Ancestree Detectives

19/03/2024

The Ontario Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists is hosting a special presentation on Wed April 3rd at 7:30 p.m. EDT and we’re inviting you to join us!

Take Control of the Chaos: Getting your Genealogy Business Organized with Project Management Software will be presented by author, storyteller, professional genealogist and expert in Chinese Canadian genealogy, Linda Yip. Jeff Stewart of the OCAPG programming committee will be our moderator.
The event is free for members and $7.00 for non-OCAPG members.

Linda will be available for questions after the presentation and we will draw for two lucky online attendees to each receive a $50 gift certificate from Global Genealogy.com

Register now and find out how you can submit your questions ahead of time: https://forms.gle/pgVAX3TXB7TYPtBC6

Can’t make the date? A recording of this presentation will be available for OCAPG members after the presentation. Consider joining OCAPG to attend events like this one for free. Membership is $12 per year for APG members and you don’t have to live in Ontario. Here’s how to join: https://ocapg.org/join-us/

11/11/2022

I'm honoured to have been interviewed by Anika Chabra for the Root & Seed Podcast. https://www.rootandseed.com/post/podcast-season-4-episode-6

Anika and her co-founder Jennifer Siripong Mandel are dedicated to helping you honour your past and nurture your future through the Root & Seed conversation tool available here https://www.rootandseed.com/

Book an intro session to get to your past fast!
https://www.ancestreedetectives.com/

31/10/2022

You're invited to one of Toronto's most unique gallery experiences.

Come watch incredible wartime stories appear right before your eyes and maybe even walk away with a story from your own family history.

Ancestry Canada is showcasing the artwork of Molly Lamb Bobak, who was sent to document Canada's WWII effort, particularly the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C). https://historyrevealed.rsvpify.com/

You can choose a specific timeslot (to space people out in light of Covid) and the activation is live Friday November 4 to Friday November 11. Hours on weekdays are 4-11 pm and 11-11 on weekends. 1153 Queen St W. Toronto and it's FREE

- 1153 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J4, Canada

23/04/2022

The Ontario Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists is hosting a special panel discussion, Certificates, Certification and Accreditation for Canadian Genealogists, on Wed May 4th at 7:00 p.m. EDT

The event is free for members and $5.00 for non-OCAPG members.

Register now and find out how you can submit your questions ahead of time: https://forms.gle/ue672mZdqR2jJX5M8

Can’t make the date? A recording of this presentation will be available for OCAPG members after the presentation.

Consider joining OCAPG to attend events like this one free. Membership is $12 per year for APG members and you don’t have to live in Ontario. Here’s how to join: https://ocapg.org/join-us/

The OCAPG is hosting an upcoming panel presentation "Certificates, Certification, and Accreditation for Canadian Genealogists" on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:00 pm EDT. This presentation is free for OCAPG members and $5 for non-members. Please fill out this registration form in order to register. If...

12/03/2022

Two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak had become a pandemic.

Wonder how your ancestors did this without Netflix? Find out how we can help you discover your family history.

Book a free 30-minute intro session here https://www.ancestreedetectives.com/book-now or give us a call at 1 (833) 438-3278

Photo: A couple out on the street in London in 1919 Daily Mail

Building your own family tree and stuck on one branch? Hire a Genealogist for as few as 60 minutes to help you get past that brick wall. Then you're good to go. Work together live via screen share.

24/09/2021

A step forward. "The Catholic Bishops of Canada express our profound remorse and apologize unequivocally," says the statement. Yet falls short of the TRC call to action for the Pope himself to apologize in Canada.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a public apology to Indigenous people in Canada for the suffering endured at residential schools and says it will continue providing records to identify Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves.