Monthly Archives: July 2018

This week’s crème de la crème — July 21, 2018

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs British Columbia Online Historical Photos Research, Ontario Online Historical Photos Research,  Quebec Online Historical Photos Research, Prince Edward Island Online Historical Photos Research, Newfoundland and Labrador Online Historical Photos Research, and Canadian Territories Online … Continue reading →

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British Newspaper Archive’s family notices, 1800-1900, on FamilySearch

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added what appears to be a new collection, British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices. The free collection comes from the British Newspaper Archive, and it is a collaborative project with Findmypast.com. This collection contains almost six million family notices found … Continue reading →

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Findmypast and Living DNA announce partnership

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Gail Dever

Findmypast and Living DNA announced yesterday they are creating a new DNA experience focused on uncovering British and Irish roots. The two British companies have partnered to combine cutting-edge science with traditional family history research methods. This is a genealogy business … Continue reading →

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Webinar tonight — ‘Organizing your genetic genealogy’ with Diahan Southard

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

This evening, Thursday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Florida State Genealogical Society will host a free webinar, Organizing Your GENETIC Genealogy, presented by Diahan Southard. Most individuals have hundreds of genetic cousins. Come learn a few methods … Continue reading →

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FFHS shares ideas on how to find 17th-century ancestors in British Isles

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

In its July 2018 newsletter, the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) provides a number of ideas and resources for finding your 17th-century ancestors in the British Isles. The United Kingdom-based FFHS challenges genealogists to push their research back another … Continue reading →

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New Quebec family histories at BAnQ — June 2018

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Gail Dever

Four recently published family histories were added to the Genealogy collection at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal in June. All were published in Quebec. The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in … Continue reading →

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Music in the First World War

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Gail Dever

Illinois State Library’s Andrew Bullen looks at the First World War through the sheet music of the era in a presentation recorded by the Fountaindale Public Library as part of its monthly Genealogy Club Meeting series. In this interesting and … Continue reading →

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Library and Archives Canada’s WWI service file digitization project 95% complete

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Gail Dever

As of yesterday, Library and Archives Canada had digitized 608,399 of 640,000 Canadian Expeditionary Force service files, and they are available online in the Personnel Records of the First World War database. LAC is digitizing the service files systematically and, for … Continue reading →

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Nominations called for Acadian heritage award

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Association of the Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island invites the public to submit nominations of candidates for the heritage award, La Petite Nyctale. The award is given annually to recognize the contribution of an individual, organization, or group that … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 14, 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Online Historical Photos Research, Alberta Online Historical Photos Research, Saskatchewan Online Historical Photos Research, New Brunswick Online Historical Photos Research, and Nova Scotia Online Historical Photos Research by Kenneth R. Marks on The … Continue reading →

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