Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Researching French Emigré Ancestors in the Archives Nationales by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog.
Franco-American history about business entrepreneurs by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American News and Culture.
Were 19th Century Canadiens Bad Farmers? by David Vermette on French North America.
3,705 Free Online Historical Photo Archives from the U.S. by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
GRO adds recent death indexes by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
The National Library of Israel and Google Together Will Digitize 120,000 Historic Books and Place Them Online by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Your Guide to Cemetery Research – Are You Missing Important Genealogical Clues? by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
Family Tree Disaster – Recovery Tips by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.
Ignore Story Crafting While Recording Family History by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Articles
PAMA views Second World War through the eyes of a Brampton solider by Erin Fernandes, Brampton Guardian, Ontario.
Students help get headstone for First World War veteran in unmarked grave by Mariam Matti, CTV, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Ancestry survey suggests Canadians in dark about history of war brides by Lesley Anderson, Toronto.com, Ontario.
Family secret: British man learns his real father was a Canadian soldier who fought on D-Day by Jeff Semple, Global News, Canada.
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 quick questions about your family history research.
How tragic for that young woman in England who was pregnant – would he have come back for her had he not been killed? Did she even know?
What a story!