Despite pulling birth, marriage, and death records (BMDs) back in 2018, I'd forgotten this trick for reading registration codes.
Tag: archives
A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – part 4: the treasures we found
We had a two day blitz at the Lincolnshire Archives, and the second day was helped enormously by having my husband as research assistant...we were able to answer all our previous genealogy questions, and think up ten more.
Visiting the Lincolnshire Archives: Tips for Genealogists, part 3
A love of genealogy follows me wherever I go. In retrospect it was silly to think I could leave it behind while visiting England. What surprised me was how much I wanted to research, like I was missing a limb. Finally, I realized that researching a fresh, new area was like a holiday, filled with the joys of discovery. I was and am captivated by British records, English laws, and Quakers.
A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – part 2: a brief guide to researching English Quakers
Building a research guide may seem daunting but it rewards the effort. In retrospect I could have asked ChatGPT to build it for me, like anything, I learn better when I do the work. Now that I have a better understanding of the zeitgeist, I have a new appreciation of what the Quakers suffered to practise their faith.
A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln, UK – part 1: The story begins
A genealogist never goes on holiday. Despite my solemn plans to do no genealogy while in the UK, I ended up not only doing genealogy, but digging into my husband’s Quaker roots in Lincolnshire. Along the way I learned about non-Conformist records, the Quaker movement, and how one dedicated researcher left his work for the benefit of all who came after.
New releases of C.I.9s for Vancouver and Victoria – 2023
We began 2023 with about forty-eight thousand C.I.9s and we end with almost double. The questions that come up for me are: Is this it? Do we have all the C.I.9s now?
Don’t overlook free digital records with my Heritage Canadiana / Library and Archives Canada hack, part 2
I like poking around in HC. There's the thrill of discovery - what will I find today - but once I find something, I automatically want to know more about it. This is when we need to find our way back to LAC. There are other ways to search LAC - by collection title or mikan number to name two - but using the reel number gives more targeted results. Multiple results for a single reel reference number means there are multiple collections on one reel.
Get ready to visit Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
I had the pleasure of three days of research at the BC archives last August. It was my second visit there and I was much better prepared. I don't know when next I'll visit Ottawa so I mean to make the most of it. Already I know I won't see all that I want to see, nor will I have the capacity to spent eight hours/day reading microfilm. I'm planning a week when I need a month - every minute will be precious!
Explore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022)
... Before, you went to Library Archives Canada's site, and then you went to the siloed databases. Like if you wanted "Immigrants before 1865," you search there. And then if you wanted "Russian Immigrants," you'd search there. So it was extremely difficult to find anything at Library and Archives Canada. And what was missing was a central collection search. Well, guess what, there is now a central collection search...
My trip to the archives: how I prepare and what I found
Like you, I spend inordinate amounts of time researching obscure documents at odd hours. (Truthfully, sometimes it's research and sometimes it's getting lost down rabbit holes.) If only everything was online. I read archival finding aids like a Christmas wish list: I want this, and this, and this too. My curiosity is far bigger than my budget (to pay external researchers).