my genealogy life
Family stories are my buried treasure
Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland
Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.
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Let’s celebrate our early ancestors, it is because of their contributions that our country is such a wonderful place to live! List all your ancestors that were living in Canada in 1867, the dates they arrived (can be approximate) and…
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The Census-Taker Missed Them
My Friday night fun was reading through The Weekly Chronicle on the BAnQ website (Quebec archives) and I came across this letter to the editor – Census Sir, – Reading Mr. Lortie’s letter in yesterday’s Chronicle, reminds me that I…
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Connecting at Conference
I was lucky enough to attend the Ontario Genealogy Conference that was recently held in Ottawa. A few of the reasons I LOVE attending: Deals. The vendors are there in spades and they offer great deals, DNA kits at unheard…
“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
-Micheal J. Fox-
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