April 16th - Ancestry.ca giving a webinar on United Empire Loyalists

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Seems like it is free, and open for all, not just subscribers.  Did i understand that correctly?

Just sharing in case anyone is interested:

Tune in to Thursday’s Ancestry® Extra for a session all about United Empire Loyalists. Ancestry® Extra is our new webinar series that gives you access to a range of genealogy experts from across Canada and beyond. Taking place every Tuesday at 10 am EDT and Thursday at 12 pm EDT on our Facebook page, these expert sessions will be filled with useful tips and tricks to help you further your family history discoveries. These sessions are free to access and no registration is required. Simply visit the Ancestry® Canada Facebook page at the times mentioned above to take part. The webinars will also be available to view in your own time after the session has taken place. THIS THURSDAY ON FACEBOOK: UNCOVERING YOUR LOYALIST ROOTS Patriots to some and traitors to others, more than 70,000 Loyalists fled the American colonies after the War of Independence, settling in modern‑day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Ontario. Join us as Ancestry® Canada spokesperson and genealogist Lesley Anderson explores key Loyalist collections on Ancestry® , and shares her tips and tricks for uncovering your connections to this iconic group of Canadian settlers. Plus, for 24 hours Ancestry® will be providing free access* to the Canada Loyalists record collections. 24 Hour Free Access Collections Include: American (Loyalist) Migrations, 1765‑1799 - Claims submitted to the American Claims Commission for compensation for loss of land and property as a result of action taken against Loyalists before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. New York, Sales of Loyalist Land, 1762‑1830 - Documents relating to the sale of loyalist lands by the state, including deeds, descriptions and maps of property, appraisals, and contracts of sales. Canada, Records of British Military Headquarters, 1775‑1856 - Letters, returns, and memorials from field officers and general orders issued in the Canada and Nova Scotia Commands. Lesley Anderson has worked with Ancestry® for over 12 years as our Canadian spokesperson and has shared her expertise with genealogy societies and conference attendees across Canada, as well as making multiple TV and radio appearances. She has been researching her family tree for over 50 years and her passion for genealogy has branched out to genetic genealogy, teaching classes and doing research for others. She loves helping both new and experienced genealogists get the most out of their research. Visit our Facebook page to learn more Ancestry® on Facebook

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I clicked on that link, and I ended up on the Ancestry US page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AncestryUS/?o_xid=107685&o_lid=107685&o_sch=Email%20Campaigns&brand_redir=139623419418205

There is no hint of this event on that page.

My guess is that it this webinar is limited to residents of Canada or maybe just Ancestry.ca members.

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That's interesting...the links lead me to Ancestry's Facebook page, where the event was hosted.  

The recording of the webinar is there now, on Ancestry's Facebook page.

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Apparently Ancestry has geographically restricted content on Facebook, mirroring the geographic restrictions on its own products. I tried that link again and saw no hint of the content you describe.

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just out of curiosity, can you navigate to Ancestry's Facebook page by other means?

if so, can you see the recording of yesterday's webinar?

seems very short-sighted of them to limit something that is advertising for them

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Good suggestion, Shirlea!  I went into Facebook and searched for Ancestry Canada, and somewhere on the results list I found the video of the webinar at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220803439258267

And I can access other AncestryCA videos at https://www.facebook.com/watch/AncestryCA/ , but if I click on the Ancestry hyperlink at the top of that page it takes me to the Facebook AncestryUS page.