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The value placed on Oral Tradition as a tool in family history research is often minimized (if not completely overlooked) by genealogists who overzealously focus only on primary sources of evidence. Yet, I have found oral tradition, and proving or disproving it, to be one of the most rewarding aspects of my personal family research…
My Irish family came to Canada in 1841 to a small town in Quebec. My family did not speak French and they were not Roman Catholic, so why Quebec? To figure this out I began a One Place Study. I wanted to know if there was other family who came before or after, as well…
The Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) was established in 1873 to ensure law, order, and Canadian sovereignty in the recently acquired western prairies and to prepare the way for large-scale land settlement. As agents of the federal government, the men of the Mounted played a significant role in the history of this vast region consisting of…
Genealogical DNA tests are bringing thousands of new cousins to our attention, but many of them don‘t have trees yet, or the trees aren‘t attached to their test. Learn some new techniques for figuring out where how these individuals connect with you. (Focus is on Ancestry.com results system). https://vimeo.com/796506580/f48cda462a?share=copy The video can be viewed in fullscreen by clicking on the expand…
Once you finish the big commercial websites for researching your family history, it’s time to dig into the Canadiana and Héritage websites. These free websites contain a wealth of information, books, newspapers, government records, and more for researching your Canadian ancestors. What is Canadiana? Over 41 million pages of primary source documents, including Serials (Periodicals,…
While AI (artificial intelligence) might be the current “hot” buzzword, the fact is that many genealogy vendors and even genealogists have already been using this technology for years. The AI industry is at a crossroads and within the next five years, it will permeate almost every aspect of business and society. Learn how AI is…
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