Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Enjoying the Story of Westmount by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble.
Atlantic Canada’s Irish Immigrants: a fish and timber story by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Ghost towns, roads less travelled, and even lesser known places—how to find them, how to research them by Marthe Séguin-Muntz on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
New York Naturalization Records online 1827-1897 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
Tips for Researching Dutch Ancestors by Danny Barber on Family Tree Tips.
Finding Herby and Why Did They Return? by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
FGS Marshals Volunteers to Help National Historic Park Tell the Stories of Over 130,000 U.S.-Mexican War Soldiers on FGS Voice.
Ten Things to Try When You Hit a Genealogical Brick Wall by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy.
Moses in the Wilderness (of Waterville) by James Myall on Parlez-Vous American?
Splog Alert – Blogarama Violating Copyright by Thomas MacEntee on GeneaBloggers.
Articles
Nova Scotia history makes digital jump, Halifax ChronicleHerald.
Ukrainians reflect on 1st immigrants to live in Alberta 125 years ago by Sarah Kraus, Global News.
Riverview Park resident walks in soldier father’s footsteps by Erin McCracken, Ottawa Community News.
Anonymous no more — forgotten heroes get gravestones by Doug Schmidt, Windsor (Ontario) Star.
Franco-American leader Doris Bonneau leads The Collection by Juliana L’Heureux, Portland (Maine) Press Herald.
Some 4,000 Irish girls sent to Australia under orphan scheme by Marese McDonagh, Irish Times (Dublin).
Thanks for mentioning my brickwall strategies blog post, Gail!
Gail, as always, thanks for passing along the word on my two blog posts! I appreciate all you do to keep everyone informed on so many genealogy-related topics, especially those pertaining to Canada!