January
In the next few days Find My Past (formerly 1837online), in conjunction with The National Archives in the UK will bring online the first major segment of digitized and searchable passenger lists for ships leaving British ports on long overseas voyages.
February
There were only two segments this week. The first was a complex story of family members losing touch owing to separations and divorces, and descendants finding each other. (Ancestors in the Attic)
March
March 1st is St David's Day. The patron saint of
April
There's been a lot of buzz about Family Search Indexing, an initiative from the
May
Family Tree DNA, the largest commercial DNA testing company for genealogy, shows annual growth in the number of records over 60%. Ever more people are getting tested as they search for genetic cousins and explore their deep roots.
June
Big announcements are expected this weekend in
July
Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available.
August
Library and Archives Canada has announced major reductions in hours of service at its main building at
September
A reminder that the reductions in service hours previously announced came into effect at the start of the month. Hours of full service are now
October
An open letter from Craig Heron, President of the Canadian Historical Association to Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, was posted as a comment on this site last week. Folks remain upset about Library and Archives Canada's reduction in service hours imposed at the beginning of September.
November
Expect posts to be limited for the first half of November while I deal with family matters.
December
I enjoyed this episode which threw the spotlight on two out-of-the-ordinary genealogical sources. (Ancestors in the Attic)
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