Colleen Murray

Irish genealogy presentation: Strategies for Successful Irish Research

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit both the Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and the United Church of Canada Archives ,...

Exciting news, both personally and professionally! I am moving to Waterloo, Ontario in a few short weeks! I am taking a hiatus from new...

Are you newer to genealogy, and interested in taking an introductory course to help set you on the right path? If so, and if you're 50+...

Have you taken a DNA test, but struggle to do anything with your results? Have you sat through other DNA webinars, but failed to apply...

Researching an Edmonton woman who died in the Lusitania sinking

Title page of my presentation "How to Use DNA to Identify an Ancestor"

I’ve been working on my presentation “The Irish in Western Canada” for the upcoming Alberta Genealogical Society Conference. As is often...

As part of their Métis Project, La Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest, Edmonton is hosting a lecture entitled: Finding Indigenous...

I’m busily preparing to teach the Introduction to Genealogy course offered through ELLA (Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association). This...

A cousin that I recently connected with, thanks to DNA, lead me to some interesting information about my 2X great grand aunt, Victoria...

Irish research can be difficult, due to record loss or how the records were kept in the first place. When records fail us, sometimes DNA...

I received my certificate for completing the Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis course from the Institute of Genealogy & Historical...

How to use Ontario's Heir & Devisee Commission records to further your genealogy

One of the advantages of everything moving online during the pandemic is that I was able to take three genealogy institute courses. The...

How to find where your ancestors came from in Ireland

I recently finished Libby Copeland's book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are, which came out about this time last...

I've received my certificate for the "All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum" that I completed in 2020 through the Salt Lake...

I lost two of my great-grandparents during the Spanish Influenza pandemic- one from each side of my family. I have thought about them...

I just handed in my last assignment for the All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course, offered through the Salt Lake Institute...