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Colleen Murray

@cmgenealogy

Professional Genealogist (PLCGS) in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Former tea shop entrepreneur. Fan of obscure professions & cookies. www.cmgenealogy.com

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FamilySearch.org Discover your family history. Explore the worldโ€™s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

It's RootsTech & FamilyTreeDNA has released discount codes at their virtual booth in the Expo Hall. If you've been waiting to Y-DNA or mtDNA test, now is the time. Or transfer a copy of your DNA test from Ancestry etc. & unlock FTDNA's DNA tools free #genealogy www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

05.03.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Canadian Citizenship Requests & Church Archives Demand for birth registrations and baptism records is increasing, as more people seek Canadian Citizenship. But how easy is it to obtain these records?

My blog post about the uptick in Canadian Citizenship record requests, and the changes in the amalgamation plans for some Ontario religious archives #genealogy #familyhistory #CanadianGenealogy www.cmgenealogy.com/post/canadia...

28.02.2026 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

An important reminder to learn the limitations of any AI tools you are working with

25.02.2026 14:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o

24.01.2026 10:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A small Irish town searches for truth as it digs for a long-suspected mass grave After years of demanding answers, an exhumation is under way in Tuam, where a Catholic institution is accused of burying the bodies of nearly 800 babies
11.12.2025 10:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That would drive me nuts

26.11.2025 15:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fair. I've only tried a few times when it was personal. Generally an ineffective exercise in frustration.

26.11.2025 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good luck getting that fixed! Dozens of Ancestry trees have my dad as deceased (he isn't), because they found the death of a totally different man with a similar name, who lived in a different country. One day I spent a long time messaging everyone. A couple people did fix it.

26.11.2025 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The genealogist has supposedly proved that both candidates for Tom's grandfather were not Indigenous. But did they prove who Tom's grandfather actually was, using DNA, in case it was a 3rd man? If not, a huge gap is missing in the evidence. 2/2 #genealogy #geneticgenealogy

26.11.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still stuck on the Tom King having no Indigenous ancestry. According to the Globe, he "didn't think DNA tests were accurate when it came to Indigenous genealogical markers". With Tom's father's paternity is in question, DNA is the only thing that is going to sort that out. ยฝ #DNA #genealogy

26.11.2025 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And this post from Tom King himself #genealogy #familyhistory

26.11.2025 13:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow! Another major revelation brought to us by genealogists #genealogy #familyhistory

26.11.2025 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ATTN GENEALOGISTS: Please read and share this post - important info on #AI and #photo regeneration. @craigenorg.bsky.social #craigen #artificialintelligence

25.11.2025 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Calgary genealogy society working to uncover secrets of thrift store mystery box | CBC News A photograph from a telegraphers union meeting. An Italian restaurant menu from Toronto. A newspaper clipping covering a graduating class of Royal Canadian Air Force engineers. What do all those have ...

The Alberta Family Histories Society has a mystery to
Solve. Can you help? #genealogy #familyhistory www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

24.11.2025 22:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And best of all, my relatives (maybe ancestors!), the Ash family, were in those records! Thanks @virtualtreasury.bsky.social for digitizing these records! #IrishGenealogy

21.11.2025 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a great project! Lest we forget #FamilyHistory

11.11.2025 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Cover of a book titled "By Laws of County Council of York and Peel."

Cover of a book titled "By Laws of County Council of York and Peel."

New on @internetarchiveca.bsky.social, every County of Peel minute book (1867-1973):
archive.org/details/peel...

People interested in what's now Toronto and York Region may be interested in the Home District, and United Counties of York and Peel minutes (1842-1866).

07.11.2025 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ancestryโ€™s DNA highlights predicts I have dimples

Ancestryโ€™s DNA highlights predicts I have dimples

More โ€œstickersโ€ showing my predicted ancestral regions

More โ€œstickersโ€ showing my predicted ancestral regions

Ancestral origin prediction โ€œstickersโ€ from Ancestryโ€™s DNA highlights

Ancestral origin prediction โ€œstickersโ€ from Ancestryโ€™s DNA highlights

Checking out Ancestryโ€™s new DNA highlights. And that is a YES for dimples! #geneticgenealogy #familyhistory #DNA #genealogy

26.10.2025 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Almost 20,000 New Brunswick birth registrations, 1920-1929, recently added online - Genealogy ร  la carte The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick this week added 19,931 digitized images of registrations of birth for the counties of Gloucester and Kent, from 1920 to 1929. These records can be searched in ...

For those of you with New Brunswick roots, the Provincial Archives of NB have added a great set of records to its online offerings! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46378

18.10.2025 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Legal groups seek exoneration of Black man from Halifax hanged in 1935 Family looks to clear name of their ancestor, Daniel Perry Sampson, in the deaths of two white boys
09.10.2025 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yup ๐Ÿ’ฏ

09.10.2025 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Now Online! Ontario Land Records Index โ€“ Internet Archive Canada

Ontario Land Records Index is now digitized and freely available to the public: archive.org/details/onta....
Thanks to the collaboration with the Archives of Ontario, @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social, OurDigitalWorld and CRKN.
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/09/24/n...

25.09.2025 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow! Great news!

05.10.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other https://theonion.com/weird-relative-at-family-reunion-knows-how-everyone-rel-1819579336/

04.10.2025 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1025 ๐Ÿ” 61 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

En franรงais s'il vous plaรฎt ๐Ÿ˜€

03.10.2025 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Honoured to welcome Irish Taoiseach Micheรกl Martin to Ottawa today.

As one of nearly five million Canadians with Irish roots, I know the opportunities our partnership has created. Together, weโ€™re deepening those ties โ€” for greater prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.

25.09.2025 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 745 ๐Ÿ” 98 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Ancestryโ€™s Irish unit fails to secure rights to millions of Scottish records The popularity of tracing family trees prompted the Irish arm of Ancestry.com to embark on what has been effectively a failed effort to force the National Records of Scotland to let it reuse tens of m...

Scotland says nae to Ancestry. #genealogy

www.independent.ie/business/anc...

15.09.2025 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Peter Robinson Settlement celebrations & DNA Project 2025 is a year of celebration in both Canada and Ireland for the 200th anniversary of the Peter Robinson Settlement. Descendants can also join a group project at FamilyTreeDNA to share DNA results.

I may be missing out on the Peter Robinson emigration commemorations happening in Ireland this week, but I did find a new-to-me Peter Robinson descendant DNA Group Project www.cmgenealogy.com/post/peter-r... #genealogy #familyhistory #IrishGenealogy #CanadianGenealogy

16.09.2025 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the lobby in the website for the ECGG online conference

Screenshot of the lobby in the website for the ECGG online conference

The lobby of the East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference has me excited for the weekend ahead! Going to need a lot of caffeine to attend as many live sessions as possible! #geneticgenealogy #genealogy

12.09.2025 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great photos!

31.08.2025 14:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0