Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Launch of First World War personnel records database on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
First impressions: LAC’s new Personnel Records of the FWW by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Big.
A Challenging Upper Canada (Ontario) Puzzle by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Ask Olive Tree Genealogy.
Rockstar Genealogist Extra: Canada by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
The new Townland Valuation Translator breaks the ‘code’ used by Griffith’s surveyors (1824–1856) by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
Using the ‘Find A Will’ Service from England’s Gov.UK by Sue McNelly on KindredPast.
University of Durham Team Is Reaching Out to the Descendants of 17th Century Scottish Prisoners by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy.
Where Do I Begin and End My Ancestor’s Story by Lynn Palermo on The Family History Writing Studio.
Articles
B.C. Archives the place to go in search for family history by Dave Obee, Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia.
In Saint John in Canada, Exploring the Legacy of the Loyalists by Richard Rubin, New York Times.
Ottawa historian fundraising to recover remains of 44 Vimy Ridge heroes by Brittany van Frankfoort, Toronto Sun.
Banners fly proudly in downtown Brooklin, Whitby in honour of local veterans by Parvaneh Pessian, Whitby (Ontario) This Week.
Top Genetic Genealogy Tools by Blaine Bettinger, Family Tree Magazine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Best Genealogy Library Websites in 2016 by David A. Fryxell, Family Tree Magazine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Thanks for mentioning my blog post about the Scottish Prisoners of War 1650 Project. It’s an ongoing project, and there will be a lot more to write about it in the future!
I look forward to reading more about the project.