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Tackling Research Challenges: The Genealogical Proof Standard in Practice
The Genealogical Proof Standard isn’t just a way to measure the reliability of your research after the fact. It’s actually a excellent way to help you work your way through tough research problems. In this lecture, I’ll show you how to apply the GPS to a typical early Ontario research challenge, step by step. https://vimeo.com/384395286/e7afb6634f?share=copy…
Digging Deeper with City Directories
City Directories have been published in both the United States and Canada for more than two centuries. An often overlooked resource and neglected source of genealogy information about our ancestors many types of directories can provide details that might otherwise remain hidden. https://vimeo.com/384395025/0ac12861af?share=copy The video can be viewed in fullscreen by clicking on the expand…
Blogging Your Family History
Join the more than 3,300 genealogists already blogging their family history; it has never been easier to get started! The president of GeneaBloggersTRIBE discuss the most popular, free, and easy blogging platforms, as well as where to find writing prompts and inspiration. This session will cover • A basic overview of how blogs work •…
I Found Them On The Census: Now What?
It all started with the 1921 census. Follow the Franklin family from Saskatchewan to Ontario and to England. Learn how to use census, civil, and church records as we track this family back 4 generations. Find out how to extract information from censuses, calculate birth, marriage, and death dates and create a database to organize…
The Underground Railroad Ends Here: Canadian Freedom for Blacks in 19th Century
The Underground Railroad brought tens of thousands of formerly enslaved men and women to eastern Canada in the 19th century. Do you have ancestors that might have been involved in the Underground Railroad as those escaping slavery or those helping assist? How do you find records of those who were involved? What was life like…
