Friday, March 12, 2010

Quebec: Eastern Townships Resources

English Quebec
Searching the Eastern Townships of Quebec for one’s non-French ancestors can be a challenge. Quebec is now divided primarily by language but for the two centuries prior the divisions were religious.  Quebecers were either Roman Catholic or non-Catholic.  Before 1926, all registration of vital records was done by the church.  Each Parish of [...]

Canada’s Ancestors in the Attic

A  Good Year for Genealogy TV
With all the chatter about the upcoming and newly released Genealogy/History television shows, I thought I’d mention a long time running Canadian favourite “Ancestors in the Attic”.
I share with you below a short blurb from the show.
Hosted by Jeff Douglas, Ancestors in the Attic is a Gemini-nominated documentary series about [...]

Genealogy 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 Genealogy (click to find out what that is!), to dealing with record shortages, case studies, Ontario Crown Land Records, How to [...]

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