Author: Patricia Greber
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Update to the Quebec City Prison Database
A new discovery when I was on the BAnQ website (Quebec Archives) they have updated their Prison record index. My family seems to have used the facility quite often over the years and I have benefited from the index. Well, first I was a little shocked and once I was done processing what the records…
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Death Record for Elizabeth (Sharp) Norton
Some time ago a DNA match sent me a message, and yes, I was contacted, not doing the contacting. The DNA Jeannine who lives in Australia was a DNA match to my great uncle Herb Jordan who I tested at Family Tree DNA. Initially, Herb had done the Y DNA test but since FTDNA stores…
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Military Photographs WWI
Yesterday I received a message from a cousin who said he had scanned a few more pictures from his dad’s collection. I had the time to look at the pictures last night and was surprised to see some military photos. One picture was from a Musketry School in Montreal taken in 1917. I quickly suspected…
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An Update on the 1926 Prairie Province Census
The word is out, the 1926 Prairie Province census will be released to the public March 2019! I would cancel all plans for March and get ready to see what your family was up to in 1926! Here is the link to the statement from Library and Archives Canada.
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100 Years Since the Soldiers Came Home
In one month, it will be time to commemorate the centenary of Armistice of World War I. One century ago thousands of damaged soldiers were returning home, marking the resolution of the war to end all wars. Worldwide there were soldiers embarking on the journey home. Some hadn’t met their children or hadn’t laid eyes…
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5 Ways I Search The Fulton Newspaper Site
I have been 3 days, yes 3, searching through the Fulton Newspaper site. Here are some key ways I made some fantastic discoveries. If you do not know about the Fulton site it is created, maintained and added to by one guy, ONE GUY. Its official name is Old Fulton NY Postcards and contains over…
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