Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
English Surnames and Their French Equivalents by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Stanley Bagg and the Lachine Canal. Part 1: the Contract by Janice Hamilton on Writing Up the Ancestors.
Canadian Census Enumerator Instructions and Searching the Obituary Daily Times by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots.
Triangulation: Proving a Common Ancestor by Kitty Munson Cooper on Kitty Cooper’s Blog.
Digitizing Genealogy — Resolution is always an issue by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
My Ancestor was a Woman at War by Emma Jolly on The Family Detective.
Sneak Peek at Internet Archive’s New Look by Denise Olson on Moultrie Creek Gazette.
Genealogy Gophers Website is Launched – Free Genealogy Books and My Top 10 Genealogy Education Resources by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
The Sport of Genealogy by Kyle Hurst on Vita Brevis.
Digging out after a conference by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.
Podcast
Acadian History-Part 1A: Pre-Deportation, Sandra Goodwin interviews Lucie LeBlanc Consentino on Maple Stars and Stripes.
Articles
The story of Montreal’s first Presbyterian church by John Kalfleisch, Montreal Gazette.
Contre le mépris de la généalogie, letter to the editor signed by genealogists, professors, historians, and linguists in Canada and the US, Le Devoir (Montreal).
Toronto is born by Jamie Bradburn, The Torontoist.com.
Gail, thank you for the shout out. It sure warmed up a chilly day. –Denise
You are welcome, Denise. Your post about Internet Archive’s new look is a popular one.