I have added several new links to the site which you can access from the menu on the left of the screen. These links include Calabria, Sicily, Lazio, Spain and South America. I am currently working on a War Links page which should hopefully be up soon. Meanwhile, if you have a site you would … [Read more…]
Sorry folks but it looks like I missed Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day (we celebrate Thanksgiving in October in Canada), Halloween, and Italian American Heritage Month as well as half of November due to some personal health issues but I really did start writing this on 10 Oct. I can’t actually write about up and coming … [Read more…]
Finally my FHC has started their own blog Toronto Family History Centre Information which is great since it not only has all the newsletters on it but it has a Resources tab which lists all the microfilms the Center has on permanent loan. Just scroll down to the List of All Resources and you can … [Read more…]
Ancestry announced on 23 Sept 2010 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com for about $27 million dollars in a mix of cash, stock and assumption of liabilities. The acquisition should take place by the fourth quarter of 2010 and will mean iArchives will … [Read more…]
The One World; One Family Conference will be held in Brampton on 21 August 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:15 am) at 10062 Bramalea Road, Brampton, ON. If you haven’t registered yet and would like to attend please visit the Event Registration page. A box lunch will also be provided. … [Read more…]
From the weekly Family History Center Bulletin written by Helen Billing comes this info: New Family History Online Film Ordering for Canada The new Family History Online Film Ordering will be up and running today, Thursday, August 19th. All microfilm/fiche must be ordered online by patrons. As of today, no film orders will be taken … [Read more…]
The Paginebianche.it (Italian White Pages)can be very useful if you are trying to locate living relatives in Italy or just interested in finding how people people with your surname still reside there. In the tab which says chi / cosa you type in a surname or you can type a surname plus a first plus … [Read more…]
Family Tree Magazine and David A. Fryxell just announced their choice of 101 Best Genealogy Websites for 2010 and frankly, I am a bit disappointed. While some of the tried and true favourites such as Ellis Island, One-Step Web Pages, Family Search and Cyndi’s List were chosen, there were many other wonderful sites that were … [Read more…]
Today through July 4, Ancestry will be making the 1911 Canadian Census available for free in honour of Canada Day. This is great news for those with Canadian Ancestors so don’t miss this great opportunity. Check out the Genealogy Insider for more great links to Canadian Records.
From Helen Billing’s weekly Family History Newsletter: Barbara Billing has informed the Bulletin that the Trentino Department of Emigration has placed a database of birth records online at Nati in Trentino. The database contains information about 1.2 million residents of Trentino born between the years 1815-1923, including full name, date of birth, village, and names … [Read more…]
