California Slavery Reparations
California Slavery Reparations California has approved a plan to pay reparations to residents of the state who can show they are descendants of those formerly enslaved. Seeking the evidence will be a process, genealogists say. This will be a rewarding major boost to...
Civil War Soldier Found
Black Civil War Soldier Found 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. Recently, Hamilton historian Robin McKee spoke...
Starting a one-name study
Starting a one-name study What is a one-name study, how do you start one and what resources are out there to help? Genetic genealogy expert Debbie Kennett answers your questions. Visit: https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/one-name-study/. For more...
Stanley Park Cemetery
Stanley Park Cemetery Mountain View Cemetery may have been Vancouver’s first official cemetery when it opened in 1886, but it certainly wasn’t the first. Bodies had been buried on Deadman’s Island in Coal Harbour for thousands of years, and those who didn’t want their...
