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Ryan's Heritage Notebook
2006:
Criminals in the family
Create queries to bring results
Plenty of stories in old photographs
A medical mystery solved
Another great resource for Scottish research
Toronto Branch offers full-day workshops
Search the census at Ancestry.ca
Camrose branch is keeping busy
Census 2006
Much more data on the Internet
Genealogy on the Internet
DNA testing might offer surprises
Newspapers provide vital information
Yearbooks help capture the past
Land Books series is complete!
2005:
Christmas traditions
Try municipal records too
Names can create mysteries
Appreciate our war veterans
Passenger ships on the Great Lakes
Learn through your computer
Cemeteries are a vital resource
Links to World War I are slipping away
1911 Canadian census is finally here
Help with those Bible Christians
In Canada, she lived her dream
Scots helped shape Canada
Canada's links with the Netherlands
Boiled sugar and candied mice
Borthwick Institute is a great resource
Archives of Ontario needs a better home
William Berczy brought settlers
Searching for signs of 'Karelia Fever'
Many treasures from the past
Great value in maps -- but be careful
Twenty years or research on the Rock
2004:
Remembering our war dead
Family legends can help solve illegitimacy problems
Always something new at Salt Lake City
Remember the war brides, too
A tribute to a remarkable man
Great archival material online
Genes are a vital part of family history
Tired of travelling to a library? Move there
Fit all of your information in your Pocket
Does it all go back to Genghis Kahn?
The repatriation of Sook Sias
The incredible power of FreeBMD
An 1886 trip to Northern Ontario
Your house has a history, too
More resources for Elgin County
Research on Vancouver Island
Cyndi's guide to going online
Tracing Our Lunen-Links
English Place-Names
Sources for tracing roots in France
Get past those brick walls
There's turmoil in provincial archives
Don't be intimidated by archives
2003:
The real meaning of 'saudades'
Oral history program comes to an end
A wealth of information about a ship
An archivist's advice: Don't work in isolation
An unforgettable family story
Children came to new lives in Canada
Roots in Renfrew County
Lord Selkirk's contribution to Canada
Discovering the Cornish corner of England
Superb publications from the OGS
The stories that hats can tell
The brave new digital world
Toronto branch has many publications
A great resource in New Brunswick
Changing times, changing names
Busy times in northern Ontario
Combining resources for better websites
A visit to the Library of Congress
Census fight isn't over yet
Save time while doing your research
Celebrate the release of the 1906 census
2002:
Memories of Wartime Rationing
Archives Rage
To Canada from Scotland, by ship
Tracing illegitimacy in Ontario
Better searching in the improved IGI
Delights in old wedding announcements
Tips for using the 1901 British census
Your spouse, your cousin...
When web sites disappear
Solving a couple of interesting problems
Guide to First Nations research in Ontario
Regina offers links to Europe
Finding nirvana in Campbell River
Discoveries in Prairie newspapers
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