I love libraries. Even as kid, libraries were one of my favourite places to be. My generation was the last of the predigital age. I was in high school when computers first started appearing in classrooms, and I was a young adult when the internet became widely available. When I became a genealogist, my appreciationContinue reading “Building Your Library with FamilySearch”
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CSI: Nova Scotia – Coroner’s Inquisitions on Family Search
I almost titled this post using the tv show Quincy, but then realized there’s a whole generation of people out there that would have no clue what I was referring to. Trolling the FamilySearch catalog has once again paid off. If you’re unfamiliar with the catalog feature on Family Search, you are doing your researchContinue reading “CSI: Nova Scotia – Coroner’s Inquisitions on Family Search”
Prince Edward Island Ancestors: Looking for Ancestors in Probate Records on Family Search
Thanks to the pandemic, travelling to Archives has been severely restricted. This makes finding online sources to search all the more important. Some provinces already had a good online presence pre pandemic, while others did not. If the pandemic has been good for one thing, it\’s been making Archives and Museums rethink their strategies. FamilySearchContinue reading “Prince Edward Island Ancestors: Looking for Ancestors in Probate Records on Family Search”
Quebec Ancestors: Notarial Records on Family Search
Sometimes as a genealogist you\’re forced to pick and choose what sites and societies you subscribe to. If you\’re someone like myself, whose ancestry stretches across several regions and cultural groups, then it can be really difficult to stretch those genealogy dollars to get what you need. My personal ancestry covers PEI, Nova Scotia, NewContinue reading “Quebec Ancestors: Notarial Records on Family Search”
British Columbia Ancestors: Naturalization Records on Family Search
Naturalization records can be a valuable brick wall buster. These records often tell country of origin and immigration details that may not be found in other records. The naturalization process applied to immigrants that did not come from the UK. Our UK ancestors were automatically considered Canadian citizens. Some of the details found in naturalizationContinue reading “British Columbia Ancestors: Naturalization Records on Family Search”
Brick Wall Ancestor Got You Down? Try Some Transcribing and Indexing
A lot of people have more time for genealogy these days. Us genealogists are handling the new measures better than most, because we have no problem staying in and losing hours in pursuit of our ancestors. My job is considered essential, so I still get up and go to work every day. However, I\’m stillContinue reading “Brick Wall Ancestor Got You Down? Try Some Transcribing and Indexing”
Saskatchewan Ancestors: Browsing Court Records on Family Search
If you have Saskatchewan ancestors, then you know that finding good sources on line can be difficult. In my own limited experience with Saskatchewan resources, I have unfortunately found that this province is far behind others in availability. Now to be fair, a lot of it has to do with privacy laws. Saskatchewan is aContinue reading “Saskatchewan Ancestors: Browsing Court Records on Family Search”
Prince Edward Island Ancestors: PEI Church Records on Family Search
Unlike other provinces, Prince Edward Island resources are not plentiful online. If you have PEI ancestors, you might want to check out Family Search\’s browse only collection Prince Edward Island Church Records, 1777-1985. According to the Family Search wiki, there are several denominations in the collection: Anglican Church of Canada Catholic Church of Christ Church of England inContinue reading “Prince Edward Island Ancestors: PEI Church Records on Family Search”
Newfoundland Ancestors: Church records on Family Search
Church records in Canada can be hard to find on line, with the exception of Quebec and New Brunswick. If you have Newfoundland ancestors, then you\’ll want to check out Family Search\’s browse only collection Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945. The collection is a combination of both Catholic and Church of England records. It is not aContinue reading “Newfoundland Ancestors: Church records on Family Search”
Celebrating 100 years of the RCMP Part 3 – Family Search and Other Sources
http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_03500_49/1?r=0&s=1 In Part 1, I gave a brief history of the RCMP and a quick overview of their website. In Part 2, we looked at the LAC\’s RCMP records. For Part 3, we\’ll now take a look at Family Search\’s browse only collection, Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police obituary card index and notices, 1876-2007. To finishContinue reading “Celebrating 100 years of the RCMP Part 3 – Family Search and Other Sources”
Finding Your Canadian Story 