The Personal Past: History, Identity and the Genealogical Impulse

Just published online, the latest Canadian Issues, a biannual publication of the Association for Canadian Studies which takes a broad look at genealogy. It's free online here.

In his introduction, Randy Boswell describes the collection of essays as "a rich diversity of perspectives on how the personal past can add detail and texture to the broader canvas of Canadian history."

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 HISTORY IS ANOTHER WORD FOR EXPERIENCE: A TRIBUTE TO DESMOND MORTON (1937-2019)
Randy Boswell

5 INTRODUCTION
THE SEARCH FOR SELF AND THE DISCOVERY OF STORY
Randy Boswell

9 THE EMOTIONS OF FAMILY HISTORY IN CANADA
Tanya Evans

13 EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN GENEALOGY, GENOMICS AND SELF/IDENTITY
Natalie Ward

17 THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF CANADIAN GENEALOGY
John D. Reid

22 WHY ARE CANADIANS RESEARCHING THEIR FAMILY HISTORY? RESULTS FROM THE CANADIAN GENEALOGY SURVEY
Leighann C. Neilson

26 WHO AM I? REFLECTIONS ON MEASURING ETHNIC ANCESTRY IN CANADA
Jane Badets

33 CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM AND INTEREST IN ANCESTRY
Jack Jedwab

40 INDIGENIZATION: HOW GENEALOGY AND DNA JUSTIFY RACE SHIFTING IN EASTERN CANADA
Jean Teillet

44 THE GENEALOGICAL CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN IMMIGRATION
Robert Vineberg

52 DIBLINGS ASKING “WHO AM I?” - SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS, FINDING MORE QUESTIONS
Sara MacNaull et Nora Spinks

57 UNLOCKING GENEALOGY “TREASURES” AT LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA
Nicole Watier

62 DOES THE LAW CREATE BOUNDARIES LIMITING GENEALOGICAL EXPLORATION THROUGH DNA IN CANADA?
Margaret Ann Wilkinson

67 HOW GENEALOGY IMPROVES HISTORICAL STUDY
Tracy Arial