You loved her last webinar on this topic and requested six more! In this webinar, Janice will introduce you to her next favourite online sources for Ontario family history.
Professional genealogist Janice Nickerson loves a good challenge whether it’s identifying elusive ancestors, tracking disappearing descendants or telling richer family stories. In addition to helping her private clients discover the richness of th
Excellent, great instructions on navigating difficult sites. I already found my 3X great-grandfather’s obituary in 1891 on Canadiana. And articles about his troubled son.
Program had some new and good search info for me to try later. Ancestor (female) arrived in New York abut 1905 and then went to Canada. Traces of her have not been fruitful nor have any searches through website for Canada. Keep on Searching.
Janice Nickerson, thank you for another fabulous presentation. The knowledge you have imparted will assist us in the search for genealogical records for our Ontario ancestors on these six more free websites. Janice, you are in the top tier of my favourite Ontario family history presenters. 🙂
Very informative webinar on the use of the Canadian websites and what type of records they have. Very good syllabus that will go in my Canada tool box, for future reference.
Janice’s conversational tone, together with an easy to understand detailed presentation, helps make genealogy research a most enjoyable and rewarding experience!
A deep dive into websites, that we use usually only use for special information, opened up a whole world of pertinent information in our ability to gather a vast picture of our ancestors. It spurs you on to dig deeper. It’s so well done.
It is a very detailed seminar. As Janet mentioned, she could do a whole seminar on just one. It was a great overview of what is available, and she is; apparently, a true expert in this field. I highly recommend Ontario record searchers to seek her training.
Did you know that the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives is the largest private archives in the world? Let me show you one very special resource this archive has made available online: the Biographical Information Sheet. These goldmines provide a window into the HBCA’s records pertaining to 1000s of historical employees.
Did you know that the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives is the largest private archives in the world? Let me show you one very special resource this archive has made available online: the Biographical Information Sheet. These goldmines provide a window into the HBCA’s records pertaining to 1000s of historical employees.
If you watch TV, you might be forgiven for thinking that you need to pay hefty subscription fees to big genealogy companies to research your ancestors. But some of my most exciting finds were found on six free websites. In this webinar I will introduce you to my favourite online sources for Ontario family history.
If you watch TV, you might be forgiven for thinking that you need to pay hefty subscription fees to big genealogy companies to research your ancestors. But some of my most exciting finds were found on six free websites. In this webinar I will introduce you to my favourite online sources for Ontario family history.
The Archives of Ontario (AO) is the foremost repository for Ontario records. It houses all non-active provincial-level government records, many municipal-level government records, and reams of corporate, organizational and private papers. If you haven’t spent many hours at the AO, you haven’t thoroughly researched your Ontario ancestor. This class will introduce you to the AO’s MVRs (most valuable records), and show you how to use the website of the AO to identify relevant records, research historical background and find maps and images for your family history.
The Archives of Ontario (AO) is the foremost repository for Ontario records. It houses all non-active provincial-level government records, many municipal-level government records, and reams of corporate, organizational and private papers. If you haven’t spent many hours at the AO, you haven’t thoroughly researched your Ontario ancestor. This class will introduce you to the AO’s MVRs (most valuable records), and show you how to use the website of the AO to identify relevant records, research historical background and find maps and images for your family history.
This is a case study based on five years worth of research into the family of Lorenzo White of Pickering, Ontario. Janice will walk the audience step by step through a very difficult research project that ultimately revealed both a fascinating story and important lessons learned. Audience members will learn about a wide range of Ontario records and strategies for overcoming seemingly impossible research roadblocks.
This is a case study based on five years worth of research into the family of Lorenzo White of Pickering, Ontario. Janice will walk the audience step by step through a very difficult research project that ultimately revealed both a fascinating story and important lessons learned. Audience members will learn about a wide range of Ontario records and strategies for overcoming seemingly impossible research roadblocks.
So you have traced your family's history back to an ancestor who lived in Ontario (or its predecessors, Canada West and Upper Canada) before civil registration. Now what? This lecture provides an overview of the six key record groups for pre-civil registration research (before 1869), what information you can expect…
So you have traced your family's history back to an ancestor who lived in Ontario (or its predecessors, Canada West and Upper Canada) before civil registration. Now what? This lecture provides an overview of the six key record groups for pre-civil registration research (before 1869), what information you can expect…
How to locate an ancestor in Ontario, Canada West or Upper Canada (when you don’t know where they lived)
This webinar will provide strategies and resources to help you discover where your ancestor lived in Ontario, Canada West or Upper Canada, when you don’t have a specific place of origin. These include the types of records you should search in your ancestors’ place of later settlement, as well as…
This webinar will provide strategies and resources to help you discover where your ancestor lived in Ontario, Canada West or Upper Canada, when you don’t have a specific place of origin. These include the types of records you should search in your ancestors’ place of later settlement, as well as…
Did you know FamilySearch has a wealth of Quebec records that are not widely-known? These records have no search index so you would not be able to access them using the Search Records functionality and entering an ancestor’s name. FamilySearch has images of non-indexed Quebec non-Catholic parish registers from 1763 to 1967; images of Quebec non-indexed Catholic and non-Catholic church records from 1642 to 1902; images of Quebec guardianships from 1639 to 1930; images of Quebec notarial records from 1800 to 1920; plus many more hidden Quebec records. This session will show you step-by-step how to access these Quebec records on FamilySearch.
Did you know FamilySearch has a wealth of Quebec records that are not widely-known? These records have no search index so you would not be able to access them using the Search Records functionality and entering an ancestor’s name. FamilySearch has images of non-indexed Quebec non-Catholic parish registers from 1763 to 1967; images of Quebec non-indexed Catholic and non-Catholic church records from 1642 to 1902; images of Quebec guardianships from 1639 to 1930; images of Quebec notarial records from 1800 to 1920; plus many more hidden Quebec records. This session will show you step-by-step how to access these Quebec records on FamilySearch.
Using the Hudson Bay Company Records for Genealogy Research
Information on fur trade and Indigenous ancestors can be found in the Hudson Bay Company archives. These records contain information on over 300 years of fur trade employees in Canada. Archivists have indexed, microfilmed, and digitized them. This presentation will cover what records are available, where they are found, how to use them, and what genealogy information may be found in them.
Information on fur trade and Indigenous ancestors can be found in the Hudson Bay Company archives. These records contain information on over 300 years of fur trade employees in Canada. Archivists have indexed, microfilmed, and digitized them. This presentation will cover what records are available, where they are found, how to use them, and what genealogy information may be found in them.
This session will show how MyHeritage can help you find your Canadian ancestors through filters while searching through the records. A list of which Canadian records are available will be provided.
This session will show how MyHeritage can help you find your Canadian ancestors through filters while searching through the records. A list of which Canadian records are available will be provided.
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Excellent, great instructions on navigating difficult sites. I already found my 3X great-grandfather’s obituary in 1891 on Canadiana. And articles about his troubled son.
Program had some new and good search info for me to try later. Ancestor (female) arrived in New York abut 1905 and then went to Canada. Traces of her have not been fruitful nor have any searches through website for Canada. Keep on Searching.
Janice Nickerson, thank you for another fabulous presentation. The knowledge you have imparted will assist us in the search for genealogical records for our Ontario ancestors on these six more free websites. Janice, you are in the top tier of my favourite Ontario family history presenters. 🙂
Very informative webinar on the use of the Canadian websites and what type of records they have. Very good syllabus that will go in my Canada tool box, for future reference.
Janice’s conversational tone, together with an easy to understand detailed presentation, helps make genealogy research a most enjoyable and rewarding experience!
A deep dive into websites, that we use usually only use for special information, opened up a whole world of pertinent information in our ability to gather a vast picture of our ancestors. It spurs you on to dig deeper. It’s so well done.
It is a very detailed seminar. As Janet mentioned, she could do a whole seminar on just one. It was a great overview of what is available, and she is; apparently, a true expert in this field. I highly recommend Ontario record searchers to seek her training.
Very informative webinar. Very interested in having more webinars in researching Canadian archives. Thank you!!!