Canada’s Local Histories Online
A useful resource for the Canadian family historian is Our Roots, a website sponsored by the University of Calgary, Laval University and the Government of Canada. Our Roots is a library, archive,...
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The Mail Order Bride…
During my research for an article I’m co-writing about my grandmother, I came across a touching story….and stories are what this is all about, at least for me. A list of names, citations and official...
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Finding Headstones in the Grass
Canadian Headstone Photo Project Genealogists in Canada and elsewhere will be interested to hear of the Canadian Headstone Photo Project. This looks like a worthwhile cause if you are interested in...
View ArticleGenealogy Learning: Ontario Genealogical Society Conference
Are you any of going to the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference (OGS) May 14 to 16, 2010 in Toronto? It looks like a great line up of speakers who will be teaching everything from Inferential...
View ArticleSurname Saturday: WOODLAND Ireland to Ontario 1800s
Stewart William WOODLAND was born 19 August 1835 in Collooney, Sligo County, Ireland. He married Eliza Victoria GODWIN on 02 June 1857 in Ontario, Canada. They had one child Samuel Franklin...
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Dissecting an Ontario Marriage License
It has been a busy couple of weeks with two different sets of relatives visiting. I’m catching up now and thought I’d share with you a marriage license from my great grandfather’s second marriage in...
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