Thursday, August 6, 2015

Canadian Genealogy News (CGN) 06 August 2015


Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning -

If you are going to be at the Fergus Scottish Festival this coming weekend, the Wellington Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is going to have a display there. 

Look for them in the area near the Avenue of the Clans.

Be sure to drop by the tent and see if Sheila, Catherine or Phyllis can assist you with your family research questions.

If you wart to see the good work that the Branch does, go to http://www.wellington.ogs.on.ca/index.html 

If you want to see the events at the Fergus Scottish Festival, go to http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/

Meanwhile, Christine Woodcock who conducts tours of Scotland, will also be there. She will be helping out with Scottish research, specifically on the ScottishPeople Website at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

The Library and Archives Canada people have written that their project partner, Canadiana.org, recently has added the following digitized microfilms to the Héritage website. 

Please note that the titles have been translated for convenience, but the records are still in the language of origin. Searching in the original language will improve search results.


In addition, most of these microfilms are not indexed, and it would be nice if they could give the links to the microfilm right in the web posting. In that way, all we would have to do is press on a particular title and go straight to the microfilm. 

Meanwhile, happy researching!

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Canadian Genealogy News 05 August 2015


Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning -

Want to start your family history from scratch? 

Both the Hamilton and Niagara Peninsula Branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society are pleased to present Family History from Scratch: Basics and best practices for beginners and beyond!

It will be held at St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Grimsby, Ontario, and the topics will be - 

Want to start researching your family, but don’t know where to begin? 

Want to learn about multiple resources available for research?

Learn more about becoming a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Network with beginner, intermediate, advanced, and professional genealogists

Only $20.00 per registration!


To find out more about the event, go to https://www.ogs.on.ca/niagara/12435-2

Now is the time to vote!

The voting has opened on the best Canadian genealogy websites - national and provincial at http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/2015/08/vote-for-best-canadian-genealogy.html 

The survey, in addition, ask where you live, and your gender. 

Notice that you are voting for best websites only, not for the best blogs. 

Have a nice day researching!

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/08/canadian-news-in-review-cwr-03-august.html

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

Canadian Genealogy News 05 August 2015





Here are some news items which have come across the desk this morning -

Both the Hamilton and Niagara Peninsula Branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society are pleased to present Family History from Scratch: Basics and best practices for beginners and beyond!

It will be held at St. Andrew's Anglican Church at Grimsby, Ontario, and the speakers will talk about -

Want to start researching your family, but don’t know where to begin?

Want to learn about multiple resources available for research?

Learn more about becoming a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Network with beginner, intermediate, advanced, and professional genealogists.

Only $20.00 per registration!

Go to http://niagara.ogs.on.ca/registration1/sept_reg_event.php to find out more, and register.

Have a nice day researching!

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is at
http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/08/canadian-news-in-review-cwr-03-august.html
It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!