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Category: Canadian Genealogy
Webinar: Exploring Chinese genealogy on Ancestry
Ancestry Canada invited me to give a webinar on Chinese genealogy on April 21, 2020 on Facebook Live. For those who may have missed it, or for those who had trouble accessing the site, here you are. I can't think of a better way to kick off Asian Heritage Month. In this webinar, you will… Continue reading Webinar: Exploring Chinese genealogy on Ancestry
Finding Susan: Exploring Chinese genealogy with Ancestry on April 21, 2020
Join me on April 21, 2020 for my Ancestry Extra webinar on Chinese genealogy finds on Facebook Live. See you there!
What would it be like not to have the right to vote in Canada?
A story about voting, Canadian laws, and my grand-uncle Kew Dock Yip
Genealogy gold part 3: More tips on prairie local histories
I thought you might enjoy the fantastic tips and advice on prairie local history I have received since posting Genealogy gold part 1. On prairie local histories From Beverley: ...they are a great resource and those of us who live on the Prairies have long used them. One caution, if your relatives did not submit… Continue reading Genealogy gold part 3: More tips on prairie local histories
Genealogy gold part 2: finding local histories using Family Search & Facebook
How to use FamilySearch, WorldCat and Facebook to find a local history book, with a guest post from Jan Pennington
Genealogy gold, part 1: the who, what, why, where and how of local history books in the Canadian prairies
I share with you my techniques for finding digitized local history books, using 3 randomly chosen pioneers found in the 1916, 1921, and 1926 censuses
Top 12 tips on getting the most out of Newspapers.com (for Canada, for free)
I review Newspapers.com and offer tips and a list of how to make the most of your research time on the site
How to find a family that disappeared from 1916 to 1921 – using Canadian census records
Have you ever been baffled by being unable to find a family on the 1921 Canada census that you found on the 1916 census? Here's 5 steps you can follow using freely available sources.
EN for genealogy: Using EN with Henderson’s Directories
How to get the most out of city directories, featuring Henderson's Directories and Evernote.