We Are All Immigrants - PIer 21

I spent a day at Pier 21 in Halifax. It is an amazing building of stories and history - OUR history. This sounds like an experience we should all be able to take. Soooo sad this is only available in Halifax. Anyway, have a read https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/04/26/halifax-exhibit-challenges-canadians-to-walk-the-path-of-a-refugee.html


Cheers,
Pat

DNA Tests

So Ancestry has an offering - of course they only have one test. https://www.ancestry.ca/ Ancestry has the largest number of participants (which is critical cause the only way to show matches is when your relatives participate). I'm guessing the other big players will announce tomorrow. Ancestry's is good until April 30th. I'm seriously considering ... ONLY because they are the biggest player at this time.

I still encourage everyone to do some research before your expectations are toooo high! I was questioned by someone today who believed they would receive an emailed list of all those people they matched. Yeah, right.


Cheers,
Pat

Women Are NOT Persons!

On this day, April 24 1928, this was the ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada. We owe a debt of gratitude to those 5 ladies who did not give up. Sheesh! http://www.heroines.ca/history/persons.html


Cheers,
Pat

Where Are YOU From?

A great article from Toque Canoe (if you've never read them, do it now) about Pier 21 in Halifax Nova Scotia. I've written about this amazing place before where I was lucky enough to visit on our eastern trip Fall 2016. Enjoy!! https://www.toqueandcanoe.com/2018/04/19/canadiantravelblog-pier21/


Cheers,
Pat

Thank You Brandon Manitoba - 40th Anniversary

A VERY successful celebration of their branches birthday - 40 of them! - was held this past weekend. I was very pleased to have been invited to participate by giving some presentations. I also attended a most interesting session at the airport celebrating their early days, accompanied by delicious cake. I missed out on the banquet Saturday evening, but the same ladies catered it as the lunch and I gotta tell ya it was the BEST lunch I've had in decades!!! And always a pleasure to work with my old friend Dave Obee.

So it was a really fun event - even though I practically froze. The room was slightly chillier than I was dressed for. So the foot attire is NOT the beginning of a new fashion trend!! haha AND they promised me they would NOT include my feet in the picture!!!! Guess we know how THAT turned out??!! Lol




Cheers,
Pat

Cloud Backup

Thanks to my friend Lisa Louise Cooke for creating this video on YouTube. Instead of relying on old style backups - like that external hard drive sitting right beside your (and my) computer - save all your goodies to 'the cloud'. Lisa's style is always friendly, informative, with an easy to follow video. Here ya go folks https://youtu.be/nt9ePA-87Ic


Cheers,
Pat

DNA webinar

So yet another webinar about DNA, but this one is by Dr. Glesson - who has the most interesting credentials!! I'm going to really try to join in on this one. Thanks to Gail Dever for the following:

"This month's Guild of One-Name Studies webinar is Using DNA With Your One-Name Study, presented by Maurice Gleeson, on Tuesday, April 17, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Dr. Gleeson will focus on a Y-DNA Project and how it can be a very useful addition to a one-name study or surname research. His "substantial handout" will only be available to Guild members and those who attend the webinar live.
Dr. Gleeson is education ambassador for ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy), a member of the APG, and organiser of Genetic Genealogy Ireland (the annual national conference on DNA & genealogy). He was born in Dublin where he trained as a medical doctor. He is currently a psychiatrist, a pharmaceutical physician, and a part-time actor, as well as a genetic genealogist.
Register here https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1992020788477876481 to watch the webinar live. Biographical details here http://one-name.org/2018-webinar-series-no-5/. As with previous webinars, non-members will likely be able to watch the recording for a month. After that, it will be available to Guild members only."

BTW, I believe this webinar will be at 1pm Regina time, Tuesday April 17th, so I'll be attempting to join in via my phone, sitting in my car, waiting for a Dr. appt. Figures, right? LOL


Cheers,
Pat

Canadian WW1 Personnel Files

Digitized, online, and FREE https://thediscoverblog.com/2018/04/15/digitization-of-the-canadian-expeditionary-force-personnel-service-files-update-of-april-2018/

They're getting close to being complete. Awesome job LAC!!


Cheers,
Pat

USA Death Indexes Online, FREE

https://www.deathindexes.com/

"This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices and registers, obituaries, wills and probate records, and cemetery burials. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online."


Cheers,
Pat

Manitoba Seminar Apr 21, 2018

Dave Obee and I will be speaking at this seminar in Brandon Manitoba. Should be FUN!!!! http://mbgenealogy.com/2018/04/12/southwest-branch-40th-anniversary-seminar/


Cheers,
Pat

FREE Classes & Webinars for April 2018

Sorry this is a few days late, but you can still access them through the Family History Library https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars


Cheers,
Pat [two lovely Robins just arrived in our backyard- April 14th, 2018. Sure hope they can find food]

1940 National Registration File

This is to assist those looking for someone living in Canada during WW2. As always it's not guaranteed you'll be successful, but it's another chance. https://thediscoverblog.com/2013/08/08/the-1940-national-registration-file/

I know I've used this, but it was such a long time ago ... I don't remember for sure, but I think they didn't find the one lady I was searching for. AND I believe they returned my fee paid of $45.00 BUT I cannot promise this is still the case, and I don't see that specified on their site.

Anyway, good luck!


Cheers,
Pat