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image of old books Genealogy gold part 2: finding local histories using Family Search & Facebook
Canadian Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

Genealogy gold part 2: finding local histories using Family Search & Facebook

August 11, 2019April 4, 2020 wanderernolonger11 Comments

How to use FamilySearch, WorldCat and Facebook to find a local history book, with a guest post from Jan Pennington

Candiac local history Genealogy gold, part 1: the who, what, why, where and how of local history books in the Canadian prairies
Canadian Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

Genealogy gold, part 1: the who, what, why, where and how of local history books in the Canadian prairies

August 4, 2019April 4, 2020 wanderernolonger16 Comments

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)
Canadian Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

Top 12 tips on getting the most out of Newspapers.com (for Canada, for free)

June 19, 2019November 8, 2020 wanderernolonger4 Comments

I review Newspapers.com and offer tips and a list of how to make the most of your research time on the site

www.past-presence.com A trip to the archives #1 – the BC edition
Canadian Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

A trip to the archives #1 – the BC edition

September 23, 2018November 14, 2020 wanderernolonger2 Comments

If you are planning a trip to the BC Archives, here are my top need-to-knows.

Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada My 5 favourite sites for SK genealogy
Canadian Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

My 5 favourite sites for SK genealogy

July 14, 2018April 4, 2020 wanderernolongerLeave a comment

SK has tight privacy laws re Vital Stats. Where else can you go after Ancestry?

The child of my cousin is my…what?
Genealogy How Tos

The child of my cousin is my…what?

November 14, 2017April 4, 2020 wanderernolonger23 Comments

1st cousins, 2nd cousins, and 1st cousins once removed, explained with a graphic

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