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This week’s crème de la crème — February 18, 2023

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsVarious search tool improvements on ScotlandsPeople currently being worked on by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Civil War Resource: Grand Army of the Republic Records by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 9, 2021

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBritish Columbia Regional Digitized History by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Accessing the 1912 Goad’s Fire Insurance Map on the New VanMap by Kira Baker on The City of Vancouver Archives Blog. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 17, 2021

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsEtienne Campeau and his Confirmation in 1664 by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Acadian Refugee Households at Camp d’Esperance 1756-1761 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained. Our slave-owning ancestors, part 2 by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 24, 2021

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding Canadian Ancestors in UK County Archives by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. University Ancestors: The University of British Columbia Handbook by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Family Story. Genealogy … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 10, 2021

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGenealogy Reference – Winnipeg, Manitoba by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Quaker Ancestors: Canadian Friends Historical Association by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Carignan Soldiers or Soldat Carignan … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsTen Free Family History Websites by Alison Spring on The Frugal Genealogist. A Land Records Challenge by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. The Lives and Letters of the Black Loyalists – … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2020

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War: Researching the Canadian Fallen – Resources by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Using NARA’s Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers by Jessie Kratz on Pieces of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 18, 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Gems from the Notarial Records in Quebec: the Inventory after Death by Diane Tourville on GenSpotters. Founding Families of Québec : A History Lesson on the Origins of Our Ancestors on … Continue reading →

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Doctor of courage

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Gail Dever

His life reads like a movie script. The University of Toronto’s UofT Magazine has published a story by Alice Taylor about the life of Dr. Thomas T. Augusta who became the first black medical student in Canada West (Ontario). Dr. … Continue reading →

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