Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
University of Saskatchewan – Genealogies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
Research Your Ancestors in the Canada Gazette by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Most French Canadians are Descended from 800 Women Known as the Filles du Roi by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
New user-guides from Registry of Deeds Index Project by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
The Tithe Applotment by Donna Moughty on Donna’s Irish Genealogy Resources.
Diving into DNA: I’m No Expert But… by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist.
How to Find Original Manuscripts with ArchiveGrid by Sunny Morton on Genealogy Gems.
Get Books Organized and More with LibraryThing! by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
10 Free Genealogy Apps to Help You With Your Research by Alexandra Mendez-Diez on Family History Daily.
Writing Memorials and Tributes by Laura Hedgecock on Treasure Chest of Memories.
Articles
Brampton man retracing ancestor’s voyage from France 330 years later by Philip Lee-Shanok, CBC, Toronto.
Whose bones are these? Montreal’s mystery of an unknown soldier and abandoned graves by Ingrid Peritz, Globe and Mail, Toronto.
Saving History — Annapolis Royal mayor hopes Atlantic Canadian artifacts won’t be shipped to Quebec by Lawrence Powell, Annapolis County (Nova Scotia) Spectator.
For whom the bell tolls: Vote decides to place historic bell in St. Alexis cemetery by Malcolm Campbell, CBC, Prince Edward Island.
Funding shortage leaves 45,000 Canadian war graves in disrepair, audit finds by Ian Kurcerak, National Post, Toronto.
New plaque celebrates Albert Jackson, Toronto’s first Black postman by Laura Howells, Toronto Star.
Pier 21 co-founder first woman honoured locally in virtual statue project by Jordan Parker, Chronicle Herald, Halifax.
For more gems like these throughout the week, join the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group. When you submit your request to join, you will be asked to answer two questions about your family history research.
Thanks Gail. I continue to love and get great value from your blog.
Thanks!