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Oh, Canadiana!
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,…
Upper Canada Land Petitions, More Than Just Land Acquisition
This topic focuses on how to use the Upper Canada Land Petitions to a genealogist’s advantage.1. Explain the Land Petitions history.2. How to use the Land Petitions on the LAC website and find the documents faster the next time.3. What advantages are they for the early records of the families and to realize they are…
Session 1 – Three Sisters From Kensington and Chelsea Union – Gloria Tubman
It all started with the three Bond sisters of unknown parentage being sent to Canada from the Kensington & Chelsea Union, England. In 1909, two of the sisters had their first placement as Home Children in households in Renfrew county. For those who have struggled with the complex of world of researching Home Children, the…
Genealogy Escape Room: The Case of the Bootlegger’s Wife
Imagine you are trapped in an archive and the only way out is to solve a series of genealogy research puzzles. Are you up to the challenge? Are you ready for Genealogy Escape Room™? Based on the popular escape room concept, Genealogy Escape Room™ turns the typical webinar format upside down! Each registrant will receive…
Connecting Weather and Personal Histories | John Reid
Find out about our and our ancestors’ vulnerability to weather, some notable events in Ontario history with a weather connection, and how to find out about the weather on a special day in your family history in Canada, the UK and USA. Finally, we’ll peek at Ontario’s future weather by looking at trends over the past…
