The National Archives of Ireland in partnership with the Library and Archives Canada, will launch the entire 1901 Irish Census collection on their website available for viewing starting Jun 3, 2010 free of charge. Look for more and more resources available from Archives all over the world as several projects are underway. Also, from my … [Read more…]
Over 700 people attended and participated in this years Ontario Genealogy Conference held last weekend in Toronto. I spoke with several people who attended the Conference (due to expected events I was not able to attend after all) – all who enjoyed the event immensely and were excited about the sessions they attended. I met … [Read more…]
Last fall while attending the First Annual Festa dei Nonni in Windsor Ontario, sponsored by the Italian Genealogy and Heraldry Society of Canada, I was fortunate enough to meet with a very special and amazing artist, Kathryn Rutherford from Heirloom Art Studio. Kathryn has not only received several awards for her outstanding work but has … [Read more…]
The Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2010 starts today and advance registration is now closed. Several streams are already booked but you can still register at the door for some sessions as space permits. Saturday, May 16 Italian stream will be hosted by genealogical speakers, John Philip Colletta. The session is in four parts: 8:30 am … [Read more…]
The Ontario Vital Statistics Project is a extracted collection of Ontario Marriages from 1800 through 1927. Part 1 is arranged by county using sources other than post-1869 civil registrations . Part 2 uses Ontario Civil Registration from 1869 to 1927, and is taken from the Ontario Archives, microfilm MS 932. Many Italian marriages took place … [Read more…]
I want to share this interesting site today that allows you to search several Canadian Census records from 1851 – 1911. It also has some other great records such as links to the Soldiers of the First World War , births, marriage and deaths. Transcription, proof reading, and linking is done by volunteers and no … [Read more…]
One of my absolute favourite resources that was only recently published online is the Albo dei Caduti della Grande Guerra which is the list of Italian Soldiers killed in Italy during World War 1. The site is completely written in Italian but is still very easy to navigate if you follow the instructions below. 1. … [Read more…]
From my Family History Newsletter: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Toronto Ontario Temple, the Brampton Ontario Stake of the LDS Church is sponsoring One World – One Family, a Family History Conference. The program on Saturday, August 21st, runs from 9am to 4pm and box lunches will be provided. Speakers … [Read more…]
FamilySearch has added 300 million new indexed records at its FamilySearch Record Search Pilot – there are lots of new and wonderful things available. To see if there are new records available for the part of the world you are interested in, go to Family Search . From the drop-down menu under the heading Search … [Read more…]
Organization is key when researching but like everything else, it does require some type of system and a bit of discipline. I’ve tried a few different systems over the years but my favourite one is the use of a filing cabinet with a colour coded filing system and tabs. I use two colours of files … [Read more…]
