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Pictures tell a brilliant story about our ancestors. But what do we do when pictures have problems! No writing on the back? Too many conflicting names and dates? Unfamiliar faces? Come learn the antidote to these dilemmas and finally use those pictures in your research. Key Learning Objectives: 1. Why would you use pictures in…
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Land records are arguably the most important records for family historians researching their 19th-century ancestors because ownership of land was our ancestors’ most important achievement. The majority of immigrants to Upper Canada and Canada West did not have the opportunity to own land in their home country. This was one of the most important reasons…
In Her Own Words – Lives of Women Through Diaries, Journals and so much more
We love to explore the lives of our ancestors. Documenting our female ancestors can often prove more challenging. They are less likely to appear in many of the public records created at the time – land, estate, court, tax records, and more. One great resource to learn more about our overshadowed female ancestors is via…
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Using ScotlandsPeople For All Your Scottish Genealogy Needs
1. Can’t find the Scottish records you need in Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch etc? That’s because they don’t have the records. And they won’t be getting them.2. Frankly, why should they, when they are perfectly available at ScotlandsPeople – Parish BMD from the 1500s to 1854 (including Catholic and Secession Churches as well as Church of…
The Precarious Lives of 19th Century Black Canadians – Janice Lovelace
**Please note, this recording is no longer available. Thousands of men and women of African descent came to Canada seeking a place to live freely in the 19th century. Who came and what was life like for them? This presentation looks at the history and laws of U.S. around slavery which pushed Blacks to leave as well…
