Session 1 – Researching Workhouse and Pauper Ancestors – Simon Fowler
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
Watch a quick guide to navigating this site
Similar Posts
Using ScotlandsPeople For All Your Scottish Genealogy Needs
1. Canโt find the Scottish records you need in Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch etc? Thatโs because they donโt have the records. And they wonโt be getting them.2. Frankly, why should they, when they are perfectly available at ScotlandsPeople โ Parish BMD from the 1500s to 1854 (including Catholic and Secession Churches as well as Church of…
Justice In Upper Canada
The records associated with the administration of justice in early Upper Canada are an often overlooked and misunderstood genealogical resource. This lecture will discuss the various types of court records available, the differences between them, how to access them, and what information can be obtained from each. Supplementary records such as jail registers and newspaper…
Old News, New Tricks: How AI Breathes Life into Newspaper Historic Headlines | Daniel Horowitz
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how MyHeritage is revolutionizing genealogy with artificial intelligence. In this talk, youโll discover how the companyโs content team built OldNews.com โ a powerful new platform launched in March 2024 that now houses over 400 million digitized newspaper pages.ย Learn how MyHeritage uses cutting-edge OCR technology to transform…
Session 3: Aberdeen to Zonta : Women at the University of Waterloo โ Jessie Blackwell
An overview of the womenโs history collections at the University of Waterlooโs Special Collections & Archives. Particular emphasis will be placed on collections of Ontarian women and on those that relate to our core collecting areas such as reproductive rights. https://vimeo.com/1071695576/e25330bc5b?share=copy The video can be viewed in fullscreen by clicking on the expand icon (four…
Smarter Search Strategies For Genealogy
The majority of genealogists begin their research online and often become frustrated with the lack of results. The cause might not be a lack of records at the specific site but the manner in which youโre performing the search! While basic search techniques work on all the major genealogy sites, you need to power up…
Google Maps for Migration, Brick Walls, and Organizing a Trip to Your Ancestor’s Homeย
We will use Google Maps to see where your ancestors walked, plot the migration of your ancestors, plot where your earliest known ancestor was located, and organize a trip. This session will explain how to use Google Maps to see what is now in the location of an ancestorโs home add these locations with stars…
