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.


Tag: records

  • Uncovering My Family in the Québec Hôtel-Dieu Patient Registers

    Uncovering My Family in the Québec Hôtel-Dieu Patient Registers

    While performing a Full Text search on Family Search, I made a new discovery, which is rather rare for me. It was Registres journaliers des malades, 1689-1876 from the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, the oldest hospital in North America. I clicked in… and was quite thrilled with what I saw. I was able to find a…

  • OGS – Genealogy Without Borders

    OGS – Genealogy Without Borders

    I have happily arrived at the OGS 2014 conference held at the Brock University in Ontario. My first session yesterday was with Glenn Wright. I have been wanting to attend one of his presentations for the past couple of years and I am happy I did. The session with Glenn was focused on Canada World…