People of French-Canadian descent can typically trace their ancestry back to the 17th century, which for Baby Boomers is usually between ten to twelve generations. Ten generations yield 1,024 direct ancestors. Twelve generations have 4,096. These individuals in our family … Continued
The Vermont Genealogy Library is cooperating with the Vermont Historical Society (VHS) to provide three online genealogy workshops this summer on the VHS website. Lynn Johnson will lead off on June 13th with “Genealogy 101,” followed by Ed McGuire presenting … Continued
Early in my French-Canadian genealogical research I learned about the hardy, adventurous, pioneer woman of Canada now referred to as “Les Filles du Roi” or King’s Daughters. These woman are considered to be among the founding mothers of New France. … Continued
In my recent state of utter boredom, I decided to go back to a genealogy file that I hadn’t spent time on in years. (Yes, I know that finishing up one family line and one project at a time would … Continued
This post highlights some of the major collections at MyHeritage’s Library Edition, a few of the site’s tools and discusses where to go for more information. Most of this content was pulled from Marcie Crocker’s Feb. 15, 2020 presentation (members … Continued
Our new home for the Vermont Genealogy Library is still in a state of hibernation. Like most local organizations we’re waiting for conditions in Vermont to improve enough that the state’s quarantine is modified and a small group can work … Continued