Sunday Sundries

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Uncovering the Archives - Genealogical Research with the LAC

On 31 August at 2 PM EDT Megan Butcher, Chief of Orientation and Genealogy for the LAC, walks us through what Library and Archives Canada has to offer, some of her favourite case studies from across the country, and how you can use the LAC archive to compliment your own family history research on Ancestry.

Horrid little cowards who ran away? The overseas evacuation controversy of 1940

Ottawa’s Greatest Philanthropist: Lillian Bilsky Freiman

An Archive of a Different Type

How English Beach Holidays Have Changed Over Time and Testing Holiday Value for Money 1966

Isle of Man online newspaper archive to remain free permanently

Bringing ancient Roman emperors back to life


Thanks to this week contributors: Ann Burns, Anonymous, BT, Christine Jackson, Gail Dever (on Genealogy à la carte), Unknown.