Landscape of Dreams: Jewish Genealogy in Canada

Speaker: Kaye Prince-Hollenberg

Landscape of Dreams: Jewish Genealogy in Canada – The landscape of Canada is extensive, and so are our genealogy resources! This session will look at accessing some of the most common Canadian genealogy documents available online including census, immigration, military, and vital records. We’ll also explore the abundant number of Canadian Jewish specific resources including archives and heritage organizations, newspapers, and digitized books. 

Bio:

Kaye Prince-Hollenberg is a professional genealogist based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She specializes in Jewish Genealogy and Holocaust Research; when not conducting research for clients, she spends her days as a librarian at a public library, and is the associate genealogist at the Holocaust Reunion Project. She serves as Director of Education and DATO Research Associate at Gesher Galicia, volunteers as the JRI-Poland town leader for Korolówka and Zaleszczyki, and was the founding curator of the Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. Her Substack, “Paper Trails with Kaye Prince-Hollenberg,” combines vintage recipes and genealogy research in an effort to reunite searchers with family recipes.