The 1931 Canadian census is fully indexed and searchable on FamilySearch!

FamilySearch Press Release today: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 16 January 2024—FamilySearch, the world’s largest genealogical organization, and Libraries Archive Canada (LAC), are happy to announce the completion of the free, fully searchable index and images of the 1931 Census of Canada. This significant achievement is a remarkable resource for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in […]

Labor Day Sept 2-5 Free Censuses on MyHeritage

Press release from MyHeritage for the Labor Day weekend. What better time to collect more census details on your family? I’m doing in my airconditioned apartment and looking at the outdoor temperature of 97 here in Saint Paul, Minnesota “MyHeritage offers the full set of currently available U.S. census records from 1790 to 1950, and […]

The 1931 census of Canada debuts June 1st.

It’s likely I have relatives scattered across Canada on the pages of the 1931 Canadian census. Many will be in Quebec and Ontario. Some I am particularly interest in, were back and forth between Massachusetts, New York, and Quebec. Among the family names are Connolly, Reinhardt, Copping, Jones, Dow, Daoust, and others. I’m almost as […]

Genealogy excitement: 1931 Census of Canada to Be Released on June 1, 2023

Just received an update from FamilySearch this morning! I will be ready to find some of my 3d and 4th cousins named Jones, Reinhardt, Daoust, and some others. It’s worth reading this full press release for many details. this  GATINEAU, QUEBEC, March 15, 2023—After the legislated 92 years in the vault, the highly anticipated 1931 […]

“Lost” Essex County Massachusetts 1810 census rolls discovered

All those boxes and volumes of records still in libraries, archives, historical societies, and courthouses do hold long-lost treasures. I advocate for ordering a box or volume and simply looking through the contents. NOT one specifically related to your family, but just for your own knowledge and experience. I spent years going through some files […]