Library and Archives Canada is Canada’s national memory keeper. It was created in 2004 with the merger of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library – another government “cost-saving”…

This is a collection of sites and pages from my various presentations, along with some sites that I've personally found to be useful in my r...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsArchives of Ontario RG 1-100 Patent Plans Update by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. What’s new in the FamilySearch Full Text Search collection, ...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry and the NRS – when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly and Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the a...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScots in the USA and Canada 1825-1875, Part Seven by David Dobson: Book Review, My Favorite Genealogy Blogs, and Genealogy and AI: Pros and Cons by...

A few days ago I was reading the General census guide page on the Library and Archives Canada site looking for some information that used ...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadian Titles on FamilySearch Full-text Search by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The “Lost” 1820 U.S. Census Records Have Been Found by D...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSnapshots of British Columbia’s Ghost Towns: Part 1—The Corbin Miners’ Strike by Jill Henderson on Digitizer’s Blog. Finding Scotland’s Place Names...

More than a decade ago, I wrote a blog post titled " Library and Archives Canada RG 8, C Series How-To ." Since then, the Library and Archiv...

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the free webinar, Exploring Library and Archives Canada Online, presented by Ken McKinlay, on Friday, June 20, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Over the past few years,...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Supreme Court records at the BC Archives by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Historic Maritime Weather Records for Voyages from the UK to Qu...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy Your Great-Grandmother’s Ontario Birth Record Isn’t There and Where to Look Instead by Kathryn Lake Hogan on Looking4Ancestors. TheGenealogist ...

If your ancestors lived in Ontario’s Niagara Region in the 19th century and early 20th century, you may want to take a look at Newspaper.com’s latest additions. More than 50 newspaper titles, primaril...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Labs: Full-Text Search by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week of Genealogy. New Canadian Collections on MyHeritage and More Maps from th...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWWII: what is a genealogy pack? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Records New on MyHeritage by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Library...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFold3 Update on Digitization of War of 1812 Pension Files by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula. More free cemetery databases are helping to...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTools for German Origins by Hallie Kirchner on Vita Brevis. My Sources and Citations Toolbox… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past. New Fe...

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAll “aboat” searching for ship registries in LAC’s collections by Elaine Young on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Was Won Alexander Cumyow framed...

In 2024, I released WATO plus. In this short post, I'll discuss WATO vs WATO plus and explain the main differences.

Ontario Ancestors, along with its branches and special interest groups, continues this year to offer an excellent lineup of free virtual presentations delivered by popular speakers, and this week is n...