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Category Archives: Crème de la crème
This week’s crème de la crème — April 19, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWWII: what is a genealogy pack? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Records New on MyHeritage by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Library and Archives Canada for Americans and How … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, family history writing, GEDmatch, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritage, Russia, writing, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 12, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFindmypast opens 1939 Register by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What Are the Genealogy Resources Inside the New Hampshire State Library? by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy. A Surprise from FamilySearch: … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, England, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, New Hampshire, photos, photoshop
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 5, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFold3 Update on Digitization of War of 1812 Pension Files by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula. More free cemetery databases are helping to find graves in Eastern European by Vera Miller … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, FamilySearch, Fold3, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, New York, PastPerfectOnline, Poland, Russia, War of 1812
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 29, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe right to remember the past: Opening Chinese immigration records in Canada’s national archives by Laura Madokoro on Active History. Learn for Free: Big Genealogy Sites’ Blogs and Videos by Marian … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 22, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsReady for Research: Announcing New Collections and Additional Digital Images by Melissa Lindberg on Picture This (Library of Congress). What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: March 2025 by Carlyn Osborn … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, handwriting, Ireland, Library of Congress, Russia, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 15, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTools for German Origins by Hallie Kirchner on Vita Brevis. My Sources and Citations Toolbox… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past. New Features and Apps Announced at RootsTech 2025 by Nicole … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 8, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAll “aboat” searching for ship registries in LAC’s collections by Elaine Young on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Was Won Alexander Cumyow framed? Researching a 140 yr old mystery, the conclusion by … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Canadians, DNA Painter, family history writing, methodology, MyHeritage, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, RootsTech, writing, Y-DNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 1, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew database helps users to find scanned Ukrainian archive records in a few clicks by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Finally! A Great Tool to Transcribe Handwritten Documents … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — February 22, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBlack Porter Perspectives: Hospital Ships and Hospital Trains by Jeff Noakes on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Black Porter Perspectives: Giving Voice to Rail Service During and After the Second World War … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — February 15, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow an Ottawa journalist found my lost family village by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited by Penny Allen on UK to Canada. The strong efforts to post … Continue reading
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Tagged BlueSky, Canada, China, Chinese Canadians, DNA Painter, England, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, full-text, MyHeritage, social media, Ukraine, WATO
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