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Free Access Terms and Conditions Access to all Canadian military records on Ancestry.ca will be free from 12pm ET on Thursday 9th April until 12pm ET on Friday 10th April. To view these records you will need to register for free with Ancestry.ca with your name and email address. We will then send you a Read More
Author: Lesley Anderson There are more than 4.6 million people of Irish descent in Canada — over 15% of the nation’s population. With 146 million Irish family history records available online at Ancestry.ca, Canadians can discover more about their ancestors from the Emerald Isle to find out how they fit into their family tree. Irish Read More
Canada has a thriving family history community, many of whom have made genealogy a life-long passion, or even a career. We’re lucky to count some of these experts as members of the ‘AncestryⓇ Canada Advisory Board’, a network of Canadian genealogists from British Columbia to Nova Scotia (and most provinces in between!) with expertise in Read More
Jann Arden is having a moment. Adding a hit TV show to her roster of growing talents, she has given Canadians yet another reason to be proud that she is a fellow Canuck. And this Canada Day, genealogy research has revealed that her ties to this country go deep. Ancestry family history researchers have combed through Read More
At Ancestry®, we leverage the latest cutting-edge DNA science and technology to deliver detailed historical insights that empower you to uncover more about your family’s origins. Today, we released over 225 new AncestryDNA® communities to help our members who have ties to France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, empowering them to unlock Read More
The following post was written by Glenn Wright, a member of Ancestry Canada’s Advisory Board. It is the most significant date in the history of the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, launching the eventual liberation of France and all of Europe from Nazi oppression. Read More