The Comeau genealogy database has been updated, with now more than 49 000 individuals.
Visit http://en.comeaunet.org/genealogy/ for more information and http://www.comeaunet.org/database to access the database.
Like always, if you have any new data or corrections, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Researchers of the University of Moncton recently discovered a misplaced historical list. The document contains 289 names of acadians who were living in PEI, Canada in 1763. It was found among the personal papers of a French diplomat, the governor of Santo Domingo, from the 18th century and was given to the university by an American.
The nature of the list is still debated as it could be a list of prisoners held by the British at Fort Amherst or it could be a petition to the French King for relocation in French colonies. The value of the document lies in the fact that we get a list of acadian ancestors during the deportation era with the names of the wives and the number of children, unlike other known historical documents. The list contains surnames as Arsenault, Poirier, Richard, Doucet, Boudreau, etc.
For more information you can visit this link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/01/31/nb-acadian-list-pei.html
For the second year, FamilySearch will host RootsTech, a leading edge conference about the place of technology in genealogy. It will take place between February 2nd and February 4th in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information on the conference, you can visit the site at:
There will be some conferences freely available for online viewing for people interested that can’t attend. Here is the press release:
The third season of NBC’s genealogy documentary “Who do you think you are?” will premiere on friday February 3 2012. The show will focus on retracing the roots and ancestry of twelve celebrities:
- Marisa Tomei
- Rob Lowe
- Paula Deen
- Rashida Jones
- Jerome Bettis
- Reba McEntire
- Helen Hunt
- Edie Falco
- Rita Wilson
- Jason Sudeikis
- Martin Sheen and
- Blair Underwood
You can read more about the third season by visiting this link.
I just started using Legacy Family Tree as my primary genealogy software and came across their genealogy webinars section. A webinar is short for Web-based Seminar, a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web.
Their webinars cover a variety of topic related to genealogy, such as research optimization, DNA and genealogy, overcoming brick walls, etc…
By going to the website :
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Webinars.asp?Click=92906
you will be able to access their webinars page where you can register to attend the next scheduled webinars as well as to access archived ones, where some are available to watch directly on the website or at least get a preview to see if the subject is interesting. If you can’t attend a webinar the day it is taken place, you seem to be able to watch it in the next 10 days before it gets pulled from the website.
One webinar that got my attention is the one exposing the Flip Pal scanner. From what I saw and read from other genealogist who use this device, it seems really convenient and helpful to scan documents, photos, paintings or other objects on the go. I will probably purchase one in the coming weeks. Check it out at:
http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2011-12-02-flippal/2011-12-02-flippal.html
