Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Finding the Case Files – Using LAC and Héritage to find Japanese Canadian genealogical documents by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
Celebrating 100 years of the RCMP Part 3 – Family Search and Other Sources by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Finding your Lost Ancestors in Canada by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
The Protestants of Alsace-Lorraine of the 16th and 17th Centuries by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble.
New Irish Resources by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Data Protection Commission to investigate Catholic registers by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
New FamilySearch Tool Disappoints by Michael John Neill on Rootdig.
Finding Living People: Here’s How I Do It by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
AncestorSearch Alert: Your Ancestor is Long Gone, but Google May Find Something New Tomorrow! by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Creating a Digital Will by Janet Hovorka on The Chart Chick.
Q & A – How do I set up an eBay search for my Surname? by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest.
How to Write a Simple Marriage Story About Your Ancestor by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Divorced? Estranged? How to Write These Stories by Jessica Benjamin on Storied Genealogy.
The Best Timeline Programs for Writing and Family Storytelling by Laura Hedgecock on Treasure Chest of Memories.
What DNA can’t tell us and 2020 alphabet soup: D is for … by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Articles
Faith groups struggle to maintain archival collections by John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba.
Winnipegger tries to solve mystery of wartime postcards by finding family by Shannah-Lee Vidal, Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba.
World War One Island hero’s medals and papers found for sale on eBay, repatriation efforts begin by Alicia McCutcheon, Manitoulin Expositor, Little Current, Ontario.
Celebrating Black History: MSU Libraries to digitize records of enslaved Mississippians for the first time, Mississippi State University.
I Spent a Month Uncovering My Family History, and I Found a Stronger Sense of Self by Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman’s Day, New York, New York.
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.
