Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Britain’s Unmarked Canadian War Graves by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
Military Ancestors: Boer War Ancestors by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Quebec’s Civil Copy of Parish Registers by Suzanne Galaise on GenSpotters.
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Update by Sherri on CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project.
The Risk of Reward: Gaming Houses in Early Nineteenth Century Saint John by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections.
Free Genealogy Books Online by Linda Elliott on Mad About Genealogy.
Using Pinterest Secret Boards for Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee on Abundant Genealogy.
How to Write About a Boring Ancestor? and What Voice Should I Use When I Write Family Histories? by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
The Magic of Showing Up–How to Design and Commit to a Writing Practice by Mary Carroll Moore on How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book.
Preserving Our Ancestor’s Military Medals and Ribbons by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives.
Home Archiving for the Genealogist: 5 Ways to Think Like an Archivist by Melissa Barker on Genealogy Gems.
Sometimes it gets it right by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Articles
Son tracks down father’s Edmonton grave after nearly 70 years of searching by Juris Graney, Edmonton Journal.
Forgotten Great War commander, a former Citizen editor, remembered at Beechwood and in new book by Megan Gillis, Ottawa Citizen.
Japanese internment letters convey betrayal at loss of homes, heirlooms by Dirk Meissner, Canadian Press.
The horror in Halifax by Steve Collins, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine.
Why You Should Write a Memoir—Even if Nobody Will Read It by Lisa Ward, Wall Street Journal, New York.
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 for including my writing blog posts in your list.