Author: Patricia Greber
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Finding the People in the Pictures
Sept. 19th was a great day, a cousin sent me 12 images that she had in her collection. All but one were photos I had never seen before of the McMahon family. My cousin had identifications for most of them but I have to say, days of research has not uncovered the others. Although she did…
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1926 Census Indexing Update
An update: as of Sept 21, 2018, the Canadian 1926 Prairie province census is at 72% indexed! 62% reviewed, very impressive. Great job indexers! If you want to help before it is all finished sign in to Family Search and you will find it listed under the indexing tab.
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Shout Out to Random Acts of Photo Restoration Facebook Group
Random Acts of Photo Restoration Facebook Group is one of my favorite genealogy Facebook groups. The people there volunteer there time to fix pictures that are torn, faded, blurry and otherwise damaged. The kind people there do the best they can to touch them up for you, for free! The group has over 14,000 members and…
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St. Andrew’s Church, Quebec City
Attending a service at St. Andrews Church, Quebec City last month when visiting Quebec City was an important moment in my genealogy journey. Back in 1818, on February the 4th, my 3x great grandparents Elizabeth Tipper and Robert Jeffery/Jeffrey were wed. The minister Alex Sparks wrote Tupper for the bride’s surname and it took about…
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You Can Help Index the 1926 Canadian Census
I have been a little focused (alright obsessed) with the potential release of the 1926 Canadian prairie census. After writing some posts about it I have realized that I (and you) can index the census! It is available as an indexing project at Family Search, I just was on their site and checked. How do…
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Interior of St. Matthew’s Church, Quebec City
A recent trip to Quebec City and I was once again walking paths, cemeteries and the roads of my ancestors. I was able to find out the hours of St. Matthew’s Church which has been converted into a library and made a point of visiting. I had read that the original baptismal font was there…
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