Obtaining Citizenship Based on Descent

Do you have Canadian ancestors?  Do you think you might be interested in Canadian citizenship? Perhaps your ancestry takes you to another country that permits citizenship based on your recent ancestors. If so, you may want to learn more about how to go about applying. (Many thanks to StLGS secretary and Ask Louie researcher, Debbie Benoit, for writing the first part of this week's post.)

Orphanages, Newspapers, and Congregations: Some Updates

As we mentioned to you a few weeks ago, we are in the process of reviewing many outdated blog posts in preparation for moving to our new website. Although many of the oldest posts were short and restricted to events occurring at specific times and places, some are still quite relevant, and we want to share some of those this week.

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

(We published this post in 2021, and in view of the fact that this weekend was a very special July 4th, we thought you might like to read about the origins of the holiday again. In spite of the terrible heatwave and strong storms covering most of the country, we hope you had a  chance to celebrate this historic occasion.)