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Obituary for Peter Allan Darby

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Peter

Peter Allan Darby August 03, 1946 – July 11, 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Allan Darby of Innisfail, Alberta, announces his passing after a brief illness, on Wednesday, July 11, at the age of … Continue reading →

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Free Access to British and Irish Records at FindMyPast from June 22 to 26

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Peter

If you want to do British or Irish research then this is for you!  Ends at midnight British Summer Time on Monday 26 June “the most comprehensive set of British and Irish parish records anywhere. Go back further in military … Continue reading →

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Indexes to Alberta Births, Marriages, and Deaths are Online

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Peter

Are you registered for the Red Deer Rootstech Family History Fair on 8 April?  Click Here to register.  Live sessions are listed at rdroots.wordpress.com– and video sessions will be announced in a couple of days. Meanwhile you will be pleased … Continue reading →

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Registration is open for Red Deer Rootstech Family History Fair 8 April 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Peter

Go to rdroots.wordpress.com and look for the link to the online registration – hint:  look for the word Here underlined and  in blue. Live and video sessions, Family History Centre for research, and a chance to register for Coaches’ Corner … Continue reading →

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New Records at FindMyPast

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Peter

More good news to help us with our research.  We really do need to keep our eyes open!  Every Friday is “FindMyPast Friday”  as they add new records to their website every Friday! This past week was very significant for … Continue reading →

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British Parish Records: How to Access, Use, and Interpret Them

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Peter

My reading this week included an short but interesting article on English parish registers which led me to a useful resource on British records. I started in the FamilySearch blog with an article by Diane Sagers  “English Parish Records: How … Continue reading →

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Online Irish BMD records – and update on the British online records

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Peter

Are you interested in Irish research?  Have you tried this website recently?  https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/   Note: The en at the end of address indicates you are using the English rather than the Gaelige version of the website! News on the website is … Continue reading →

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Canadian Online World War One Records

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Peter

Assuming that finding an ancestor at the Battle of Agincourt 1415 was a bit of a long shot – is that an archery joke?   Let’s look for some closer records.  Remembrance Day is coming.  Do you have Canadian ancestors … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up with Changes at FamilySearch.org

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Peter

Familysearch is one of my favourite websites – there are so much there to help us with our Family History.  I could talk about the great tools for hours!  So don’t ask! Like all good family history web sites the … Continue reading →

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Ancestry – some facts and figures

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Peter

I was very interested to read an article by The Ancestry Insider  this week.  He was attending the 2016 Conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies.  One session was by Quinton Atkinson from Ancestry.  I encourage you to read the article … Continue reading →

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