Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
A picture of Ontario farming in 1881 by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me.
Canadian Territories Online Historical Newspapers Summary by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
A 1786 Directory for La Rochelle by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog.
The Beginning of the Varnum’s in Canada on The Ginger Genie.
Boy Soldiers of WWI by Barbara J. Starmans on The Social Historian.
Guysborough’s 193rd Battalion detachment departs for Camp Aldershot by Bruce F. MacDonald on First World War Veterans of Guysborough County.
Meet Linda Simpson Canadian Genealogist by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
The Biggest Mistake in Reading Old Handwriting – and How to Avoid It by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow.
Who Will Handle your Facebook Page After You Are Gone? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Family Tree magazine launches new website by Chris Paton on The British GENES.
Life Father, Like Son by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble.
Article
Ghosts of the Great Hunger Irish at Grosse Île, Canada by Aliah O’Neill on IrishCentral.
Montreal’s Irish fight for memorial to the 6,000 immigrants who died of typhus by Frances Mulraney on IrishCentral.
Evernote Bootcamp: Tame Your Notebooks With A Table Of Contents by Anthony Karcz, Forbes.
Thank you for the mention Gail. This is a great resource you have here. I’m glad you mentioned me because it has led me to your page. Glad to make your acquaintance. It’s always wonderful to meet others who share a passion for family genealogy!
We ginger bloggers have to stick together. (Check my photo in the About section.) 🙂