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Freed Slave Buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Cemetery was a U.S. Civil War Vet

From an article by Desmond Brown in the CBC News website: “A former Virginia slave who was laid to rest in the Hamilton Cemetery on York Boulevard is believed to be the first Black man in Canada to have received an official U.S. Civil War headstone. Historian Robin McKee points to the Hamilton Cemetery burial …

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TheGenealogist Adds a Major New Product: The 1939 Register With SmartSearch

The following is an announcement about a new service introduced today by TheGenealogist.co.uk: TheGenealogist has released the 1939 Register for England and Wales, adding their unique and powerful search tools and SmartSearch technology. This offers a hugely flexible way to look for your ancestors at the start of the Second World War. TheGenealogist’s well known …

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TheGenealogist Adds a Major New Product: The 1939 Register With SmartSearch

The following is an announcement about a new service introduced today by TheGenealogist.co.uk: TheGenealogist has released the 1939 Register for England and Wales, adding their unique and powerful search tools and SmartSearch technology. This offers a hugely flexible way to look for your ancestors at the start of the Second World War. TheGenealogist’s well known …

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