, Québec City!

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Photo  ©  David Hook 2008 An anniversary as significant as this one deserves a post on the proper day! According to The Canadian Encycl...

Slavery Records available online and my 200th post!

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FamilySearch and other groups have been working together to digitize and make records of freed African American slaves available online . Th...
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Thursday, July 02, 2015

Digital Irish Famine Archive Available Online

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The Irish Famine Archive is a tremendous resource for those with Irish Canadian roots. It contains eyewitness accounts of those who mig...
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Happy Canada Day!

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Happy 148th Birthday, Canada! Have a safe and happy holiday, Everyone!
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest in Canada

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What is the Magna Carta? It's an 800 year old document that, as one journalist wrote: is one of the most important documents in histo...

Learning Opportunity: East European Genealogical Society, Winnipeg, MB

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The  East European Genealogical Society of Winnipeg, Manitoba will be holding their Seminar 2015 on August 1 and registration is currently o...
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Monday, June 29, 2015

Marriage (Bond) Monday

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Protestant marriages in Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) can be more difficult to research than Catholic marriages, partic...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Bonne fête nationale or Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day!

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For those of you in Quebec enjoying today's holiday, I hope you have good weather to accompany your day! In honour of Saint-Jean-Bapti...
Friday, June 05, 2015

Learning opportunity: Glengarry Pioneer Museum's Celtic Fair July 19th

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Glengarry Pioneer Museum will present their first Celtic Fair on Sunday, July 19 from 11am to 5pm. There are admission fees (cash only) ...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Quebec Family History Society Presents Roots 2015 June 19-21

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The Quebec Family History Societ y will once again be presenting Roots 2015 , an international conference on family history in Quebec. The c...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Conference Announcement: British Isles Family History Society ofGreater Ottawa 18-20 September 2015

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BIFHSGO will be holding their Family History Conference from 18-20 September 2015 at Ben Franklin Place on Centrepointe Drive in Ottawa. T...

Happy 10th Blogoversary to me!

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I can't believe I almost missed the 10th anniversary of my blog! My first post was 27 May 2005 and was all about OGS Seminar 2005, the p...

OGS Barrie 2015: Jane MacNamara & Ontario Indexes

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I'm currently in a session with Jane MacNamara at #OGSBarrie2015 who is running through 25+ indexes to consider using if you have Ontari...

OGS Barrie Conference Panel: 2015 - Tracks Through Time

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Tracks Through Time is the theme for our plenary session on Day 2 of #OGSBarrie2015. It's a panel with Richard M. Doherty, Kirsty Gray, ...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Slums of Pointe St. Charles: Library & Archives Canada

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Library and Archives Canada has posted an entry on its blog about the slums of Pointe St. Charles, a neighbourhood of Montreal. Be sure to ...

What Was There: Put history in its place

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I learned about the site, WhatWasThere  at a session at #OGSBarrie2015 today. It's very cool in that people can post older photos to the...

Want to be more organized with your genealogy research?

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Thomas MacEntee is presenting a session at #OGSBarrie2015 today on "Managing the Genealogy Data Monster." The first heading on his...

Google for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee

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I'm attending my first OGS conference in a really long time, and I thought it was a great opportunity to restart my blog. I'm in a s...
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Sunday, April 06, 2014

Something fun: The Family Tree Rhapsody and Proof that YouTube Is For Genealogists Too!

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My hubbie shared a very cute YouTube video with me called Family Tree Rhapsody . You must check it out and be sure your sound is on and turn...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Toronto Public Library Local History and Genealogy Blog

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Toronto Public Library has a great blog on local history and genealogical resource s. I appreciate the depth and detail their staff include...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Ask Granny: Create a Genealogical Gift For Your Family Free on April 2 at the Oakville Public Library

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On Wednesday, April 2, the Oakville Public Library will be hosting a FREE program for anyone interested in preserving their family legacy b...