Tag: genealogy
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1926 Canadian Census to be Released this Year
Update: Hold on To Your Hats, The Census is Coming 92 years ago there was a census taken in Western Canada, and it is due to be released this year. The 1926 census covered the Western Provinces of Canada; Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The census was taken on June 1, 1926, more information on the…
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Crafting My Genealogy
I recently joined a group on Facebook called GAACR (Genealogy Arts and Crafts Room) where there are regular posts about creating arts and crafts using our ‘stuff’. One item caught my eye, it was an old used envelope that was enlarged and framed. The original post had been found on Pinterest and shared with members of…
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Let’s Get Started
I am following the challenge issued by Amy Johnson Crow to write about 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. A simple word, start, but start what? For me, it means starting my 2018 genealogy journey. I have decided that I will create a second genealogy book this year. The focus will be my maternal Stewart family.…
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Finishing the Year Strong
It has been a busy genealogy year for me, I have had the opportunity to travel to conferences, visit cousins and various archives and museums in Canada. I have also made many new friends, connecting with people that have the same interest (PASSION) means there are people to celebrate my genealogy victories with! 2017 I…
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Cousins Are THE Best
An amazing email arrived in my inbox from my cousin Nancy. The title of her email was “Do you have this one??” In the email attachment was a photograph of my 2x great grandfather William Jordan. This picture is the same one in a booklet done by the Royal Canadian Artillery in the 1930s for their…
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My Military Ancestor, Edward McMahon USA Civil War
Day 8 of the 11-day Military Challenge Edward McMahon was born about 1837 in Clare, Ireland. He traveled to Canada with his parents and seven siblings at the tail-end of the potato famine. Upon arriving in Canada their mother Margaret McNamara died and the family temporary lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec where they are recorded on…
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