Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Probate Records Part 1: A Forgotten Resource by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Long Term Workhouse Inmates Survey 1861 – England & Wales and 10 Top Tips To Avoid Common Genealogy Mistakes by Linda Elliott on Mad About Genealogy.
Learning Objectives by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
Preserving Old Family Letters by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in The Archives.
Recommended Reading: Judy Russell on “The Price of Sharing” by Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.
To the Catholic Electors of South Ontario! on The Archivist’s Pencil.
Podcast
Québec Genealogical eSociety hosted by Sandra Goodwin on Maple Stars and Stripes.
Articles
Toronto foundation plans to honour Irish potato famine victims, immigrants with cultural centre by Jennifer La Grassa, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.
York hosts symposium on Famine Irish refugees in Canada, yFile – York University’s News, Toronto, Ontario.
On this day in 1847, 12,500 passengers await entry to Grosse Île quarantine station; 3,000 Irish die by Aliah O’Neill, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
Quesnel author wins B.C. Historical Federation honourable mention for book about local family by Heather Norman, Quesnel (British Columbia Cariboo Observer.
The lifespan of a Canadian First World War pilot was ten weeks by J.J. Granatstein, Maclean’s, Toronto, Ontario.
Art of mud slinging: Part 1 by Mary Harris, Barrie (Ontario) Today.
The boys on the ice, BBC News, London, England.
How a Tiny Website Became the Police’s Go-To Genealogy Database by Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, Boston, Massachusetts.
Researcher proposes study on how residential school trauma may have affected genes by Kaitlyn Swan, CBC, Rainy River, Ontario.
Is DNA testing telling us more than we want to know? The untold story of Ancestry.com by Erica Evans, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah.
For more gems like these throughout the week, join the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group. When you submit your request to join, you will be asked to answer two questions about your family history research.
